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Natural Gas
Published in Roy L. Nersesian, Energy Economics, 2016
Compressed natural gas (2,000–4,000 psi) can be transported in specially built tanks. The problem is the cost of building large-capacity cargo tanks that can withstand this magnitude of pressure with a cargo still four times greater in volume than in a liquefied state.86 However, there are special circumstances where compressed natural gas carriers are feasible such as small natural gas fields in remote areas of the Amazon River where reserves are not sufficient to justify building a long-distance pipeline or a liquefaction plant. Compressed natural gas carriers are useful for natural gas delivery to lightly populated Caribbean or Southeast Asian islands whose consumption is far too small to sustain an LNG import terminal, but where less costly natural gas can be substituted for diesel fuel for electricity generation. Compressed natural gas is not conducive to high volume, long-distance transport of natural gas.
Vessel logistics and shipping operations management
Published in Dong-Ping Song, Container Logistics and Maritime Transport, 2021
Liquefied gas carriers are highly specialised purpose-built vessels, which are designed to carry liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) under high pressure. The cargo tanks are generally spherical for strength. LNG carriers are usually larger than those carrying LPG. The largest LNG carriers have a capacity of up to 266,000 cubic metres.
Oil and Gas Security
Published in Maria G. Burns, Managing Energy Security, 2019
Liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG ships) and liquefied petroleum gas carriers (LPG ships) carry gaseous products that have been liquefied in order to reduce their risk of explosion. By reducing their temperature, pressure, and volume security is enhanced.
Design of Internal Supports for Double-Walled Liquefied Natural Gas Road Tanker
Published in Heat Transfer Engineering, 2021
Filip Lisowski, Edward Lisowski
Over last years the global demand for natural gas is growing rapidly from energy, security and sustainability reasons. Natural gas is the purest of fossil fuels. Emissions of sulfur, nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide from natural gas combustion are significantly lower than from oil and carbon. Since natural gas is in a gaseous state, it is transported through pipelines or liquefied as liquefied natural gas (LNG) using gas carrier ships and special cryogenic vessels [1].