Part 3Nationally significant infrastructure projects
Energy
18LNG facilities
1
The construction of an LNG facility is within section 14(1)(d) only if (when constructed) the facility will be in England and—
a
the storage capacity of the facility is expected to be at least 43 million standard cubic metres, or
b
the maximum flow rate of the facility is expected to be at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres per day.
2
The alteration of an LNG facility is within section 14(1)(d) only if the facility is in England and the effect of the alteration is expected to be—
a
to increase by at least 43 million standard cubic metres the storage capacity of the facility, or
b
to increase by at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres per day the maximum flow rate of the facility.
3
“LNG facility” means a facility for—
a
the reception of liquid natural gas from outside England,
b
the storage of liquid natural gas, and
c
the regasification of liquid natural gas.
4
In this section—
“maximum flow rate”, in relation to a facility, means the maximum rate at which gas is able to flow out of the facility, on the assumption that—
- a
the facility is filled to maximum capacity, and
- b
the rate is measured after regasification of the liquid natural gas and any other processing required on the recovery of the gas from storage;
- a
“storage capacity” means the capacity of the facility for storage of liquid natural gas.
5
The storage capacity of an LNG facility is to be measured as if the gas were stored in regasified form.