of the Taichung terminal to 5 million tons, ensure a stable, dependable supply of gas during the winter monsoon period and,
by increasing the LNG storage capacity, and the number of days' supply on hand.
CPC has built up a natural gas transmission and distribution system in western Taiwan comprised of approximately 1,535
kilometers of terrestrial trunk pipeline extending from Pingtung in the south to Keelung in the north and which includes eight
supply centers and 45 distribution stations. CPC's current plans have as their goal the construction of interlocking ring-shaped
networks to produce a figure 8 configuration. This will firstly involve laying down a 238-kilometer undersea pipeline from
Yongan to Tongxiao and a 500-kilometer terrestrial pipeline onwards from Yongan to Taoyuan, creating a circular network in
central and southern Taiwan. In addition, after the 36-inch undersea gas pipeline from Taichung to Datan has come on stream it
will be linked with terrestrial pipelines in central and northern Taiwan to form another circular formation – thus completing the
required integrated "figure 8" gas transmission network.
Diversifying overseas sources of natural gas through long-term purchasing contracts
CPC has put a lot of effort into diversifying its natural gas sources to ensure that Taiwan has a stable supply and continues to
negotiate long-term agreements aimed at meeting the market's needs in addition to the existing long-term LNG purchasing
contracts with Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar, its current main suppliers.
Papua New Guinea began supplying LNG to Taiwan on schedule in 2014 under a long-term agreement and also that year
CPC signed a contract with the Cameron project in the US that calls for LNG shipments over a 20-year period from 2018.
Additionally, CPC will gradually move towards obtaining more gas from Australia and the USA to further diversify its sources
and so further stabilize supply.
Apart from the gas coming from its main suppliers under long-term purchasing contracts, additional supplies have been
obtained through master sales agreements with various other gas-rich countries. In all, CPC sold 17.6 billion cubic meters of
natural gas throughout the year.
2014 Liquefied Natural Gas Domestic Sales
17.6
billion cubic meters
