LNG Chain

Import terminal · Chūbu, Japan

Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal

Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Chūbu, Japan. The tracker lists 4 tracked units with 7.7 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 2001. It is owned by Toho Gas Co Ltd.

Operating

7.7 Mtpa

10.5 bcm/y · 4 units

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

no units proposed

At a glance

Country
Japan
State / province
Chūbu
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
4
Earliest start year
2001
Latest start year
2014
Coordinates
34.9624° N, 136.8195° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130463
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

UnitStatusCapacity (Mtpa)Capacity (bcm/y)StartProposedFIDOwner (as reported)
Not reportedOperating45.442001Not reportedToho Gas Co Ltd [100%]
Unit Expansion 1Operating11.362003Not reportedToho Gas Co Ltd [100%]
Unit Expansion 2Operating1.72.312007Not reportedToho Gas Co Ltd [100%]
Unit Expansion 3Operating11.362014Not reportedToho Gas Co Ltd [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating47.710.5

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Location

Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal at 34.9624° N, 136.8195° E, with 2 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
34.9624° N, 136.8195° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
exact
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Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Ise Bay Gas PipelineOperating20 km13.1 kmroute proximity
Mie-Shiga Gas PipelineOperating60 km17.8 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.

  • Strait of Malacca
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • Panama Canal
  • Lombok Strait
  • Taiwan Strait

Cargoes reach north-east Asia from the Middle East, Australia, the United States and Russia, so exposure is spread.

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal?
Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Chūbu, Japan. It is made up of 4 tracked trains and phases.
Is Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal operating?
Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2001.
How much LNG can Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal handle?
Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal has 7.7 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 10.5 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal?
Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal is owned by Toho Gas Co Ltd. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz, Panama Canal, Lombok Strait and 1 other. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.
What pipelines connect to Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal?
2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Chita Midorihama LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.