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The document summarizes an LNG Floating Storage Unit (FSU) project for LNG import to Malta. The key points are: 1) The FSU project is part of Malta's strategy to switch from fuel oil and diesel to gas-fired power generation. The FSU delivers LNG to an onshore regasification plant powering a gas-fired power plant. 2) Moss Maritime provided engineering services to convert an existing LNG carrier into an FSU. The FSU continuously transfers small amounts of LNG and boil-off gas to shore. 3) Challenges included minimizing boil-off gas generation and handling all gas onshore or via steam boilers

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The document summarizes an LNG Floating Storage Unit (FSU) project for LNG import to Malta. The key points are: 1) The FSU project is part of Malta's strategy to switch from fuel oil and diesel to gas-fired power generation. The FSU delivers LNG to an onshore regasification plant powering a gas-fired power plant. 2) Moss Maritime provided engineering services to convert an existing LNG carrier into an FSU. The FSU continuously transfers small amounts of LNG and boil-off gas to shore. 3) Challenges included minimizing boil-off gas generation and handling all gas onshore or via steam boilers

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LNG FSU for LNG import to Malta

LNG Floating Storage Unit (FSU)


for LNG import to Malta
Thormod Andersen

Department Manager, LNG & Process Technology


Moss Maritime AS

NORWEP seminar - 22 November 2018


LNG FSU for LNG import to Malta

• Project: LNG FSU for Malta LNG import (ElectroGas Malta)


– The project is part of Malta’s strategy to switch from Heavy Fuel
Oil (HFO) & diesel power generation to gas-fired power
generation (better wrt local pollution and also CO2 footprint).
– The FSU was built under a $300 million contract Bumi Armada
won from ElectroGasMalta in 2015.
– Malta received its first-ever
LNG cargo in 2017 via the
Floating Storage Unit (FSU)
Armada Mediterrana.
– The FSU delivers LNG to
the onshore regasification
plant feeding natural gas to
the CCGT Delimara 4 power
plant.
LNG FSU for LNG import to Malta
LNG FSU for LNG import to Malta

• Project: LNG FSU for Malta LNG import (ElectroGas Malta)


• Moss scope: Pre-FEED, basic & detail engineering of LNGC ⇾ FSU conversion
• FSU: Conversion of MOL’s 125,000 m3 MOSS LNG carrier Wakabu Maru, by
Mitsui (MES) in Japan, 1985. Storage tanks in very good condition.

• Project highlights:
- 18 years contract, start-up 2017
- Small & continuous LNG flow from
FSU to shore regas plant feeding
GTCC gas fired power plant
- All BOG from FSU transfer
continuously to shore handling
- Focus on BOG preservation
& minimize power consumption
- FSU el power from shore system
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2 off Aux steam boilers LNG feed header & cargo piping conversion
(existing boilers decommissioned)

IAS upgrade

SSL system

LNG (MLA) and BOG (hoses) manifold to shore


5 off LNG feed pumps

Quick release hooks towards Hose/man-riding crane LNG and BOG manifold
offloading LNGC FSU vs LNGC to LNGC via hoses (LNG loading)
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LNG systems: LNG transfer to shore and LNG loading to FSU
• Continuous LNG flow to shore: 10 to 150 m3/h
• LNG pressure to shore: 5 to 9 barg
• New LNG feed pumps @ 55 m3/h in each of 5 tanks
• New dedicated LNG feed header to port side manifold

• LNG loading from LNGCs moored in SBS configuration stbd side


• LNG loading not interrupting LNG nor BOG feeding to shore
• Max LNG transfer rate about 4,500 m3/h
• LNG loading to FSU typically each 1->2 months
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LNG & BOG transfer to shore


• LNG transfer to shore by DN150 loading arm installed on jetty. Back-up LNG
transfer by DN250 hose.
• BOG transfer to shore by DN250 hoses x 2
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LNG loading to FSU


• LNG transfer from LNGC
by DN250 flexible hoses, 3
off liquid and 1 off vapor.
• All hose equipment
handled by FSU.
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FSU Boil-Off Gas (BOG) handling & FSU powergen
• Tank safety relief valves setting increased to 0.70 kg/cm2g to minimise BOG
generation during loading. Increased pressure demonstrated feasible by tank
strength calculations.

• LNG vessel max BOG rate 0.20%/day, equal to abt 4.5 tonnes/h of BOG.
• All BOG normally handled by onshore systems; is transferred by freeflow or
compressor from FSU. BOG is further compressed up to pipeline pressure by 3
off reciprocating compressors located on shore.
• FSU back-up BOG handling by new aux steam boilers dumping

• FSU is normally receiving electrical power from shore


• FSU back-up power generation by diesel generators
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BOG handling

During normal operation, the BOG can be transferred to shore by free flow. In case
of higher BOG flows, during LNG loading, it may be required to start one FSU cargo
compressor to transfer the BOG at required rate and delivery pressure.

 Two BOG compressor systems operating in series – centrifugal + recip

- The impact on operational stability / control of the two compressor systems was
evaluated.
- The onshore reciprocating type compressors create pressure pulsations in the
piping back to the FSU -> it was required to evaluate that the estimated
pulsations are within acceptable limits.
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A special challenge in BOG handling for this FSU....

• FSU storm mooring system:

The FSU will be shifted abt 60-70 meters away from the jetty in case of inclement
weather, and will be staying at a «storm mooring system».

 All LNG/BOG transfer to shore and shore power is disconnected!

Wrt BOG handling this means that primary BOG handling equipment are the new
aux steam boilers only (which have limited burning/dumping capacity).
Following this, a study of the estimated pressure increase in cargo tanks during this
condition was carried out as input to the class and flag state evaluations and
acceptance.
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Thank you for your time!

Questions?

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