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BIM47430 DPS Apia Ad OL.indd 1 12/12/07 12:28:15 PM Contents January 2008 REGULARS 7 President’s Message 9 Chief Executive’s Report 10 Members and Memos 123 APIA Meetings 2008 123 exhibitions and Conferences 124 APIA Membership List 126 APIA Membership Application Form 128 Advertisers’ List, Product Enquiries & Subscription Details APIA EVENTS 12 Meet the board for 2008 16 New team takes the helm in WA 18 Kellett takes reins as APIA President 22 Phil Venton honoured with Standards Award 24 WA Chapter celebrates Christmas APIA CONVENTION REVIEW 26 APIA Convention 2007 - a record achievement 30 Golf Day 32 APIA recognises industry achievements 36 seA Gas wins inaugural APIA Safety Award 38 yPF gathers at Convention 40 trade Exhibition 44 the lighter side IPLOCA 46 And the winner is....Sydney! 50 recollections of an IPLOCA President Policy Round-up 52 Environment and climate change on centre stage 54 2008 to see new NGL Industry News 56 IGU - meeting and researching all over the world 60 AGIT group tours Asia

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Pipeline Publications Australia/ Great Great Southern Press Pty Ltd Pipeline Publications Southern A.C.N. 005 716 825 (A.B.N. 28 096 872 004) Press No 133 January 2008 GPO Box 4967 Melbourne Vic. 3001 Tel: +61 3 9248 5100 Fax: +61 3 9602 2708 E-mail: [email protected] WebSite: www.pipeliner.com.au APIA 2007 Convention Review ISSN 0310-1258 South Gippsland Natural Gas Pipeline Sydney Primary Loop Editor: Scott Pearce Associate Editor: Hannah Cartmel Water Pipelines Feature Journalist: Maryam Jahanshahi Journalist: Lyndsie Mewett Senior Account Manager: Tim Thompson Sales Representative: David Marsh Graphic Design: Emily Browne, Michelle Bottger Managing Director: Chris Bland Office Manager: Stephanie Fielden

4 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Building Australia’s Pipeline System 62 The early development of gas and oil pipelines in Victoria 64 Legends of the Pipeline Industry: Ian Haddow Company News 66 OSD in BRW ‘Fast 100’ for three consecutive years 68 The rise of aerial video mapping and spatial multimedia 70 Fyfe welcomes in the New Year with further expansions 72 Jotun creates new multi-layer FBE pipe coating 75 Boots that work as hard as you do 76 Mathey Dearman bands and band crawler 77 PPI soon to produce PE pipe to 800 mm 79 savcor introduces Metrotech’s HL 5™ wireless water leak detection instrument 80 Tremco: building on years of industry experience Water Pipelines 82 Water: Australia’s liquid gold 86 the application of cross country pipeline methods - Burdekin to Moranbah Water Pipeline 90 JHL Civil proves greenthumb to win State Earth Award 91 Nacap on fast track for Wimmera - Mallee Stage 2 92 Computational surge analysis benefits on the WCRWP Recruitment and Training 94 Why should the pipeline industry invest to retain more graduates? 95 Push to get young pipeliners interested in industry 96 Pipeline engineer training 98 A year on, PIPEd continues to grow 99 Companies invest in one-stop training solution Operations 100 OSD commissions Broome Gas Pipeline Projects Sydney Primary Loop 102 Innovative SPL gets gas connected 107 Codmah delivers with western SPL alliance Kupe 110 working hard and eating well at the Kupe spoolbase works SGNGP 112 sGNGP - delivering gas across southeastern Gippsland

Conferences Australian Pipeline 118 3rd Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition another Industry Association resounding success Leading the Development of a 121 trenchless Australia 2008 Dynamic Pipeline Industry

The Australian Pipeliner is the official journal of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) and is distributed The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) is a to members without charge and circulated to interested non-profit organisation formed to represent the interests organisations throughout Australia and overseas. It is also of its members involved in: the ownership, operation, available on subscription. maintenance, design, engineering, supply and construction The publishers welcome editorial contributions from interested of pipelines, platforms and all other structures used in parties. However, neither the publishers nor the APIA accept or in connection with the drilling for, extraction and responsibility for the content of these contributions and the views transmission of hydrocarbons, solids, slurries and similar contained therein are not necessarily the views of the publishers substances both onshore and offshore. As a single voice or the APIA. Neither the publishers nor the APIA accept representing the collective interests of its members, the responsibility for any claims made by advertisers. APIA is dedicated to encouraging the extension and All communications should be directed to the publishers. development of the industry.

