| 摘要 |
An economical system provides gaseous hydrocarbon to numerous locations ( 16, 18 ) that are each in the vicinity of an ocean coast, so the local inhabitants have access to low cost, easily supplied by pipeline and clean-burning natural gas. One system includes at least one self-propelled FSRU (floating storage and regas unit, 200 in FIG. 6 ) that unloads LNG from a tanker ( 202 ) that has sailed more than 400 km. The FSRU sails a much smaller distance, such as 25 km, to a local facility ( 12 A, 14 A) where a regas unit ( 210 ) on the FSRU heats the LNG and delivers the gas.
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