Facilities for offshore liquefied natural gas floating storage with jack-up platform regasification unit
US9039332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0123
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Facilities for offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage with jack-up platform regasification unit, the facilities including: a jack-up unit comprising legs which have bottom part to be fixable to a sea bed and top part to be exposed to a surface of water, and a hull to be movable up and down with respect to the legs; a storage unit moored at the jack-up unit providing a space for storing LNG; a regasification unit as a module which regasifies the LNG supplied from the storage unit, installed on a top portion of the jack-up unit, separable from the jack-up unit; a utility unit comprising a power source and a sea water pump to supply power and sea water to the regasification unit; and a piping unit comprising unloading pipe for connecting the regasification unit and the storage unit and supplying pipe for carrying natural gas gasified by the regasification unit.
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