RECENT SCHEME OF LNG RECEIVING TERMINALS IN JAPAN.

So far seven LNG terminals have been established in Japan, and the total receiving quantity amounts to 14 million tons/year as of 1979. It is expected that LNG imports will increase to 29 Mt by 1985 and 45 Mt by 1990. In order to cope with such projects, new LNG receiving terminals are under construction in Japan. This report describes the basic consideration of the Sodegaura Terminal Expansion Project of the Tokyo Gas Co. , Ltd. and briefly introduces the Ogishima Terminal Establishment Project of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. , Inc. the Senboku Terminal II Expansion Project of the Osaka Gas Co. , Ltd. , and the Himeji Terminal Expansion Project of the Kansai Electric Power Co. , Inc. and the Osaka Gas Co. , Ltd.