GlobalData: China to lead LNG regasification capacity additions in Asia through 2026

GlobalData’s report, ‘LNG Industry (Liquefaction and Regasification) Capacity and Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Forecast by Region and Countries, All Active Plants, Planned and Announced Projects, 2022-2026,’ reveals that China is likely to witness a total LNG regasification capacity addition of 6602 billion ft³ by 2026. Of this, 5123 billion ft³ of capacity is expected to come from the new build terminals, while the remaining capacity will be from the expansion of the existing regasification terminals.

Himani Pant Pandey, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, commented: “The planned Tangshan II terminal will be the largest contributor to the LNG regasification capacity additions in China. To be operated by the Caofeidian Xintian LNG, the terminal is expected to start operations in 2022 with a capacity of 341 billion ft³, which is further expected to increase to 584 billion ft³ by 2026.”

The second largest contributor among the new build projects is Yantai I, which is likely to add a capacity of 487 billion ft³ by 2026. The Yantai LNG Group is the operator of the planned regasification terminal.

Among the expansion projects, the Qingdao Expansion II regasification terminal will be the largest contributor to the capacity additions in China, with 341 billion ft³ of capacity expected to be added by 2023.

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