Brochure "Driving LNG Growth" - Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco Gas and Process Solutions
Driving LNG Growth

Overview
(Photo: Dag Myrestrand - Statoil)
Driving LNG Growth
The Atlas Copco Gas and Process Division develops, designs and manufactures
rotating equipment that supports every link in the value chain. Five decades of LNG
experience power our commitment to innovation and customer interaction.
The world needs fuel to stay in motion. The demand for
natural gas as a clean and effective source of energy
continues to rise across the globe.
LNG demand is predicted to grow at an even faster pace as
transportation vessels allow geographic flexibility and spot
trading promotes speedy transaction and delivery of LNG.
A market this dynamic needs equipment on the cutting
edge. When we are engineering compressors, expanders
and cryogenic pumps at Atlas Copco, we always foster innovation
and keep a tight focus on reliability.
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As a result, we are able to cater to our customers’ changing
offshore and onshore requirements—at evey bend of the
value stream.
From tankers roaming the oceans to onshore plants across
the globe, every environment holds unique challenges.
Atlas Copco equipment is engineered to meet them. It’s
dependable around the clock, even under harsh weather
conditions and with a mininum of maintenance.

Well of Innovation,
Wealth of Experience
At Atlas Copco, we believe that there are as many
solutions as there are customers. Our spirit of
innovation is powered by engineering experience
spanning 130 years and a variety of gas and process
industries: gas processing, petrochemical and
chemical engineering, air separation, as well as
cryogenic applications.
Atlas Copco Offers You:
• Five decades of LNG experience
• Long-term experience in natural gas,
chemical and petrochemical, cryogenic
and air separation applications
• Customization options that improve your
process
• Present in 170 markets worldwide
• Broad global service network
• Highest reliability
• Always at the forefront of development,
giving you the best efficiency
• Meeting API standards, if required
• Extensive reference record for offshore
and onshore applications
Our Philosophy:
• Interacting with the customer as early as the design
stage
• Always having our finger on the pulse of the LNG
market
• Developing LNG solutions perfectly tailored to
customers’ needs
“At Atlas Copco, we are always fostering innovation
to anticipate the market’s evolving requirements.“
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Solutions for Your LNG Needs
Strengthening Every Link in the Value Stream
Atlas Copco LNG solutions are built to boost productivity, every step of the
way. Our pioneer spirit combined with our commitment to compact, efficient
design, optimum reliability and expert service yields excellent results for every
LNG process – onshore and offshore.
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Well
Well
Gas Treatment/
Gas Treatment/ Processing
Gas Processing
FPSO
FPSO
Compressor Expander Pump
Compressor Expander Pump
Gas Liquefaction
Gas Liquefaction
LNG Vessel
LNG Vessel
LNG Tr
LNG Tra

nsportation Storage Regasification
Consumer
FSRU
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LNG Compressor Solutions
Our Compressors:
Performing Under Pressure
In 1973, the tanker “Venator“ took to sea with an Atlas Copco
compressor on board. Since then, we have evolved into
one of the world’s most trusted innovators in the LNG
market, no matter what the application.
Then and now, efficiency is the key to great compressor
design. Equipment doesn’t only need to save energy, it
also needs to save space, which is extremely limited on
board a ship and in small plants.
Our equipment frees up valuable room for cargo. It
conserves energy and operational costs without skimping
on reliability because it’s a product of cutting-edge
engineering.
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Atlas Copco Gas and Process compressors for LNG deliver maximum efficiency in a
compact package. They are lean, power-optimizing machines built to your order and
driven by state-of-the-art technology.
Helping make on-board reliquefaction happen: the
Compander.
Engineering Pioneers
Atlas Copco compressors are powered by Integral Gear
Technology, a groundbreaking solution we helped
pioneer. Integral Gear Technology is uniquely versatile yet
simple.
Up to eight stages in one gearbox and multi-speed
capability maximize a machine’s efficiency while
minimizing its on-site footprint.
In addition, every compressor running on Integral Gear
Technology can meet API 617, chapter 3 and API 672
standards set by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Atlas Copco is also at home in onshore applications such
as LNG Storage.

