CA2574601C - Lng regasification configurations and methods - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2574601C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: lng; demethanizer; lean; pressure; ethane
Prior art date: 2004-06-30
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John Mak

Ralph Neumann

Curt Graham

Dan Heffern

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Fluor Technologies Corp

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