Name: Botswana: LNG terminals, gas pipelines and carriers
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Import and export balance

Direction	Terminals	Operating	Under construction
Export (liquefaction)	1	—	—
Import (regasification)	0	—	—

Figures are whole-terminal capacities in Mtpa, not adjusted for ownership stakes or utilisation.

LNG terminals in Botswana

	Import / export	Type			Units
Botswana LNG Terminal	Export	Not reported	Proposed	0.36 Mtpaproposed	2	—

Chokepoint exposure

Chokepoint exposure is shown on each terminal page, taken from a hand-maintained trade-lane table. It is an editorial routing model of typical laden voyages, not vessel tracking. The exposure feed aggregates it by chokepoint.

Background on the technology and the terms used on this page.

Liquefaction trains explained
A liquefaction train is one complete, self-contained refrigeration line that chills treated natural gas until it condenses, and a large modern train produces roughly 5 to 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.
LNG and maritime chokepoints
A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.
How LNG works
Liquefied natural gas is natural gas chilled to about minus 162 degrees Celsius, at which point it becomes a liquid roughly 600 times smaller than the gas, so it can be shipped where no pipeline runs.
Mtpa, bcm and cubic metres
LNG capacity is quoted in three incompatible units, and the two conversions that matter are 1 million tonnes a year equals about 1.36 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and 1 cubic metre of liquid equals about 600 cubic metres of gas.

Botswana: LNG infrastructure

Import and export balance

LNG terminals in Botswana

Chokepoint exposure

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