Liquid natural gas as a transportation fuel in the heavy trucking industry. Fourth quarterly progress report, April 1, 1995--June 30, 1995

The Liquid natural gas (LNG) industry went from a projected boom in the 1970's to a contracted industry in the 1980's, when many ships were either permanently or temporarily laid up. In the 1990s, many laid-up LNG carriers are being reactivated after as many as 12 years in lay-up. While the capital cost of an LNG carrier should dictate maximum preservation of the asset, the LNG industry is not immune to having to make hard economic decisions during slack times. In this paper, the authors present specific alternate lay-up procedures, together with the relative costs of these alternatives. LNG carriers are steam vessels, as are many of the vessels in the Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF). However, many of the conclusions reached can also be applied to motor vessels, and as such could be of interest to operators and shipyards in all phases of the RRF program. The subjects of dehumidification, inert gas plants, ballast tank coatings and drydocking, among others, are discussed.

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Policy options for the sustainable development of natural gas as transportation fuel

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2017.08.017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 110 ◽

pp. 126-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Muhammad Imran Khan

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Natural Gas ◽

Policy Options ◽

Transportation Fuel ◽

The Sustainable Development

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The Prospects for Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel in Europe

10.26889/9781907555961 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Chris Le Fevre

Keyword(s):

Natural Gas ◽

Transportation Fuel

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Bezpieczeństwo dostaw surowców energetycznych do Polski drogą morską

Wschodnioznawstwo ◽

10.4467/20827695wsc.20.010.13338 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 177-195

Author(s):

Michał Piekarski

Keyword(s):

Law Enforcement ◽

Natural Gas ◽

North Sea ◽

Energy Sources ◽

Liquid Natural Gas

Security of energy supplies to Poland by sea The article describes issue of security of delivery of energy sources – Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and oil to Poland by the maritime routes. Poland currently uses one LNG terminal and one major oil import terminal, and further developments – Baltic Pipe pipeline from North Sea and another LNG terminal are planned. Security of those routes depends on various factors from security of terminals, safe passage of tankers and required using multiple elements, including security and law enforcement services, naval forces and air defence systems to provide reliable delivery of oil and LNG in case of peace, crisis and war.

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