(Main Photo and Photo bottom right: Kjetil Alsvik - Statoil)
“Half of all LNG vessels worldwide carry
Atlas Copco compressors on board.“
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LNG Compressor Solutions
Our Compressors:
Performing Under Pressure
In 1973, the tanker „Venator“ took to sea with an Atlas Copco
compressor on board. Since then, we have evolved into
one of the world’s most trusted innovators in the LNG
market, no matter what the application.
Then and now, efficiency is the key to great compressor
design. Equipment doesn’t only need to save energy, it
also needs to save space, which is extremely limited on
board of a ship and in small plants.
Our equipment frees up valuable room for cargo. It
conserves energy and operational costs without skimping
on reliability because it’s a product of cutting-edge
engineering.
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Atlas Copco Gas and Process compressors for LNG deliver maximum efficiency in a
compact package. They are lean, power-optimizing machines built to your order and
driven by state-of-the-art technology.
Helping make on-board reliquefaction happen: the
Compander.
Engineering Pioneers
Atlas Copco compressors are powered by Integral Gear
Technology, a groundbreaking solution we helped
pioneer. Integral Gear Technology is uniquely versatile yet
simple.
Up to eight stages in one gearbox and multi-speed
capability maximize a machine’s efficiency while
minimizing its on-site footprint.
In addition, every compressor running on Integral Gear
Technology can meet API 617, chapter 3 and API 672
standards set by the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Atlas Copco is also at home in onshore applications such
as LNG Storage.

Propulsion
Steam Turbine DFDE
Duel Fuel Diesel Electric
BOG-Handling Solutions
Atlas Copco’s compact boil-off gas compressors are a
driving force in low-duty and high-duty applications.
Boil-off Gas
Hybrid
DFDE and Re-Liquefaction
They are models of reliability that outperform piston
compressors at every turn: on vessels powered by
steam, dual fuel or slow-speed diesel propulsion as
well as in off- and onshore Reliquefaction Plants, LNG
storage or regasification plants. Ultra-efficient and
dependable, our BOG compressors require a minimum
of maintenance.
Providing full BOG-Handling solutions Atlas Copco has
all Gas Heater and Vaporizer required in its scope of
supply.
Regeneration Gas Compressor
Our Regeneration Gas Compressors represent a vital
station in the onshore gas-treatment process as well as
FPSO vessels. Helping to remove water from natural gas
prior to liquefaction, they are built to fully support API
requirements.
Re-Liquefaction
SSD
Slow Speed Diesel
Close-up of Regeneration Gas Compressor
built to API specifications
ME-GI
Marine Engine Gas Injection
“Every compressor running on Integral Gear
Technology can meet API standards.”

Atlas Copco has BOG-Handling solutions
for all tanker propulsion systems.
Compander
The Compander, a machine that merges compressor and expander
functionalities, is another Atlas Copco original. A model of efficiency,
it is vital in saving space, energy and all-around operational costs.
Performing in its process, it increases the LNG load delivered to the
customer.
The result is an optimal solution for both offshore liquefication and for
smaller onshore plants.
Natural Gas Booster
Main Compressor Applications:
• Boil off Gas systems
• Reliquefaction Plants (Compander)
• Peak Shaving
• Fuel Gas Boosting, cryogenic and warm
suction
• Regeneration Gas Compression
• N Injection
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• Plant and Process Air
All applications can be onshore or
offshore.
Cryogenic fuel gas boosters permit gas turbines to release their
immense power potential by taking advantage of existing flash and
boil-off gas. The compressed BOG can be used to generate electricity
or to power compressors in the heart of gas power plants or on board
of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.
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LNG Expander Solutions
Our Expanders:
Boosting Productivity
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Expander compressors are the driving force at the heart of an LNG plant.
Atlas Copco creates custom-engineered hydrocarbon expander solutions for a broad
range of applications, including the market’s newest frontier: Floating Production
Storage and Offloading (FPSO).
With thousands of machines operating the world over,
Atlas Copco is a proven market leader in turboexpander
technology. Our excellent reputation rests in part on the
strong customer relationships we cultivate.
Keeping a close dialog with each customer is not just an
integral part of our philosophy – it also acts as a motor
that generates new ideas.
Atlas Copco constantly advances expander technology
for LNG.
Solutions on Solid Ground
Our Onshore Expander Compressors process gas in the
world’s largest LNG trains. They not only support natural
gas liquefaction and regasification but also the recovery
of valuable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Atlas Copco expanders also operate in peak-shaving
plants across the world, where they help store extra capacities
of LNG to be regasified and released into pipelines
as needed.
Our turboexpanders for LNG bring reliability to your
process.

