The rise of LNG district gasification in China

If the 1980s to 1990s were the era of China's LPG community gasification, then the first 10 to 20 years of the 21st century will be the era of China's LNG community gasification. The origin of China's LPG community gasification is in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and the origin of China's LNG community gasification should be in Zibo, Shandong. The gas source for Guangdong's LPG community gasification mainly relies on overseas imports, while the gas source for Shandong's LNG community gasification currently mainly depends on the LNG production plant in Puyang, Henan, with more gas sources expected in the future.

Yangzhai LNG Community Gasification Station, Zibo City, Shandong Province

This project is the first in China to design a gasification station for unloading, storage, and gasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG is transported to the Zibo Gasification Station from the Zhongyuan Oilfield in低温 tank trucks.

The Zibo project commenced design in June 1999 and was completed in January 2000. Zibo Gas Company started construction in January 2000 and the facility was completed in October 2000, initially operating a trial run with LNG. It officially began supplying LNG on December 2, 2001. It is the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) gasification station in China and the largest in Asia. The natural gas is supplied exclusively to industrial users, with a designed capacity of 120,000 Nm3/day.

Qingdao Jiajialing LNG Residential Area Gasification Station

The Jinqianling project commenced design in June 2000 and was completed in January 2001. Qingdao Gas Company started construction in January 2001, and the facility was completed and successfully started trial operation in February 2002, becoming the first domestic civil liquefied natural gas gasification station with a design capacity of 20,000 Nm3/d.

Guangdong Longchuan LNG Community Gasification Station Project

The Longchuan LNG liquefaction plant boasts a short design and construction period, taking less than a year from design to completion. The grand opening ceremony was held on May 23rd this year. Its design capacity is 10,000 Nm3/d.

Although Longchuan's LNG currently comes from Puyang, Henan, the operator's gaze is fixed on Shenzhen. Once Shenzhen's LNG receiving station is completed, Longchuan will be the受益者.

The Longchuan LNG Gasification Plant project is a management general contracting project managed by Qingdao Chemical Design Institute.

In China, currently under construction and set to operate are LNG gasification stations in Shangqiu, Henan; Jiangyan and Shuyang, Jiangsu; Fangzi, Shandong; Suzhou, Zhejiang; Miyun, Beijing; and Bengbu, Anhui. In the planning stages are cities such as Yuyao, Zhejiang; Jiujiang, Jiangxi; Weifang, Shandong; Pingdu, Qingzhou; and Xiamen, Fujian. It is said that after completing the construction of the LNG gasification station in Longchuan, Guangdong, Shanghai Tongda Energy Co., Ltd. plans to invest in and build LNG community gasification stations in cities such as Yangjiang, Huide, and Shanwei in Guangdong.

It appears that the recent LNG community gasification boom in Shandong, China, far exceeds the earlier LPG community gasification surge in Guangdong. It's even faster than Japan's development pace in the 1970s. Whether in terms of construction scale, speed, organizational form, or the level of public concern and influence, it surpasses the Guangdong LPG community gasification by leaps and bounds.