Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is obtained by cooling natural gas to -160° C, after having separated it from water and other substances that would freeze at such temperatures.
After this transformation natural gas in liquid state occupies volumes 600 times lower than in gaseous state and can therefore be easily transported along sea routes with great flexibility.
Once it has reached its destination place, liquefied natural gas can be immediately used as a fuel for maritime transport or unloaded and stored in small-scale plants, to then be distributed to fuel filling stations for powering heavy vehicles or to industrial plants and small gas distribution networks not connected to the gas pipeline grid.