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s this is my first President’s everything you ever wanted to know Message I would like to firstly about anything, the venues worked well Athank the many people who, on and the fancy dress night was hilari- the night and subsequently, have congrat- ous, with outfits getting more innovative ulated me on being appointed President. I every year. If you didn’t get there in 2007, would also like to thank Garry O’Meally, put the Perth Convention in your diary our first Chief Executive, for having the for next October. 2008 is a significant courage to nominate me to the Board in year for APIA – we turn 40 (which is ‘the 2004 and again in 2006. As President, new 30’ and not middle-aged as some I plan to make myself as accessible as might suggest!). possible to members and to maintain the Congratulations to all of our award Ashley Kellett excellent working relationship between winners, Cheryl names them in her President Australian Pipeline Industry the APIA Board and our professional report, however, I would be remiss in not Association Secretariat. also passing on special congratulations I would like to acknowledge past to Keith Fitzgerald on becoming our 10th President Mark Harper for his steward- Honorary Life Member. ship of the Association over the last two 2007 was a year of activity and years and, in particular, his contribution firsts; with the highly successful first in building further upon the governance ever Australian Joint Technical Meeting and risk processes that we as a corporate between our own Research and Standards entity must have. Two Directors have Committee (RSC), the International APIA Board retired and I would like to acknowl- Pipeline Research Council (PRCI), based President edge the enthusiastic contribution of Alan in the US, and the European Pipeline Ashley Kellett Freer (Epic Energy) and to thank and Research Group (EPRG). This interna- South East Australia Gas Pty Ltd acknowledge Max Kimber AM, past-Chair tional event was closely followed by the Vice President Mark Twycross of the Research & Standards Committee, convention of the International Pipeline McConnell Dowell Constructors for his prodigious efforts and his interna- and Offshore Contractors Association Treasurer tionally recognised work for the industry (IPLOCA) in Sydney. Andy Lukas, Peter Cox over many years. I am delighted to wel- President of IPLOCA in 2007 and a WorleyParsons Pty Ltd come back Mark Twycross and Peter Cox long-standing APIA Director, was instru- Immediate Past President Mark Harper and to thank them for taking on addi- mental in bringing the convention of Consultant tional responsibilities for the year. A big this important international organisation welcome to new Directors, Steve Banning to Australia for the first time. Also in Steve Banning (Epic Energy), Murray Durham (Apache 2007, we saw pipeline developments in Epic Energy Energy) and Leigh Fletcher (Welding a number of regions and energy reform Murray Durham Apache Energy Pipeline Integrity). As Leigh is also the legislation finally start to take shape. Leigh Fletcher new Chair of the RSC, our ongoing close So, what lies ahead for 2008? We Welding and Pipeline Integrity relationship with that hard working APIA know there are new pipeline projects Andrew Lukas committee is assured. this year and that the new National Gas A J Lucas Group As you may be aware, in recogni- Law will be completed and we will closely Marie Malaxos Arc Energy tion of the ongoing potential for further monitor its application. No doubt there Michael McCormack corporate consolidation, the Board has will be challenges, but all of us who are APA Group increased the number of Directors to ten, a little over 40 recognise that by the age one more than the minimum requirement of 40 you can cope with most things, and under our Constitution. This will help to APIA is no exception. A complete APIA membership list is minimise the impact of possible changes. I look forward to 2008 and to meet- printed on pages 124 and 125. Any member of APIA who could not ing as many members as possible at the Detailed information about members attend the 2007 Convention missed out range of APIA functions throughout the is published in the APIA Directory, available from Pipeline Publications on yet another highly successful event. I year. Australia. thought the wide variety of papers reflect- ed our range of interests and were highly Ashley Kellett topical, the exhibitions were packed with President

