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(43) Date of publication: 19.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/38 (21) Application number: 17738888.1 (22) Date of filing: 12.01.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 25/16(2006.01) B63J 3/02(2006.01) F25J 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/013078 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/123679 (20.07.2017 Gazette 2017/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 12.01.2016 US 201662277617 P (71) Applicant: Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions LLC The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US)	(72) Inventors: CARROLL, Michael, Todd Katy TX 77494 (US) TROTTER, Graeme, David The Woodlands TX 77380 (US) WILKINSON, Trevor, Earl Houston TX 77008 (US) McGEACHIE, Kenneth, Hugh Spring TX 77386 (US) (74) Representative: Talbot-Ponsonby, Daniel Frederick  Marks & Clerk LLP Fletcher House Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park Oxford OX4 4GE Oxford OX4 4GE (GB)