ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company granted approval for KOGAS’ design of a fully protected onshore membrane for LNG storage tanks.
Building on R&D efforts following the completion of KOGAS’s original offshore membrane storage tank in 2007, KOGAS applied the technology to its Jeju LNG terminal, installing two storage tanks with a capacity of 45,000 cubic meters. These tanks have been operating successfully since October 2019.
KOGAS has now acquired the Technology Qualification Management System (TQMS) approval, a technology qualification system from ExxonMobil, for its fully protected onshore membrane storage tank through international joint cooperation with U.S. major.
Commenting on the approval, Robert Foglesong , vice president of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, said, “After a thorough evaluation, ExxonMobil now considers the system as a qualified technology for use in our businesses.”
ExxonMobil Korea president, Sean Chung added that as a result of the completion of the technology qualification process, the company will be able to apply the technology in its future LNG projects.