“We have hundreds of expanders in some of the world’s
largest gas processing plants, such as Ras Gas and Qatar Gas.”
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LNG Expander Solutions
Our Expanders:
Boosting Productivity
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Expander compressors are the driving force at the heart of an LNG plant.
Atlas Copco creates custom-engineered hydrocarbon expander solutions for a broad
range of applications, including the market’s newest frontier: Floating Production
Storage and Offloading (FPSO).
With thousands of machines operating the world over,
Atlas Copco is a proven market leader in turboexpander
technology. Our excellent reputation rests in part on the
strong customer relationships we cultivate.
Keeping a close dialog with each customer is not just an
integral part of our philosophy – it also acts as a motor
that generates new ideas.
Atlas Copco constantly advances expander technology
for LNG.
Solutions on Solid Ground
Our Onshore Expander Compressors process gas in the
world’s largest LNG trains. They not only support natural
gas liquefaction and regasification but also the recovery
of valuable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Atlas Copco expanders also operate in peak-shaving
plants across the world, where they help store extra capacities
of LNG to be regasified and released into pipelines
as needed.
Our turboexpanders for LNG bring reliability to your
process.

Magnetic Bearings
We are constantly working to boost expander efficiency
while maintaining optimal dependability, onshore and offshore.
Our expander compressors incorporate magnetic bearings
to ensure oil free operation. Apart from saving the space
that would have been required by an oil system, magnetic
bearings also eliminate operational wear and tear.
“Atlas Copco turboexpanders process gas
feeding the world’s largest LNG trains.”
Turboexpander for Gas Processing in the Middle East

Main Expander Applications:
• Gas Liquefaction, small and large plant
applications
• Gas Processing and LPG Recovery
• Peak Shaving
• Direct Refrigeration
All applications can be onshore or
offshore.
Conquering the Oceans, Expanding Our Reach
As FPSO units emerge as the market’s most exciting arena for innovation,
Atlas Copco Gas and Process is once again at the forefront of highperformance
expander engineering. Our Expander Compressors for
FPSO produce refrigeration to aid on-board liquefaction as well as processing
of natural gas.
Because every square meter counts off shore, our hydrocarbon expanders
have a compact design incorporating magnetic bearings. Our largecapacity
single-stage expanders allow process designers maximum
flexibility as they seek to optimize performance and machinery count.
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LNG Pump Solutions
Cyrogenic Pumps:
Expanding Our LNG Toolbox
Being hands on for our customers Putting attention into every detail
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Cutting-edge pump technology is an exciting new entry in the Atlas Copco portfolio.
Building on JC Carter Company’s legacy of game-changing LNG solutions, we are
now the only manufacturer of third generation submerged motor pumps.
At Atlas Copco, we always work to provide our customers
with complete gas handling solutions while setting
standards of reliability and innovation. This is why the
2011 acquisition of the JC Carter pump business is a
milestone in our history as an LNG pioneer.
Atlas Copco JC Carter Pumps’ proven track record of
engineering expertise constitutes a valuable addition to
our ever-expanding portfolio in this market.
In 1962, when the LNG industry was just emerging, company
founder JC “Cool” Carter pioneered the world’s first
cryogenic submerged motor pump (SMP). Launching the
SMP market catapulted JC Carter to industry leadership.
The company introduced the patented third generation of
LNG submerged motor pumps in 2003.
This technology, manufactured exclusively by Atlas Copco
JC Carter Pumps, revolutionized LNG processes due to
its slim profile, high efficiency, and low power consumption.
It is currently the greenest cryogenic pump on the
market.

