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Offshore Gas Terminal Developers Must Decide Level of Interruptibility

Developers of offshore LNG and CNG terminals must decide how much investment to ensure continuous service. The options range from no storage with supply interruptions whenever a ship disconnects from the offloading system, to no storage with two offloading systems designed to accommodate at least one vessel at all times, to offshore liquid storage and possibly underground gas storage with pipeline support to ensure gas is always flowing regardless of weather or operational conditions. To investigate the interruptible versus non-interruptible gas-supply dilemma, Zeus Development has organized a workshop January 29 with presentations from Kathleen Eisbrenner…