BP has extensive experience in LNG liquefaction, transportation and importation in many countries.

• BP has some 30 years technical, operational, commercial and marketing experience in the LNG industry
• BP has 80 years of merchant shipping experience  nearly 30 in LNG transportation
• BP has a fleet of over 50 vessels, including 8 new LNG ships under its management
• BP has one of the best merchant fleet safety records
• BP is one of the world's largest suppliers of natural gas to liquefaction plants for LNG production
• BP is a member of many of the international organizations that have set high international safety standards for the industry

BP is using its experience in LNG to help meet the demand for cleaner-burning natural gas around the world. Just click on a flag to learn more:

United States of America

BP imports shipments of liquefied natural gas into all four regasification terminals located in the Lower 48 states  (1) Lake Charles, La.; (2) Elba Island, Ga.; (3) Everett, Ma. and (4) Cove Point, Md.

The Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal is located on 1,017 acres of land on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. Cove Point was in service from 1978 until 1980 when it was mothballed due to the downturn in US gas prices. Cove Point reopened as a peakshaver plant in 1995. Storage capacity is 6.75 bcf with a vaporization capacity of 1 bcf/d. BP secured 250 mmscfd of Cove Point capacity in an open season that was held in 2000. In October 2001 FERC authorized the re-opening of Cove Point and the terminal received its first LNG cargo - delivered by BP - in summer 2003. 

BP also supplies LNG to the (5) Pe�uelas LNG importation terminal in Puerto Rico.

BP is seeking permits to build an importation terminal at (6) Crown Landing in Southern New Jersey to serve the growing demand for clean-burning natural gas in that region.

(7) BP is a partner in an agreement to supply LNG from Indonesia to an LNG import terminal being developed in Baja California, Mexico. The natural gas will supply markets in both Mexico and the United States.

Around the World:

Dominican Republic
BP supplies AES Andres (a subsidiary of the global power generation, distribution and retail supply company, AES Corporation) with LNG to meet the approximate 100 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) required for its Dominican Republic power projects. LNG is supplied via a new purpose built receiving terminal on the south coast of the island. It is  used to fuel a new co-located 306 MW power plant and an existing inland 205 MW facility. Uniquely the supply is not based on the traditional structure of a dedicated production source but instead is sold under the "BP brand" whereby product may be derived from a variety of LNG sources.

Spain
BP has a 25% interest in a LNG regasification facility and storage capacity near Bilbao, northern Spain. It began operation in 2003 and was Europe's first integrated regasification facility and power project. BP also supplies LNG to importation terminals at Huelva and Barcelona elsewhere in the country.

Spain represents a key part of BP's gas and power strategy and is strategically located at the intersection of the Middle East and Atlantic supply basins. BP forecasts strong demand growth with a doubling of the market from 20billion cubic meters annually (bcma) to 40bcma by 2010 largely attributable to increases in installed power capacity

BP's ambitions and actions in Spain have been underpinned by our strong global natural gas reserve position. We have had success in linking our supply positions to important European markets such as Spain and Italy, supporting our production of:

• 900 mmscf/d of gas from the In Salah development in Algeria and
• 500 mmscf/d of gas for the Spanish market from the two train LNG expansion in Trinidad.

Spain is strategically located for future supplies of natural gas as LNG from Trinidad and Algeria and potential LNG projects being pursued in Egypt.  Bilbao is the first non-Enagas controlled LNG terminal in Spain, the first non-incumbent regasification terminal outside the US and the first integrated project of its kind anywhere in Europe. It is an important anchor of about 300 mmcf/d of natural gas.

United Kingdom
BP has capacity rights at a regasification terminal currently under construction at the Isle of Grain on the East Coast, close to London and the strong south-east market. LNG will be supplied from Algeria.

China
BP is involved in the Guangdong LNG project, the first LNG importation facility project in China and which is currently under construction.

The Asia Pacific region is the largest LNG market in the world consuming more than 70% of the current world LNG production. The market is poised to grow significantly with introduction of new markets such as China and the Philippines as well as increased demand in the existing markets in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The benefits of natural gas as a clean energy source has driven a strong demand for LNG in this part of the world which lacks indigenous natural gas resources.

