摘要 |
An LNG bunker vessel 2 having: one or more LNG tanks 4, a first pipeline 10 able to transfer liquefied natural gas (LNG) 12 from a LNG tank on the LNG bunker vessel to an off-vessel LNG receiver tank 8, one or more natural gas compressors 12 on the LNG bunker vessel able to compress natural gas and provide compressed natural gas (CNG), a second pipeline 14 able to transfer natural gas from the off-vessel LNG receiver tank to the one or more natural gas compressors on the LNG bunker vessel; and a CNG storage tank 16 on the LNG bunker vessel to store CNG provided by the one or more natural gas compressors as a fuel source. The apparatus and operation for transforming natural gas from the off-vessel LNG receiver tank into a suitable fuel source as CNG is provided on the LNG bunker vessel, and does not require ancillary equipment and operation at the location or site of every off-vessel LNG receiver tank. Also claimed is a process and a system using such a vessel. |