LNG Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO)

In view of growth of the LNG market and the fact that many gas reserves are located offshore, Linde has teamed up with SBM Offshore to jointly develop a generic LNG FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel).

The partnership combines Linde’s experience in the design and construction of cryogenic natural gas processing and LNG plants with the offshore experience from SBM Offshore; SBM Offshore owning and operating the largest fleet of Oil & LPG FPSO’s in the world. 

The generic LNG FPSO is designed for a liquefaction capacity of 2.5 mtpa by utilizing Linde’s proven LIMUM® (Linde Multi Stage Mixed Refrigerant) process. It offers a robust, safe, and economically feasible solution for development of gas reserves that were previously perceived as being either stranded or uneconomic by means of traditional schemes. 

The LNG FPSO is designed as a fully stand-alone system for field development and, as such, has extensive pre-treatment facilities that can handle untreated well fluids. This makes the Linde/SBM FPSO independent of any infrastructure and eliminating the need for new pipelines, platforms, separate by-product storage, etc. If desired the unit also allows for sequestration of CO2. 

Linde and SBM have expended considerable effort to develop and engineer a generic LNG FPSO so that the design can be quickly tailored for a specific project. This provides clients with a substantial number of benefits such as a fast implementation schedule, a competitive price as well as a safe & reliable concept which mitigates project risks.

Source: Linde AG / SBM Offshore

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