Project Profile
Location: Ishikari Bay New Port, Japan
Storage capacity: First & second tank - 180,000kl each, third & fourth tank - 230,000kl
Construction finishes: 2020
First LNG cargo: Received on October 7, 2012
The Ishikari LNG terminalis located in the Ishikari Bay New Port of Japan. The project is Hokkaido’s first LNG receiving terminal that can accommodate large vessels. It will receive, store, re-gasify and ship out LNG as well as supply natural gas throughout Hokkaido. In 2016 Hokkaido Electric Power started constructing the fourth storage tank at the Ishikari LNG import terminal on Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island. The storage tank has a capacity of 230,000 kiloliters (kl) and is expected to be completed in October 2020. The first and the second tank, with a capacity of 180,000kl each, are owned by Hokkaido Gas while Hokkaido Electric owns the third and the fourth LNG tank with a capacity of 230,000kl. Currently, only the first LNG tank is in operation while the other tanks are still being built. The Ishikari LNG terminal will provide fuel for a large-scale gas-fired power plant being constructed at Ishikari Bay New Port.
Operators:
Hokkaido Gas Co
Contractors:
Kawasaki Heavy industries: Building the tank
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.: Construction of the fourth storage tank