LIQUEFACTION PLANTS

LNG/LBG

At Wrtsil we strive constantly to do what is best for you. This includes optimising the lifecycle
value of your installations by offering precisely what you need; a promise we can deliver on
since we provide the oil & gas industry with a broad portfolio of integrated solutions, products
and global services.
Whatever the location, no matter how harsh the conditions, we deliver world class
efficiency, fuel flexibility, and environmentally sound solutions everyday. This is why today, we
are involved in bringing more than 6 percent of the worlds total oil production to the market.

THE ONLY TRUE

EXPERTISE
THROUGHOUT THE
GAS VALUE CHAIN
LNG terminal &
regasification
(FSRU/JRU)

Distribution &
transport

Power generation

LPG/LEG/LNG tanker

Small scale
LNG plants
LNG receiving
terminal

LIQUEFACTION
PLANTS
LNG/LBG
LNG carrier

LNG fuelled vessels

LNG fuelled vessels

Production

LNG bunkering
barges

FPSO
Flare recovery
Oil separation

Oil tanker with VOC

Exploration &
development

EXPLORATION &
DRILLING

PRODUCTION &
LIQUEFACTION

TRANSPORT
& STORAGE

RECEIVING TERMINALS
& REGASIFICATION

LNG fuel gas systems

for OSVs

Onshore & offshore

small scale liquefaction
Antiflaring/VOC
Oil separation
Gas FPSO

LNG fuel gas systems

LPG, LEG & LNG cargo
handling

Jetty & floating

regasification
Bunkering & barges
Receiving terminals

Wrtsil is a leading developer and supplier

of gas handling and liquefaction technology.
Our reliable and innovative solutions
are based on 50 years extensive
experience of cargo handling systems for
LPG and LNG and our global environmental
ambitions include gas emission reduction
and flare gas recovery systems on land and
at sea.
Our highly qualified engineers are
involved in seeking innovative solutions
within the engineering and design of LNG
production plants suitable for small to
medium size liquefaction capacities.

DISTRIBUTION &
TRANSPORT TO
THE USERS
Gas/LNG distribution/
logistics
Feed gas to power
plants

HOW DO OUR PRODUCTS FIT

INTO THE TOTAL PICTURE?
Natural gas has become one of the most
important energy sources in the world, and
the consumption worldwide is believed to
grow in the coming decades. It is now an
alternative fuel in marine applications, power
generation plants and most recently in
vehicles. The replacement of fossil fuels such
as HFO, MDO and diesel has a significant
positive contribution to the environment
almost eliminating emissions of NOX, SOX, CO
particulates and reducing CO2 emissions.
Liquefying natural gas in one of Wrtsils
LNG production plants will decrease the

volume by a factor of around 600, enabling

efficient transport to end-users overseas as well
as on land where pipelines are not a suitable
sustainable solution. Small scale liquefaction
plants are one of the important parts in the LNG
chain, making a growing LNG market possible.
Renewable fuels are attractive on the world
market due to environmental targets and also
the aim to reduce the dependency of fossil fuels.
Biogas is regarded as one of the most important
sources to achieve these targets to meet
this market Wrtsil has developed solutions
especially designed for biogas liquefaction.

LIQUEFACTION
PROCESS MODULE
BASED SOLUTION
Large variety of gas sources, both in gas
quality and quantity, require a variety of
liquefaction systems.
Wrtsils solution to this is a module
based design, where every module is
optimized for the process it was intended for.
In this modern age of industrial competition,
a successful plant design should be able to
sustain the changing trends in demand and
still produce optimal economic gains.
The schematic diagram (right) shows
the different types of modules that could be
delivered in a liquefaction plant supplied by
Wrtsil.

Gas inlett

Separation of
heavy
hydrocarbons

Boil off gas

handling

Gas cleaning /
Pre-treatment

Liquefaction
system

LNG storage

Power
generation

N2
separation

LNG export

Hot oil system

Residual gas
flare system

Nitrogen
generation

Instrument air

TECHNOLOGY PHILOSOPHY
Wrtsil is following the best-availabletechnology (BAT) principle regardless of
capacity or refrigeration technology. This
ensures maximum operating ability, ease of
operation and low energy consumption for our
clients, irrespective of plant capacity.
Wrtsils highly qualified engineers have

developed a product portfolio adapted to

the needs for mini, small and medium sized
LNG/LBG production plants. A modularized
approach is selected, where customers can
easily select a scope of supply from Wrtsil
adjusted to their specific project need.

MIXED REFRIGERANT (MR) PROCESS THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR BIOGAS LIQUEFACTION
Wrtsil have developed the energy
efficient Mixed Refrigerant (MR) liquefaction
technology for even lower capacities than our
usual small and mid-scale LNG plants. The
choice of technology in combination with our
fast track engineering model results in low

MR
AFTER-COOLER

investment costs and short manufacturing

time.
The liquefier system uses a mixed
refrigerant technology, where one single MR
compressor and one aluminum plate-fin heat
exchanger (PFX) are the main components

MR
PRE-COOLER

in the system. A standard glycol chiller

(pre-cooling unit) is incorporated to improve
energy efficiency and to ensure stable
operation of the MR process.

