Development of the logistic model of the LNG plant operation

Designing liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants presents inherent problems associated with the continuous nature of production, special requirements for storage and periodic offloading of LNG. The analysis of these problems has shown that determinate definition of technological parameters of storage and transportation systems is extremely important. In order to define the configuration of LNG storage reservoirs and tanker fleet for LNG transportation it is required to develop a specialized model. This article proposes a logistic model of the LNG plant operation. The data from the development of the South Tambey gas condensate field located on the Yamal peninsula, Russian Federation was used as the input data. Recommendations for the optimization of the transport component of the project are given in line with the results of the calculations.

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