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n behalf of everyone at the APIA the inaugural Young People’s Forum held in secretariat, I would like to thank Canberra in May 2006. The attendees were Oall of APIA’s members who helped so pleased with the event, they demanded to make the 2007 Annual Convention and more!) The YPF seminar will be held in Exhibition such a tremendous success. Brisbane and coincide with the usual May It’s the members’ enthusiasm that brings seminar, which is on 22 May. a sense of excitement and achievement to We also saw the inaugural meeting of the event. the Pipeline Controllers in 2007, held in At the 2007 Convention and Exhibition Adelaide. They will be continuing to get at the Gold Coast, we had 394 delegates, together, with another meeting planned for 141 partners, about 90 children (it was early in 2008. POG, under new chair Mark difficult to tell!) and 56 exhibition stands. Walker, will meet in Adelaide on Tuesday Cheryl Cartwright Thanks also to everyone who has contact- 8 April, with the POG seminar and dinner Chief Executive Australian Pipeline Industry ed the office with positive feedback about the following day, Wednesday 9 April. And Association the Convention, as well as suggestions for the Research and Standards Committee, future conventions. now being chaired by Leigh Fletcher, will In fact, you might recall the propos- meet in late March or early April. al that we were considering taking the The Safety Committee had a successful Convention international – just once, in outcome in 2007 – the launch of the APIA 2010 – to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There Safety Award. Congratulations to inaugural was no suggestion of making APIA an winner, SEA Gas. And also congratulations ‘international’ association, merely possibil- to other award winners: Kristin Martin and The Australian Pipeline ity of ‘something different’. And we were Leon Richards, joint winners of the Young Industry Association able to provide the event at a similar cost Achiever Award, and Graeme Hogarth for to the events held in Australia. the Award for Outstanding Contribution Limited We would like to thank the many to the pipeline industry. Congratulations members who responded to the question- also to Keith Fitzgerald on becoming a Life ABN: 29 098 754 324 naire regarding this suggestion. In fact, Member of APIA. the proposal caused quite a dilemma. The On behalf of the APIA staff, I would APIA Secretariat suggestion came from members who were like to welcome our new Board Members, Registered Office: enthusiastic supporters of holding the Steve Banning, Leigh Fletcher and Murray 7 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 Convention in KL, but many members Durham. With Murray’s election, APIA now (PO Box 5416, Kingston ACT 2604) indicated they were not in favour. As you has a very broad representation on the Tel: (02) 6273 0577 know, APIA exists to serve its members, board, with two producers, three owners, and after considering the responses to the two contractors, a large engineering com- Fax: (02) 6273 0588 questionnaire, we believe the support for pany and two individual consultants. Email: [email protected] the proposal is simply not strong enough. I would also like to offer special con- Website: www.apia.net.au So, while it might have been a good idea gratulations to our new President, Ashley Chief Executive: for some, it was not a good idea for enough Kellett, and Vice President, Mark Twycross. Ms Cheryl Cartwright members to make it work. Therefore, the Thanks also to Peter Cox for his decision Business Manager: 2010 Annual Convention and Exhibition to stay as Treasurer for another year. We Mr Steve Dobbie will return to one of the members’ favourite thank Alan Freer for his positive contribu- locations – Darwin. tion to the Board and to APIA, and we also Policy Advisor: And, while on the topic of the Convention, bid a fond farewell to Max Kimber, who has Ms Danielle Kellahan you should keep in mind that 2008 is the been an active member of the Board for the Membership Manager: 40th anniversary of APIA. Yes, that’s right, past two years. We have certainly enjoyed Ms Gisela Thaurer APIA is now middle-aged! But in its grey- working with him and we trust his interest ing years, it is certainly focussing on the in APIA will remain strong. Function and Administration Officer: younger members – and developing the next We’re looking forward to an active Ms Jacqui Yates generation of experts. The industry is grate- 2008 – APIA’s 40th anniversary. Accounts Administrator: ful that the more experienced members are Mr Peter Heffernan keen to provide guidance and encourage- ment to the younger members. There were quite a few YPF events in 2007 and there will be more in 2008, including another Cheryl Cartwright YPF seminar. (Remember YPF started with Chief Executive

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“Bottoms up!” to Mark Twycross Fyfe announces Queensland manager

