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(11) EP 3 390 936 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/43

(21) Application number: 16801662.4

(22) Date of filing: 10.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25J 1/00(2006.01)
F25J 1/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/061335
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/105687 (22.06.2017 Gazette 2017/25)
(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: 14.12.2015 US 201562266985 P

(71) Applicant: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring TX 77389 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • PIERRE, Fritz Jr.
    Humble TX 77346 (US)

(74) Representative: ExxonMobil Chemical Europe Inc. 
IP Law Europe Hermeslaan 2
1831 Machelen
1831 Machelen (BE)

   


(54) PRE-COOLING OF NATURAL GAS BY HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION