Where is Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Sakhalin, Russia. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.

Is Sakhalin II LNG Terminal operating?

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2009.

How much LNG can Sakhalin II LNG Terminal handle?

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal has 9.6 Mtpa operating, 5.4 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 13.1 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is owned by Sakhalin Energy LLC, and operated by Sakhalin Energy LLC. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

What pipelines connect to Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?

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

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal — export terminal, Sakhalin, Russia

At a glance

Country: Russia
State / province: Sakhalin
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 3
Earliest start year: 2009
Latest start year: 2009
Coordinates: 46.6288° N, 142.9112° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130512
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)
Unit T1	Operating	4.8	6.53	2009	—	Not reported	Sakhalin Energy LLC [100%]
Unit T2	Operating	4.8	6.53	2009	—	Not reported	Sakhalin Energy LLC [100%]
Unit T3	Proposed	5.4	7.34	—	—	Not reported	Sakhalin Energy LLC [100%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	2	9.6	13.1
Proposed	1	5.4	7.34

Owners and operators

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

Owners

Sakhalin Energy LLC100%

Operators

Sakhalin Energy LLC

Location

Sakhalin II LNG Terminal at 46.6288° N, 142.9112° E, with 5 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 46.6288° N, 142.9112° 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
TransSakhalin Gas Pipeline System	Operating	472 km	25.3 bcm/y	0.7 km	route proximity
Sakhalin-Hokkaido Gas Pipeline	Cancelled	1,500 km	25 bcm/y	1.6 km	route proximity
Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok Gas Pipeline	Operating	1,822 km	20 bcm/y	—	name match
Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok Gas Pipeline	Operating	391 km	15 bcm/y	—	name match
Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok Gas Pipeline	Proposed	25 km	10 bcm/y	—	name match

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 Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?: Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Sakhalin, Russia. It is made up of 3 tracked trains and phases.
Is Sakhalin II LNG Terminal operating?: Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 2009.
How much LNG can Sakhalin II LNG Terminal handle?: Sakhalin II LNG Terminal has 9.6 Mtpa operating, 5.4 Mtpa proposed, equivalent to 13.1 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?: Sakhalin II LNG Terminal is owned by Sakhalin Energy LLC, and operated by Sakhalin Energy LLC. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
What pipelines connect to Sakhalin II LNG Terminal?: 5 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Sakhalin II 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.
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.