Integrated storage/offloading facility for an lng production plant

An LNG production plant positioned at a production location adjacent to a body of water, the LNG production plant comprising a plurality of spaced-apart facilities including a first facility and a second facility, each facility provided with plant equipment related to a pre-determined function associated with the production of LNG, wherein the first facility is an onshore facility and the second facility is an integrated storage/offloading facility arranged on a gravity-based structure having a base that rests on the seabed at a selected location within the body of water;

• wherein the first facility is a liquefaction facility for receiving a stream of pre-treated gas from a gas processing facility and liquefying the pre-treated gas to produce a product stream of LNG, and, the integrated storage/offloading facility includes a first cryogenic storage tank operatively associated with the liquefaction facility for receiving and storing the product stream of LNG from the liquefaction facility via a cryogenic pipeline, and, an LNG transfer facility for transferring LNG from the first cryogenic storage tank to a second cryogenic storage tank onboard an LNG Carrier on an as-needs basis.