LNG Business

LNG receiving terminal information

LNG receiving terminal information


Senboku Terminal overview


Aerial view of Senboku Terminal

The Senboku Terminal plays a critical role in the stable supply of energy, being Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.'s largest terminal and accounting for 70% of municipal gas distributed throughout the Kansai region. The Senboku Terminal consists of Plants 1 and 2, each being connected through a submarine conduit network.

Plant features


Senboku Terminal Plant 1

  • LNG volume handled: 0.31M tons/year (as of FY 2024)
  • Senboku natural gas power plant (277,500kW capacity x 2 units)
    Coordination with neighboring companies
    (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., ENEOS Holdings, Inc.)
  • LNG cold utilization Facilities

Air separation: Cryo Air Co., Ltd. (Liquefied oxygen, Liquefied nitrogen, Liquefied argon)
Carbon dioxide Liquefaction and dry ice plant , Cryogenic crushing system, High purity methane plant, and Butane cooling
Supply of LNG cold to neighboring companies

Senboku Terminal Plant 2

  • LNG volume handled: 4.2M tons/year (as of FY 2024)
  • Accounts for 66% of the total city gas production across all providers
  • Senboku Natural Gas Power Plant (277,000kW capacity x 2 units)
  • LNG cold utilization Facilities

Cryogenic power generation (1,450kW and 6,000kW), BOG reliquefaction
Air separation: Cold Air Products Co., Ltd.
(Liquefied oxygen, Liquefied nitrogen, Liquefied argon)

  • LNG LPG lorry shipments

Himeji Terminal overview


Aerial view of Himeji Terminal

This terminal went online in 1984 following the Senboku Terminal, and plays a role in Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.'s supply of municipal gas using natural gas a raw material.

Plant features


Himeji Terminal

  • LNG volume handled: 1.7M tons/year (as of FY 2024)
  • Joint use of the terminal (under consignment) with The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Himeji No.2 Power Station
  • LNG liquid shipping business, LNG lorry, LNG inland ships
  • Power generation business: 50,000kW power generation facilities (52,450kW)
  • Cryogenic power generation

Two TRI-EX type LNG vaporizers (3,700kW, 2,800kW), gas decompression equipment with expansion turbine generator