Isle of Grain (15 mtpa, National Grid), South Hook Milford Haven (15.6 mtpa, QatarEnergy-led), Dragon LNG (5.6 mtpa).
Cross-border LNG-terminal workforce mobilisation against Isle of Grain LNG (Grain LNG / National Grid subsidiary; 15 mtpa regas, 1 mcm storage; expansion to 1.2 mcm targeted July 2025; sale announced 2024), South Hook LNG Milford Haven (QatarEnergy 67.5% / ExxonMobil 24.15% / TotalEnergies 8.35%; 15.6 mtpa; ~20% of UK gas demand), and Dragon LNG Waterston (Shell 50% / Ancala 50%; 5.6 mtpa nameplate / ~9 bcm/yr deliverability) — HSE COMAH 2015 upper-tier, EN 1473.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- HSE COMAH 2015 + EI IP-1528%
- EN ISO 9606-1 + PED26%
- Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker22%
- CITB + CIS + MCA Port Marine Safety24%
Welder Charpy qualification follows the temperature.
Isle of Grain + South Hook + Dragon LNG cryogenic-piping welder qualification ladders from ambient to −163°C. EN ISO 9606-1 + Charpy + EN 1473 LNG plant design + HSE COMAH 2015 upper-tier.
▲ Ambient · +20°C
- +20°C unfulfilled
Ambient piping
- EN ISO 9606-1 baseline
- ASME B31.3 normal-temp
- −50°C partial
Low-temp piping
- Charpy 27J / −50°C
- EN 13480-4
- −101°C partial
Cryogenic transition
- Charpy 27J / −101°C
- API 620 Annex Q
- −163°C fulfilled
LNG storage operating
- Charpy 27J / −196°C qualified
- EN 1473
- EI IP-15 (HAZ)
- HSE COMAH 2015 upper-tier
▼ LNG storage · −163°C
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Isle of Grain LNG (Grain LNG / National Grid subsidiary; 15 mtpa regas, 1 mcm storage; expansion to 1.2 mcm Jul 2025; sale announced 2024) Grain LNG / National Grid
- South Hook LNG Milford Haven (QatarEnergy 67.5% / ExxonMobil 24.15% / TotalEnergies 8.35%; 15.6 mtpa, ~20% of UK gas demand) South Hook LNG consortium
- Dragon LNG Waterston (Shell 50% / Ancala 50%; 5.6 mtpa nameplate / ~9 bcm/yr deliverability; capacity through Sep 2029+) Dragon LNG (Shell + Ancala)
UK has three operational LNG-import terminals: Isle of Grain (Kent, National Grid subsidiary), South Hook (Milford Haven, QatarEnergy-led — ~20% of UK gas demand), and Dragon LNG (Waterston).
01. Pre-pricing — CSCS + CIS + EI IP-15
CSCS card per worker. CIS 20%/30%. EI IP-15 hazardous-area-classification competency.
02. Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker + COMAH documentation
Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker visa. PED Cat III/IV + COMAH 2015 upper-tier safety case + Major Accident Prevention Policy per site.
03. CITB + HSE + CDM 2015 onboarding
CITB Levy. CDM 2015 Principal Designer / Principal Contractor compliance.
04. HMRC + HSE + COMAH-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: bank-traceable remuneration to UK bank, English-language CoS + contract, CIS statements, CITB returns, CSCS card, WPQR scope-match per pressure-part welder, COMAH safety-case competency record.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the UK LNG pathway
Indian and Gulf pressure-part welder pools through BHEL, L&T, ARAMCO / ADNOC / QatarGas NORSOK. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers Charpy-qualified candidates against Isle of Grain, South Hook, or Dragon LNG.