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Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Practical Law UK Glossary w-002-0545
(Approx. 4 pages)
Glossary
Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Gas that has been cooled until it becomes a liquid (at approximately 161 degrees Celsius). LNG occupies 600 times less space than natural gas in its gaseous form. It is transported in purpose-built ships. It requires a liquefaction plant (land based or as part of a vessel) to convert the natural gas from its gaseous form to LNG, and a regasification plant to reconvert it before injection into a gas transmission network (such as the
national transmission system
(NTS)) or other pipeline. For more information on LNG, see
Practice note, Financing liquefied natural gas projects: What is LNG?
and
Legal update, CEER report on the role of LNG to improve security of supply
.