(Photo in centre of grid: Dag Myrestrand - Statoil)
“Atlas Copco now offers cryogenic pump technology
on the cutting edge of the industry.”
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LNG Pump Solutions
Cyrogenic Pumps:
Expanding Our LNG Toolbox
Being hands on for our customers Putting attention into every detail
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Cutting-edge pump technology is an exciting new entry in the Atlas Copco portfolio.
Building on JC Carter Company’s legacy of gamechanging LNG solutions, we are
now the only manufacturer of third generation submerged motor pumps.
At Atlas Copco, we always work to provide our customers
with complete gas handling solutions while setting
standards of reliability and innovation. This is why the
2011 acquisition of the JC Carter pump business is a
milestone in our history as an LNG pioneer.
Atlas Copco JC Carter Pumps’ proven track record of
engineering expertise constitutes a valuable addition to
our ever-expanding portfolio in this market.
In 1962, when the LNG industry was just emerging, company
founder JC “Cool” Carter pioneered the world’s first
cryogenic submerged motor pump (SMP). Launching the
SMP market catapulted JC Carter to industry leadership.
The company introduced the patented third generation of
LNG submerged motor pumps in 2003.
This technology, manufactured exclusively by Atlas Copco
JC Carter Pumps, revolutionized LNG processes due to
its slim profile, high efficiency, and low power consumption.
It is currently the greenest cryogenic pump on the
market.

Low-Pressure In-Tank Pumps
Atlas Copco JC Carter Pumps low-pressure in-tank loading
pumps are used to transfer liquids from storage
tanks. Their vertical turbine hydraulic design boosts the
delivery of liquid while decreasing the amount of boil-off
gas produced, thereby reducing plant operation costs.
All pumps feature JC Carter’s HyPerInducer® , a one-ofa-kind
design developed with space age technology and
patented in 2008. The HyPerInducer® increases storage
capacity by allowing lower pumping levels and boasts
the lowest NPSH values in the industry.
Vertical turbine bowl diffusers, high-efficiency impellers
and slim-profile motors further maximize efficiency and
longevity. A robust hollow motor shaft significantly eases
maintenance.
Pioneering pump
technology since 1962

