LNG Chain

Import terminal · Chugoku, Japan

Yanai LNG Terminal

Yanai LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Chugoku, Japan. The tracker lists 1 tracked unit with 2.3 Mtpa operating, the earliest starting in 1990. It is owned by The Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc.

Operating

2.3 Mtpa

3.13 bcm/y · 1 unit

Under construction

no units under construction

Proposed

no units proposed

At a glance

Country
Japan
State / province
Chugoku
Region
Not reported
Import / export
Import
Onshore / floating
Not reported
Status (rolled up)
Operating
Trains / phases tracked
1
Earliest start year
1990
Latest start year
1990
Coordinates
33.9507° N, 132.1252° E
GEM terminal ID
T100000130531
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 reportedOperating2.33.131990Not reportedThe Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc [100%]

Capacity by status

StatusUnitsMtpabcm/y
Operating12.33.13

Owners and operators

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

Location

Yanai LNG Terminal at 33.9507° N, 132.1252° E.

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Coordinates
33.9507° N, 132.1252° 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.

No tracked gas pipeline passes within 25 km of this terminal in the current release.

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 Yanai LNG Terminal?
Yanai LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Chugoku, Japan. It is made up of 1 tracked train or phase.
Is Yanai LNG Terminal operating?
Yanai LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1990.
How much LNG can Yanai LNG Terminal handle?
Yanai LNG Terminal has 2.3 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 3.13 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Yanai LNG Terminal?
Yanai LNG Terminal is owned by The Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from Yanai LNG Terminal pass?
Cargoes from Yanai 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.