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LNG in the UK Today
• In Britain there are a number of
existing LNG sites, all of which have been in operation in excess
of 30 years. In these plants natural gas is taken from the National
Grid network, liquefied (into LNG), and stored in large tanks
similar to those being built in Milford Haven, to ensure that
there is enough gas available to meet the peak demand of UK householders
and businesses during the winter. As required, it is pressurized,
warmed up into gas and transferred into the UK natural gas transmission
system.
• LNG is already stored in South
Wales at Dynevor, Aberdare.
• Other sites in the UK include Avonmouth
(Bristol), Glenmavis (Airdrie, Scotland), and Partington (Manchester).
• There is a new operational import
LNG terminal at Isle of Grain (Rochester, Kent).
•In Europe LNG is also imported
for commercial and household use with five terminals in Spain
(one being in Barcelona), Sines (Portugal), Zeebrugge (Belgium)
and France, Italy and Greece.
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