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What is LNG ?
LNG is a cryogenic liquid
A cryogenic liquid liquefies at a temperature below –73 C (-100 F)
at atmospheric pressure.
Common cryogenic liquids are; Nitrogen, Oxygen, Helium, Hydrogen
and LNG
• LNG is natural gas that has been cooled and condensed
to a liquid
• At atmospheric pressure LNG has a temperature of
about
–162ºC
• LNG contains about 85-95 % methane
• LNG is colorless, odorless, non-corrosive and non-toxic
• Evaporated LNG can displace oxygen and cause human
suffocation
• Flammability range, 5-15 vol % concentration in air
• Autoignition temperature, 540C
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LNG Density
1 m3 LNG corresponds
to ca 600 Sm3 natural gas
S = Standard state, 15C, 1 atm
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Natural gas liquefaction plants
Source: IHS Cera – Status January 2011
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LNG Value Chain
Power Electricity End
Generation Transmission User
LNG
Gas Pipeline LNG LNG Receiving
Production Plant Shipping Terminal
Typical cost Distribution in the LNG value Chain – (numbers are confirmed by different sources)
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LNG plant block diagram
Fuel
gas
CH4/N2
End
flash
HHC
Extraction
Power
and
Heat
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Gas conditioning (pre-treatment)
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MDEA (Amine) process for acid gas removal
Typical amine sour gas removal process
P=2 bara
Amine wash T=44 oC P=1.5 bara
T=20 oC
P=65 bara
T=45 oC
P=1.5 bara
T=115 oC
5.0 % CO2
MEG wash
Source: UOP
Cascade Liquefaction Process
(Licensor: ConocoPhillips)
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Propane-precooled Mixed Refrigerant Process (C3MR)
(Licensor: Air Products and Chemicals Inc.)
Propane
condenser
Centrifugal
compressor
Compressor
suction
Expander drum
Kettle
heat exchanger
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(Sakhalin)
Mixed Fluid Cascade Process (Linde)
(Hammerfest LNG plant)
NG
SW SW
Pre-cooling
SW
Column
Liquefaction
HHC fraction SW
SW
Sub -cooling
LNG
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LPG extraction
(Example based on C3MR process, Source: Air Products)
Upstream Integrated
• Why LPG extraction?:i) LNG heating value adjustment, ii) remove components that may freeze out in
liquefaction process, iii) generate valuable LPG product, iv) produce refrigerant make-up (C1, C2, C3)
• Upstream LPG extraction usually based on expander process. Can provide ”deep” extraction of C3 and
C2. Feedgas need to be recompressed before liquefaction. Liquefaction pressure can be high.
• Integrated process usually based on scrub column – i.e. feed gas pressure need to be sub critical. Scrub
column reflux temperature determines degree of extraction. Pressure restricted by pcrit
Above-ground full-containment LNG tank design
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Loading of LNG Carrier
Spherical tank cargo containment systems
(Moss Rosenberg )
LNGC – Membrane cargo containment system
(GT No. 96, MK I and MK III, and CS1)
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Mark III (Technigaz) Membrane system
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Inside membrane tank
Hammerfest LNG Plant – Melkøya
Slug catcher Inlet facilities
Pretreatment
SNØHVIT LNG
Simplified overview
Carbon dioxide
Snøhvit
Production wells
Fractionation
Production wells
Plem
Condensate production
CO2 Injection well
Production wells
Albatross
Seabed
CO2 Injection Production well
well Reservoir
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Prepared by Petrolink
as
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Hammerfest LNG onshore plant
LAYOUT - HAMMERFEST LNG PLANT
Area 1 Area 2 Area 3
HP flare
Construction jetty
Slug catcher
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HAMMERFEST LNG – Process barge
1
3
2 Natural gas Cold
Box
Nitrogen Removal
Cold Box
Process
substation
Process area
Compressor area
Electric power
generation
Jetty
Jetty
Compressors
Air cooled
condensers
Cold boxes
Source: www.comenco.it (Heat exchangers)
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Darwin LNG (Australia)
Source: www.lngfacts.org
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Yemen LNG
Sources:
www.yemenlng.com
www.yemenfox.net
www.nationalyemen.com
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Oman LNG
Source: www.ebaraintl.com
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Sakhalin LNG
Source: www.gazprom-sh.nl
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LNG Plant Overview
Jostein Pettersen
Advisor LNG Technology
jospet@statoil.com
Tel: +4790952718
www.statoil.com
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