Lng facility employing a heavies enriching stream

A process for liquefying a natural gas stream in an LNG facility, said process comprising:

• (a) introducing a heavies enriching stream into said natural gas stream to thereby produce a heavies enriched natural gas stream;
• (b) separating at least a portion of said heavies enriched natural gas stream in a distillation column to thereby provide an overhead stream and a bottoms stream, wherein said heavies enriching stream comprises at least a portion of said bottoms stream;
• and
• (c) adjusting the flow rate of said heavies enriching stream introduced into said natural gas stream to maintain a C3+/C2 molar ratio of said heavies enriched natural gas stream of at least about 0.3:1.

An LNG facility comprising:

• a natural gas feed conduit;
• a first distillation column defining a first fluid inlet, a first upper outlet, and a first lower outlet, wherein said natural gas feed conduit is coupled in fluid flow communication with said first fluid inlet;
• and
• a second distillation column defining a second fluid inlet, a second upper outlet, and a second lower outlet, wherein said first lower outlet is coupled in fluid flow communication with said second fluid inlet, wherein said second lower outlet is coupled in fluid flow communication with said natural gas feed conduit at an enrichment location upstream of said first distillation column.