石油设备网讯 据世界天然气6月24日报道称，法国敦刻尔克液化天然气进口码头运营商敦刻尔克液化天然气公司已开始在该码头开始新的快速加油服务。
敦刻尔克液化天然气公司表示，快速加油服务将大大缩短重新装载期间的中途停留时间。
最大重新装载流量已从每小时4,000立方米增加到8,800立方米，这意味着船只停驶时间减半。
敦刻尔克液化天然气公司总经理Juan Vazquez表示：“ 将液化天然气从生产现场运输到消费点的成本是非常昂贵的。更快地重新装载油轮意味着减少了船舶的停机时间，因此为我们的客户节省了大量成本。”
“以 每小时4,000立方米的流量，一艘油轮需要40个小时才能重新装载完成。现在，以每小时8,800立方米的速度，只需20个小时。”
据该公司介绍，这项新服务需要进行大规模的翻新工作。在1号和2号储罐上更换了8个泵。
加注速度的提高还导致天然气蒸汽的上升，这些气体必须在被输送到输气网络之前进行回收处理。
徐蕾 摘译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Rapid refueling service available at Dunkirk LNG terminal
Dunkerque LNG, the operator of France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas import terminal, has started its new rapid refueling service at the terminal.
Dunkerque LNG said that the rapid refueling service would significantly reduce the stopover time during reloading.
The maximum reloading flow-rate has been raised from 4,000 cbm per hour to 8,800 cbm, which means the ships are stopped for half as long.
Juan Vazquez, general manager of Dunkerque LNG, said: “It is extremely costly to transport LNG from the production site to the point of consumption. Reloading a tanker faster means less downtime for the ship and, therefore, major savings for our customers.
“With a flow-rate of 4,000 m3 per hour, it took 40 hours to reload a tanker. Now, at 8,800 m3 per hour, it only takes 20 hours.”
According to the company, this new service required large-scale renovation work. Eight pumps were replaced on tanks 1 and 2.
The increase in refueling speed also causes a rise in the gas vapor that must be recovered then treated before being sent to the gas transmission network.
