CNPC Starts Third Tank of Dalian LNG Terminal

CNPC put into operation the third tank of Dalian LNG terminal last week, marking the overall completion and operation of the first phase of Dalian LNG project, the company said in a statement earlier this week. 

Construction of Dalian LNG terminal was started in 2008 and is China’s first large scale LNG terminal that is domestically designed, procured, constructed and managed in compliance with international standards.

The first phase project has an annual receiving capacity of 3 million tons, gasification capacity of 5.25 million tons, and gas deliverability of 7.6 billion cubic meters. Dalian LNG terminal now has an overall storage capacity of 480,000 cubic meters. 

The terminal began to supply natural gas to Dalian-Shenyang pipeline network since December 27, 2011. It has delivered a total of 1.43 billion cubic meters of natural gas through pipeline to the network, and 7,032 tons of LNG by tank cars to Dalian city. Currently, the second phase of the project has been launched and is expected to become operational by the end of 2013.