CPC C10G 5/06 (2013.01) [C10G 2300/4012 (2013.01); C10G 2400/28 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus for recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from tank headspace, the apparatus comprising:
a compressor that accepts a hydrocarbon gas composition from headspace of a tank fed by a separator, wherein the separator accepts a crude hydrocarbon input stream and outputs a crude liquid hydrocarbon stream to the tank;
a cooling unit that accepts that compressed mixture from the compressor and that forms a cooled composition comprising liquid hydrocarbons; and
a flowline from the cooling unit for recovering the liquid hydrocarbons as a recovered liquid hydrocarbon stream.
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