SHORE AND OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY OF LNG RECEIVING TERMINALS

Opskrbni lanac ukapljenim prirodnim plinom (LNG) započinje proizvodnjom prirodnog plina odnosno njegovim crpljenjem sa nalazišta, preradom, ukapljivanjem i skladištenjem gdje čeka daljnji transport brodovima za prijevoz ukapljenog prirodnog plina do iskrcajnih terminala. U iskrcajnim terminalima se skladišti, regasificira i distribuira do krajnjih korisnika. U ovom diplomskom radu analizirana je zadnja faza u opskrbnom lancu. Povećana potražnja za ukapljenim prirodnim plinom dovela je do razvoja novih sustava i tehnologija koje pružaju fleksibilnost pri odlučivanju i zadovoljavaju različite načine poslovanja i potrebe tržišta. Unaprjeđenje tehničko-tehnoloških karakteristika pojedinih sustava terminala kao što su sustav priveza, skladišnih tankova i postrojenja za regasifikaciju doveli su do povećanja stupnja sigurnosti i ekonomičnosti terminala. Posebna pažnja u ovome radu posvećena je tim sustavima kao jednim od ključnih za pravilno funkcioniranje iskrcajnog LNG terminala.Liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain starts with its extraction from natural gas fields, treatment and liquefaction in liquefaction plants where its stored and ready for transport with liquefied natural gas carriers to receiving terminals. In receiving terminals LNG is stored, regasified and distributed to final consumers. That last phase in LNG production chain is analyzed and described in this paper. Increased growth for liquefied natural gas lead to development of new systems and technologies which gives flexibility in decision making process and supports diverse types of business methods and market needs. Improvement of technical and technological characteristics of certain terminal systems like: berth system, LNG storage tanks and regasification plants has led to an increase of significant safety and economy growth. Those systems which is one of the key factor for proper LNG terminal functionality has particular attention in this paper thesis