An LNG production plant positioned at a production location adjacent to a body of water , the LNG production plant comprising: a plurality of spaced-apart facilities including a first facility that includes a gas processing facility and a second facility that includes a compressor, each facility provided with further plant equipment related to a pre-determined function associated with the production of LNG; wherein the first facility is an onshore facility and the second facility is an integrated storage/offloading facility arranged on a gravity-based structure having a base that rests on the seabed at a selected location within the body of water ; wherein the first facility is a liquefaction facility for receiving a stream of pre-treated gas from the gas processing facility and liquefying the pre-treated gas to produce a product stream of LNG ; a cryogenic pipeline from the onshore facility to the integrated storage/offloading facility ; and; wherein the integrated storage/offloading facility includes: a first cryogenic storage tank operatively associated with the liquefaction facility for receiving and storing the product stream of LNG from the liquefaction facility via the cryogenic pipeline ; a boil-off gas re-liquefaction facility ; and, an LNG transfer facility for transferring LNG from the first cryogenic storage tank to a second cryogenic storage tank onboard an LNG Carrier on an as-needs basis; wherein boil-off gas is generated during transfer of the LNG through the cryogenic pipeline to the first cryogenic tank of the integrated storage/offloading facility ; characterised in that a subsea pipeline is provided from the integrated storage/offloading facility to the onshore gas processing plant ; and the boil-off gas is compressed by the compressor and transferred through the subsea pipeline to the onshore facility . a plurality of spaced-apart facilities including a first facility that includes a gas processing facility and a second facility that includes a compressor, each facility provided with further plant equipment related to a pre-determined function associated with the production of LNG; wherein the first facility is an onshore facility and the second facility is an integrated storage/offloading facility arranged on a gravity-based structure having a base that rests on the seabed at a selected location within the body of water ; wherein the first facility is a liquefaction facility for receiving a stream of pre-treated gas from the gas processing facility and liquefying the pre-treated gas to produce a product stream of LNG ; a cryogenic pipeline from the onshore facility to the integrated storage/offloading facility ; and; wherein the integrated storage/offloading facility includes: a first cryogenic storage tank operatively associated with the liquefaction facility for receiving and storing the product stream of LNG from the liquefaction facility via the cryogenic pipeline ; a boil-off gas re-liquefaction facility ; and, an LNG transfer facility for transferring LNG from the first cryogenic storage tank to a second cryogenic storage tank onboard an LNG Carrier on an as-needs basis; wherein boil-off gas is generated during transfer of the LNG through the cryogenic pipeline to the first cryogenic tank of the integrated storage/offloading facility ; characterised in that a subsea pipeline is provided from the integrated storage/offloading facility to the onshore gas processing plant ; and the boil-off gas is compressed by the compressor and transferred through the subsea pipeline to the onshore facility . <EOS>