Methods and apparatus for pumping liquefied gases

18) A system for pumping liquefied gas comprising:

• a container having an access port with a central axis disposed at an upper end thereof;
• a pump having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
• a fluid transmitting pipe with a first end and a second end, wherein the pipe is made from stainless steel containing about 35% nickel;
• a single casing adapted to depend vertically within the container, the casing having a central axis substantially aligned with a central axis of the access port;
• a sealing gland closing the top of the casing;
• an aperture formed through a portion of the sealing gland wherein a portion of the second end of the pipe protrudes through the sealing gland to an exterior of the storage container;
• and
• a foot valve at a bottom end of the casing, wherein the pump has a downwardly opening inlet adapted to engage the foot valve at the bottom of the casing for opening the foot valve to communicate a liquefied gas stored in the container with the interior of the pump,
• wherein the pump lifts the liquefied gas through the pipe, discharging the liquefied gas from the container while boosting the liquefied gas pressure from about 0.05 bar to about 100 bar.