EP4392701A1 - Installation de stockage pour gaz liquéfié - Google Patents

Installation de stockage pour gaz liquéfié

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Publication number
EP4392701A1
EP4392701A1 EP22748381.5A EP22748381A EP4392701A1 EP 4392701 A1 EP4392701 A1 EP 4392701A1 EP 22748381 A EP22748381 A EP 22748381A EP 4392701 A1 EP4392701 A1 EP 4392701A1
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Prior art keywords
primary
insulating
block
insulating block
panel
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Marc BOYEAU
Antoine PHILIPPE
Sébastien DELANOE
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Gaztransport et Technigaz SA
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Gaztransport et Technigaz SA
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B25/00Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B63B25/02Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods
    • B63B25/08Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid
    • B63B25/12Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed
    • B63B25/16Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for bulk goods fluid closed heat-insulated
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/24Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers of pipe-lines
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63BSHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B27/00Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
    • B63B27/30Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures
    • B63B27/34Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between ships or between ships and off-shore structures using pipe-lines
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/004Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels for large storage vessels not under pressure
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C3/00Vessels not under pressure
    • F17C3/02Vessels not under pressure with provision for thermal insulation
    • F17C3/025Bulk storage in barges or on ships
    • F17C3/027Wallpanels for so-called membrane tanks
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2201/00Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
    • F17C2201/01Shape
    • F17C2201/0147Shape complex
    • F17C2201/0157Polygonal
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2201/00Vessel construction, in particular geometry, arrangement or size
    • F17C2201/05Size
    • F17C2201/052Size large (>1000 m3)
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2203/00Vessel construction, in particular walls or details thereof
    • F17C2203/03Thermal insulations
    • F17C2203/0304Thermal insulations by solid means
    • F17C2203/0358Thermal insulations by solid means in form of panels
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2209/00Vessel construction, in particular methods of manufacturing
    • F17C2209/23Manufacturing of particular parts or at special locations
    • F17C2209/234Manufacturing of particular parts or at special locations of closing end pieces, e.g. caps
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2221/00Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
    • F17C2221/03Mixtures
    • F17C2221/032Hydrocarbons
    • F17C2221/033Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2221/00Handled fluid, in particular type of fluid
    • F17C2221/03Mixtures
    • F17C2221/032Hydrocarbons
    • F17C2221/035Propane butane, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/01Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0146Two-phase
    • F17C2223/0153Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
    • F17C2223/0161Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/03Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the pressure level
    • F17C2223/033Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2260/00Purposes of gas storage and gas handling
    • F17C2260/01Improving mechanical properties or manufacturing
    • F17C2260/011Improving strength
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17CVESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2270/00Applications
    • F17C2270/01Applications for fluid transport or storage
    • F17C2270/0102Applications for fluid transport or storage on or in the water
    • F17C2270/0105Ships
    • F17C2270/0107Wall panels

