Ship based gas transport system

A method of storing gas comprising the steps of:

• supplying gas when demand for the gas is low into a substantially continuous pipe bent to form plural layers, each of said plural layers including plural loops of pipe;
• storing the gas in said substantially continuous pipe;
• and
• discharging the gas from said substantially continuous pipe when demand for the gas is high.

A method of transporting gas to a gas distribution facility, said method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a supply of gas at a gas supply point remote from the gas distribution facility;
• transporting the gas to the gas distribution facility in cold gas storage containers;
• discharging the gas at the gas distribution facility while conserving said cold of said gas storage containers;
• and
• returning said cold gas storage containers to said gas supply point, with said containers retained in said cold condition.

A method of supplying gas to a gas distribution facility comprising the steps of:

• conducting the gas from a gas well to a gas supply point;
• obtaining a supply of gas at said gas supply point, said gas supply point being at a location remote from the gas distribution facility;
• cooling and compressing the gas at said gas supply point;
• injecting said cooled and compressed gas into a substantially continuous pipe bent to form plural layers, each of said plural layers including plural loops of pipe;
• transporting said cooled and compressed gas in said substantially continuous pipe to the gas distribution facility;
• and
• discharging said cooled and compressed gas at the gas distribution facility.

A method of supplying gas to users comprising the steps of:

• conducting the gas from a gas well to a gas supply point;
• obtaining a supply of gas at said gas supply point, said gas supply point being at a location remote from the users;
• cooling and compressing the gas at said gas supply point;
• injecting said cooled and compressed gas into a substantially continuous pipe bent to form plural layers, each of said plural layers including plural loops of pipe;
• transporting said cooled and compressed gas in said substantially continuous pipe to a gas distribution facility;
• discharging said cooled and compressed gas at said gas distribution facility;
• conducting the gas from said gas distribution facility to the users.