BS EN 1473:2016 PDF

1   Scope This European Standard gives guidelines for the design, construction and operation of all onshore liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) installations for the liquefaction, storage, vaporization, transfer and handling of LNG . This European Standard is valid for plants with LNG storage at pressure lower than 0,5 barg and capacity above 200 t and for the following plant types:

— LNG liquefaction installations (plant), between the designated gas inlet boundary limit, and the outlet boundary limit which is usually the ship manifold and/or truck delivery station when applicable; feed gas can be from gas field, associated gas from oil field, piped gas from transportation grid or from renewables;

— LNG regasification installations (plant), between the ship manifold and the designated gas outlet boundary limit;

— peak-shaving plants, between designated gas inlet and outlet boundary limits;

— the fixed part of LNG bunkering station.

A short description of each of these installations is given in Annex G. Floating solutions (