Where is Bontang LNG Terminal?

Bontang LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Indonesia. It is made up of 9 tracked trains and phases.

Is Bontang LNG Terminal operating?

Bontang LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1977.

How much LNG can Bontang LNG Terminal handle?

Bontang LNG Terminal has 5.75 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 7.82 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns Bontang LNG Terminal?

Bontang LNG Terminal is owned by Government of Indonesia, and operated by PT Badak NGL. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.

What pipelines connect to Bontang LNG Terminal?

3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Bontang LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

Bontang LNG Terminal — export terminal, Indonesia

At a glance

Country: Indonesia
State / province: Not reported
Region: Not reported
Import / export: Export
Onshore / floating: Not reported
Status (rolled up): Operating
Trains / phases tracked: 9
Earliest start year: 1977
Latest start year: 1998
Coordinates: 0.1013° N, 117.4705° E
GEM terminal ID: T100000130278
GEM wiki page: gem.wiki

Trains and phases

Each row is one unit as tracked by GEM. Ordered by start year, then proposal year.

Unit	Status	Capacity (Mtpa)	Capacity (bcm/y)	Start	Proposed	FID	Owner (as reported)
Unit A	Retired	2.7	3.67	1977	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit B	Retired	2.7	3.67	1977	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit C	Retired	2.7	3.67	1980	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit D	Retired	2.7	3.67	1980	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit E	Idle	2.8	3.81	1990	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit F	Idle	2.8	3.81	1994	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit G	Operating	2.8	3.81	1998	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit H	Operating	2.95	4.01	1998	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]
Unit I	Cancelled	2.95	4.01	—	—	Not reported	Government of Indonesia [100%]

Capacity by status

Status	Units	Mtpa	bcm/y
Operating	2	5.75	7.82
Idle	2	5.6	7.62
Cancelled	1	2.95	4.01
Retired	4	10.8	14.7

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per unit, merged across units. Percentages are omitted where GEM does not give them.

Owners

Government of Indonesia100%

Operators

PT Badak NGL

Location

Bontang LNG Terminal at 0.1013° N, 117.4705° E, with 3 tracked gas pipelines passing within 25 km.

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Coordinates: 0.1013° N, 117.4705° E
Coordinate accuracy (GEM): exact
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Nearest tracked terminals

Connected gas pipelines

Tracked pipelines whose route passes within 25 km of this terminal, or whose name matches it. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

Pipeline	Status	Length	Capacity	Distance	Matched by
Badak-Bontang 2 Gas Pipeline	Operating	57 km	28.11 bcm/y	0.6 km	route proximity
Badak-Bontang Gas Pipeline	Operating	57 km	28.11 bcm/y	0.6 km	route proximity
East Kalimantan – South Kalimantan Gas Pipeline	Proposed	1,017 km	—	1.2 km	route proximity

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where is Bontang LNG Terminal?: Bontang LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Indonesia. It is made up of 9 tracked trains and phases.
Is Bontang LNG Terminal operating?: Bontang LNG Terminal is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1977.
How much LNG can Bontang LNG Terminal handle?: Bontang LNG Terminal has 5.75 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 7.82 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.
Who owns Bontang LNG Terminal?: Bontang LNG Terminal is owned by Government of Indonesia, and operated by PT Badak NGL. Shares are as recorded in the current tracker release.
What pipelines connect to Bontang LNG Terminal?: 3 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of Bontang LNG Terminal. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

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.
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.
What terminal status actually means
A project status describes how far an LNG terminal or train has progressed, and the gap between proposed and operating is the single most misread number in the industry.
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.