Peter Norman Personnel is pleased Fyfe Pty Ltd is very pleased to announce to congratulate Mark Twycross, of that Bruce Dickson has been appointed McConnell Dowell, as the winner to the new position of Queensland Oil of the Great Grange Giveaway on and Gas Manager. Bruce is a chemi- the Gold Coast, at the 2007 APIA cal engineer with more than 28 years Conference. They extend their grat- of experience in the oil and gas indus- itude to everyone who entered the try, both in Australia and overseas. competition and visited the booth to tap into pipeline personnel He has held a number of manage- recruitment. Peter Norman gets a special mention as Employee ment positions with companies such as of the Month, for his extra efforts on the dance floor throughout Shell and Caltex in Australia, and Aramco in Saudi Arabia. the four-day event....keep up the good work! Peter said “I couldn’t Although Fyfe has been working in Queensland for some do it without the help of his beautiful staff.....” time, Bruce will be establishing a new oil and gas office in Brisbane’s CBD. Bruce Dickson can be contacted on 0413 602 214 or via email [email protected] Mike Wurzer joins Heath Pipeline Services Heath Pipeline Services would like to wel- come Mike Wurzer as their newly appoint- ed Senior Technician in their Sydney Vale Tom Hoffman premises. Mike has accepted the role as Senior Technician and will provide cali- It is with regret that we bration and repair operations in Heath’s report the death of Tom facility at Chipping Norton. Their services Hoffman who passed away include the GMI, Heath and Scott Davis on the 28 November 2007 at gas detectors, SPY range of holiday detectors and various brands Dubbo in NSW, aged 88 years. of pipe and cable locators. Please contact Mike on 02 9755 3923 Tom was a very popular and or send your equipment to Heath Pipeline Services at Unit 9, well respected member of the 30 Barry Road Chipping Norton 2170 NSW. Australian pipeline indus- Tom Hoffman on being try. He was renowned for his appointed to the APLCA quick wit and sparkling sense committee for 1972-3. Junior pipeliner enters the world! of humour. Tom managed Ed Burrows of Sargent was in a construction of many of Eric Newham Wallerawang Pty Ltd’s jubilant mood at the Annual Dinner (Newhams) pipeline projects through the late 1960s up to the at the APIA 2007 Convention hav- mid-1980s. Tom also was involved in the Australian Pipe Line ing that morning learnt he was a Contractors Association (now APIA) activities for most of the grandfather! 1970s as both a committee member and vice president of the Jeremy Douglas Burrows was born association. He is survived by his wife Margaret. His funeral to Melinda and Colin Burrows on was held at Dubbo on Friday 30 November. 23 October and was 49 cm long and weighed in at a massive 7 lb 2 oz. (Editor’s note: News of Tom’s death was received as we went to press. We Ed’s son Colin left seven days later to go to Iraq for a six month will be publishing a more comprehensive tribute to Tom in the next edition of The stint with the Army. The team at The Australian Pipeliner wish Australian Pipeliner.) DensoQP 15/3/05 11:52 AM Page 1 Colin a safe return in the near future.

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Questions

1. Where do you work and what is your role?

2. How did you get into the pipeline industry and Marie Malaxos Murray Durham what was your first job 1. ARC Energy Limited, Chief 1. Director of Oil & Gas Marketing for in the industry? Operating Officer. Apache Energy Limited in Perth, 2. My first job was working on the WA. 3. What do you enjoy most telecommunications systems on the 2. I became involved in the pipeline about working in the Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline. industry when I took on my first pipeline industry? 3. The diversity of work and opportuni- commercial role in the Australian ty to be a part of a global industry. gas industry managing the Minerva 4. What do you think the 4. There is little understanding of the Gas Field Development in south- wider world should industry, its complexities and chal- west Victoria. know about the pipeline lenges. Any way we can educate the 3. I particularly enjoy meeting new peo- industry? wider world on our industry should ple and reacquainting myself with be investigated. old friends via my activities in the 5. Do you have a classic 5. Not sure if I can tell any of the good industry. I also enjoy the challenge pipelining story you ones in polite company! Recently of developing and implementing would like to share? when surveying the potential route commercial arrangements that are of a proposed pipeline my colleagues fit for a purpose and effective. 6. What do you think are and I drove straight onto a mud flat 4. The key role that pipelines play in the biggest challeng- and became bogged. The 4WD was ensuring comfort and convenience in es facing the pipeline hired and had little equipment to day to day life. industry? get us out with. However, ingenuity 5. I wish I had a classic story to share. prevailed and we dug ourselves out The challenge is to create the next 7. What do you believe are with sticks and used rocks to build classic story. the major opportunities a causeway. 6. Maintaining safe and reliable opera- for the industry? 6. The lack of skilled personnel in the tions of aging infrastructure and industry. The difficulties in land achieving timely, cost effective and access. The ownership changes in efficient expansion to meet growing Australia have taken the focus off energy demand. responsible asset management. 7. Playing a key role in addressing cli- 7. It’s endless…In the current resourc- mate change by providing the means es boom here and overseas there are for achieving meaningful reductions limitless opportunities for all facets in greenhouse gas emissions. of the industry.