Definitions

  • One idea underlying the invention is to simply mount the primary thermally insulating barrier close to the opening.
  • the primary end insulating block and the primary insulating panel are fixed to the secondary end insulating block using a common anchoring device.
  • the coefficient of thermal contraction of the primary insulating end block in said direction of thickness is less than the coefficient of thermal contraction in said direction of thickness of the primary insulating panel.
  • the primary insulating end block comprises a bearing surface and in which the anchoring device comprises a base fixed to the secondary insulating end block, a stud fixed to said base and developing along the direction of thickness and passing through in leaktight manner an orifice of the secondary waterproofing membrane, and a support element mounted on the stud and resting on the support surface of the primary end insulating block so as to retain it to the end secondary insulating block.
  • the protrusion is formed of a plywood wedge.
  • the deformable seal comprises a deformable bellows, said deformable bellows being hollow and developing around and axially along the stud.
  • the deformable bellows is for example made of stainless steel.
  • the thermal insulation structure of the cover comprises a plurality of insulating cover blocks, each insulating cover block being made in the form of a box comprising a cover plate and a bottom plate kept apart by supporting spacer plates and sides of the box, the box being filled with insulating gasket.
  • the secondary sealing membrane, the sealing wall of the lid and/or the connecting strip are made of a metal with a low coefficient of expansion, for example an alloy of iron and nickel having a coefficient of thermal expansion between 0.5.10 -6 and 2.10 -6 K -1 . It is also possible to use alloys of iron and manganese whose coefficient of expansion is typically of the order of 7.10 -6 K -1 .
  • the secondary sealing membrane is made of stainless steel.
  • the supporting structure comprises a rear cofferdam wall and a front cofferdam wall located on either side of the tank in the first direction, and two longitudinal walls located on either side of the tank in the second direction, the loading/unloading opening being formed close to one of the cofferdam walls, for example the rear cofferdam wall.
  • the edge of the loading/unloading opening is a transverse end edge of the loading/unloading opening which is located between the opening and one of the longitudinal walls in the second direction.
  • Such a storage installation can be an onshore storage installation, for example for storing LNG or be a floating, coastal or deep-water structure, in particular an LNG carrier, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a floating production and remote storage (FPSO) and others.
  • FSRU floating storage and regasification unit
  • FPSO floating production and remote storage
  • Such an installation can also serve as a fuel tank in any type of ship.
  • the aforementioned storage installation is made in the form of a floating structure, said supporting structure being constituted by a double hull of the floating structure and the first direction is a longitudinal direction of the floating structure. .
  • the invention also provides a transfer system for a cold liquid product, the system comprising an aforementioned storage installation, insulated pipes arranged so as to connect the tank installed in the hull of the ship to an external installation floating or onshore storage facility and a pump for driving a flow of cold liquid product through the insulated pipes from or to the external floating or onshore storage facility to or from the ship's tank.
  • the invention also provides a method for loading or unloading an aforementioned storage installation, in which a cold liquid product is conveyed through insulated pipes from or to an external floating or terrestrial storage installation towards or from the vessel's tank.
  • the ship 70 represented on the comprises a storage installation 1 comprising four tanks 71 arranged in the supporting structure 2 formed by the inner hull of the vessel 70 and fixed thereto.
  • Each tank 71 is polyhedral in shape and comprises a plurality of tank walls assembled together so as to form an internal space 3, and in particular a ceiling wall 4, a rear cofferdam wall 5 and a front cofferdam wall 6
  • the front 6 and rear 5 cofferdam walls are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction L of the ship 70 and are fixed in the upper part to the ceiling wall 4.
  • an opening of loading / unloading 7 formed in the ceiling wall 4 in order to pass through the loading / unloading pipes.
  • the ceiling wall 4 is fixed to an upper load-bearing wall 8 of the load-bearing structure 2.
  • the upper load-bearing wall 8 is also provided with orifices allowing the loading/unloading pipes to pass through the load-bearing structure 2.
  • the loading/unloading opening 7 is provided in the ceiling wall 4 near the rear cofferdam wall 5.
  • the multilayer structure of the ceiling wall 4 will be more particularly described below.
  • the multilayer structure of the ceiling wall 4 of a sealed and thermally insulating tank 71 for storing a liquefied gas, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), comprises successively, in the thickness direction, from the outside towards the inside of the tank, a secondary thermally insulating barrier 10 retained on the upper load-bearing wall 8, a secondary sealing membrane 11 resting on the secondary thermally insulating barrier 10, a primary thermally insulating barrier 12 resting on the secondary sealing 11 and a primary sealing membrane 13 resting on the primary thermally insulating barrier 12 and intended to be in contact with the liquefied natural gas contained in the tank 71.
