How does an LNG terminal work?
LNG is transported by ship and delivered to LNG terminals, where it is pumped into insulated storage tanks. Once it is warmed and returned to its original state, the converted natural gas is odorized for send-out. The following presents a more detailed description of this process: Reception – Tankers berth along the unloading pier, where they transfer LNG to an onshore tank. In order to maintain the pressure in the tanks on board the tanker, a volume of boil-off gas (boil-off is the gas that forms from LNG in storage) is sent out from the storage tanks to serve as a load balance. Storage – Tanks typically used in the storage and regasification of LNG are constructed using a double wall method to ensure stability and safety. Typically, the tank’s outermost layer (known as the outer shell) is constructed of pre-stressed concrete, while the inner shell is constructed from a nine percent nickel alloy. (Nine percent nickel alloy inner shell construction is the world standard in the storage
