By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 3 -- Norway's Statoil ASA; Wiesbaden, Germany's Linde AG; and Aker Kvaerner of Lysaker, Norway, signed a 3-year collaboration agreement Aug. 25 to develop further cost-effective technology and solutions related to the ship-based production, storage, and discharging of LNG in remote areas.
Statoil and Linde already have developed and qualified the components of advanced, spiral-wound heat exchangers (SWHEs), enabling Linde to become a qualified manufacturer and international process licenser of SWHEs for gas liquefaction.
The new alliance will build on this technology, adapting it for a maritime environment. Particular emphasis will be placed on optimal integration of compact plants placed on floating installations.
