Title: Liquane Philippines Inc.

Authors: Alagar, Sheenamay S.

Enriquez, John Keith J.
Ilagan, Airra Mhae G.
Lawas, Angeliza Piarose C.
Magnaye, Ma. Lourdes Yvette A.
Pagsinohin, Christian M.
Samar, Michael Robert G.
Type of Document: Undergraduate Plant Design
Name and Address of Institution: Batangas State University
Alangilan, Batangas City

Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed when layers of buried plants and animals are
exposed to intense heat and pressure over thousands of years. The energy that the
plants and animals originally obtained from the sun is stored in the form of carbon in
natural gas. Natural gas is combusted to generate electricity, enabling this stored
energy to be transformed into usable power. Natural gas is a vital component of the
world's supply of energy. It is one of the cleanest, safest, and most useful of all energy
sources.
The global use of natural gas is growing quickly. This is primarily attributed to its
favorable characteristics and to the environmental advantages it enjoys over other fossil
fuels such as oil and coal. One of the key challenges in supplying natural gas is the
form (phase) at which it should be delivered. Natural gas may be supplied to the
consumers as a compressed gas through pipelines. Another common form is to be
compressed, refrigerated and supplied as a liquid known as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
When there is a considerable distance involved in transporting natural gas, LNG is
becoming the preferred method of supply because of technical, economic, and political
reasons. Thus, LNG is expected to play a major role in meeting the global energy
demands.
This plant design aims to construct a feasible and economical plant that will
accommodate the growing demand of natural gas in the Philippines. This project aims
to meet the incoming demand for cleaner and safer fuel in the future.
Liquane Philippines Inc., The First Philippine Natural Gas Liquefaction Plant, is a
liquefaction plant designed to reduce the cost of natural gas distribution. It will be the
first to utilize the technologies of the liquefaction process in the Philippines. Knowledge
about future problems based on the existing liquefaction plant will be necessary for it
may be encountered throughout the process.
The proposed plant will procure a total land area of 30, 000 and a construction
area of 28,500 m
2
. The proposed plant will be located at Busuanga island in Northern
Palawan. The site is near MALAMPAYA where the feed will come from. A receiving
terminal will be located in Brgy. Simlong, Batangas City. The location offers accessibility
of roads for transportation and proximity to the suppliers.
Over the industrys last five decades, there has been a progressive broadening of
the LNG supply base, with two waves of suppliers. The first wave was dominated by
Algeria, Malaysia, and Indonesia, which still collectively accounted for more than 60% of
the total LNG capacity as recently as 10 years ago. The second wave has been
dominated by Qatar and Australia, which have been rising rapidly from about 20% of
global LNG capacity in 2000.
In 2004, the worldwide consumption of natural gas was about 100 trillion cubic
feet and is expected to grow 163 trillion cubic feet by the year 2030. Since natural gas is
liquefied to reduce its volume, increase its energy content (heating value) per unit
volume, and facilitate energy transport in large quantities, liquefaction of natural gas is
making its way to the market as the most effective way of distributing the clean-burning
fuel to companies and industries.
The plant is projected to operate for a period of 30 years after the construction of
the plant by 2025. The target market will be specifically the industrial plants in Luzon to
provide their fuel for power generation and raw material for their products. Seminars
and conferences will be established participated by the industries targeted by the plant
to introduce the product. With this, the plant owners will be able to present the
technology and efficiency of the processes involved. Later on, the company will be able
to penetrate the national market and reach for global market.