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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2000
Kevin Kennelley, UKay Heights, MY;
Paul D. Patterson, McKinney, TX (US);
BP Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for efficiently producing, transporting, offloading, storing and distributing a natural gas to a marketplace. The method comprising producing the natural gas from a first subterranean formation, liquefying the natural gas to produce a liquefied natural gas, transporting the liquefied natural gas to a re-gasification platform, offloading and pressurizing the liquefied natural gas, re-gasifying the liquefied natural gas to produce a re-gasified natural gas, and injecting the re-gasified natural gas into a second subterranean formation which is capable of storing natural gas and producing a product natural gas stream therefrom and transporting the product natural gas stream via a distribution system to a marketplace.