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LNG Industry: Gas Production, Plant Process and Engineering

Introduction

LNG Industry: Gas Production, Plant Process and Engineering

Course Objectives

• Complete knowledge and information about LNG production as well as processes and engineering of various systems and equipment at LNG plants
• The necessary foresight and preparedness to assess current situations as well as future demand and related challenges to make provisions to prevent these from having a grave impact on organizational success
• The required confidence and experience to guide and train other professionals on processes and functions involved in gas production as well as LNG plant engineering
• The knowledge and information of required standards and benchmarks to be maintained when producing gas at LNG plants, thereby ensuring that one’s organization abides by the required laws and regulations
• The strategic skills and experience to predict future demand and introduce automation for operational excellence and increased employee efficiency
• A sense of pride from contributing to organizational growth and development through leaner operations, operational excellence and increased employee safety
• The ability to contribute to organizational cost savings through regular maintenance of machines and equipment, thereby extending their life
• The capabilities and skill to handle any higher role and/or responsibility within and outside the organization, thereby ensuring career growth and progression

Who Should Attend?

This LNG Industry: Gas Production, Plant Process and Engineering course is designed for:

• Managers and LNG plant operators overseeing operations at LNG plants
• Engineers carrying out one or many functions and operations at LNG plants
• Senior management of an organization responsible for making financial and strategic decisions impacting operations at LNG plants
• Technical experts responsible for checking and correcting any issue with machines and engineering aspects at LNG plants
• Vendors and suppliers involved at various stages during LNG production
• Internal and external auditors responsible for ensuring adherence to all required standards and benchmarks
• Legal and financial advisors providing necessary advice on legal issues and expenses at plants, respectively
• Any other professional interested in knowing more about LNG production as well as LNG plant processes and engineering

Course Outline

Module 1 – Process of Liquefied Natural Gas Production

• Gas treatment
  • Mercury removal
  • Gas sweetening
  • Drying
• Liquefaction
• Storage
• Transport
• Regasification

Module 2 – Major Equipment Components of LNG Import and Regasification Terminals

• Unloading arms
• Cryogenic pipelines
• Storage tank(s)
• Low-pressure pumps
• Boil-Off Gas (BOG) compressors and re-condensers
• High pressure (HP) pumps
• Vaporizers

Module 3 – Types of Tanks

• Single containment tanks
• Double containment tanks
• Full containment tanks
• Membrane tanks
• In-ground tanks

Module 4 – Main Types of Vaporizers

• Open rack vaporizers
• Submerged combustion vaporizers
• Intermediate fluid vaporizers
• Ambient air vaporizers

Module 5 – Kinds of Facilities Receiving LNG Deliveries

• Onshore import LNG terminals
• Offshore import terminals
• Peak-shaving facilities

Module 6 – Classification of Gas Liquefaction Processes

• Propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant process
• Mixed-fluid cascade process
• Optimized cascade process
• Dual mixed refrigerant process

Module 7 – LNG Pipeline Network

• Gathering pipeline system
• Transmission pipelines
• Distribution line system
• Service line systems

Module 8 – Factors Affecting Gas Pricing

• Oil price escalation
• Gas-on-gas competition
• Bilateral monopoly
• Netback from final product
• Regulation: social and political
• Regulation: below cost
• Regulation: cost of service
• No price