What is the safety record of storing LNG?
There are LNG storage facilities located throughout the world. Japan receives more than 96 percent of its natural gas via ocean-going vessel, and has 24 receiving terminals and storage facilities, including four in Tokyo Bay. Korea, Taiwan, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, the Dominican Republic and the United States also have LNG receiving and storage terminals. All of these facilities have been operating for many years – some for more than 40 – and none of them have experienced a serious incident. The most serious LNG incident occurred in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio.
