Port of Taichung, Taiwan
Taiwan breaks ground on LNG terminal expansion
State-owned CPC has started work to expand its Taichung LNG import terminal
Taiwan’s state-owned CPC and the Taiwanese government have held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of two 180,000m³ LNG storage tanks and associated infrastructure, part of the third-phase expansion of the Taichung regasification terminal. CPC expects the storage tanks to be finished in 2026. The third-phase expansion, when complete, will raise import capacity at Taichung to 10mn t/yr, up from around 5-6mn t/yr currently. Engineering conglomerate Bechtel is providing engineering, procurement and construction work for the storage tanks. But the expansion will not require an extensive port redevelopment, as CPC will lease two existing wharves from the Taichung port au
Also in this section
10 March 2026
By shutting the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has cut exports of distillate-rich Middle Eastern crude, jet fuel and diesel, and is holding the energy market hostage
10 March 2026
Eni’s director for global gas and LNG portfolio, Cristian Signoretto, discusses how demand will respond to rising LNG supply, and how the company is expanding its own gas and LNG operations through disciplined, capital-efficient investments
9 March 2026
Petroleum Economist analysis sees increases in output from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Kazakhstan among others before region’s murky descent
9 March 2026
Energy sanctions are becoming an increasingly prominent tool of US foreign policy, with the country’s growth in oil and gas production allowing it to impose pressure on rivals without jeopardising its own energy security or that of its allies, argues Matthew McManus, a visiting fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics
