Where is Dunkirk LNG Terminal?

Dunkirk LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Hauts-de-France, France. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.

Is Dunkirk LNG Terminal operating?

Dunkirk LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2017.

How much LNG can Dunkirk LNG Terminal handle?

Dunkirk LNG Terminal has 9.56 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 13 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Dunkirk LNG Terminal?

Dunkirk LNG Terminal is owned by Dunkerque LNG SAS, and operated by Gaz-Opale. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Dunkirk LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Dunkirk LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb and Danish Straits. 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 Dunkirk LNG Terminal?

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

Dunkirk LNG Terminal — import terminal

At a glance

Country: France
State / province: Hauts-de-France
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Import
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 3
Earliest start year: 2017
Latest start year: 2023
Coordinates: 51.0336° N, 2.1965° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130446
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)
Not reported	Operating	9.56	13	2017	—	Not reported	Dunkerque LNG SAS [100%]
Unit Debottlenecking	Operating	Not reported	Not reported	2023	—	Not reported	Dunkerque LNG SAS [100%]
Unit Ammonia Import Terminal	Proposed	Not reported	Not reported	—	—	Not reported	Dunkerque LNG SAS [100%]

Some units are reported by GEM in bcm/y; Mtpa is derived at 1 Mtpa = 1.36 bcm/y.

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	2	9.56	13
Proposed	1	Not reported	Not reported

Owners and operators

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

Owners

Dunkerque LNG SAS100%

Operators

Gaz-Opale

Location

Dunkirk LNG Terminal at 51.0336° N, 2.1965° E, with 4 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 51.0336° N, 2.1965° 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
NaTran Gas Pipeline Network	Operating	191 km	13 bcm/y	1.4 km	route proximity
NaTran Gas Pipeline Network	Operating	29,574 km	—	3.8 km	route proximity
Franpipe Gas Pipeline	Operating	840 km	19.78 bcm/y	4.2 km	route proximity
Flanders Artery Pipeline	Operating	23 km	8 bcm/y	14.7 km	route proximity

Supplied via

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

Strait of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Bab el-Mandeb
Danish Straits

Atlantic-basin supply from the United States crosses no chokepoint, which is why the European exposure figure is lower than it looks.

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 Dunkirk LNG Terminal?: Dunkirk LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Hauts-de-France, France. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.
Is Dunkirk LNG Terminal operating?: Dunkirk LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2017.
How much LNG can Dunkirk LNG Terminal handle?: Dunkirk LNG Terminal has 9.56 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 13 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Dunkirk LNG Terminal?: Dunkirk LNG Terminal is owned by Dunkerque LNG SAS, and operated by Gaz-Opale. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Dunkirk LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Dunkirk LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb and Danish Straits. 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 Dunkirk LNG Terminal?: 4 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Dunkirk 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.

FSRU versus onshore regasification
An FSRU is a ship that stores LNG and turns it back into gas while moored, doing the job of an onshore import terminal without the onshore construction.
LNG and maritime chokepoints
A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.
Mtpa, bcm and cubic metres
LNG capacity is quoted in three incompatible units, and the two conversions that matter are 1 million tonnes a year equals about 1.36 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and 1 cubic metre of liquid equals about 600 cubic metres of gas.
Reading a capacity figure without being misled
An LNG capacity figure is only meaningful alongside three qualifiers — which unit it is in, which project status it describes, and whether it is a design nameplate or actual output — and most disagreements between sources come from one of those being dropped.