Patent SG-11201805042V-A (SG)
Title: Natural gas liquefaction vessel
Inventor: CARROLL MICHAEL
IPC: F25J1/00
Filed: 2017-01-12
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) CORRECTED VERSION --, (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111111 01011E1011101101111111110011111101111111111110111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number l i (43) International Publication Date ...../ WO 2017/123679 A8 20 July 2017 (20.07.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant: EXCELERATE LIQUEFACTION SO- B63B 25/16 (2006.01) B63J 3/02 (2006.01) LUTIONS, LLC [US/US]; 1450 Lake Robbins Dr., Suite F25J 1/00 (2006.01) 200, The Woodlands, TX 77380 (US). (21) International Application Number: (72) Inventors: CARROLL, Michael, Todd; 27602 Rumson PCT/US2017/013078 Drive, Katy, TX 77494 (US). TROTTER, Graeme, David; (22) International Filing Date: 1 Waterway Avenue, #1130, The Woodlands, TX 77380 12 January 2017 (12.01.2017) (US). WILKINSON, Trevor, Earl; 1541 Blair Street, Houston, TX 77008 (US). McGEACHIE, Kenneth, Hugh; (25) Filing Language: English 2611 Spring Bend Drive, Spring, TX 77386 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (74) Agent: CHIU, Penina, Michlin et al.; Frederic (30) Priority Data: Dorwart,lawyers, 124 East Fourth Street, Tulsa, OK 74103 62/277,617 12 January 2016 (12.01.2016) US (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, — (54) Title: NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION VESSEL = 100 — 140 135 140 -,-- = — = 150 150 = = = ,/--- --\ 130 / 130 ,..._, !J~ = 120 = 115 110 145 125 = = = _ — = = _ GC ON (57) : A natural gas liquefaction IN carrier (LNGC) of a comparably-sized 't:: port and starboard sides of cargo tanks to increase the size of the adjacent wing tanks. en N the space created by the reduced 11 smaller cargo tanks increase the deadweight j r:-. .\" an efficient floating liquefaction 1-1 footprint of a standard vessel hull, 0 ei vessel ship, is achieved by reducing the LNGC's cargo cargo tank size plant that improves such as for example a Q-Max hull available. With this approach, the larger .ri s l. i including an increased deadweight tonnage, as compared of the vessel and may- support a larger upper trunk the LNG value chain because it 105 capacity. This The increased upper trunk deck of the vessel is able to support is capable of to a liquefied natural gas difference creates room on the size of the wing tanks occupy deck. The ballast wing tanks and producing 2.0 - 3.0 MTPA in the o [Continued on next page] WO 2017/123679 A8 MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMMOMMINEHODEVE# CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, 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, 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(ii)) — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (48) Date of publication of this corrected version: 01 February 2018 (01.02.2018) (15) Information about Correction: see Notice of 01 February 2018 (01.02.2018)