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FACTBOX - China’s LNG import terminals and plans

Reuters, Tue May 26, 2009 4:16am ED

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), China's leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) project
developer, has started operating its Fujian LNG project after a trial run of nearly one year.

The first cargo of Indonesian gas under a long-term supply deal arrived in Fujian in mid-May and a second cargo is expected
to sail in before the end of this month. [ID:nPEK173086]

Here is a list of China's LNG projects. It will be updated as more information becomes available.

(capacity in million tonnes per year)

PROJECT     STAGE          DEVELOPER         CAPACITY              START
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Shenzhen    Operation      CNOOC/BP          3.7 (Phase I)         June2006

            Construction   CNOOC             6.2 (Phase II)        N/A  

Fujian      Operation      CNOOC             2.6 (Phase I)         May2009

            Construction   CNOOC             5.0 (Phase II)        2012

Shanghai    Construction   CNOOC/Shenergy    3.0 (Phase I)         2009

            Approved       CNOOC             3.0 (Phase II)        N/A 

Ningbo      Construction   CNOOC             3.0 (Phase I)         N/A

            Approved       CNOOC             3.0 (Phase II)        N/A

Zhuhai      Approved       CNOOC/Yudean      3.0 (Phase I)         2011

            Proposed       CNOOC             4.0 (PhaseII)         N/A  

Hainan      Proposed       CNOOC             2.0 (Phase I)         2010

            Proposed       CNOOC             1.0 (Phase II)        2015

Dalian      Construction   PetroChina        3.0 (Phase I)         Apr2011

            Approved       PetroChina        6.0 (Phase II)        N/A

Jiangsu     Construction   PetroChina        3.5 (Phase I)        Apr2011

            Approved       PetroChina        3.0 (Phase II)       N/A

Hebei       Approval*      PetroChina        6.0 (Phase I)        N/A

            Approval*      PetroChina       10.0 (Phase II)       N/A

Qinzhou     Planned        PetroChina        N/A (Phase I)        N/A

Shandong    Approval*      Sinopec           3.0 (Phase I)        N/A

            Approval*      Sinopec           5/6 (Phase II)       N/A

Zhuhai      Proposed       Sinopec           N/A                  N/A

Wenzhou     Approval*      Xinao Gas         3.0                  N/A

Rizhao      Planned        Daesung           0.5                  N/A

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* These plants have received initial but not final approval from Beijing. 

(Reporting by Jim Bai and Chen Aizhu)