BS’ Vice President of Energy Development William J. Sember was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Centre of Marine CNG located in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Sember cuts the ribbon at the Centre’s grand opening. The facility features a Fluid Analysis (FA) and Pressure Volume Temperature (PVT) laboratory and a Motion Platform system.

ABS has been at the forefront of developing technical criteria for the reliable transport of compressed natural gas (CNG). In 2005 ABS released its Guide for Vessels Intended to Carry Compressed Natural Gases in Bulk. ABS is currently working with TransCanada CNG on a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) study to investigate the transport of CNG from Mtwara, Tanzania to Mombassa, Kenya. Specifically ABS will evaluate regulatory, safety and risk factors for this region.

TransCanada’s Gas Transport Module (GTM) technology uses proprietary straight large-diameter composite reinforced steel pressure vessels to store and transport gas at ambient temperature.

And working with EnerSea Transport LLC, ABS has completed witness of gas burst tests on fatigued cylinders. These tests were successful in that the fatigue crack did not fail under cryogenic conditions. They also have a number of projects being progressed toward full design.

EnerSea’s Volume Optimized Transport and Storage (VOTRANS) system delivers gas in long, large-diameter pipes in an insulated cold storage cargo package at low pressures.

For more information about ABS’ CNG capabilities, visit the Gas Markets section of our website.