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Marine CNG opens alternate production, delivery options

02/23/2009
Recent offshore natural gas opportunities in US waters often share the same obstacle: a lack of pipeline infrastructure to support offshore drilling and transport the gas to shore. CNG vessels, such as the one pictured here, offer alternatives both for field development and for opening new markets (photo from EnerSea Transport LLC; Fig. 1).Click here to enlarge imageOne solution is the use of compressed natural gas vessels to transport gas from production sites to market (Fig. 1). While still in its infancy and working through commercial and regulatory hurdles, the marine CNG industry may ultimately be the key to unlocking large oil and gas reserves in the US and abroad. This article de...
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