3. Ship's pumps move LN6 through underwater, 

 buried pipeline to storage tanks of 

 shoreside regasification facility. 



4. Blowers transfer storage tank vapors back to 

 ship to maintain positive pressure in ship's 

 tank/or to be reconverted to LNG. 



5. From storage tanks LNG is pumped by booster 

 pumps to plant at 50 pounds per square inch 

 (psi). 



6. Primary pumps raise the pressure of the LNG 

 to approximately 100 psi. 



7. Secondary pumps increase the pressure to 

 1,250 psi. 



8. LNG enters the water bath, gas fired vaporizer 

 where it is converted to 60° F, 1,200 psi 

 pipeline gas. 



9. The natural gas is metered and placed into 

 a gas company's pipeline for distribution 

 to its customers. 



The proposed LNG plant at Oxnard will initially process 522 million 

 cubic feet/day (MMCFD) and expect about 75 ship arrivals annually. This 

 averages to one ship every 5 days. At a maximum potential capacity of 4 

 billion cubic feet/day 565 ship arrivals may be expected, averaging 

 three ships every two days. 



Community Effects 



LNG liquefaction and regasification plants are located near the 

 water and modify natural gas to make it more economical to transport. 

 Conditions under which plants are built, therefore, are dictated by 

 large sources of supply and large markets. The plant is located in a 

 flat, shorefront site, preferably in rural areas, and employs very few 

 skilled technicians after construction. 



Employment : The average work force to construct an LNG regasificatic 

 plant with a billion cubic feet/day capacity is approximately 600 

 workers. The Cove Point, Maryland, plant of Columbia LNG Corporation 

 required approximately 900 workers at peak levels, but this increase was 

 primarily to complete the tunnel to the offshore discharge terminal, an 

 unusual requirement. 



The operating staff of an LNG plant with this capacity is approximate 

 100 people. The three major job categories are operators, maintenance, 



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