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

Direction	Terminals	Operating	Under construction
Export (liquefaction)	0	—	—
Import (regasification)	3	1.5	—

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

LNG terminals in Panama

	Import / export	Type			Units
Costa Norte LNG TerminalColon	Import	Not reported	Operating	1.5 Mtpa	1	2018
Sinolam LNG TerminalColón	Import	Not reported	Shelved	Not reported	1	—
Telfers FSRUColon	Import	FSRU	Cancelled	Not reported	1	—

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.

FSRU versus onshore regasification
An FSRU is a ship that stores LNG and turns it back into gas while moored, doing the job of an onshore import terminal without the onshore construction.
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.

Panama: LNG infrastructure

Import and export balance

LNG terminals in Panama

Chokepoint exposure

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