Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas

Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas

While the LNG industry has traditionally focused primarily on development of ever increasing plant capacities, the maturity of the technology has allowed development of technologies applicable for small volumes to be competitive and potentially eco...

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Main Author: Tractebel Engineering
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
LNG
liquified natural gas
liquefaction technology
associated gas
gas storage
gas market
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/634891484715941985/Main-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25919
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spelling okr-10986-259192021-04-23T14:04:32Z Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas Tractebel Engineering LNG liquified natural gas liquefaction technology associated gas gas storage gas market While the LNG industry has traditionally focused primarily on development of ever increasing plant capacities, the maturity of the technology has allowed development of technologies applicable for small volumes to be competitive and potentially economically attractive. The main challenge for small scale LNG applications is therefore not technical but economic. Mini/micro LNG facilities currently mainly consist of LNG liquefaction plants supplying LNG satellite stations with annual LNG volumes up to 0.2 mtpa. As an indication, these LNG quantities correspond to the yearly LNG demand for a power plant up to approximately 100 MW. The mini-LNG chain is virtually identical to the conventional LNG chain, differing only in scale. One difference is that for small gas volumes, LNG transport is feasible using trucks (onshore) or barges (offshore) rather than large marine carriers. While the purpose of this study is not provide a tool to estimate the cost of the chain but to provide an overview of the main elements that should be taken into consideration when evaluating the potential for specific projects, it is important to give some indication of potential cost (capital and operating) of an LNG chain. 2017-01-25T15:52:59Z 2017-01-25T15:52:59Z 2015-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/634891484715941985/Main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25919 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Mining, Oil, and Gas Economic & Sector Work China Indonesia Iraq Nigeria United States
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topic LNG
liquified natural gas
liquefaction technology
associated gas
gas storage
gas market
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liquified natural gas
liquefaction technology
associated gas
gas storage
gas market
Tractebel Engineering
Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
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Indonesia
Iraq
Nigeria
United States
description While the LNG industry has traditionally focused primarily on development of ever increasing plant capacities, the maturity of the technology has allowed development of technologies applicable for small volumes to be competitive and potentially economically attractive. The main challenge for small scale LNG applications is therefore not technical but economic. Mini/micro LNG facilities currently mainly consist of LNG liquefaction plants supplying LNG satellite stations with annual LNG volumes up to 0.2 mtpa. As an indication, these LNG quantities correspond to the yearly LNG demand for a power plant up to approximately 100 MW. The mini-LNG chain is virtually identical to the conventional LNG chain, differing only in scale. One difference is that for small gas volumes, LNG transport is feasible using trucks (onshore) or barges (offshore) rather than large marine carriers. While the purpose of this study is not provide a tool to estimate the cost of the chain but to provide an overview of the main elements that should be taken into consideration when evaluating the potential for specific projects, it is important to give some indication of potential cost (capital and operating) of an LNG chain.
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author Tractebel Engineering
author_facet Tractebel Engineering
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title Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
title_short Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
title_full Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
title_fullStr Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
title_full_unstemmed Mini and Micro LNG for Commercialization of Small Volumes of Associated Gas
title_sort mini and micro lng for commercialization of small volumes of associated gas
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/634891484715941985/Main-report
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