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This document provides an overview of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including: 1. LNG is produced by cooling and condensing natural gas into a liquid form in order to more economically transport it over long distances where pipelines are not feasible. 2. LNG consists of methane and other light hydrocarbons that are cooled to -162°C to become a clear, odorless and non-corrosive liquid that is lighter than water. 3. One cubic meter of LNG corresponds to about 600 standard cubic meters of natural gas, making it much more compact for transportation and storage.

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This document provides an overview of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including: 1. LNG is produced by cooling and condensing natural gas into a liquid form in order to more economically transport it over long distances where pipelines are not feasible. 2. LNG consists of methane and other light hydrocarbons that are cooled to -162°C to become a clear, odorless and non-corrosive liquid that is lighter than water. 3. One cubic meter of LNG corresponds to about 600 standard cubic meters of natural gas, making it much more compact for transportation and storage.

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TPG 4140 Natural Gas 2011

LNG
LNG – Fu
Funda
ndame
menta
ntall Princ
Principl
iples
es
Jostein Pettersen

1- 2010-09-26
Outline

• Why LNG?
• Wh
Wha
at is
is LNG
LNG ?
• Ap
Appl
plica
icati
tion
ons
s of
of LNG
LNG
• LNG tr
trad
ade
e and
and LNG
LNG chai
chain
n
• Ga
Gas
s pre
pre-t
-tre
reat
atme
ment
nt
• Ga
Gas
s liliqu
quef
efac
acti
tion
on
• LNG stor
storage
age and loa
loadin
ding
g
• LN
LNG
G tr
tran
ansp
spor
ortt
• LNG rec
receiv
eiving
ing ter
termin
minals
als

2- 2010-09-26
Why produce LNG?
LNG is mainly produced
prod uced for transportation
transpor tation purposes
purp oses
•In situations w here the gas
gas market is far fro m the sourc e of the natural
natural gas it
is more economi
economi cal to t ransport t he gas
gas as LNG instead
instead of in a natural gas
gas
pipeline.
•LNG also off ers greater
greater flexibilit y t han pipeline gas

3- 2010-09-26
What is LNG ? LNG = Liquefi
Liq uefied
ed Natu
Natural
ral Gas

LNG is a cryogenic liqui


l iqui d
 A cryogenic liquid is the liquid form of any element or compound
that liquefies at a temperature below –73 °C (-100 °F) at atmospheric
pressure. Common cryogenic liquids are: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Helium,
Hydrogen and LNG

• LNG is natura
naturall gas that
that has been cooled
cooled and conden
condensed
sed
to a liquid
• At atmosphe
atmospheric
ric pressure
pressure LNG
LNG has a tempe
temperature
rature of
of about
about
 –162 ºC or -260 ºF
• LNG cont
contain
ains
s about
about 85-95
85-95 % meth
methane
ane
• LNG is colorle
colorless,
ss, odorless
odorless,, non-corrosi
non-corrosive
ve and non-t
non-toxic
oxic
• Evaporated
Evaporated LNG can
can displace
displace oxygen
oxygen and cause
cause human
human
suffocation
• Flamm
Flammabili
ability
ty range,
range, 5-15
5-15 vol % concen
concentratio
tration
n in air 
• Aut
Autoig
oignit
nition
ion temp
tempera
eratur
ture,
e, 540
540°C

4- 2010-09-26
LNG Density
1 m 3 LNG corr
corresponds
esponds
3
to 600 Sm natur
natural
al gas
gas
S = Stand
Standard
ard state,
s tate, 15 C, 1 atm
 

 A t t em
 At empp er
erat
atu
u r es ab
aboo v e -110
-110 ºC
LNG vapour is i s li ghter than air 

LNG is ligh
l ighter
ter than water 
L NG Den s it
it y : 450 k g /m
/m 3
Water density
densi ty:: 10
1000
00 kg
kg/m/m3

5- 2010-09-26

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