System and method for offshore offloading and regasification of LNG

摘要

A system is provided for offshore offloading and regasification of LNG from an LNG tanker (1), which system is connected to a natural gas receiving system and includes a plurality of mooring and offloading systems (5) and a plurality of regasification vessels (2), to which mooring and offloading system (5) an LNG tanker is moored, and a regasification vessel (2) is connected to the LNG tanker (1) for offloading regasified LNG into the receiving system, LNG being offloaded from the LNG tanker (1) and regasified via the regasification vessel (2). A method is also provided for offshore offloading and regasification of LNG from an LNG tanker (1) for delivery to a natural gas receiving system, including the steps of: providing a plurality of mooring and offloading systems (5) and a plurality of regasification vessels (2); connecting a regasification vessel (2) to the LNG tanker (1); mooring the LNG tanker (1) to the mooring and offloading system (5); connecting the regasification vessel (2) to the mooring and offloading system (5); offloading LNG onto the regasification vessel (2) from the LNG tanker (1); regasifying LNG in the regasification vessel (2); and offloading LNG into the receiving system from the regasification vessel (2). The system and the method permit the use of standard LNG tankers without any modification.