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Peter Cox Mark Harper Mick McCormack 1. National Pipelines Manager for 1. Currently a Consultant on Energy 1. Managing Director of APA Group (for- WorleyParsons. Infrastructure. Prior to that Chief merly Australian Pipeline Trust). 2. In the early 90s I was install- Executive of Agility. 2. My first exposure to the pipeline indus- ing gas compression packages 2. I first became involved in the indus- try was as a contractor locating dig-up on the platforms in Bass Strait try about 12 years ago when I was sites along the Moonie to Brisbane oil for WorleyParsons. This detailed heavily involved in the development pipeline subsequent to running a metal knowledge proved very useful in of the gas pipeline to Dubbo, referred loss intelligent pig. This then lead to the installation of compressor sta- to as the Central West Pipeline. At the being offered a full time job which was tions on gas pipelines hence my time I was in Business Development patrolling the same pipeline. entry into the industry. My first for AGL. I became much more seri- 3. Two things – firstly knowing that the role was on the design of the ously involved in the industry in the pipelines we build have a significant South West Queensland Pipeline Agility role about 6 years ago. and very long lasting benefit to the for WorleyParsons. 3. It is a great industry with a lot of community. Secondly, over the years 3. I enjoy the dedication, commit- soul. I think this comes from hav- I have mixed with and learnt from ment and sense of belonging that ing so many people that have been some tremendous people, all of whom I detect in almost everybody that I involved for a long time. It is techni- have been more than happy to pass on deal with in the pipeline industry. cally interesting and very challenging their experience to me when I asked 4. I think that we need to be por- from many perspectives. for help. traying the message of both the 4. I think it would be good for them to 4. It is a safe, reliable and efficient way importance of pipelines in sup- know that it is a very reliable and to deliver product to market whether porting future economic growth safe way of transporting energy and that is hydro-carbons, slurry or water. and also the diversity of the indus- other products around the country. 5. Nothing in particular stands out – but try in order to attract new players. However in a way the fact that they I think I’ve had most of the usual It is more than just a buried pipe know very little is actually a credit mess-ups happen to me from getting in the ground. to the industry, because when we are pigs stuck, lost or broken through to 5. The one aspect of this industry unnoticed it means we are doing our doing some cut-out work only to find that does not agree with me (or job very well. that the replacement ‘pup’ piece of pipe rather my stomach) is the initial 6. The most significant challenge facing was cut too short for the job (the old route selection from a helicopter! the pipeline industry is the same as ‘measure twice and cut once’ adage). I don’t need to go into any more it is for any of the industries involved They seem funny now looking back, details but suffice to say I am in energy – that the energy we use but at the time I wasn’t laughing. very happy with the latest tech- and how we use it is going to change 6. I think the main challenge is encour- nology that allows us to virtually and change relatively quickly and aging more younger people into the fly the route sitting in front of a significantly. industry. I can’t let the question go computer. 7. I believe that the immediate future without adding that for the regulated 6. The need to attract and train new for the industry has never been parts of the industry, we need to get people into the industry is the brighter. I think there will be a sig- the regulatory settings right so as to most important. With sufficient nificant increase in the use of natural encourage building more pipelines. committed people, every other gas over time and that this will gen- 7. I believe gas is a transition fuel to a challenge can be overcome. erate a great deal of activity for the cleaner energy burning future, so this 7. The opportunities revolve around industry. Similarly I think that water should see many opportunities arising finding energy solutions to the will continue to increase in value and for our industry to build the necessary growing global crisis rather than that this too will create increased infrastructure to deliver the growing simply trying to install more pipe- demand for the capabilities of our gas demand. Similarly, in respect for lines the same way that we have industry. water pipelines, there is likely to be a always done. growing demand as the country tries to ‘drought proof’ itself.

