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This research will present the procedure to obtain the storage capacity, the type of LNG receiving terminal, and Critical Success Factors (CSF) as well as control measures for such factors, which are appropriate for Phra Nakhon Tai power plant. This research methodology starts from determining the terminal’s storage capacity from the demand of natural gas of Phra Nakhon Tai power plant. Then, the storage capacity and the calculated natural gas demand will be used to select the type of LNG receiving terminal which is appropriate for the power plant. The selection criteria will come from a study of a group of countries with LNG receiving terminals and have similar sea state characteristics to Thailand and from reviewing related literature. Subsequently, when the type and the terminal's storage capacity are known, the next process will be to create measures by starting from analyzing the CSF for the establishment of the terminal by applying the concept of Balanced Scorecard and using those CSF to create control measures. Once measures of each factor are known, they will be evaluated to find the compatibility between the factor and the measures. The final results achieved will be the result of categorizing control measures of critical success factor into 3 phases for the establishment of a LNG Receiving Terminal in the Gulf of Thailand to supply natural gas to Phra Nakhon Tai power plant continuously. It was found that they can be categorized into 4 aspects, namely Metocean, logistics, environment, and economics. Hence, this research is the first research that will study all four aspects and analyze factors for LNG receiving terminal establishment in each aspect as well as their control measures.