How Does a FSRU Operate?

09/18/2023

Discover the operating principle of a FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in an infographic.

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A FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit) is a device that consists of :

  • a gas metering system, installed on board the FSRU or on land;
  • a gas transfer pipeline;
  • a HP gas export manifold which allows the transfer of gas at high pressure via an unloading arm or flexible hose;
  • regasification trains, necessary for heating and pressurizing the LNG to bring it back to a gaseous state. Its temperature is raised from approximately -160°C at atmospheric gas pressure to +10°C at high pressure (100 bars).

Alongside the FSRU is a LNG carrier transporting the LNG at -160°C, which is transferred to the FSRU for storage of the LNG via cryogenic hoses.