LNG - Fuelling our future

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Environmental benefits
Small-scale LNG will enable industrial users and power plants in these stranded markets to switch to cost efficient and environmental friendly gas. LNG has the potential to become the dominating fuel for the shipping industry in many regions in the years to come. Running the ships on natural gas will reduce emissions of CO2, NOx, SOx and particles significantly.
Innovative vessels
The heart of the operation –
the sea-borne transportation of small-scale LNG - is provided by our unique and
innovative Multigas carriers.
In addition to LNG, the vessels are able to carry a wide range of other liquefied gas cargoes, including ethylene, LPG and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). When LNG is being carried, an innovative Mini LNG plant will be utilised to reliquefy all natural gas boil-off. The Mini LNG plant’s patented and licensed technology was developed by I.M. Skaugen in cooperation with SINTEF Energy Research in Norway.
The flexibility inherent in the cargo handling system enables the Mutligas carriers to switch between the LNG, LPG and petrochemical gas trades as commercial circumstance dictate. However, it is the ability to transport LNG at cryogenic temperatures (-163°C) that makes these ships particularly notable.
One of these vessels will be employed by Nordic LNG when services commence at the new LNG plant near Stavanger in late 2010.
We will continue to play a pioneering role in the local and regional distribution of small-scale LNG at a time when the demand for gas is growing strongly and the natural gas supply chains are extended to provide remote communities and industries with access to this clean-burning fossil fuel.

Environmental benefits
Small-scale LNG will enable industrial users and power plants in these stranded markets to switch to cost efficient and environmental friendly gas. LNG has the potential to become the dominating fuel for the shipping industry in many regions in the years to come. Running the ships on natural gas will reduce emissions of CO2, NOx, SOx and particles significantly.Innovative vessels.

Innovative vessels
The heart of the operation – the sea-borne transportation of small-scale LNG - is provided by our unique and innovative Multigas carriers.

In addition to LNG, the vessels are able to carry a wide range of other liquefied gas cargoes, including ethylene, LPG and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). When LNG is being carried, an innovative Mini LNG plant will be utilised to reliquefy all natural gas boil-off. The Mini LNG plant’s patented and licensed technology was developed by I.M. Skaugen in cooperation with SINTEF Energy Research in Norway.

The flexibility inherent in the cargo handling system enables the Mutligas carriers to switch between the LNG, LPG and petrochemical gas trades as commercial circumstance dictate. However, it is the ability to transport LNG at cryogenic temperatures (-163°C) that makes these ships particularly notable. 

One of these vessels will be employed by Nordic LNG when services commence at the new LNG plant near Stavanger in late 2010.

LNG-illustration

 

We will continue to play a pioneering role in the local and regional distribution of small-scale LNG at a time when the demand for gas is growing strongly and the natural gas supply chains are extended to provide remote communities and industries with access to this clean-burning fossil fuel.

 

LNG-valuechain

 

We will continue to position I.M. Skaugen as the ‘one stop shop’ for LNG solutions for the marine transportation industry. Specifically, this means developing our Mini LNG concept, whereby we manage the supply chain to provide natural gas to stranded customers; acting as a supplier of LNG as fuel to the maritime industry; expanding our ship-to- ship LNG marine transfer service for both small and large ships; operating Gas Port LNG, a management service for the operation of terminals around the globe; extending LNG project services, for maritime advice on all aspects of the LNG supply chain.