LNG

Operations Excellence Begins in Design

Achieving production and availability targets is paramount to the ultimate success of any liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) project. Both are important factors in any life-cycle economic analysis.

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Liquefied natural gas plant in Darwin, Australia
Photo courtesy of ConocoPhillips

Achieving production and availability targets is paramount to the ultimate success of any liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) project. Both are important factors in any life-cycle economic analysis. The focus on true operational excellence must begin early in the design phase and remain endemic throughout. This paper focuses on common design pitfalls and oversights within the LNG industry and presents several methods or techniques to avoid them.

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