Rep. Kim Gyeong-man, Direct Import and Pipe Network System Improvement Discussion
Direct import of LNG from 6.4% in 2016 → 22.4% in 2020
Piping facility system improvement should be prepared as a top priority for national convenience
On the 25th, Democratic Party member Kim Gyeong-man (Proportional Representative) held a’LNG Direct Introduction and Natural Gas Piping Facility Use System Improvement Discussion’ in the Win-Win Room on the 2nd floor of the Seoul Small and Medium Business Federation to seek ways to improve the current natural gas piping facility use system. Revealed.
Currently, the proportion of direct imports from overseas in the domestic LNG market is rapidly increasing. According to the Korea Gas Corporation, the share of direct imports from private companies among domestic LNG imports increased from 215.5 million tons (6.4%) in 2016 to 920.2 million tons (22.4%) last year. Along with this, the demand for joint use of LNG piping facilities is also constantly increasing due to the emergence of new LNG terminals.
The debate was chaired by Professor Kim Yeon-gyu of Hanyang University. Impact and response of diversification of LNG introduction method’ ▲’Pending issues for joint use of domestic natural gas piping facilities and improvement directions’ by Dr. Nam-jin Noh, Korea Institute for Energy Economics ▲’Conditions for the formation of a fair domestic natural gas market-TPA’ by Professor Ryu Kwon-hong of Wonkwang University ▲Note The subject presentation of’Problems and Countermeasures for Analyzing the Domestic Natural Gas Pipe Network’ was made by Kyung-min, CEO of Inobie Solutions.
“In order to prepare an effective environment for direct import of LNG, it is necessary to secure a stable infrastructure such as storage facilities and piping networks,” said Ho Song-seok, manager of the KEPCO Business Research Institute. “For this, the third joint use of manufacturing and supply facilities is required.” Said.
He added, “The time has come to lay the foundation for a fair competition system and minimize inefficiency by establishing and operating a neutral institution that comprehensively reviews and mediates various issues in the gas industry.”
Dr. Nam-Jin Roh of the Institute for Energy Economics also said, “We need to improve the reliability of network analysis and supplement the decision-making system for new pipe extensions through the use of neutral instruments.” “In the case of a new pipe extension, regardless of the construction entity, the Neutral Committee led the review and presented opinions on necessity and appropriateness. It should be done.”
Joo Kyung-min, CEO of Inobie Solutions, argued that it was necessary to ensure access to information related to pipe network operation management supervisory and pipe network analysis.
The debate was attended by Jin Kim, Head of Gas Industry Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Jo Jung-ik, Head of Facility Utilization and Sales Department, Korea Gas Corporation, Park Se-min, Head of Market Structure Improvement Division of Fair Trade Commission, and Jeong-seop Kim, Head of New Energy Industry Division, Jeollanam-do.
Rep. Kim Gyeong-man said, “As LNG plays a very important role as a bridge between coal and renewable energy, it is urgent to improve the preemptive system to minimize the problems and side effects arising from the expansion of the market such as the increase in direct introduction of LNG.” A plan to improve the free and fair use of plumbing facilities should be prepared, putting the public’s convenience, which is the final consumer, first.”