Methods and systems for integration of industrial site efficiency losses to produce LNG and/or LIN

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration;
• determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes:
• identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility;
• identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN;
• determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used by the at least one component during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration;
• and
• determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration;
• and
• omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component;
• generating a schematic drawing for the proposed configuration of the liquefaction facility and a schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility comprises one or more components configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of resources accessible to a particular candidate location for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility and one or more components configured to provide at least a portion of the letdown resources to an a facility external to the liquefaction facility of the alternative configuration;
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• generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes the schematic drawing for the proposed configuration and the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving one or more inputs corresponding to a proposed configuration of a liquefaction facility, wherein the proposed configuration identifies a plurality of components utilized to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or liquid nitrogen (LIN) at the liquefaction facility when configured according to the proposed configuration;
• determining an alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the alternative configuration is different from the proposed configuration, and wherein determining the alternative configuration includes:
• identifying one or more candidate locations for the liquefaction facility;
• identifying resources accessible to each of the one or more candidate locations, wherein the identified resources are accessible from at least one source external to the liquefaction facility, and wherein the identified resources are utilized by the liquefaction facility to produce the LNG and/or the LIN;
• determining whether at least one identified resource of the resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations corresponds to a resource used during production of the LNG and/or the LIN at the liquefaction facility using the proposed configuration;
• and
• determining, based at least in part on the identified resources accessible to the one or more candidate locations, whether to omit or reduce a size of at least one component of the plurality of components identified by the proposed configuration;
• and
• omitting or reducing the size of the at least one component of the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility in response to a determination that the at least one identified resource corresponds to the resource generated by the at least one component;
• generating a schematic drawing for the proposed configuration of the liquefaction facility and a schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility, wherein the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility comprises one or more components configured to provide refrigeration capacity for producing the LNG and/or the LIN via letdown of resources accessible to a particular candidate location for the alternative configuration of the liquefaction facility and one or more components configured to provide at least a portion of the letdown resources to an a facility external to the liquefaction facility of the alternative configuration;
• and
• generating a report based on the proposed configuration and the alternative configuration, wherein the report includes the schematic drawing for the proposed configuration and the schematic drawing for the alternative configuration.