| 摘要 |
<p>A system for the disposal of small amounts of associated gas from an offshore oil field, which system comprises the elements of a floating vessel (10), means (12) on that vessel to separate small amounts of gas from oil, means (20) on the vessel to convert the separated gas to methanol, segregated storage space (22) on the vessel to contain the methanol, and provision (19, 25) to transfer the methanol intermittently to a products tanker (23) or to segregated tanks in an offtake tanker (not shown), for removal from the oil field and subsequent disposal; in which the means to convert the separated gas to methanol includes a compact reformer capable of operation at high temperature and pressure to convert gas and steam to carbon monoxide and hydrogen (synthesis gas), and means to synthesise methanol from the carbon monoxide and hydrogen.</p> |
