Method for producing, transporting, offloading, storing and distributing natural gas to a marketplace
US6298671A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0163
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for efficiently producing, transporting, offloading, storing and distributing a natural gas to a marketplace. The method comprising producing the natural gas from a first subterranean formation, liquefying the natural gas to produce a liquefied natural gas, transporting the liquefied natural gas to a re-gasification platform, offloading and pressurizing the liquefied natural gas, re-gasifying the liquefied natural gas to produce a re-gasified natural gas, and injecting the re-gasified natural gas into a second subterranean formation which is capable of storing natural gas and producing a product natural gas stream therefrom and transporting the product natural gas stream via a distribution system to a marketplace.
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