Soma Port LNG terminal

Summary Information

Ownership: Japex Website: http://www.japex.co.jp/ Location: Shinchi Town, Fukushima Prefecture Capacity: million tons/annum Status: Planned

Brief Description

The project will include a Sea vessel receiving berth, one large-scale storage tank, LNG vaporizer, tank truck shipping facility

Technical Details

Storage capacity: 230,000kl Unloading capacity: Send out capacity: Constructor:

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

Commissioning is expected in 2018

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: 1.2 Million tons of gas is to be supplied by the Pacific Northwest LNG Export Terminal Project
• Customers: The terminal supplies a new gas power plant

History

• 2012 - Japex announces the project
• 2014 - Construction started
• 2020 - Terminal operations begin

Other Information

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Links

1. Construction plan of an LNG Receiving Terminal in Soma and a Connecting Pipeline
2. Start of Construction of Soma LNG Terminal
3. Commercial Operation Commencement of FGP Fukushima Natural Gas Power Plant No.2 Unit