  • LNG liquefied natural gas
  • the secondary thermally insulating barrier 10 comprises a plurality of secondary insulating panels 14 which are anchored to the upper load-bearing wall 8 by means of fixing devices.
  • the secondary insulating panels 14 have a generally parallelepipedal shape and are for example arranged in parallel rows in the longitudinal direction L and in the transverse direction T perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L.
  • the secondary sealing membrane 11 of the ceiling wall 4 comprises a continuous layer of metal strakes, with raised edges.
  • the strakes comprise a flat central portion resting on the secondary insulating panels 14 of the secondary thermally insulating barrier 10 and also comprise two raised edges arranged on either side of the flat central portion in the transverse direction T and projecting towards the inside the tank relative to the central portion.
  • the strakes are welded by their raised edges to parallel welding supports which are fixed in grooves made at the level of the surface of the secondary insulating panels 14 in contact with the secondary sealing membrane 11.
  • the strakes are, for example, made in Invar ® : that is to say an alloy of iron and nickel whose coefficient of expansion is typically between 1.2.10 -6 and 2.10 -6 K -1 .
  • the primary thermally insulating barrier 12 of the ceiling wall 4 comprises a plurality of primary insulating panels 18 which are anchored to the secondary insulating panels 14 by means of couplers 9.
  • the primary insulating panels 18 have a generally parallelepipedal shape. In addition, they may have dimensions substantially identical to or different from those of the secondary insulating panels 14. In the mode shown in , the primary insulating panels 18 are positioned offset from the secondary insulating blocks 14 in the longitudinal direction L, and also in the transverse direction T.
  • the secondary insulation panels 14 and the primary insulation panels 18 comprise a bottom plate 15, a cover plate 16 and one or more layers of insulating polymer foam 17 sandwiched between the bottom plate 15, the cover plate 16 and glued to them.
  • the insulating polymer foam 17 may in particular be a polyurethane-based foam, optionally reinforced with fibers, in particular glass fibers.
  • the primary sealing membrane 13 comprises a plurality of corrugated metal plates juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction L and the transverse direction T, and welded to each other.
  • the primary sealing membrane 13 comprises a first series of corrugations 27 extending in the longitudinal direction L and a second series of corrugations 28 extending in the transverse direction T.
  • the corrugations of the second series of corrugations 28 interrupted by opening 7 are closed with a wave cap 29.
  • the ceiling wall 4 is interrupted locally in order to allow the crossing of the loading/unloading pipes.
  • the sealing membranes 11, 13 and the thermally insulating barriers 10, 12 are interrupted all around the loading/unloading opening 7, as represented on the .
  • the tank 71 comprises a cover (not shown) arranged in the loading/unloading opening 7.
  • the cover comprises a wall of metal sealing and a thermal insulation structure located between the metal sealing wall and the upper load-bearing wall 8.
  • the lid is fixed to the upper load-bearing wall by welding ensuring continuity of the upper load-bearing wall at the level of the entire tank.
  • the metal sealing wall achieves the continuity of the seal with the primary sealing membrane 13 of the ceiling wall 4 while the thermal insulation structure provides the continuity of the insulation.
  • the thermal insulation structure may comprise one or more insulating cover blocks, produced for example in the form of a box comprising a bottom plate, a cover plate and supporting spacer plates extending, in the thickness direction, between the bottom plate and the cover plate and delimiting a plurality of compartments filled with an insulating filling, such as perlite, glass or rock wool.
  • the cover insulating block(s) comprise passage holes (not shown) allowing the passage of the loading/unloading pipes.
  • the sealing wall of the lid comprises for example a plurality of flat metal plates welded to each other.
  • the sealing wall further comprises a plurality of lid orifices (not shown) intended to be traversed by the loading/unloading pipes.
  • the storage installation 1 further comprises a metal connecting strip (not shown) making it possible to connect the sealing wall of the lid and the primary sealing membrane 13 of the ceiling wall 4 in a sealed manner.
  • the secondary thermally insulating barrier 10 of the ceiling wall 4 comprises a row of secondary end insulating blocks 34 adjacent to the transverse end edge 25, as shown in .
  • the end secondary insulating blocks 34 are juxtaposed to each other in the longitudinal direction L and are anchored to the upper load-bearing wall 8 by means of fixing devices 41.
