Incheon LNG Terminal

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Incheon LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in South Korea.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Incheon LNG Terminal	Incheon, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea	37.35124, 126.602 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Incheon LNG Terminal	import	operating	54.5 mtpa	54.5 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Incheon LNG Terminal	import	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Incheon LNG Terminal	import	operating	–	–	–	1996	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Incheon LNG Terminal	import	operating	KOGAS Canada Ltd [100%]	Korea Gas Corp [100.0%]	–

Background

Incheon LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Seoul Capital Area, South Korea. It has a nameplate capacity of 40 mtpa, but this has increased over the years after a series of capacity expansions, and as of 2025 is estimated to be around 55 mtpa. Incheon first started operations in October 1996. It is owned and operated by KOGAS, which owns the entire transmission network and has a monopoly on wholesale gas sales in South Korea.

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