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4. I think the wider world only becomes interested at times of bad news sto- ries. In general I think we are doing a good job while pipelines remain out of sight and out of mind. 5. Some people mightn’t think it is a pipelining story, but for me it is very much so. Some years ago, a British metallurgist called Brian Jones was presenting to an audience in the US capital Washington D.C. Brian Steve Banning Leigh Fletcher introduced himself, thanked the 1. CEO of Epic Energy 1. I am the Principal of an unincor- Chair, and said what an absolute 2. Originally worked in industrial porated sole trader entity called privilege and pleasure it was to water treatment focussing on cor- Welding and Pipeline Integrity. I’m be there, and how he thought that rosion, scaling and biofouling of chair of the APIA Research and it was most appropriate for a con- heating and cooling systems, includ- Standards Committee. I also act as ference on the metallurgy of line ing pipelines. a consulting engineer specialising pipe to be held in the District of 3. The people in pipeline industry issues. Niobia. The multi-disciplinarians 4. I don’t think the majority of people 2. I began my career in the manufac- will understand! appreciate where their fuel source ture of high pressure penstocks for 6. I think that the biggest issue is the is coming from – they just expect the Murray 1 pipeline on the Snowy lack of skills to meet the increased the heating, hot water and power to Mountains Scheme. It was very demands that will arise from the be there when they hit the switch or challenging. I learned about hydro- rapid growth in the use of gas as a turn on the tap. gen cracking, facture, and such very transition fuel. 6. Maintaining a safe working envi- early in my career, and it stimulat- 7. The need to build the infrastruc- ronment in what is, by its very ed me to go on to further studies. ture to cope with increased demand nature, a hazardous work space. 3. I like working in the multi-discipli- and to do it in a way where there Ensuring investment occurs at an nary environment that pipelining is room for capacity growth within appropriate time and of an appro- provides. You need to understand the each new pipeline as it is built. priate scale – regulators and owner/ spectrum and context of problems operators need to ensure that a that are involved and to appreciate positive outcome for all stakehold- the priorities and drivers that need ers is achieved. to be taken into account in develop- 7. Increased use of gas as a fuel to ing appropriate solutions. reduce carbon emissions.

Authority of South Australia (PASA) report upon sighting a kangaroo as as business development manager. he drove up the easement road mid- 3. The knowledge that it is an industry afternoon, also pointed out that the that carries out a critical role virtu- recruit would need a glove box full of ally seamlessly, but most of all it is report sheets if he still intended to the people, their professionalism and leave at dawn the next morning. their humour. 6. The availability of human resourc- 4. That it is an industry run by profes- es and materials and how future sionals who put the highest priority regulators will interpret the new on safety and the environment. That legislation Ashley Kellett it is the pipeline industry that pro- 7. The use of higher pressures in 1. South East Australia Gas Pty Ltd vides security of gas supply and the pipelines to provide even greater (SEA Gas), General Manager. potential for gas supply competition. efficiencies, the likelihood of con- 2. Initially by association 19 years ago, 5. The only one I think can be shared vergence with water transportation, as part of the Government team that is that of the old hand who, while and the use of pipelines in waste gas negotiated gas supplies for South commending the young recruit on relocation. Australia. I later joined the Pipelines his safety awareness in filing a NMI

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the spread interface north of Elliot. Keith Potter, then Construction Manager with Williams Bros CMPS on the Saipem spread, had initi- ated an idea – “Come on Mark lets get the two spreads to weld out together, great film opportunity!” To do this the MACDOW guys had to weld 350 joints. I organised beers for the two teams for when they came Andy Lukas Mark Twycross together late that day. However, quite 1. Executive director of AJ Lucas Group 1. McConnell Dowell Constructors early in the afternoon, Saipem came Limited. (Aust) Pty Ltd, Director/General roaring up to the finish line, drank all 2. In 1968 I was a young engineer Manager Pipelines the beer and sat back and waited as at a consulting group then known 2. In Perth as a kid I was involved in the MACDOW guys struggled to the as MacDonald Wagner & Priddle pipelines through a family company end some two hours later. We had to which, together with Gulf Interstate (I knew Bruce Wolfe in those days) restage the finishing together for the Engineering, was asked by Caltex to and my first big pipeline was in 1975 film crew, I had to organise more beers examine the feasibility of building an with the MACDOW Saipem JV on and Keith trumpeted how his spread oil products pipeline from Sydney to the Mau pipeline in NZ, a 36 inch had got there first! As the MACDOW Newcastle. I was able to get myself gas pipeline from Oanui to Huntly – guys tiredly drank a few beers assigned to that project and I’m still 300 km through some serious we couldn’t work out how Saipem in the industry. country. had finished so early in the day. 3. There is great diversity and opportu- 3. Working with your colleagues to The next day we drove along the nity. It is very satisfying to witness achieve deadlines and budgets in all Saipem spread and lo and behold so much getting done in such a short parts of the globe – hence our motto there was the Saipem welding team time. – Work Hard Play Hard. completing another day’s work – 4. That the industry is very efficient, 4. No other type of infrastructure puts Keith had organised Saipem to skip a and that our costs have been sig- as much effort and dollars into first day’s work to ensure Saipem finished nificantly reduced in real terms over understanding the environment the before MACDOW! time. pipeline is to interface with and 6. Attracting young professionals to the 5. I think that the achievements of then spends money to ensure the project situation, ensuring we main- the industry are a great story in environment is put back together tain our high standard of health, themselves. usually better than before so that no safety and environmental practices 6. The shortage of skilled managers, one knows there is a pipeline. and a meeting of the minds between engineers and personnel is a big chal- 5. Funny you should ask – Wendy owners/consultants and contractors lenge. We have seen an improvement Oldham from NT Gas kindly sent on contract conditions and risk and in contracting strategies by pipeline me a collection of DVDs on the NT opportunity management. owners in recent times. Let’s hope Gas Pipeline which was my last 7. Involvement in other forms of pipe- they continue. pipeline as a Project Manager. It lines, like water, and continuing our 7. The major opportunities deal with showed the grand occasion when the pipelining overseas. helping each other to achieve the MACDOW welding spread met up results with minimum hassle and with the Saipem welding spread at maximum co-operation.

