LNG (liquefied natural gas)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LNG_(liquefied_natural_gas)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:coal
gptkb:energy
liquefied gas
gptkbp:abbreviation liquefied natural gas
gptkbp:aroma odorless
gptkbp:boilingPoint -162°C
gptkbp:color colorless
gptkbp:commercialUse 1964
gptkbp:component methane
gptkbp:composedOf methane
gptkbp:density about 430 kg/m³
gptkbp:environmentalImpact lower CO2 than coal
methane leakage risk
gptkbp:features flammability
asphyxiation risk
cryogenic burns
gptkbp:firstCommercialExport Algeria to UK
gptkbp:flammability yes
gptkbp:globalTradeVolume2022 about 400 million tonnes
gptkbp:HSCode 271111
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LNG (liquefied natural gas)
gptkbp:infrastructure regasification terminal
LNG storage tank
liquefaction plant
gptkbp:liquefiedAt -162°C
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainImports gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:marketTraded yes
gptkbp:minorComponents nitrogen
butane
ethane
propane
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
gptkbp:pipelineAlternative yes
gptkbp:powerSource about 21-23 MJ/liter
gptkbp:producedBy cooling natural gas
gptkbp:regasifiedAt import terminal
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:gasoline
gptkbp:storage cryogenic tanks
gptkbp:transportation LNG carrier ship
gptkbp:UNNumber 1972
gptkbp:usedFor heating
energy generation
transportation fuel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIDAcosma
gptkb:AIDAnova
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6