Fast Facts

LNG

LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas.
LNG is primarily methane, the simplest and most abundant hydrocabon fuel.
Methane is composed of one carbon and four hydrogen atoms.
When natural gas is cooled to a temperature of approximately -160 deg c, at atmospheric pressure it condenses to LNG.
LNG is the liquid form of the same gas we use for cooking and heating.
Other than domestic use natural gas is also used to generate electricity .
It can also form the raw material for manufacture of a variety of products (clothing fibres and plastics for healthcare, computers and furnishings).
LNG has to be converted to gas and mixed with air in the right ratio for it to burn.
LNG vapours are only flammable within an approximate concentration of 5-15% gas in air - outside this range it cannot burn as either the fuel or air ratios are too low.
LNG, as a liquid, will not explode or burn.
LNG is colourless, odourless and non corrosive.
LNG is a clean fuel that when burned is virtually free of nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide.

Ships

In over 45 years and 63,000 voyages, LNG ships have never experienced a loss of cargo containment.
LNG ships are double hulled and heavily insulated with systems that constantly monitor the condition of the cargo and check for leaks.
Equipment in the insulation systems can detect leakage through a hole the size of a pin head.

Dragon LNG terminal

First gas received 14th July 2009.
Dragon LNG is a standalone business with its own management team. The team draws on the experience of its two shareholders; BG Group (50%) - a rapidly growing global energy business and a world leader in natural gas - and Petronas (50%) - ranked among FORTUNE Global 500's largest corporations in the world.

LNG Terminals

Regasification terminals have been operating in populated areas of the world for over 45 years
A hundred percent of natural gas requirements in Japan, a leading world economy, are met by using imported liquefied natural gas.
No major incidents at a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal have been reported since before the end of the Second World War, when the industry was in its infancy and tanks were not designed to the same standards as today’s.