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 15 APIA New team takes the helm in WA The WA Chapter held a luncheon followed by its AGM on 19 September 2007, with 96 West Australian pipeliners in attendance.

wo committee members of the WA Chapter of APIA are stepping down – Pat Donavan who was Secretary and TGarth Borgelt who was Chairman. Together with the other members (Andy Pym, Delia Troy, Craig Connor, Girish Masand, Kelvin Andijich and Brad Sayer) Pat and Garth have given freely of their time and have always been willing to jump in and help with the running and management of the WA Chapter. Two new members have now also been welcomed to the Chapter committee – Jodi Hayes from KD1 and Dave Saville from Alinta Asset Management. At the AGM, Andy was elected Chairman and Brad was elected Secretary. At the luncheon, WA Chapter members were pleased to wel- come David Parker, from the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) of WA, who spoke on the topic ‘WA Resources Sector – Driving the New Australian Economy’. David introduced Chapter members to the CME, the peak

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An output growth of 50-75 per cent is expected for the resources sector in WA over the next ten years.

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+1-281-999-8920 APIA Kellett takes reins as APIA President The Australian Pipeliner recently spoke to Ashley Kellett of SEA Gas, the newly elected President of APIA, and gained some insight into Ashley’s views of the future of the Australian pipeline industry, as well as that of APIA.

shley, who is currently General When we asked Ashley what his plans Manager of SEA Gas, said “It were for APIA during his time as President, Aseems I have always been involved he replied that he believes that APIA is with pipelines in some form or other.” working well, with many programs that are After graduating, he began work as an running very successfully and other plans electrical engineer with the Engineering already in progress. & Water Supply Department in Adelaide, “The Board constantly reviews these working first in design, then contract things, along with our strategic plan and administration and finally technical policy risk environment. I intend to ensure we before moving into the energy industry. continue to rigorously address these issues “I joined the Office of Energy Planning and to ensure I am accessible to members in 1988 and participated in the negotia- and understand the needs of our member- tions for all of the gas supply agreements ship,” he said. that have served South Australia until very Ashley went on to say that APIA is being recently. From there the logical step was increasingly recognised, both nationally and the Pipelines Authority of South Australia internationally, as a professional body with (PASA), which was privatised and ulti- an important contribution to make. mately became Epic Energy. With Epic I “Through Cheryl’s [Cartwright, APIA was in the development team that sought Ashley addressing the 2007 APIA Convention Chief Executive] drive and expertise we Annual Dinner. opportunities around Australia, culminat- have seen the developing and important ing for me with the purchase of the Dampier tion is achieved that I have never been able involvement of APIA in the media and Bunbury Pipeline in 1997. Subsequent to to comprehend why it is that pipelines seem in the political sphere. The Research that, I became State Manager for Epic in to have received the most intense regulator and Standards Committee is very highly South Australia, leaving that position to scrutiny. I guess it is all of those things, regarded nationally and internationally take up the role of General Manager with not to mention the great people that drew and the commitment of our membership to SEA Gas in February 2003,” he said. me into nominating for the Board and now safety and the environment is outstanding. When we asked Ashley what it was proudly becoming President.” It is probably because we are quietly safe, that made him want to be the President Ashley said that while it is the reliable and environmentally good citizens of APIA, he said, “From my early days Secretariat that is generally the public (and always available at the turn of a tap) with PASA I could see the vital role that face of APIA, it is the Board that sets the that we are ‘out of sight and out of mind’ pipelines play in delivering energy. I was direction for the Secretariat. “APIA’s Board and do not attract the attention of the impressed by the safety and environmen- and Secretariat have an excellent work- politicians or the media. However, we are a tal focus of the industry. I observed the ing relationship and, as President, I am ‘good news story’ and Cheryl and her team range of contractors and suppliers that are looking forward to having the opportunity has demonstrated that with persistence we necessary to come together – typically in to work more closely with the Secretariat can get our messages heard,” he said. the middle of nowhere – to construct the and steward this process. It is very much a Discussing major issues confronting the pipeline and facilities. And I have seen the team effort – the Board and the Secretariat Australian pipeline industry, Ashley said enthusiasm of the whole industry and the and, I should add, the Members,” he said. “The availability of human resources and expertise of the Research and Standards “I was honoured to have Garry materials seem to be significant issues at Committee. This observation was further O’Meally, our first Chief Executive, nomi- present. These are not easily addressed in reinforced by the highly successful interna- nate me for the Board in 2004. Garry did a the short term and are impacted by inter- tional Joint Technical Meeting in Canberra wonderful job as Chief Executive from the national factors. APIA is endeavouring to in 2007. mid 1990s – setting the Association up to address the looming shortage of our tech- “Further, it has always seemed so obvi- achieve the sound financial position it now nical people through its Young Pipeliners ous to me that pipelines provide the very enjoys through Business Manager Steve initiative. An issue that is, perhaps, part means to ensure that gas supply competi- Dobbie’s diligence.” of the baggage of my previous history is

