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Import terminal · Chittagong, Bangladesh

Matarbari LNG Terminal

Matarbari LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG import terminal in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 7.5 Mtpa proposed. It is owned by Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Co.

Operating

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no units operating

Under construction

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no units under construction

Proposed

7.5 Mtpa

10.2 bcm/y · 1 unit

At a glance

Country
Bangladesh
State / province
Chittagong
Region
Asia
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Proposed
Trains / phases tracked
1
Earliest start year
Not reported
Latest start year
Not reported
Coordinates
21.7271° N, 91.8797° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130614
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)
Summit TerminalProposed7.510.2—2019Not reportedRupantarita Prakritik Gas Co [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Proposed17.510.2

Owners and operators

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

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.

UnitStatusCapacityEstimated costPer tonne a year
Summit TerminalProposed7.5 Mtpa$1 billion$133

Financing as GEM records it: An associated port is being funded by JICA

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.

Location

Matarbari LNG Terminal at 21.7271° N, 91.8797° E, with 2 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
21.7271° N, 91.8797° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM)
approximate
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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
Moheshkhali-Anwara Parallel Gas PipelineOperating79 km12.26 bcm/y1.9 kmroute proximity
Moheshkhali-Anwara Gas Transmission PipelineOperating91 km5.11 bcm/y4.1 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

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

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.

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 Matarbari LNG Terminal?
Matarbari LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Matarbari LNG Terminal operating?
Matarbari LNG Terminal is proposed. Nothing here should be read as a forecast that it will be built.
How much LNG can Matarbari LNG Terminal handle?
Matarbari LNG Terminal has 7.5 Mtpa proposed. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Matarbari LNG Terminal?
Matarbari LNG Terminal is owned by Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Co. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Matarbari LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Matarbari LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez Canal. 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 Matarbari LNG Terminal?
2 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Matarbari LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

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