New rules and standards for offshore LNG terminals
Posted: 16 May 2005
The new DNV standards identify and address novel hazards and technical challenges in order to ensure safety throughout the new LNG terminals.
These documents cover aspects such as structural design, safety arrangements, fire protection and the design of gas-treatment systems.
High energy prices and an increasing demand for cleaner fuels are changing the way in which the gas markets, and particularly the LNG market, operate. New trades will be opened in the coming year and new terminals are to be built.
The new standards have been developed based on experience of land-based LNG terminals, the marine storage and transportation of LNG, concrete offshore oil and gas installations and offshore oil and gas production facilities.
Besides the terminal itself, the new standards also describe services offered in connection with pipelines and with marine operations associated with transportation and installation.
The new LNG standards are now included in the DNV Offshore Codes, which were launched in 1999. Over the past few years, these have become widely used reference standards for international engineering and oil companies, yards, suppliers, owners of offshore units and regulators.
The DNV Offshore Codes consist of Offshore Service Specifications, Offshore Standards and Recommended Practices.
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