FLOATING METHANOL PRODUCTION COMPLEX

摘要

A system for the production of methanol from an offshore natural gas field comprises a floating production unit (10) in the form of a floating platform. The production unit (10) includes a methane-to-methanol production plant (18). A floating storage unit (12)is spaced apart from the production unit (10) but is coupled to the production unit (10) by a pipeline (26) which conveys producted methanol from the production unit (10) to the storage unit (12).