Yung-An LNG Terminal

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Yung-An LNG Terminal (永安液化天然氣接收站,第一液化天然氣接收站、永安液化天然氣接收港、永安液化天然氣廠,簡稱一接) is an LNG import terminal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Location

The terminal is located at Yung-An Township, Kaohsiung

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Project details

  • Owner: CPC Corporation
  • Parent company: CPC Corporation
  • Location: Yong'an Township, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Coordinates: 22.80928, 120.2054 (exact)
  • Capacity: 10.5 mtpa[1]
  • Status: Operating[2]
  • Type: Import
  • Start year: 1990

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Yung-An LNG Terminal is the first LNG import terminal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, owned by CPC Corporation.[3] It began construction in 1984 and operating in 1990 with 1.5 mtpa capacity,[4] and was expanded to 7.5 mtpa in 2002.[5][6] As of July 2018 the terminal's receiving capacity was reported to be 10 mtpa.[1]

There are 6 underground storage tanks at the terminal with three 100,000 cubic meters each, and three 130,000 cubic meters each.[2]

Expansion projects

Expansion

  • Owner: CPC Corporation
  • Parent company:
  • Location: Yong'an Township, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Coordinates: 22.80928, 120.2054 (exact)
  • Capacity: 1.8 mtpa[7]
  • Status: Construction[7][8]
    • proposed (2024)
  • Type: Import[7]
  • Start year: 2027[7]
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • FID Status:


A 1.8-mtpa expansion project, which includes three new storage tanks and related regasification facilities, was estimated to be completed by the end of 2026 and become operational by 2027.[7] Construction began February 2021 according to GIIGNL.[7] However, as of February 2024, no further news on the construction progress. It's considered still not yet entering construction.

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 GIIGNL 2021 Annual Report, accessed May 5, 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 "第21屆公共工程金質獎-公共設施維護管理獎-台灣中油公司永安液化天然氣廠" (PDF). ws.pcc.gov.tw. 2021-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Yung-An LNG Terminal, GEO, accessed April 2017
  4. 自由時報電子報 (2021-03-04). "中油永安廠計畫增建3座LNG儲槽 明舉辦社區環說會 - 自由財經". 自由時報電子報. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. "Yung An Lng Terminal," A Barell Full, accessed April 2017
  6. "Downstream Operations," CPC Corporation website, accessed August 2017
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "GIIGNL 2022 Annual Report". GIIGNL. Retrieved 2022-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "https://e-info.org.tw/node/235936". Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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