ABOUT US
ABOUT Dragon LNG
What We Do
Our Purpose
‘connecting energy into the UK for a brighter future’
Our Ambition
To become a competitive Net Zero Terminal thriving in the Energy Transition.
Our Strategy
To achieve our ambition we align our work with 5 north stars
- A Safe, Reliable and Flexible LNG terminal and Future Energies Hub
- Enabled teams, skilled to work on a Digital Asset
- A Competitive and commercially high value customer contracts
- Scope 1 Decarbonisation in the Haven Energy Transition and Scope 2 Decarbonisation and growth of Dragon Energy Ltd.
Our Values and Behaviours
Respect: Treating others with mutual respect, dignity & understanding
Teamwork: Uniting in our purpose, achieving together as a team
Integrity – Inspiring trust through our actions
Learning – Continuously improving by developing our understanding
A note from our Managing Director
“At Dragon it isn’t what you read on this website; it is the images of what you see us do every day connecting energy into the UK for our brighter future.
We have excellent skills in a vibrant workforce at our Waterston site.
Our LNG terminal boasts an excellent safety record as well as a reliable and flexible supply of natural gas into the homes and businesses across the UK
providing energy security for many years to come. We continue to improve the site having already completed the first major turnaround of our reliquefaction plant.
In March 2023 Dragon Energy started commercial operations of our solar panels in our renewables park complementing our base business as we choose
to do more in the energy transition and towards a net zero future. In Q3 2024, Welsh Government granted planning approval for 3 wind turbines to join our
solar panels.
We continue to work with our community, industry partners, educational institutes and with governmental bodies to ensure we continue to develop local
skills as an employer of choice in West Wales.
Please reach out to me or any of the team at Dragon to learn more about what we do and how you can be part of our exciting future ahead.”
Simon Ames, Managing Director
What is Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)?
LNG is natural gas which has been cooled to a temperature of approximately -160°C, to form a liquid. This process reduces the volume of gas by 600:1 enabling large quantities to be transported and stored safely and economically.
Methane is composed of one carbon and four hydrogen atoms, forming one of the cleanest, simplest and most abundant hydrocarbon fuels. In its liquefied form (LNG) is colourless, odourless and non corrosive. LNG is a clean fuel that, when burned, is virtually free of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
It has to be converted to gas and mixed with air in the right ratio for it to burn. LNG vapours are only flammable within an approximate concentration of 5 – 15% gas in
air. Outside this range it cannot burn as either the fuel or air ratios are too low. LNG, as a liquid, will not explode or burn.
The LNG Process
LNG is transported to Dragon LNG from all over the world in special twin hulled ships. Maximum ship size acceptance – Q-Flex type with a length, breadth and draft of 315m, 50m and 12.4m.
Maximum cargo capacity – 217,500m3
Maximum unloading rate – 12,000m3/hr via 3no. unloading arms (18hrs for full cargo capacity).
LNG is pumped from the ship and into our 2 full containment, insulated storage tanks, each with a 160,000m3 capacity. The liquid is stored in each tank at -160°C and, using Low Pressure pumps, is sent to the Process Area. During storage some of the liquid will vaporise into a gaseous state causing boil off gas. This is managed, to prevent pressure build up in the tanks, via our Reliquefaction Plant, which was commissioned in 2018 as the largest onshore Re-liquefaction plant (RP) in Europe. The boil-off gas can be diverted from the tanks through the RP.
This enables flexibility for our customers to supply the NTS when it is required. The gas is reliquefied by cooling and compressing the gas to return it to the tanks as LNG.
When we send Gas out to the UK, the LNG is regasified by warming the liquid to its natural gaseous state (5°C) through tube bundles in a Submerged Combustion Vaporiser (SCV). Natural gas is then pumped into the National Transmission System (NTS) at approx. 90Barg via High Pressure Pumps.