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LIQUID NATURAL GAS CARRIER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

A tank ship that is specifically designed to transport liquified natural gas.

CONT

Natural gas ... consists ... largely [of] methane and other paraffins, but also including ethane, propane and butane ... At normal temperatures, natural gas cannot be liquefied under pressure and; consequently, LNG tankers carry the gas at atmospheric pressure and at service temperatures as low as -164 degrees C.

OBS

liquid natural gas carrier: Appears in the Introduction of the source Product Tankers and their Market Role, by M. Corkhill [COTAN, 1978].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Navire conçu pour le transport du gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL).

OBS

transporteur de gaz naturel liquéfié : Se retrouve sous «méthanier» dans le Grand Larousse encyclopédique, 1975, supplément 2.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
OBS

Transportador de gas natural licuado.

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