WO2006052392A3 - Lng transportation vessel and method for transporting hydrocarbons - Google Patents

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WO2006052392A3
WO2006052392A3 PCT/US2005/037245 US2005037245W WO2006052392A3 WO 2006052392 A3 WO2006052392 A3 WO 2006052392A3 US 2005037245 W US2005037245 W US 2005037245W WO 2006052392 A3 WO2006052392 A3 WO 2006052392A3
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vessel
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Ronald R Bowen
Brandon T Stone
Eric D Nelson
Kevin N Stanley
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Exxonmobil Upstream Res Co
Ronald R Bowen
Brandon T Stone
Eric D Nelson
Kevin N Stanley
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A vessel for transporting liquefied natural gas is provided. The vessel generally includes a gas transfer system for on-loading and off-loading natural gas to and from the vessel at essentially ambient temperature. The vessel further includes a gas processing facility for selectively providing liquefaction and regasification of the natural gas. The vessel also includes a containment structure for containing the liquefied natural gas during transport. The vessel may be a marine vessel or a barge vessel for transporting LNG over water, or a trailer vessel for transporting LNG over­the-road. A method for transporting LNG is also provided, that provides on-loading of natural gas onto a vessel, condensing the natural gas, storing the gas on the vessel in liquefied form, transporting the gas to an import terminal, vaporizing the gas, and off-loading the gas at the terminal.
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