Apparatus for cryogenic fluids having floating liquefaction unit and floating regasification unit connected by shuttle vessel, and cryogenic fluid methods
US7318319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25J2290/72
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and systems for transportation of a cryogenic fluid. The system includes a floating liquefaction unit receiving a gas from a source, a shuttle vessel for carrying liquefied gas away from the liquefaction unit, and a floating regasification unit for receiving the liquefied gas from the vessel, regassifying the liquefied gas and providing the gas to a distribution system.
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