ARTICULATED TUG AND BARGE ARRANGEMENT FOR LNG STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND REGASIFICATION
FLOATING GAS VIRTUAL PIPELINE [PATENT PENDING]
[LNG STORAGE]
[LNG STORAGE]
[LNG SHIP]
[LIQUEFACTION OPERATION]
LOADING TERMINAL
UNLOADING TERMINAL
[REGASIFICATION ONBOARD BARGE]
TRANSIT
TUG
[BUNKERING IN ECA ZONES]
[LNG TRUCKS]
[FLOATING POWER PLANTS]
[GAS PIPLINE]
Serving customers that do not have the benefit of pipeline access ~ Providing bunkering service for shops directed to ECA zones ~ Monetizing stranded gas fields that are too small to be developed for traditional large scale LNG ~ Employs industry-accepted & proven Articulated Tug-Barge (ATB) Technology ~ Undergoing ABS Approval in Principle
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)
The principals of WMI have a long association with LNG ship transportation beginning with the construction of the "Methane Princess" in the 1960's. This association progressed through the 1980's with the construction of the El Paso ships and investigation and analysis of the different LNG containment systems for the US Maritime Administration.
The Company has participated in the rejuvenation of the LNG business in the early 2000's in the design of mini LNG systems including export terminals, mini liquefaction facilities, storage, mini transport ships and ITBs and import terminals with regasification facilities for fueling power plants.
Large floating import terminal are a realistic alternative to land-based facilities particularly when gas supplies are needed in the vicinity of large populations and permitting is difficult. WMI has looked at the viability of large floating, moored concrete LNG storage and regasification, sufficient to discharge Q Max tankers and store up to 400,000 cubic meters of product. Taking the concept further, a combined cycle power plant can be installed on the platform together with the utilization of generated heat for regasification and the production of freshwater from low quality steam.
Offshore gas liquefaction directly from the wellhead or from associated offshore gas will play an important part of the future supply of LNG to the worlds markets; particularly from stranded gas resources in remote areas of the world or where more conventional production is not feasible. WMI is involved in the design and conversion of ships that have capability to import gas from the wellhead or subsea manifold, pre-treat the gas and liquefy it to LNG for transfer to transport vessels.