Import terminal · South Jeolla, South Korea
Gwangyang LNG Terminal
Gwangyang LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in South Jeolla, South Korea. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 7.1 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 2005. It is owned by Posco International.
Operating
7.1 Mtpa
9.66 bcm/y · 1 unit
Under construction
—
no units under construction
Proposed
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no units proposed
At a glance
- Country
- South Korea
- State / province
- South Jeolla
- Region
- Asia
- Import / export
- Import
- Onshore / floating
- Not reported
- Status (rolled up)
- Operating
- Trains / phases tracked
- 1
- Earliest start year
- 2005
- Latest start year
- 2005
- Coordinates
- 34.8890° N, 127.7815° E
- GEM terminal ID
- T100000130311
- 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 | 7.1 | 9.66 | 2005 | — | Not reported | POSCO International Corp [100%] |
Capacity by status
| Status | Units | Mtpa | bcm/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 1 | 7.1 | 9.66 |
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.
Owners
Parent companies
Reported cost
Global Energy Monitor's estimated cost for each unit that reports one, converted to US dollars. Estimates at the date GEM last updated the unit, not adjusted for inflation.
| Unit | Status | Capacity | Estimated cost | Per tonne a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not reported | Operating | 7.1 Mtpa | $840 million1,050,000,000,000 KRW as reported | $118 |
A unit with no cost reported is not shown, and the figures are never added across statuses. How the estimates compare is on project costs.
Power, vessels and projects tied to this terminal
Low-carbon projects recorded
- Ammonia
A project is recorded against the terminal; that does not mean it is built or running. See all terminals with low-carbon projects recorded.
Location
Gwangyang LNG Terminal at 34.8890° N, 127.7815° E.
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- Coordinates
- 34.8890° N, 127.7815° 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.
No tracked gas pipeline passes within 25 km of this terminal in the current release.
Supplied via
Chokepoints that cargoes arriving at this terminal typically cross, based on where its region is supplied from.
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, browse every chokepoint, or take the machine-readable exposure feed.
In the news
Recent headlines that name Gwangyang LNG Terminal. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
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 Gwangyang LNG Terminal?
- Gwangyang LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in South Jeolla, South Korea. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
- Is Gwangyang LNG Terminal operating?
- Gwangyang LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2005.
- How much LNG can Gwangyang LNG Terminal handle?
- Gwangyang LNG Terminal has 7.1 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 9.66 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
- Who owns Gwangyang LNG Terminal?
- Gwangyang LNG Terminal is owned by Posco International. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Gwangyang LNG Terminal pass?
- Cargoes from Gwangyang 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.
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