INPEX celebrates the completion of Naoetsu LNG Terminal
INPEX CORPORATION announces that INPEX held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of Naoetsu LNG Terminal ( the Terminal) located in Joetsu City, Niigata P refecture , Japan , attended by many guests and INPEX staff, the company said in its press release.
The main facilitites of the Terminal include two above - ground LNG tanks with the storage capacity of 180,000kl, a berth which enables the 210,000 m 3 loading class LNG tanker (Q - flex) to un load , and vaporiz e rs and c alorific value adjustment facilities . The Terminal ’ s capacity to receive and regas LNG is approximately 1.5 million ton ne s per year, which is equivalent to the annual gas consumption of approximately five million households.
The Terminal is locat ed adjacent to the Joestu Thermal Power Plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. (Chubu Electric) . These two terminal s are connected by a pipework for LNG sharing in case of an emergency , which should enhance the stability of the Terminal operation. INPEX made the final investment decision to construct the Terminal in August 2008, and commenced the construction work in July 2009.
The construction progressed smoothly and t he first LNG carrier berthed at the Terminal on 27 August this year . The commissioning work of the main facilities followed , and the Terminal started its operation on 1 December ahead the original schedule .
As the feed gas to the Terminal, INPEX is going to supply LNG based on the LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement with Chu bu Electric concluded on 31 July this year, and plans to supply LNG from INPEX ’ s LNG projects including the Ichthys LNG project in Australia operated by INPEX , which will start production by the end of 2016 .