Global Patent Index - EP 1782008 A4

EP 1782008 A4 20180620 - SCALABLE CAPACITY LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT

Title (en)

SCALABLE CAPACITY LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT

Title (de)

LNG-ANLAGEN MIT SKALIERBARER KAPAZITÄT

Title (fr)

INSTALLATION DE TRAITEMENT DE GAZ NATUREL LIQUEFIE A CAPACITE VARIABLE

Publication

EP 1782008 A4 20180620 (EN)

Application

EP 05760533 A 20050610

Priority

  • US 2005020674 W 20050610
  • US 58074604 P 20040618

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006009646A2] The current invention is related to hydrocarbon fluid processing plants, methods of designing hydrocarbon fluid processing plants, methods of operating hydrocarbon fluid processing plants, and methods of producing hydrocarbon fluids using hydrocarbon fluid processing plants. More particularly, some embodiments of the invention are related to natural gas liquefaction plants, methods of designing natural gas liquefaction plants, methods of operating natural gas liquefaction plants and methods of producing LNG using natural gas liquefaction plants. One embodiment of the invention includes a hydrocarbon fluid processing plant including a plurality of process unit module types, the plurality of process unit module types including at least a first process unit module type including one or more first process unit modules and a second process unit module type including two or more integrated second process unit modules wherein at least one of the first process unit modules and at least one of the second process unit modules are sized at their respective substantially maximum processing efficiency.

IPC 8 full level

F25J 1/02 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01); F25J 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

C10L 3/10 (2013.01 - EP US); C10L 3/102 (2013.01 - EP US); C10L 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0042 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0045 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0214 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0242 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0259 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/027 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0271 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0272 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0274 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0283 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0284 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 1/0294 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0209 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0233 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0242 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/0257 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/029 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); B01D 53/1406 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/1462 (2013.01 - EP US); E05Y 2800/205 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/38 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/70 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/78 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2205/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/62 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/66 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2230/24 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2230/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2235/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/30 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/70 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/82 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/66 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/40 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/50 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/80 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [XI] US 6389844 B1 20020521 - KLEIN NAGEL VOORT ROBERT [NL]
  • [XI] US 6647744 B2 20031118 - FANNING ROBERT A [US], et al
  • [XI] US 6640586 B1 20031104 - BAUDAT NED P [US], et al
  • [XI] WO 2004031670 A1 20040415 - BP CORP NORTH AMERICA INC [US]
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  • [XI] US 2004109803 A1 20040610 - SAWCHUK JEFFREY H [US], et al
  • [XI] STREICHER C. ET AL.: "NEW OPTIONS FOR NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION", GASTECH 1998, DUBAI, 29 November 1998 (1998-11-29) - 2 December 1998 (1998-12-02), XP002311002
  • [XI] A.AVIDAN, B.MARTINEZ: "Study evaluates design considerations of larger, more efficient liquefaction plants", OIL AND GAS JOURNAL, 18 August 2003 (2003-08-18), pages 50 - 54, XP002310297
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  • See references of WO 2006009646A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

HR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006009646 A2 20060126; WO 2006009646 A3 20061207; AU 2005264908 A1 20060126; AU 2005264908 B2 20100225; AU 2005264908 C1 20150305; BR PI0512212 A 20080219; CA 2570835 A1 20060126; CA 2570835 C 20131022; CN 101023308 A 20070822; CN 101023308 B 20110316; EP 1782008 A2 20070509; EP 1782008 A4 20180620; JP 2008503609 A 20080207; KR 101244759 B1 20130319; KR 20070027712 A 20070309; MX PA06014854 A 20080311; NO 20070307 L 20070319; US 2007193303 A1 20070823

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2005020674 W 20050610; AU 2005264908 A 20050610; BR PI0512212 A 20050610; CA 2570835 A 20050610; CN 200580026834 A 20050610; EP 05760533 A 20050610; JP 2007516592 A 20050610; KR 20077001255 A 20050610; MX PA06014854 A 20050610; NO 20070307 A 20070117; US 62974405 A 20050610