Trinidad and Tobago
BP is a major partner in and supplier of natural gas to the Atlantic LNG liquefaction plant. In 1999 the Atlantic LNG Train I facility became the first greenfield LNG plant to be built in the western hemisphere for a quarter of a century. The project involved an investment of approximately US$1 billion.

From concept to initial production, the 3 million tonnes a year Atlantic LNG Train I project took just six and a half years compared to the worldwide average development time of fourteen years for similar projects. The 120-acre LNG plant site enjoys the benign marine environment of the Gulf of Paria and its sheltered harbors. The facility has its own harbor and jetty which can accommodate LNG tankers ranging from 70,000 to 135,000 cubic meters. There is also an approach channel and a turning basin.  In December of 2000 Atlantic signed a two-train expansion agreement with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Trains two and three each have a capacity of 3.3 million tonnes a year(mtpa). Train two exported its first cargo of LNG in 2002 and train three began production in 2003. The plants double containment storage tanks can each hold up to 102,000 cubic meters of LNG.

During operation, the plant has maintained the excellent safety standards of only 3 lost time accidents (LTAs), no fatalities and an OSHA rate of 1.2 in over 13.4 million job hours set during construction.

Australia
BP is a partner in the North West Shelf (NWS) liquefaction project. The NWS project is based on extensive natural gas and condensate reserves discovered in the early 1970s more than 130 km off the Pilbara coast. Developing this valuable resource posed formidable technical, financial and political challenges. The first phase of the project consisted of building an onshore processing plant in the Burrup peninsula and a 1,500 km pipeline to South West Australia.

In 1985, work commenced on the LNG project which currently consists of three liquefaction trains, a fractionation plant, four storage tanks, a loading jetty and eight ships (six owned by the NWS project, two chartered), one of which is operated by BP. Contracted deliveries to Japan commenced in 1989 and reached a level of 7.33 mtpa in 1995. Subsequent exploration proved up sufficient reserves for a fourth liquefaction train, due to start up in 2004 with sales principally to Japan. Exploration and appraisal continues in order to prove up sufficient reserves for a fifth liquefaction train.

United Arab Emirates
BP is a partner in the ADGAS liquefaction project. The engineering and project management of the plants first two liquefaction trains were led by BP. The ADGAS venture was conceived in the late 60s as a means of putting to commercial use the huge quantities of natural gas being flared from off-shore oil production in Abu Dhabi.

The original Heads of Agreement was concluded with Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) in 1973, and sales commenced in 1977 when the first two liquefaction trains were commissioned . 1990 saw ADGAS's commitment to the third train. A new Sales and Purchase Agreement was signed with Tepco in 1994 to supply 4.7 million tonnes per year from 1997 to 2019. Eight new 137,000 m3 ships were commissioned, four to replace older ships and four for the third train; BP operates four of these ships.

Indonesia
BP is a 50% shareholder in VICO, the operator of the Badak, Samberah, Nilam and Mutiara fields which supply natural gas to Bontang liquefaction facility.

The first of Bontang's LNG trains started up in 1977 following the discovery of a huge natural gas reserve in the Badak field in 1972. The eighth train was completed in 1999 bringing the total production capacity to 22.1 million tonnes per year - making it the largest LNG plant in the world.

VICO is also a participant in the operation of the Bontang plant, having a 20% stake in the operating company PT Badak NGL. PT Badak have produced over 4800 shipments of LNG to date - enough to supply all of Japan's gas demand for over seven years - winning several international safety awards along the way.

Elsewhere in the World:

In Japan, Taiwan and South Korea BP supplies LNG to importation terminals currently operating.

In Oman and Qatar BP vessels load cargos of LNG from liquefaction units currently operating.

In Bolivia, Angola, Egypt and Indonesia BP is involved in the development of a number of liquefaction projects, either with an interest or as a partner with assets or to supply natural gas.

In Mexico and China BP has supply agreements for regasification terminals currently under development.

In Italy, India and South Korea BP has an interest (i.e., owns assets or a related asset such as a power plant) in regasification terminals currently under development.