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Liquefied natural gas storage at Ambergate

Abstract

Ambergate works was planned in 1965-1966 and the decision was taken to install 4 ICI lean gas reformers using natural gas as feedstock, fuel, and enrichment. To cover the possible failure of natural gas supplies, petroleum distillate would be used as alternative feedstock and fuel. The choice for alternative enrichment lay between LPG or LNG. Since LNG would provide peak-on-peak storage facilities for either the East Midlands Board or the Gas Council when conversion was completed--and in the meantime would provide an additional source of LNG for local requirements when temporary LNG installations were used during conversion--agreement was reached with the Gas Council for it to build a 5,000-ton storage installation at Ambergate. The installation consists of 3 major sections: (1) the offloading bay and storage tank; (2) the reliquefaction system; and (3) the export system. The offloading bay and storage tank are for the reception and storage of liquefied Algerian natural gas, delivered to Ambergate by road tanker from the Canvey Is. Terminal. The reliquefaction system is to maintain the necessary storage tank conditions by reliquefying the boil-off natural gas. The export system delivers LNG from the storage tank at high pressure through a vaporization section in the national  More>>
Publication Date:
Aug 19, 1970
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-82-107852
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Gas J.; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 343:5571
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; STORAGE; DISTILLATES; DISTILLATION; ENERGY SUPPLIES; EVAPORATION; FAILURES; FUEL GAS; INSTALLATION; LIQUEFACTION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES; LOADING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PIPELINES; PRESSURE CONTROL; STORAGE FACILITIES; SUPPLY DISRUPTION; TANKS; THERMAL RECOVERY; TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNLOADING; ALKANES; CONTAINERS; CONTROL; ENERGY SOURCES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; EUROPE; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS HANDLING; NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; RECOVERY; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; WESTERN EUROPE; 035000* - Natural Gas- Storage- (1989-)
OSTI ID:
5393549
Research Organizations:
East Midlands Gas Board
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: GASJA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 179-181
Announcement Date:
Jul 01, 1980

Citation Formats

Higton, C W, and Mills, M J. Liquefied natural gas storage at Ambergate. United Kingdom: N. p., 1970. Web.
Higton, C W, & Mills, M J. Liquefied natural gas storage at Ambergate. United Kingdom.
Higton, C W, and Mills, M J. 1970. "Liquefied natural gas storage at Ambergate." United Kingdom.
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title = {Liquefied natural gas storage at Ambergate}
author = {Higton, C W, and Mills, M J}
abstractNote = {Ambergate works was planned in 1965-1966 and the decision was taken to install 4 ICI lean gas reformers using natural gas as feedstock, fuel, and enrichment. To cover the possible failure of natural gas supplies, petroleum distillate would be used as alternative feedstock and fuel. The choice for alternative enrichment lay between LPG or LNG. Since LNG would provide peak-on-peak storage facilities for either the East Midlands Board or the Gas Council when conversion was completed--and in the meantime would provide an additional source of LNG for local requirements when temporary LNG installations were used during conversion--agreement was reached with the Gas Council for it to build a 5,000-ton storage installation at Ambergate. The installation consists of 3 major sections: (1) the offloading bay and storage tank; (2) the reliquefaction system; and (3) the export system. The offloading bay and storage tank are for the reception and storage of liquefied Algerian natural gas, delivered to Ambergate by road tanker from the Canvey Is. Terminal. The reliquefaction system is to maintain the necessary storage tank conditions by reliquefying the boil-off natural gas. The export system delivers LNG from the storage tank at high pressure through a vaporization section in the national methane grid.}
journal = []
volume = {343:5571}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1970}
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