LNG Chain

Import terminal · Kanto, Japan

Futtsu LNG Terminal

Futtsu LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Kanto, Japan. The tracker lists 2 tracked units with 22.9 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 1985. It is owned by JERA.

Operating

22.9 Mtpa

31.1 bcm/y · 2 units

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

no units proposed

At a glance

Country
Japan
State / province
Kanto
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
2
Earliest start year
1985
Latest start year
2021
Coordinates
35.3452° N, 139.8213° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130467
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 reportedOperating19.1261985Not reportedJERA Co Inc [100%]
Unit ExpansionOperating3.85.172021Not reportedJERA Co Inc [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating222.931.1

Owners and operators

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

Owners

Location

Futtsu LNG Terminal at 35.3452° N, 139.8213° E, with 12 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
35.3452° N, 139.8213° 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
Nanohana Gas PipelineOperating31 km0.7 kmroute proximity
Trans-Bay Gas PipelineOperating20 km0.9 kmroute proximity
Kisarazu Rinkai Gas PipelineOperating9 km3.2 kmroute proximity
Kisarazu Rinkai Gas PipelineOperating8 km10.6 kmroute proximity
Daini Chiba Gas PipelineOperating30 km15.8 kmroute proximity
Yokohama Trunk LineOperating6 km16.8 kmroute proximity
Keihin Gas PipelineOperating40 km17.9 kmroute proximity
Kaitei Trunk LineOperating26 km18.5 kmroute proximity
Chiba Gas PipelineOperating33 km19.3 kmroute proximity
Sodegaura-Rinkai Gas PipelineOperating14 km19.3 kmroute proximity
Shin Negishi Trunk LineOperating14 km20.3 kmroute proximity
Tokyo Trunk LineOperating48 km23.4 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 Futtsu LNG Terminal?
Futtsu LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kanto, Japan. It is made up of 2 tracked trains and phases.
Is Futtsu LNG Terminal operating?
Futtsu LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1985.
How much LNG can Futtsu LNG Terminal handle?
Futtsu LNG Terminal has 22.9 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 31.1 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Futtsu LNG Terminal?
Futtsu LNG Terminal is owned by JERA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Futtsu LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Futtsu 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 Futtsu LNG Terminal?
12 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Futtsu LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.