The invention relates to a calculation method (400) for calculating dimensions of spacer elements (40) intended for the construction of a liquid-product storage facility (1), the storage facility comprising a load-bearing structure (10) having an internal space (11) delimited by a load-bearing wall (12) and a sealed tank (20) installed in the internal space (11) of the load-bearing wall (12).

The calculation method (400) is based on an iterative decrease in the dimensions of the spacer elements (40) under the constraint of acceptability criteria, the acceptability criteria comprising planarity criteria limiting deformations of planar facets (224) of the tank (20).

A regasification facility, regasification systems and methods for import, offloading and regasification of liquid natural gas from liquid natural gas carriers is provided. The regasification facility is configured to provide increased flexibility in the construction so as to enable substantial reductions in construction times and costs of the construction of the regasification facility to be constructed and brought into operation, and to be further scaled up quickly and efficiently versus traditionally constructed and operated land based regasification plants and/or floating storage and regasification units.

A sealed and insulating tank for storing and/or transporting a liquefied gas has a sealed and self-supporting internal reservoir with an interior surface for contacting the liquefied gas and an outer surface with an insulating barrier covering the outer surface of the internal reservoir. The insulating barrier is fixed to the internal reservoir. An outer sealed membrane covers an outer surface of the insulating barrier, and the outer sealed membrane has a metal sheet provided with bellows or corrugations. The outer sealed membrane is fixed to the insulating barrier or the internal reservoir. An intermediate space between the internal reservoir and the outer sealed membrane contains a gaseous phase under depression in order to press the outer sealed membrane against the outer surface of the insulating barrier.