An integrated energy hub facility capable of bringing together all aspects
of hydrocarbon and other fluid product movement under controlled
conditions applicable to the reception, storage, processing, collection
and transmission downstream is provided. Input to the energy hub includes
natural gas and crude from a pipeline or a carrier, LNG from a carrier,
CNG from a carrier, and carrier-regassed LNG, as well as other products
from a pipeline or a carrier. Storage can be above surface, in salt
caverns or in subterranean formations and cavities, and include petroleum
crude, natural gas, LPG, NGL, GTL and other fluids. Transmission
downstream may be carried out by a vessel or other type of carrier and/or
by means of a pipeline system. Cryogenic fluids are offloaded and sent to
the energy hub surface holding tank, then pumped to the energy hub
vaporizers and sent to underground storage and/or distribution.