Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the liquid form of natural gas. It is a clear, colourless, non-toxic, clean-burning fuel.

Taken out of the ground as natural gas, it becomes liquid when chilled to -162 degrees Celsius. By cooling natural gas, the volume of natural gas is reduced by more than 600 times, making it easier and safer to store and transport.

At regassification terminals liquefied natural gas is warmed until it returns to its original gas state.

Natural gas is used for cooking, home heating and generating electrical power, among other uses.

On arrival at the Canaport LNG regassification facility, liquefied natural gas will be pumped to full containment storage tanks at atmospheric pressure. The liquefied natural gas will then be pumped through a vaporizer where it will be heated in a controlled environment and returned to natural gas.

After passing through the vaporizer, liquefied natural gas returns to its gaseous state. The vapourized gas is then regulated for pressure and then enters the pipeline as natural gas.