Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal

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Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Japan.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal	Yokkaichi, Mie, Kansai, Japan	34.97726, 136.666458 (exact)

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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
Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal	import	operating	2.2 mtpa	2.2 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Yokkaichi Works 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
Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal	import	operating	–	–	–	1991	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal	import	operating	Toho Gas Co Ltd [100%]	Toho Gas Co Ltd [100.0%]	–

Background

Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Kansai, Japan.

The Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal imports gas from Australia, Qatar and Indonesia.

There are conflicting reports about the Yokkaichi Works LNG Terminal regarding its start date and capacity. According to the 2025 GIIGNL report, the terminal began operating with a capacity of 0.7 mtpa, which was increased by 0.5 mtpa and then 1 mtpa in 2010 and 2013, respectively.

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