CA2653610C - Liquefied natural gas processing - Google Patents
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| US60/812,686 | 2006-06-08 | ||
| US11/749,268 | 2007-05-16 | ||
| PCT/US2007/011683 WO2008066570A2 (en) | 2006-06-02 | 2007-05-16 | Liquefied natural gas processing |
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| CA2653610A1 CA2653610A1 (en) | 2008-06-05 |
| CA2653610C true CA2653610C (en) | 2012-11-27 |
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| US (1) | US7631516B2 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP2024700A2 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP4691192B2 (https=) |
| KR (1) | KR101407771B1 (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN101460800B (https=) |
| AR (1) | AR061156A1 (https=) |
| CA (1) | CA2653610C (https=) |
| MX (1) | MX2008013462A (https=) |
| NZ (1) | NZ572587A (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2008066570A2 (https=) |
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