Description
The terminal is built to store and re-gasify liquefied natural gas imported from the Qatargas 2 LNG plant in Qatar. in the five storage tanks based at the site, the tanks are of a large size; 94 metres in circumference and 31 metres high rising a further 12 metres at the top. The regasified natural gas is to be fed through the South Wales Gas Pipeline to the national gas network at Tirley, Gloucestershire.
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