What is LNG?

Liquefied natural gas, also known as LNG, is natural gas that has been cooled to liquid form for ease of transport and storage.

When natural gas from the coal seams is processed in the plant, it is refrigerated, or cooled, using the same principles at work in a household refrigerator or air-conditioning unit.

When it is cooled to about -162°C, the natural gas liquefies and takes up 1/600th of the volume of natural gas.

In this form, it can be transported at atmospheric pressure in large vessels.

When LNG is returned to ambient temperature, it becomes the same natural gas used to cook meals, warm homes, and power cars, buses and power stations.

LNG is odourless, colourless, non-corrosive and non-toxic.