Where is Das Island LNG Terminal?

Das Island LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is made up of 4 tracked trains and phases.

Is Das Island LNG Terminal operating?

Das Island LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1977.

How much LNG can Das Island LNG Terminal handle?

Das Island LNG Terminal has 6 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 8.16 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Das Island LNG Terminal?

Das Island LNG Terminal is owned by Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd, Mitsui & Co., BP and 1 other, and operated by Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Das Island LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Das Island LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Malacca. 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 Das Island LNG Terminal?

10 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Das Island LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Das Island LNG Terminal — export terminal

At a glance

Country: United Arab Emirates
State / province: Abu Dhabi
Region: Asia
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 4
Earliest start year: 1977
Latest start year: 1994
Coordinates: 25.1604° N, 52.8778° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130601
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

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

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
T1	Operating	1.7	2.31	1977	—	Not reported	BP PLC [10%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [15%]; Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd [70%]
T2	Operating	1.7	2.31	1977	—	Not reported	BP PLC [10%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [15%]; Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd [70%]
T3	Operating	2.6	3.54	1994	—	Not reported	BP PLC [10%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [15%]; Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd [70%]
Debottlenecking project	Cancelled	0.9	1.22	—	2023	FID	BP PLC [10%]; TotalEnergies SE [5%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [15%]; Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd [70%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	3	6	8.16
Cancelled	1	0.9	1.22

Owners and operators

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

Location

Das Island LNG Terminal at 25.1604° N, 52.8778° E, with 10 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 25.1604° N, 52.8778° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): exact
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Nearest tracked terminals

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.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
Lower Zakum–Das Island Gas Pipeline	Under construction	85 km	2.76 bcm/y	0.8 km	route proximity
Das Island–Habshan Gas Pipeline	Operating	117 km	4.09 bcm/y	1.6 km	route proximity
Umm Shaif–Das Island Gas Pipeline	Operating	35 km	—	2.3 km	route proximity
Umm Shaif–Das Island Gas Pipeline	Operating	38 km	—	2.3 km	route proximity
Cross Island Pipeline	Operating	77 km	24.53 bcm/y	—	name match
Das Island–Habshan Gas Pipeline	Operating	114 km	4.09 bcm/y	—	name match
High Island Offshore Gas Pipeline System	Operating	383 km	20.44 bcm/y	—	name match
Island Gas Connector	Cancelled	129 km	—	—	name match
Shetland Island Regional Gas Export Pipeline	Operating	233 km	6.8 bcm/y	—	name match
Snohvit–Melkoya Island Pipeline	Operating	143 km	—	—	name match

Vessels owned by the same companies

Ships in the tracker held by a company that also owns, operates or parents this terminal. A shared owner is not the same as a dedicated trade.

Vessel	Via	Status	Capacity	Delivered
Al Aamriya	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Oraiq	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,200 m³	2008
Al Sahla	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Thumama	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	216,200 m³	2008
Al Utouriya	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	215,000 m³	2008
Arctic Discoverer	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	142,600 m³	2006
Arctic Voyager	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	142,800 m³	2006
BW Boston	TotalEnergies	Operating	138,000 m³	2003
British Achiever	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2018
British Contributor	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2018
British Listener	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2019
British Mentor	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2019
British Partner	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2018
British Sponsor	BP	Operating	173,400 m³	2019
Cool Ranger	BP	Operating	155,000 m³	2008
Cool Rider	BP	Operating	155,000 m³	2007
Cool Rover	BP	Operating	155,000 m³	2008
Cubal	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2012
Ejnan	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,000 m³	2007
Fraiha	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,100 m³	2008
Kmarin Diamond	BP	Operating	155,000 m³	2008
Lobito	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Malanje	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Murwab	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,100 m³	2008
Pacific Enlighten	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,000 m³	2009
Sonangol Benguela	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Sonangol Etosha	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Sonangol Sambizanga	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,000 m³	2011
Soyo	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	160,400 m³	2011
Taitar No. 1	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,300 m³	2009
Taitar No. 4	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	145,300 m³	2010
Umm Al Amad	Mitsui & Co.	Operating	210,200 m³	2008

Exposed to chokepoints

Where cargoes from this terminal would normally pass a maritime chokepoint, by destination market.

Destination	Chokepoints on the usual route	Alternative route
East Asia	Strait of Hormuz Strait of Malacca	—

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, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.

In the news

Recent headlines that name Das Island LNG Terminal. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.

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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 Das Island LNG Terminal?: Das Island LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is made up of 4 tracked trains and phases.
Is Das Island LNG Terminal operating?: Das Island LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1977.
How much LNG can Das Island LNG Terminal handle?: Das Island LNG Terminal has 6 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 8.16 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Das Island LNG Terminal?: Das Island LNG Terminal is owned by Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd, Mitsui & Co., BP and 1 other, and operated by Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Das Island LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Das Island LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Hormuz and Strait of Malacca. 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 Das Island LNG Terminal?: 10 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Das Island LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

Liquefaction trains explained
A liquefaction train is one complete, self-contained refrigeration line that chills treated natural gas until it condenses, and a large modern train produces roughly 5 to 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.
The refrigeration cycles: C3MR, DMR, AP-X and SMR
A liquefaction refrigeration cycle is the closed loop of compression, cooling and expansion that removes heat from feed gas, and the commercial processes differ mainly in how many loops they use and what refrigerant is in each.
Loading jetties and the export terminal layout
An LNG export terminal is laid out as a sequence from feed gas reception through treatment and liquefaction trains to storage and a marine loading jetty, with separation distances between blocks set by hazard analysis.
Tolling, offtake and how projects are financed
LNG project financing depends on offtake agreements committing buyers to future volumes before construction, structured either as traditional sale contracts where the seller owns and prices the gas, or as tolling agreements where the customer owns the gas and pays only a processing fee.