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Import terminal · Kyushu, Japan

Tobata LNG Terminal

Tobata LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Kyushu, Japan. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 7.6 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 1977. It is owned by Kitakyushu LNG Co Inc.

Operating

7.6 Mtpa

10.3 bcm/y · 1 unit

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

no units proposed

At a glance

Country
Japan
State / province
Kyushu
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
1
Earliest start year
1977
Latest start year
1977
Coordinates
33.9182° N, 130.8661° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130529
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)
Not reportedOperating7.610.31977Not reportedKitakyushu LNG Co Inc [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating17.610.3

Owners and operators

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

Location

Tobata LNG Terminal at 33.9182° N, 130.8661° E, with 4 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates
33.9182° N, 130.8661° 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.

PipelineStatusLengthCapacityDistanceMatched by
Wakakura PipelineOperating6 km4.8 kmroute proximity
Kitakyushu Gas PipelineOperating7 km5.2 kmroute proximity
Fukuhoku Gas PipelineOperating75 km6.7 kmroute proximity
Northern Kyushu Gas PipelineOperating60 km10.5 kmroute proximity

Supplied via

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

  • Strait of Malacca
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • Panama Canal
  • Lombok Strait
  • Taiwan Strait

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, 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 Tobata LNG Terminal?
Tobata LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kyushu, Japan. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Tobata LNG Terminal operating?
Tobata LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1977.
How much LNG can Tobata LNG Terminal handle?
Tobata LNG Terminal has 7.6 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 10.3 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Tobata LNG Terminal?
Tobata LNG Terminal is owned by Kitakyushu LNG Co Inc. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Tobata LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Tobata 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 Tobata LNG Terminal?
4 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Tobata LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.