The world has enormous quantities of natural gas, but most of it is far from where the gas is needed. To move this environmentally friendly fuel transportation, natural gas must be converted into liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The world has enormous quantities of natural gas, but most of it is far from where the gas is needed. To move this environmentally friendly fuel across oceans or storage for peak shaving, natural gas must be converted into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and store. For use of LNG, it is vaporized (warmed) to return it to its gaseous state and delivered to natural gas customers through local pipelines. The oversupply gas in network might be temporary, due to a cold winter and to bottlenecks in the distribution system, however many stranded natural gas reserves are and might remain under-exploited for some time. Modular and mid-size LNG plants, such as the ones offered by us that can process the production of such stranded gas fields appear as a very viable solution which can be implemented very rapidly. Also, EAJ will help you turn stranded natural gas into profit. For peak shaving, stranded gas or flare gas, we designed and made available a series of skid-mounted modular LNG plants with a capacity starting at 15,000 Nm3/day. Such skid-mounted LNG plants can be easily dismantled and moved to other gas fields when one is depleted. This approach eliminates the requirement for expensive pipeline infrastructure which often requires long environmental impact studies before implementation. The skid-mounted, small-size LNG plant approach allows for the rapid and profitable exploitation of stranded gas fields. Mid-size LNG plants with capacities from 200,000 to 1 million Nm3/day are specifically designed for all gas fields and for the local transportation fuel market. As such plants cannot be re-located, long-term availability of low cost natural gas is the main factor in the selection of the plant size and location. Typically a 1 million Nm3/day plant has the capacity to fuel 4,000 Class 8, heavy duty trucks, based on 8 hours of truck operation per day. Field erected LNG plants with capacities from 1 to 6 million Nm3/day are designed for natural gas application. With the advent of the fracking technology, when the natural gas production is higher than the demand, in summer, this oversupply situation might be temporary, due to a cold winter and to bottlenecks in the distribution system.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
LNG Process summary
After compression, the natural gas passes through a purification system where in a multi-stage process, humidity, carbon dioxide, mercury and hydrocarbons are removed to leave only methane.
The resulting clean gas is then liquefied in the refrigerant and the cold box sections. The liquefied natural gas is then stored or transported to filling stations.
LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to -260°F or -162°C, changing it from a gas into a liquid 1/600th its original volume.
This dramatic reduction allows it to be stored or shipped safely and efficiently aboard tankers or specially designed LNG vessels.
LNG Plant
Turning Stranded Natural Gas Field Into Profit
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