liquefied natural gas plant

noun

1. An industrial facility where natural gas is cooled to about −162 °C so that it becomes a liquid, making it far smaller in volume and easier to store and ship in special tankers.

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   • "The new liquefied natural gas plant is near the coast."B1
   • "Building a liquefied natural gas plant costs billions of dollars."B1
   • "The country opened its first liquefied natural gas plant to sell gas to buyers overseas."B2
   • "Environmental groups challenged the permits for the proposed liquefied natural gas plant."C1
   • "The plant converts natural gas into a liquid for transport by ship."B2

2. A site that also includes the equipment for loading the liquefied gas onto ships, often called an LNG export terminal.

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   • "Ships load the fuel at the liquefied natural gas plant."A2
   • "The liquefied natural gas plant sends gas to Asia by ship."B1