Where is Skikda LNG Terminal?

Skikda LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Skikda, Algeria. It is made up of 7 tracked trains and phases.

Is Skikda LNG Terminal operating?

Skikda LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1972.

How much LNG can Skikda LNG Terminal handle?

Skikda LNG Terminal has 4.5 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 6.12 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Skikda LNG Terminal?

Skikda LNG Terminal is owned by Sonatrach SpA, and operated by Sonatrach SpA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Skikda LNG Terminal pass?

Cargoes from Skikda LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar. 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 Skikda LNG Terminal?

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

Skikda LNG Terminal — export terminal, Skikda, Algeria

At a glance

Country: Algeria
State / province: Skikda
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 7
Earliest start year: 1972
Latest start year: 2013
Coordinates: 36.8779° N, 6.9415° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130244
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 T10	Retired	1	1.36	1972	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit T20	Retired	1	1.36	1972	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit T30	Retired	1	1.36	1972	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit T40	Retired	1	1.36	1981	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit T5P	Retired	1.25	1.7	1981	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit T6P	Retired	1.25	1.7	1981	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]
Unit GL1K Rebuild	Operating	4.5	6.12	2013	—	Not reported	Sonatrach SpA [100%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	1	4.5	6.12
Retired	6	6.5	8.84

Owners and operators

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

Owners

Sonatrach SpA100%

Operators

Sonatrach SpA

Location

Skikda LNG Terminal at 36.8779° N, 6.9415° E, with 3 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 36.8779° N, 6.9415° 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
Hassi R'Mel-Skikda Gas Pipeline	Operating	575 km	20.47 bcm/y	0.5 km	route proximity
Hassi R'Mel-Skikda II Gas Pipeline	Operating	575 km	20.47 bcm/y	0.5 km	route proximity
Hassi R'Mel-Skikda-El Kala Gas Pipeline	Operating	432 km	9 bcm/y	0.5 km	route proximity

Exposed to chokepoints

Where cargoes from this terminal would normally pass a maritime chokepoint, by destination market.

Destination	Chokepoints on the usual route	Alternative route
Europe	Strait of GibraltarOnly for cargoes leaving the Mediterranean; intra-Mediterranean voyages pass no chokepoint.	—

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 Skikda LNG Terminal?: Skikda LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Skikda, Algeria. It is made up of 7 tracked trains and phases.
Is Skikda LNG Terminal operating?: Skikda LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1972.
How much LNG can Skikda LNG Terminal handle?: Skikda LNG Terminal has 4.5 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 6.12 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Skikda LNG Terminal?: Skikda LNG Terminal is owned by Sonatrach SpA, and operated by Sonatrach SpA. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Skikda LNG Terminal pass?: Cargoes from Skikda LNG Terminal would normally pass Strait of Gibraltar. 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 Skikda LNG Terminal?: 3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Skikda 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.
LNG and maritime chokepoints
A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.
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.
Reading a capacity figure without being misled
An LNG capacity figure is only meaningful alongside three qualifiers — which unit it is in, which project status it describes, and whether it is a design nameplate or actual output — and most disagreements between sources come from one of those being dropped.