US 12,246,805 B2
Offshore LNG processing facility
Alapkumar R. Shah, Overland Park, KS (US); Shawn D. Hoffart, Miami, FL (US); and Christopher Michael Windeler, Bowen Island (CA)
Assigned to NFE Patent Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by NFE PATENT HOLDINGS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,516.
Application 18/369,516 is a continuation of application No. 18/094,322, filed on Jan. 6, 2023, granted, now 11,760,446.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/297,496, filed on Jan. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002023 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 1/12 (2006.01); B63B 25/14 (2006.01); F17C 6/00 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B63B 35/44 (2013.01) [B63B 1/12 (2013.01); B63B 25/14 (2013.01); F17C 6/00 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4433 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4473 (2013.01); B63B 2035/4486 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0157 (2013.01); F17C 2265/032 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0121 (2013.01); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process plant comprising:
a first plant module including a power generation module on a first vessel, the first vessel comprising a first mobile jack-up vessel;
a second plant module including a gas treatment facility on a second vessel, the second vessel comprising a second mobile jack-up vessel; and
a third plant module including a gas liquefaction facility on a third vessel, the third vessel comprising a third mobile jack-up vessel;
wherein:
the second vessel is configured to couple to the first vessel such that the second plant module receives electricity from the power generation facility; and
the third vessel is configured to couple to the second vessel such that the third plant module receives electricity from the power generation facility.