LNG satellite system

—Land transportation and small scale natural gas liquefaction plant—

Abstract

The main way for natural gas transportation is pipeline all over the world. However there are some remote areas from LNG terminal where pipeline investment is too expensive to supply natural gas. For these areas, as an alternative means, LNG has been moved in Liquids by tank trucks since 1970 in Japan, so called LNG satellite system.
This presentation introduces Japex's LNG satellite system including tank truck and tank container railway operation in Niigata and the small scale liquefaction plant in Hokkaido.