To date, Yangkou Port terminal in Rudong county has received and unloaded 2.68 million tons of LNG in 2020 and exported 3.65 billion cubic meters of natural gas. [Photo/ntfabu.com]
A LNG (liquefied natural gas) ship from Papua New Guinea was unloaded at the Yangkou Port terminal in Rudong county, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province on July 23. It is the 32nd LNG ship Yangkou Port terminal has received in 2020.
The terminal has received and unloaded 2.68 million tons of LNG since this year and exported 3.65 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
Yangkou Port LNG Terminal is the first domestic LNG terminal with independent design, management, construction and commission.
Put into use in May 2011, the terminal has unloaded 31.78 million tons of liquefied natural gas in total on 382 LNG ships from 25 countries and regions such as Russia, Peru and Qatar, 70 percent of which are along the routes of the Belt and Road. During the past nine years, 44.2 billion cu m of natural gas has been exported from Yangkou Port terminal.
As a mainstay of clean energy supply in East China, the Yangkou Port LNG terminal has become a global LNG distribution center and a significant supporting force to guarantee the domestic natural gas supply.
(Source:en.nantong.gov.cn)
