Dubai Supply Authority

Dubai LNG Terminal

Author: Abdi R. Nayak – DUSUP
Co-Author: Maaike van der Werf - Shell

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Who Are We?

• Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) was created by decree

in 1992, owned 100% by the Dubai government
• It is the sole authority for supply of gas and the operation
of all natural gas pipeline systems in the Emirate of Dubai
• It is one of the Emirate’s strategic energy infrastructure
assets providing economic, clean and reliable energy for
power generation and economic development of Dubai
• It employs approximately 180 professional and technical
staff to develop, operate and maintain the gas
infrastructure in Dubai

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Our Assets

~460 Km of
transmission
pipeline
Gas storage field

Pipeline
Supplies

Gas Control Operations Center

Customers – Power generation &

Industrials LNG Terminal

Collectively creating flexibility for DUSUP to optimise based on market

opportunities & seasonality

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 Why LNG?
Dubai Electricity Load Growth

jan-01 jan-02 jan-03 jan-04 jan-05 jan-06 jan-07 jan-08 jan-09 jan-10

Peak Demand Limited Pipeline Supplies LNG FSRU FID

Load Growth

Flexibility Cleaner Fuel

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Why an FSRU?

 Quick to implement
 Waterfront access is at a premium
 Lower life cycle cost than conventional terminal for short
operational period of 10-15 years
 New application but based on existing technologies

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 Project Background:
Marine facilities
 Shell contracted for concept selection and the initial design
 Halcrow performed detailed engineering
 Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Company constructed the marine facilities
 Breakwater, Jetty and sub-sea pipeline construction October 6th 2010
FSRU
 Golar was contracted to deliver the FSRU and to undertake the detailed design
through Moss Maritime, based on DNV Regas notation.
 Conversion at Keppel Shipyard Singapore completed in April 2010
 Commissioning at the jetty and first gas October 30th 2010

 Shell performed overall technical and safety assurance on the whole project on
behalf of DUSUP

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FSRU – Golar Freeze

LOA: 288 m Beam 44 m Draft 11.5 m

 Conversion of Golar Freeze into an Floating Storage Regasification Unit

 126,000 m3 storage capacity
 Open loop vaporizers for regasification utilizing favorable seawater conditions
 Send out capacity:
– base 400 MMSCFD
2 x 240 plus one installed spare
– peak 480 MMSCFD
 Moored all year round at jetty
 Traditional unloading arms as with shore terminals
 NO “flex hoses” for LNG transfer
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Technology Overview

• Proven technologies packaged to address DUSUP’s

requirements.
• Key systems:
− Modular Regasification skids by Hamworthy Gas System
− Additional power generation and seawater supply systems
− First application of traditional LNG Arms on a FSRU
− Integrated mooring system between jetty, FSRU & LNGC allows
the LNGC mooring to FSRU & jetty via quick release hooks
− Minimum Sendout Compressor - reciprocating compressor to
send excess BOG onshore, Minimum Sendout Compressor
− Integrated safety systems between FSRU & Jetty

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Process Overview

Auxiliaries MSO
(Fuel) COMPRESOR

REGASIFICATION
SKIDS

SUCTION
2 METERING
DRUM
Vapor

LNG
3

SEA WATER SYSTEM

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Regasification Skids

LNG GAS

LNG/Propane Ex
HP Pumps

Trim Heaters

Propane Drum

Propane
Pump

SW/Propane Ex

Seawater Out Seawater In Seawater Out

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 Regas Skids

Skid’s Outlet

Trim Heater

HP Pumps LNG/Prop. Ex
& Propane
drum

SW/Propane Ex

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Forward Machinery Space

Vaporizers

Turbo Generators
5.5 MW each

Condensers

Seawater lift pumps

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Terminal Layout Design

 Island jetty , capable to convert into conventional LNG terminal jetty

 30m by 30m jetty platform
 Permanent mooring facilities for FSRU
– Able to receive LNGC size up to Q-flex
 Breasting and Mooring Dolphins
 High pressure gas line to shore and tie in to Dubai gas grid (~1.4 km)
 Security surveillance & gas detection systems

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 Jetty & Mooring Dolphins

Gas Arms to
FSRU

Mooring
Dolphins

Isolation Valve

Pipeline Riser Power and Controls “Umbilical cords”

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LNG Transfer Arms
• First application of traditional arms. No “hoses”. Same cargo transfer
procedures as shore based terminals

• 16 inch
• 2 Liquid
• 1 Vapor
• QC/DC
• PERC
• ESD 1
• ESD 2

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LNGC - Terminal Interface

Integrated controls between Jetty & Speed of approach monitoring & vessel
FSRU, so systems operate as one unit. movement recording during approach &
berthing
QR hooks on jetty and FSRU allow
release of LNGC (FSRU permanently
moored)
Operations similar to berthing at a
Mooring load monitoring information to shore based terminal
LNGC via fiber optic

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Commissioning & Startup

• Challenges:
• Safety & Environmental considerations
• Geographic locations

• Different approaches (marine vs. shore practices)

• Solutions:
• Close coordination of interfaces during design & construction
• Enforcing cleanliness, tightness & Integrity protocols
• Rethinking typical terminal commissioning sequences/timings
• Segregation of commissioning activities to reduce
interdependencies

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Questions?
Author: Co-Author:
Abdi Nayak Maaike van der Werf
Assets Manager –LNG Senior Process Engineer LNG & Gas Processing
Dubai Supply Authority Shell Global Solutions International BV
Mobile: +971 50 628 1054 Mobile: +31 6 5236 0374
abdi.nayak@dusup.ae M.vanderwerf@shell.com

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