Patent SG-11201901124P-A (SG)
Title: Regasification terminal and a method of operating such a regasification terminal
Inventor: VEGA PEREZ PABLO
IPC: F17C7/04
Filed: 2017-08-15
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 0 11101 HOE 3E1 0 01111 0011011110111110111110 HOED Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0 WO 2018/036869 Al 01 March 2018 (01.03.2018) W I PO I PC T (51) International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant (for US only): SHELL OIL COMPA- F17C 7/04 (2006.01) NY [US/US]; SHELL PLAZA 1, HOUSTON, Texas (21) International Application Number: 77252-2463 (US). PCT/EP2017/070678 (72) Inventors: VEGA PEREZ, Pablo, Antonio; Kessler Park (22) International Filing Date: 1, 2288 GS RIJSWIJK (NL). VAN DEN BERG, Mees, 15 August 2017 (15.08.2017) Hidde; Grasweg 31, 1031 HW Amsterdam (NL). (25) Filing Language: English (74) Agent: MATTHEZING, Robert, Maarten; PO Box 384, 2501 CJ THE HAGUE (NL). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 16185371.8 23 August 2016 (23.08.2016) EP AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): SHELL DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, B.V. [NL/NL]; Carel van Bylandtlaan 30, 2596 HR THE KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, HAGUE (NL). MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (54) Title: REGASIFICATION TERMINAL AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A REGASIFICATION TERMINAL = = = _ Fig.1 = 70 71 72 74 -- / 75 76 = 7 4 :I 42 ,-73 r -- _ .,/ i Ho -4 1o1 L...X/16 22 = 43 10 / 10' 10' / / 31 = i 102 i--1 10\" 12 WAr = 43 ..51 ..1mAr T4 L 1L . j ... 13 30 = ,,, = 5L_____ 7z ___ = , 20 50 `51 = 6 1 61 ___- 40 61 / 60 \ 1-1 CN (57) : The invention relates to a method of operating a regasification terminal, comprising: a) obtaining a re-gas stream (10) ot of LNG from one or more LNG storage tanks (1), the re-gas stream (10) being at an 5 intermediate pressure in the range of 8 — 16 bara, b) splitting the re-gas stream (10) in a cooling stream (11) and a remainder of the re-gas stream (10'), c) receiving a feed stream C (40) of pressurized LNG at a second pressure, the second pressure being above 2 bara, 10 dl) cooling the feed stream (40) against the ---- cooling stream (11), and d2) expanding the cooled feed stream (43) to the first pressure thereby obtaining an expanded cooled feed 0 1-1 0 stream (43'), 15 e) passing the expanded cooled feed stream (43') to at least one of the LNG storage tanks (1) and f) passing at least cz the remainder of the re-gas stream (10') to a regasifier unit (20). ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/036869 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREIDIONIMOIEMEIEHMOVOIMIE SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(11)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))