liquefaction

noun liq·ue·fac·tion \ ˌli-kwə-ˈfak-shən \

Definition of liquefaction

1 :the process of making or becoming liquid

2 :the state of being liquid

3 :conversion of soil into a fluidlike mass during an earthquake or other seismic event

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The first liquefaction export facility, built by Cheniere Energy, opened in February 2016 and has proven extremely profitable.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Analyst sees wild ride ahead for natural gas prices," 18 July 2017
Woodside, based in Australia, and Sempra have partnered on the project on the Texas Gulf Coast that is designed to include two natural gas liquefaction trains, LNG storage tanks, marine berths and ancillary facilities.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "S. Korean gas giant signs agreement with Sempra's LNG project in Texas," 30 June 2017
That’s because vibrations were breaking the adhesion between the piles and the sand—an effect called liquefaction.

— david owen, The New Yorker, "The World Is Running Out of Sand," 29 May 2017
Meanwhile, Woodside Petroleum Ltd. is courting energy majors like Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell Plc to abandon plans for new liquefaction facilities and instead feed gas into its existing Pluto plant.

— dan murtaugh, Bloomberg.com, "Energy Titans Get Schooled in Sharing as Billions Seen Blown," 8 May 2017
About 30 new liquefaction trains need to be sanctioned by 2025 to stop a supply squeeze, Jack Fusco, chairman of U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere Energy Inc., said April 5 in Tokyo.

— dan murtaugh, Bloomberg.com, "Energy Titans Get Schooled in Sharing as Billions Seen Blown," 8 May 2017
Woodside had planned several years ago to build a floating liquefaction terminal 425 kilometers (260 miles) off the coast of Australia to produce LNG from the Browse fields.

— rebecca keenan, Bloomberg.com, "Dash of Louisiana Flavor to Revive Australia's Oldest Gas Plant," 5 May 2017
The new model is similar to U.S. plants, led by Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Louisiana terminal, which rent out liquefaction capabilities, leaving clients to handle buying the gas and selling the LNG.

— rebecca keenan, Bloomberg.com, "Dash of Louisiana Flavor to Revive Australia's Oldest Gas Plant," 5 May 2017
Insurers in London issued a guide to potential liquefaction of bulk cargo following the apparent sinking of the ore carrier Stellar Daisy.

— paul page, WSJ, "Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ," 6 Apr. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of liquefaction

Middle English, from Late Latin liquefaction-, liquefactio, from Latin liquefacere, from liquēre to be fluid + facere to make — more at do

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noun liq·ue·fac·tion \ ˌlik-wə-ˈfak-shən \

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2 :the state of being liquid

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