Import terminal · Tohoku, Japan
Shin Minato LNG Terminal
Shin Minato LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Tohoku, Japan. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 0.3 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 1997. It is owned by City of Sendai Gas Bureau.
Operating
0.3 Mtpa
0.41 bcm/y · 1 unit
Under construction
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no units under construction
Proposed
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no units proposed
At a glance
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 | 0.3 | 0.41 | 1997 | — | Not reported | City of Sendai Gas Bureau [100%] |
Capacity by status
| Status | Units | Mtpa | bcm/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 1 | 0.3 | 0.41 |
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
Location
Shin Minato LNG Terminal at 38.2801° N, 141.0260° E, with 3 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.
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- Coordinates
- 38.2801° N, 141.0260° 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.
| Pipeline | Status | Length | Capacity | Distance | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakhalin-Hokkaido Gas Pipeline | Cancelled | 1,500 km | 25 bcm/y | 6.8 km | route proximity |
| Niigata-Sendai Gas Pipeline | Operating | 261 km | 1.64 bcm/y | 13 km | route proximity |
| Soma-Iwamuna Gas Pipeline | Operating | 40 km | — | 23 km | route proximity |
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 Shin Minato 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 Shin Minato LNG Terminal?
- Shin Minato LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Tohoku, Japan. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
- Is Shin Minato LNG Terminal operating?
- Shin Minato LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1997.
- How much LNG can Shin Minato LNG Terminal handle?
- Shin Minato LNG Terminal has 0.3 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 0.41 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
- Who owns Shin Minato LNG Terminal?
- Shin Minato LNG Terminal is owned by City of Sendai Gas Bureau. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
- Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Shin Minato LNG Terminal pass?
- Cargoes from Shin Minato 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 Shin Minato LNG Terminal?
- 3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Shin Minato LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.