正与业者合作开发巨型乙烷.PDF

Why ethane and VLECs could be a perfect fit? 為甚麼乙烷和巨型乙烷運輸液化氣體船會是個完美結合 ? Buoyed by the shale gas revolution and burgeoning volumes of ethane and ethylene, Lloyd’s Register is working with industry partners on the design of a very large ethane carrier (VLEC) 在頁岩氣革命以及乙烷和乙烯量增長迅速的鼓舞下，勞氏檢驗（LR ）正與業者合 作開發巨型乙烷液化氣運輸船（ VLEC）。 The shale gas revolution in the USA - 由頁岩礦床生產石油與天然氣的榮景， where the boom in oil and gas 使得乙烷和乙烯不斷增加，且使用量充 production from shale deposits has 裕－激起航運業者對美國頁岩氣革命 made ethane and ethylene available 產生興奮且樂觀情緒。 in ever-growing quantities — has prompted excitement and optimism in the shipping industry. So Lloyd’s Register’s gas technology 因此勞氏檢驗天然氣生產技術團隊針 teams are producing a special report 對日益劇增的乙烷和乙烯以及不斷增 on the rise and rise of ethane and 加的需求量，正在研發一項特殊報導， ethylene and the growing demand for 進行乙烷液化氣運輸的新方法。 new methods of ethane carriage. Today’s owners and operators 現今業主及經營人認為乙烷是運輸液 recognise ethane as a key cargo for 化天然氣體船的主要貨物－尤其在美 liquefied gas carriers – particularly as 國發現頁岩天然氣礦床以及每週到處 the volume and size of shale gas 日益增長的體積和尺寸。 deposits uncovered in the US and elsewhere are growing by the week. At the moment, the colourless gas is 目前，來自 IHS 海網最新數據顯示有 carried in smallscale, 141個乙烷和乙烯，載體容量範圍從 semi-pressurised gas carriers on 918 立方米到22,000 立方米，而這種 short sea routes with latest figures 無色氣體以小規模運載、半加壓天然氣 from IHS SeaWeb showing there are 運輸船近海航線運至世界各地。 141 ethane and ethylene carriers worldwide with capacities ranging from 918 m³ to 22,000 m³. And the recent US revolution in 然而，近來的美國革命生產乙烷和乙烯 ethane and ethylene production has 起了推波助瀾的作用，高容量運輸船能 fuelled demand for far larger, 夠於深海及近海航線運載燃油。 highcapacity carriers that can carry the fuel on deepsea as well as short sea routes. Enter Lloyd’s Register. We have been 進入勞氏檢驗世界。我們正與海事業者 working with marine indu