NO307153B1 - Fremgangsmåte for å kondensere naturgass - Google Patents

Fremgangsmåte for å kondensere naturgass

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NO307153B1
NO307153B1 NO981515A NO981515A NO307153B1 NO 307153 B1 NO307153 B1 NO 307153B1 NO 981515 A NO981515 A NO 981515A NO 981515 A NO981515 A NO 981515A NO 307153 B1 NO307153 B1 NO 307153B1
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natural gas
refrigerant
fed
support structure
heat exchangers
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NO981515A
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Norwegian (no)
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NO981515L (no
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Christopher Alfred Timot Dubar
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Bhp Petroleum Pty Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9520303.0A external-priority patent/GB9520303D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9520356.8A external-priority patent/GB9520356D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9520348.5A external-priority patent/GB9520348D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9520349.3A external-priority patent/GB9520349D0/en
Application filed by Bhp Petroleum Pty Ltd filed Critical Bhp Petroleum Pty Ltd
Publication of NO981515D0 publication Critical patent/NO981515D0/no
Publication of NO981515L publication Critical patent/NO981515L/no
Publication of NO307153B1 publication Critical patent/NO307153B1/no

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