Main Pump Applications:
• In-tank loading pumps
• Transfer pumps
• Product pumps
• Loading pumps
• Circulation pumps
• High-pressure pumps
• Drain pumps
“Atlas Copco JC Carter pump technology
has helped revolutionize LNG processes
around the world.”
All applications can be offshore or
onshore.
High-Pressure Pumps for Regasification
Third generation submerged motor pumps for use in onshore plants
or FSRU vessels include reliable and highly efficient in-tank, high pressure,
and drain pumps.
High-pressure cryogenic pumps compress LNG to 100 bar during
regasification. High-pressure vaporizer feed pumps are driven by
supersynchronous VFD’s, resulting in a significant reduction in footprint
wherever space is limited. Component modularity permits adding
stages while maintaining a constant flow.
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Gas and Process Division
Our points of contact worldwide
Headquarters
Atlas Copco Energas GmbH
Schlehenweg 15
50999 Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 2236 96 50 0
Fax: +49 2236 96 50 899
atlascopco.energas@de.atlascopco.com
www.atlascopco-gap.com
Application Centers
Europe
Thomas Bierwirth
Phone: +49 2236 96 50 658
Fax: +49 2236 96 50 899
thomas.bierwirth@de.atlascopco.com
The Americas
Nasser Sadeghzadeh (Compressor)
Phone: +1 518 765 58 38
Fax: +1 518 765 33 57
nasser.sadeghzadeh@us.atlascopco.com
Randy Dirlam (Expanders)
Phone: +1 805 928 57 57 ext. 4139
Fax: +1 805 925 38 61
randy.dirlam@us.atlascopco.com
Arturo Martinez (Pumps)
Phone: +1 949 764 2214
Fax: +1 949 258 5072
arturo.martinez@jccarterpumps.com
China
Sander van Spijk
Phone: +86 21 6097 8198
Fax: +86 21 6097 8144
sander.van.spijk@cn.atlascopco.com
India
S.S. Vasan
Phone: +91 20 39 85 23 09
Fax: +91 20 27 14 59 48
ss.vasan@in.atlascopco.com
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Regional Offices
Germany
Ralf Kiefer (North / Central
and Southwest)
Phone: +49 (0)2235 4639 272
Fax +49 (0)2235 4639 278
ralf.kiefer@de.atlascopco.com
Jörg Wieczorek (Southeast)
Phone: +49 89 74 99 49 70
Fax: +49 89 74 99 49 80
joerg.wieczorek@de.atlascopco.com
North America
Bart Woodmansee (Northeast /
Eastern Canada)
Phone: +1 860 477 02 96
Fax: +1 860 477 04 61
bart.woodmansee@us.atlascopco.com
Bruce Edstrand (North Central / Northeast)
Phone: +1 847 726 98 66
bruce.edstrand@us.atlascopco.com
John Peranteaux (West Coast /
Western Canada)
Phone: +1 805 928 57 57 ext. 4125
Fax: +1 805 925 38 61
john.peranteaux@us.atlascopco.com
Tim Shaw (Southwest)
Phone: +1 281 216 60 10
Fax: +1 281 984 74 63
tim.shaw@us.atlascopco.com
Tushar Patel (Southeast)
Phone: +1 210 261 01 80
Fax: +1 281 208 51 08
tushar.patel@us.atlascopco.com
China
Nick He (Hangzhou)
Phone: +86 57 12 80 02 077
Fax: +86 57 12 80 02 070
nick.he@cn.atlascopco.com
Yi-Fu (Jerry) Zhang (Beijing)
Phone: +86 10 65 28 05 17
Fax: +86 10 65 28 05 25
jerry.zhang@cn.atlascopco.com
Customer Centers
Alpine
Peter von Graffenried
Phone: +41 61 731 37 00
Fax: +41 61 733 94 40
peter.von.graffenried@ch.atlascopco.com
Benelux
Jan Hop
Phone: +31 33 299 95 05
Fax: +31 33 299 95 06
jan.hop@nl.atlascopco.com
Brazil
Roberto G. Becker
Phone: +55 11 34 78 87 11
Fax: +55 11 41 95 70 90
roberto.g.becker@br.atlascopco.com
France
Patrick Coupel
Phone: +33 1 39 09 31 60
Fax: +33 1 39 09 30 51
patrick.coupel@fr.atlascopco.com
Great Britain
Ian Mather
Phone: +44 1442 22 23 35
Fax: +44 2074 92 37 30
ian.mather@uk.atlascopco.com
Italy
Gianfranco Marinelli
Phone: +39 02 61 79 94 50
Fax: +39 02 66 01 18 90
gianfranco.marinelli@it.atlascopco.com
Japan
Michael Shafer
Phone: +81 3 57 65 70 39
Fax: +81 3 57 65 31 97
michael.shafer@jp.atlascopco.com
Middle East/North Africa
Sami Tabaza
Phone: +971 5 044 38 117
Fax: +971 4 88 61 885
sami.tabaza@bh.atlascopco.com
Nordic
Heikki Alanko
Phone: +358 8 51 67 64
Fax: +358 8 51 58 24
heikki.alanko@fi.atlascopco.com
South Africa
Wayne Jacobs
Phone: +27 11 821 90 00
Fax: +27 11 388 32 64
wayne.jacobs@za.atlascopco.com
South Korea
Yunwon Lee
Phone: +82 2 2189 4081
Fax: +82 2 522 8239
ywlee@kr.atlascopco.com
Southeast Asia/Oceania
Ulrich Schmitz
Phone: +65 62 10 80 44
Fax: +65 68 62 56 28
ulrich.schmitz@sg.atlascopco.com
Spain
Rafael Cañete
Phone: +34 91 627 91 00
Fax: +34 91 627 91 62
rafael.canete@es.atlascopco.com
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