Caofeidian Tangshan LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: CNPC
• Website: http://www.cnpc.com.cn/
  • List of CNPC LNG Terminals
• Location: Tangshan, Hebei Province, China
• Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum
• Status: In operation

Brief Description

• The Tangshan Caofeidian LNG terminal, is located in China's Hebei province, and the first phase had a receiving capacity of 3.5 MTA

Technical Details

• Storage capacity: Three * 160,000-cubic-meter tanks
• Unloading capacity: The jetty can recieve LNG carriers in the size of 80,000-270,000 cubic-meter
• Send out capacity:
• Constructor:
  • HQCEC
  • Whessoe Engineering: Engineering for the tanks

Ongoing Projects/Project Status

• Groundbreaking ceremony held in March 2011
• * Commissioning is expected in 2013

Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers:
  • This terminal is to receive LNG mainly from Australia and Qatar
  • Engie is also a supplier
• Customers: It will serve general gas markets around Beijing and Tianjin

History

• 2010 - The National Development and Reform Commission, granted approval to the project
• 2011 - Groundbreaking ceremony held
• 2012 - The roof of tank 3 is raised into place
• 2013 - The commissioning cargo is delivered from Qatar
• 2015 - First cargo from Engie

Other Information

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Links

1. Whessoe Engineering LNG References
2. CNPC, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
3. PMC Services for Jiangsu / Dalian/ Tangshan LNG Re-Gas Terminals
4. China: NDRC Approves Tangshan LNG Terminal
5. Tangshan, China Petroleum and liquefied natural gas project started
6. Tangshan LNG Tank 3 Roof Installed
7. Qatargas delivers a commissioning cargo to Tangshan Caofeidian LNG Terminal in the People’s Republic of China
8. Phase I of Tangshan LNG project becomes operational
9. ENGIE’s first LNG cargo for Beijing city unloaded in Chinese Caofeidian terminal