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LNG

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In oil, gas & mining, LNG means: Short for liquefied natural gas: natural gas cooled to about minus 162°C so it becomes a liquid that takes up around 600 times less space and can be shipped by tanker.

In Turkish: sıvılaştırılmış doğal gaz (LNG), LNG

How it is used

Said as letters (L-N-G). The chain includes liquefaction plants, LNG carriers, import terminals and regasification, often on an FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit). Traders talk about LNG cargoes, spot LNG and long-term LNG contracts.

Example sentences

  1. Turkey imports LNG through terminals and FSRUs on its coasts.

  2. An LNG carrier arrived at the terminal and began unloading.

Common collocations

  • LNG carrier
  • LNG terminal
  • LNG cargo
  • LNG imports
  • regasification
  • natural gasA gas fuel found underground, made mostly of methane and often found with oil. It is used for heating, cooking, power plants and as a raw material for industry.
  • pipelineA long line of connected pipes, often buried or laid on the seabed, used to carry oil, gas, water or slurry over long distances.
  • storage tankA large container, usually a round steel tank, used to hold crude oil, fuels, water or chemicals at a terminal, refinery or production site.
  • midstreamDescribing the middle part of the oil and gas business, which moves and stores oil and gas between the field and the refinery or market through pipelines, tankers, terminals and tanks.

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