Systems and methods for floating dockside liquefaction of natural gas

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9903647
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15283009

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System and methods for floating dockside liquefaction of natural gas are described. A system for floating dockside liquefaction of natural gas comprises a natural gas pretreatment facility located onshore proximate a dock, wherein the natural gas pretreatment facility is configured to process pipeline quality gas into pretreated natural gas, a floating liquefaction unit moored at the dock, wherein the floating liquefaction unit further comprises a natural gas liquefaction module on a deck, and an LNG storage tank for storing produced LNG below the deck, a pipeline coupling the onshore pretreatment facility to the dock, wherein the pipeline is configured to transport pretreated natural gas onto the dock, and a high pressure gas arm fluidly coupling the pipeline to the floating liquefaction unit, wherein the gas arm is configured to transfer pretreated natural gas to the floating liquefaction unit.

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EXCELERATE LIQUEFACTION SOLUTIONS LLC1450 LAKE ROBBINS DR SUITE 200 THE WOODLANDS TX 77380

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hruska, Martin A The Woodlands, US 1 3
McGeachie, Kenneth Hugh Spring, US 7 30
Norton, Thomas M Everglades City, US 4 28
Olsen, Robert Tylor Katy, US 2 20
Scott, Edward Spring, US 23 195
Watzak, Michael Anthony Magnolia, US 2 20

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