Shell Oil Comapny

Koen Willem De Leeuw

Hans Michiel Huisman

Joannes Ignatius Geijsel

Casper Krijno Groothuis

Alan Edgar John Bliault

Jan Volkert Zander

Duncan Peter Michael Reijnen

Martijn De Heer

Clemens Arnoldus Cornelis Van Der Valk

The invention relates to a system for power generation in a process for producing hydrocarbons by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas, involving:

System for power generation in a process producing hydrocarbons

A process for producing normally liquid hydrocarbon products from a hydrocarbonaceous feedstock, especially from normally gaseous hydrocarbon feed, having the following steps: (a) partial oxidation of the normally gaseous hydrocarbon feed at elevated pressure using air or oxygen enriched air as oxidant, to obtain a syngas mixture having hydrogen, carbon monoxide and nitrogen; (b) converting hydrogen and carbon monoxide obtained in step (a) into a normally liquid hydrocarbon product and a normally gaseous hydrocarbon product; (c) separating from the reaction mixture obtained in step (b) an off-gas mixture having nitrogen, normally gaseous hydrocarbon product, and unconverted hydrogen, carbon monoxide and normally gaseous hydrocarbon feed, insofar as such unconverted components are present; (d) combusting at least a part of the off-gas mixture in a steam raising apparatus, producing steam of an elevated pressure; and (e) expanding the steam produced in step (d) for compressing the air or oxygen enriched air and/or the normally gaseous hydrocarbon feed used in step (a); and a plant having equipment in a line-up suitable for carrying out the process.

Process for the production of liquid hydrocarbons

A floating plant for liquefying natural gas having a barge provided with a liquefaction plant, member for receiving natural gas and with member for storing and discharging liquefied natural gas. The liquefaction plant involves a heat exchange in which heat is removed when liquefying natural gas is transferred to water. The barge is further provided with a receptacle; an open-ended water intake conduit having an inlet; a connecting conduit extending from the outlet of the water intake conduit to the receptacle; a pump for transporting water from the receptacle to the heat exchanger and a water discharge system for discharging water removed from the heat exchanger. The connecting conduit has the shape of an inverted &ldquo;U&rdquo; of which the top is located above the receptacle.

Floating plant for liquefying natural gas

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Koen Willem De Leeuw