A process of liquefying a natural gas stream in a liquefied natural gas facility, the process comprising: cooling the natural gas stream in a first refrigeration cycle to produce a cooled natural gas stream; cooling the cooled natural gas stream in a first chiller of a second refrigeration cycle, the further cooled natural gas stream exiting the first chiller at a first pressure; cooling the further cooled natural gas stream in a first core of a second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle; and cooling a refrigerant of a refrigerant recycle stream separate from the further cooled natural gas stream in a second core of the second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle, wherein the refrigerant recycle stream enters the second chiller at a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure of the further cooled natural gas stream; routing the further cooled natural gas stream from the second refrigeration cycle to a heat exchanger for cooling therein; reducing the pressure of the even further cooled natural gas stream in a first expansion component disposed downstream of the heat exchanger; routing the even further cooled and expanded natural gas stream to a first flash drum configured to separate the even further cooled and expanded natural gas stream into a natural gas vapor portion and a natural gas liquid portion; routing the natural gas vapor portion to the heat exchanger for heating therein; routing the heated natural gas vapor portion from the heat exchanger to an inlet port of a compressor; routing the cooled refrigerant recycle stream from the second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle to a methane recycle flash drum configured to separate the cooled refrigerant recycle stream into a refrigerant vapor portion and a refrigerant liquid portion, optionally further comprising routing the refrigerant vapor portion to the heat exchanger for heating therein and providing the refrigerant vapor portion to a fuel gas supply; characterised by the process further comprising: routing the refrigerant liquid portion to the heat exchanger for cooling therein; reducing the pressure of the cooled refrigerant liquid portion in a second expansion component disposed downstream of the heat exchanger; and routing the refrigerant liquid portion to a second flash drum configured to separate the cooled and expanded refrigerant liquid portion into a refrigerant recycle vapor portion and a refrigerant recycle liquid portion. cooling the natural gas stream in a first refrigeration cycle to produce a cooled natural gas stream; cooling the cooled natural gas stream in a first chiller of a second refrigeration cycle, the further cooled natural gas stream exiting the first chiller at a first pressure; cooling the further cooled natural gas stream in a first core of a second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle; and cooling a refrigerant of a refrigerant recycle stream separate from the further cooled natural gas stream in a second core of the second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle, wherein the refrigerant recycle stream enters the second chiller at a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure of the further cooled natural gas stream; routing the further cooled natural gas stream from the second refrigeration cycle to a heat exchanger for cooling therein; reducing the pressure of the even further cooled natural gas stream in a first expansion component disposed downstream of the heat exchanger; routing the even further cooled and expanded natural gas stream to a first flash drum configured to separate the even further cooled and expanded natural gas stream into a natural gas vapor portion and a natural gas liquid portion; routing the natural gas vapor portion to the heat exchanger for heating therein; routing the heated natural gas vapor portion from the heat exchanger to an inlet port of a compressor; routing the cooled refrigerant recycle stream from the second chiller of the second refrigeration cycle to a methane recycle flash drum configured to separate the cooled refrigerant recycle stream into a refrigerant vapor portion and a refrigerant liquid portion, optionally further comprising routing the refrigerant vapor portion to the heat exchanger for heating therein and providing the refrigerant vapor portion to a fuel gas supply; characterised by the process further comprising: routing the refrigerant liquid portion to the heat exchanger for cooling therein; reducing the pressure of the cooled refrigerant liquid portion in a second expansion component disposed downstream of the heat exchanger; and routing the refrigerant liquid portion to a second flash drum configured to separate the cooled and expanded refrigerant liquid portion into a refrigerant recycle vapor portion and a refrigerant recycle liquid portion. routing the refrigerant liquid portion to the heat exchanger for cooling therein; reducing the pressure of the cooled refrigerant liquid portion in a second expansion component disposed downstream of the heat exchanger; and routing the refrigerant liquid portion to a second flash drum configured to separate the cooled and expanded refrigerant liquid portion into a refrigerant recycle vapor portion and a refrigerant recycle liquid portion.