  • the end secondary insulating blocks 34 are arranged in staggered with the secondary insulating panels 14 of the row directly adjacent to the secondary end insulating blocks 34. Indeed, the interface between two secondary insulating end blocks 34 adjacent is not aligned with the interface between two insulating panels secondary 14 adjacent.
  • the secondary insulating end blocks 34 have a generally parallelepipedal shape and each have two side faces perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L.
  • Each side face comprises a lower protrusion 46 comprising a bearing surface and an upper protrusion 47, as shown in particular Figures 5 and 6.
  • the lower protrusion 46 is located at a lower part of the side face close to the upper bearing wall 8, while the upper protuberance 47 is located at an upper part of the side face of so as to be close to the secondary sealing membrane 11.
  • the lower 46 and upper 47 protrusions are for example made of plywood or composite.
  • a single fixing device 41 is used at the interface between two secondary insulating end blocks 34 so that the retaining plate 43 bears against the lower protrusion 46 of the two secondary insulating end blocks 34 adjacent to it. one to another.
  • the primary insulating block end 39 has two side walls perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L and which each has a protrusion 44 formed on a lower part of the side wall of the primary insulating block of end 39.
  • the secondary and primary insulating barriers are staggered along the transverse direction T, which means that the interface between the end secondary insulating block 34 and the secondary insulating panel 14 is misaligned in the transverse direction T with the interface between the primary end insulating block 39 and the primary insulating panel 18. Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to distribute any thickness differences that may result from differences in contraction, in service, between the end insulating blocks on the one hand, and the insulating panels on the other. These differences in contraction may result from different rigidities and/or different thermal behaviors. By spacing the interfaces, we avoid accumulating all the deviations at the same point, which avoids degrading the flatness of the membranes.
  • the primary insulating panels 18 and the secondary insulating panels 14 are also staggered along the longitudinal direction L, which means that the interface between two adjacent secondary insulating panels 14 in the longitudinal direction L is misaligned with the interface between two adjacent primary insulating panels 18 in the longitudinal direction L.
  • the anchoring device 45 comprises a base 48 fixed to the upper protrusion 47 of the secondary end insulating block 34, a stud 49 fixed to said base 48 and developing along the direction of thickness and passing through an orifice in sealed manner of the secondary sealing membrane 11, and a bearing element 50 mounted on the stud 49 and resting on a bearing surface formed on the protrusion 44 of the primary insulating end block 39 so as to hold it to the block secondary end insulator 34.
  • the support element 50 is for example made in the form of a plate retained on the stud 49 with the aid of a nut.
  • the primary insulating panel 18 has a recess made in the foam 17 and the cover panel 16 at the level of a lower corner 58 of said primary insulating panel 18 adjacent to the primary end insulating block 39.
  • the lower corner 58 is provided with a cleat 59.
  • the support element 50 of the anchoring device 45 also bears on a support surface formed on the cleat 59.
  • the primary sealing membrane 13 is connected in a sealed manner to the secondary connecting angle 36.
  • This connection is made using a primary connection angle 63 comprising a first primary wing 64 and a second primary wing 65 connected to the first primary wing 64, the first primary wing 64 being connected to the primary sealing membrane 13 and the second primary wing 65 being welded to the second secondary wing 38.
  • the loading and unloading station 75 is a fixed offshore installation comprising a mobile arm 74 and a tower 78 which supports the mobile arm 74.
  • the mobile arm 74 carries a bundle of insulated flexible pipes 79 which can be connected to the loading/unloading pipes 73.
  • the orientable mobile arm 74 adapts to all sizes of LNG carriers.
  • a connecting pipe, not shown, extends inside the tower 78.
  • the loading and unloading station 75 allows the loading and unloading of the LNG carrier 70 from or to the shore installation 77.
  • This comprises liquefied gas storage tanks 80 and connecting pipes 81 connected by the underwater pipe 76 to the loading or unloading station 75.
  • the underwater pipe 76 allows the transfer of the liquefied gas between the loading or unloading station 75 and the shore installation 77 over a great distance, for example 5 km, which makes it possible to keep the LNG carrier 70 at a great distance from the coast during loading and unloading operations.
  • pumps on board the ship 70 and/or pumps fitted to the shore installation 77 and/or pumps fitted to the loading and unloading station 75 are used.

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EP22748381.5A 2021-08-24 2022-07-27 Installation de stockage pour gaz liquéfié Pending EP4392701A1 (fr)

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FR2108861A FR3126395B1 (fr) 2021-08-24 2021-08-24 Installation de stockage pour gaz liquéfié
PCT/EP2022/071131 WO2023025501A1 (fr) 2021-08-24 2022-07-27 Installation de stockage pour gaz liquéfié

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