• What is LNG, why it is produced, and what is the current status of the industry
• LNG facilities world-wide
• The LNG chain and impact of contractual issues on LNG plant design and operation; LNG pricing
• Large and Small-scale LNG Project costs, feasibility, development, and issues
• Some technical fundamentals of gas processing, such as vapour pressure, multi-component mixtures, thermodynamics, and cryogenics
• Technologies used in the production of LNG for base-load and small-scale production, issues relating to technology selection, and operation
• LNG Bunkering
• Main equipment used in the production of LNG: heat exchangers, compressors and drivers used for LNG, pumps, and turbo expanders
• To apply knowledge of LNG gas pre-treatment, drying, and refrigeration
• LNG storage, shipping, and terminals, sizing basis, and LNG ship tanks
• Types of LNG carriers, marine management issues, and LNG transfers
• LNG importing, re gasification of LNG and distribution to consumers
• New developments: development of off-shore LNG operations to re gasification and liquefaction
• Site selection and HSSE considerations
• What are the Goals?

You will learn the technical production techniques used in the LNG industry from around the globe including:
• What is LNG and where it comes from?
• Physical properties of LNG
• Vapours-liquid equilibrium behaviour of LNG and refrigerants
• Gas pre-treatment
• Refrigeration
• Liquefaction processes
• LNG Storage
• LNG Shipping
• LNG Importing
• LNG Bunkering Technology
• LNG Flammability and HSSE

• Commercial or managerial personnel
• Those involved in operational supervision
• Plant personnel or specialists
• Those looking to broaden their general knowledge in to the LNG sector

Participants to this training course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the seminar outline with the Tutor utilizing a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Seminar methodology includes classroom-style with highly interactive, exercise and case studies the training course will be run using PowerPoint slide and video.

Day One: LNG Production and Technologies - Fundamentals
• LNG industry
• Historical developments in LNG
• Current LNG facilities world wide
• Commercial LNG Chain, projects and trading routes
• Project studies and developments internationally
• LNG trading and production
LNG Technology and Production - Fundamentals
• LNG Gas and Engineering – The ‘Science’ of LNG
• Hydrocarbon Fundamentals, Gas and LNG composition and liquid vapor
• Gas Liquids and Hydrodynamics
• Trace elements and the chemical composition
• Mercury, Sulphur contaminates removal and purification
• Refrigeration principles and fluid dynamics
• LNG Cryogenics principles - simple and advanced
• Hose assemblies and pumps

Day Two: LNG Shipping Technologies
• LNG Ship Technical Operations
• LNG Ship Technology
• LNG Ship Loading and discharging Technology
• LNG STS – Ship to Ship
• Equipment and Testing
• LNG Ship to Ship – DELEGATE EXCERCISE
LNG Safety Standards and Codes of Practice
LNG Ship Spill Failure – Case Studies
• LNG Ship and Terminal Interface
• LNG Loading Arms
• LNG Carrier - Ship Auditing and Marine Surveying

Day Three: LNG Storage, Plant and Terminal Technologies
• LNG Safety, Environment and Hazards
• LNG Tanks and Boil Off Gases
• LNG Equipment and operations
• Floating LNG plants and production
LNG Port and Terminal Design and Construction – DELEGATE EXCERCISE
• LNG Commercial issues
• LNG Port and Terminal design frameworks
• Technical fundamentals
• Gas processing
• Major equipment - LNG
• Refrigeration and LNG liquefaction
• CAPEX
The Liquid/Gas Standards and LNG Process Chain Technologies
• Cargo transfer operations
• Liquid and Gas POAC management and LNG Terminal/Facility perspective
• LNG designs, standards, codes and guidelines on Liquid and Gas management systems
• Real LNG Case Studies from around the Globe concerning Liquid and Gas incidents

Day Four: LNG Bunkering Technology
• Hose and design Technology
• Bunkering safety design parameters
• Fuel efficiencies and design complications
• LNG Terminal/ LNG Barge/LNG Truck and Ship to Ship Bunkering design and technology
• LNG Bunkering and Naval Architecture
• LNG Quality and Quantity Controls and Testing Analysis
• Delegate Exercise – LNG Bunkering Processes
• LNG Bunkering Case Studies

Day Five: LNG Custody Transfer Measurement [Quality and Quantity] Technologies
• LNG – C.T M’s Systems and Equipment
• Liquid form measurements
• Volumetric measurements
• Temperature measurements
• Custody Transfer Measurement systems
• Dynamic Metering
• Ultrasonic Metering
• Vortex Metering
• Colirious Metering
• (CTMs) testing and checks
• LNG Custody Transfer Procedures
• LNG Flammability and HSSE

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration