Safety

The LNG industry has an enviable safety record over more than 45 years of commercial operation.

Through the early identification, assessment and management of risk and the application of strict operating standards worldwide, LNG is safely produced and transported around the world.

Unlike LPG, or liquid petroleum gas that is used in barbecues, LNG is not stored under pressure. Storage tanks at LNG plants and on LNG ships are heavily insulated to keep the gas cold and liquefied at atmospheric pressure.

LNG facilities are constructed in line with strict engineering and regulatory guidelines and have sophisticated alarms and multiple back-up safety measures, including emergency shutdown systems. The facilities feature heavily insulated storage tanks, constructed of materials including nickel-steel, stainless steel, aluminium alloys and compounded, pre-stressed concrete.

As with all large industrial processes, facilities are also designed with large buffer areas to protect people from risk.

LNG tankers have made more than 80,000 voyages without a major accident or significant loss of cargo. The ships have primary and secondary cargo containment systems to prevent leaks or ruptures and feature sophisticated safety measures including emergency shutdown systems and fire and gas monitoring detection equipment.

LNG has been used safely for decades in countries including the US, Japan and Korea.