MR
SEPARATOR
COLD BOX

MR
COMPRESSOR

LBG
PRE-COOLER
CLEAN BIOGAS

COALESCER

HEAT EXCHANGER

LBG TO STORAGE

REFRIGERATED
GLYCOL SYSTEM

AIR-COOLED
GLYCOL SYSTEM

ADVANTAGES OF MIXED REFRIGERANT:

Low power consumption reducing OPEX.
All components are conventional and
robust technology reducing CAPEX.
Designed for unmanned operation.
Local control of LNG export. Truck driver
can load on his own.
Robust main rotating machinery with high
efficiency oil flooded screw compressor.
Simple energy supply, only electric power
needed.
Easy start up and shut down of all
systems.
Standard capacities: 10, 17 and 25 ton
LBG/day.
Short delivery time.
Easy shipment.
Plug and play philosophy, skid based
Relocation possible.
Broad range of applications biogas,
pipeline gas, CBM and flare gas.

CASE STUDY:
BIOGAS - EGE OSLO, NORWAY

Biogas liquefaction
Biogas from household organic waste
in Oslo region
Biogas to be used on city buses

EPC contract
LBG production capacity 11 tons/day
Include pre-treatment, liquefaction,
storage and export

BRAYTON NITROGEN CYCLE

THE RELIABLE SOLUTION TO SMALL SCALE LIQUEFACTION
Wrtsils larger liquefaction plants are
based on the reversed Brayton nitrogen
refrigeration cycle. Nitrogen is the sole
refrigeration medium, and used in a process
of compressing and expanding the nitrogen to
obtain the required cryogenic temperature.

These liquefaction plants are easy to operate,

reliable, fully automated and represent a low
life cycle cost solution in the small to medium
size liquefaction capacity range.
Small scale liquefaction plants open new
market opportunities to develop local or

regional gas distribution networks, where

gases as an environmentally friendly and
competitive energy source did not previous
exist as an alternative.

HEAVY HYDROCARBONS

CLEAN NATURAL GAS

COLD BOX

E1

HEAT EXCHANGER
1

SEPARATOR

E2
HEAVY HYDRO
CARBONS

N2 RESERVOIR

LNG TO STORAGE
COMPRESSOR/EXPANDER

ADVANTAGES OF BRAYTON NITROGEN

REFRIGERATION CYCLE:
Low power consumption reducing OPEX
Robust, reliable and simple to operate
technology.
Capacity control is very easy and quick.
Designed for unmanned operation.
Easy start up and shut down of all systems.
Local control of LNG export. Truck driver can
load on his own.
Simple energy supply, only electric power
needed.
Refrigerant will be produced directly from
air on site No logistics connected to the
refrigerant.
There is no required handling of chemicals.
Our design provides a ZERO FLARE solution.
During normal operations, hydro-carbon
losses will be zero.

CASE STUDY: SNURREVARDEN LNG

PRODUCTION PLANT, NORWAY

CASE STUDY: KOLLSNES LNG

TERMINAL, NORWAY

Wrtsil delivered its first onshore LNG

production facility in early 2003, to Gasnor
in Snurrevarden, Norway.
For over ten years northern Europes
first free-standing small-scale LNG
production facility has demonstrated the
potential of Wrtsil onshore liquefaction
technology.
The Snurrevarden LNG production
plant is based on the Brayton nitrogen
cycle, which combines simplicity
and robustness, enabling unmanned
operation.

The Kollsnes plant went into operation in

2007 with a capacity of 84,000 tons per
year. Storage capacity is 4,000m3 and
the gas export facilities include two truck
filling stations and an existing loading jetty
for small LNG carriers.

ADVANTAGES OF USING
WRTSIL SOLUTIONS
50 years extensive experience in gas
liquefaction, including the supply of
hundreds of LPG systems and 40 marine
and onshore LNG systems.
Calculation methods verified by years of
practical operation.
Specialists in efficient cryogenic heat
exchanger process design.
Specialists in interface handling, and
process and control system integration
Worldwide service network ensuring quick
response.
Professional training and aftermarket
organization.
Professional PMP certified project
managers.

Wrtsil LNG reliquefaction technology

SCALING UP RATHER
THAN SCALING DOWN
Unlike many other solutions in the market,
Wrtsil has developed liquefaction
technologies from the principles of scaling
up, rather than scaling down. Wrtsils LNG
production plants are hence simple, easy to
operate, cost effective, robust and reliable.

COMMITTED TO
INNOVATION
Wrtil is fully committed to develop
innovative solutions, often based on
requirements from clients. With the broad
in-house expertise, several successful
products have been developed. Before
launching the product to the market, Wrtsil
will build demonstration plants for full testing
of the new and novel solutions, increasing
customer confidence.

THROUGH-LIFE SUPPORT FROM

A CREDIBLE, WORLDWIDE
SUPPLIER WHENEVER AND
WHEREVER YOU NEED US

WRTSIL SERVICES:
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ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL
ECONOMY

Wrtsil supports its customers

throughout the lifecycle of their
installations by optimizing efficiency and
performance. Wrtsil provide the most
comprehensive portfolio of services
and the broadest service network in
the industry, for both the energy and
marine markets. Wrtsil are committed
to providing high quality, expert support,
and the availability of services wherever
our customers are and in the most
environmentally sound way possible.

Wrtsils overriding promise is to supply

solutions that offer high efficiency with
low environmental load. Our objective is to
continuously improve the environmental
performance of our products and services,
as well as to maintain technological
leadership by utilizing new technologies and
collaborating with our customers and other
stakeholders. In doing this we help to achieve
the increasingly stricter global environmental
regulations and guidelines.

Wrtsil has a strong focus on

supporting our clients from an early
inquiry stage through to servicing
plants in operation. It is important for
Wrtsil to understand the customers
needs in order for us to provide the
best possible service and support,
leading to minimized down time and
maximized customer satisfaction.

Printed 10/2013

Wrtsil is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions

for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological

innovation and total efficiency, Wrtsil maximises the environmental

and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its

customers. Wrtsil is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.

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