CNPC has built a diversified gas supply system to satisfy the increasing demand for gas in China.
The Jiangsu and Tangshan LNG terminals have done a good job in peak shaving since they became operational, stabilizing the gas supply to the Yangtze Delta, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Northeast China.
As of the end of 2024, the Company had two LNG terminals in Jiangsu and Tangshan, with annual regasification and loading volume totaling 15.94 billion cubic meters. In 2024, the Company had 14 LNG plants in operation, with a total processing volume of 3.55 billion cubic meters.
Jiangsu LNG Project
The Jiangsu LNG project consists of an artificial island, the receiving terminals, a dock and trestle, a submarine pipeline and a gas trunk line. It mainly receives, stores, re-gasifies, and transports LNG from abroad. The re-gasified gas is delivered to the West-East Gas Pipelines and the Ji-Ning branch through gas trunk lines. It also fills LNG tank trucks for export purposes. Natural gas is supplied to the Yangtze River Delta and surrounding regions. Jiangsu LNG terminal is composed of facilities for the unloading, storage and regasification of LNG, and the metering and output of natural gas. The terminals were constructed in two stages. The Phase I project, which became operational in November 2011, is capable of receiving 3.5 million metric tons of LNG and delivering 4.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas per annum. The Phase II project, which became operational at the end of 2013, has an LNG receiving capacity of 6.5 million metric tons and gas deliverability of 8.7 billion cubic meters per annum.
The submarine pipeline between the terminal and the Rudong Offtake Station is approximately 14 kilometers long, with a designed pressure of 10 MPa and a diameter of 813 millimeters. This pipeline joins the West-East Gas Pipeline and the Ji-Ning Pipeline to build a network for multi-source gas supply.The dedicated dock has a maximum cargo unloading capacity of 267,000 cubic meters.
Tangshan LNG Project
The Tangshan LNG project includes a dock, trestle and receiving terminals. The storage capacity is 640,000 cubic meters and the terminals were constructed in two stages with an annual capacity of 10 million tons. The maximum cargo unloading capacity is 270,000 cubic meters.