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hil Venton is current Chairman With over 25 years’ experience in the of ME-038, the overall commit- pipeline industry, Mr Venton has gained Ptee responsible for Petroleum a reputation as a highly respected con- Pipelines, which updates and delivers the sulting engineer. He specialises in high standards that are part of the AS2885 pressure oil and gas pipeline systems, and suite. Phil is also Chairman of ME-038-1 the design and operation of long distance which recently delivered the newly revised slurry transport pipelines. AS2885.1, which covers design and con- As Chairman of the Petroleum struction of petroleum pipelines. Pipelines Committee (ME-038), he is the Each year, Standards Australia takes driving force behind the suite of Standards time to recognise a select number of for the design and construction of high- dedicated committee members for their pressure pipelines which is considered meritorious involvement in the develop- ‘world leading’. ment of, and contribution to, Australian Mr Venton’s support of the pipeline and International Standards. industry has been described as exemplary. Nominations for three awards were His capacity to continually furnish original invited from committee members work- ideas, solve problems and resolve conflict ing on standards throughout Australia, by identifying and offering constructive Phil Venton accepting his Meritorious Contribution as well as Standards Australia’s Project critiques of concepts and documents make Award from Standards Australia. Managers. The criteria for selection took him a worthy recipient of this Award. into consideration input and participation Most recently those attributes have were travelled around Australia and New in meetings and deliberations, contri- put to use during the massive task of Zealand to help updated industry profes- bution to problem solving and conflict revising AS2885.1, leading to its very suc- sionals on the key changes contained with resolution, involvement in international cessful launch last year. the new revision of AS2885.1. Standards work, research work, advocacy Mr Venton was also extremely active Paying tribute to Mr Venton and other of Standards and length of service. within the APIA’s seminar program which winners, John Castles AM, Chairman of Standards Australia praised the tireless and invaluable efforts of all involved. “With the rapid expansion of global commerce, technological advancements and community demand for a safe and sustainable environment, Standards Australia is faced with the ongoing task of ensuring appropriate guidelines, meas- ures and systems are put in place, kept up-to-date and address the ever changing needs and expectations,” said Mr Castles. “Developing Standards draws on the experience and expertise of often time-poor individuals – people whose knowledge and skills are in high demand. We are thankful for their ongoing dedication to industry, Australian Agents: Zentex Products Pty Ltd Standards Australia and the contribution Melbourne, Vic they make to creating a safe and sustain- Contact: Geoff Ellis Ph: 03 9337 4540 Mob: 0432 396 456 able environment for Australians at work, Fax: 03 9378 2694 [email protected] at home and at play.”

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TX63_Pipeliner Ad_2.indd 1 16/8/07 4:14:03 PM APIA WA Chapter celebrates Christmas By Jodi Hayes, Principal Pipeline Consultant, OSD Pipelines

This year the WA Chapter committee decided to have a change of venue for our Christmas lunch. We decided on the Old Swan Brewery, which is a lovely location on the Swan River that proved popular with the attendees.

e were ‘over-booked’ for the will transport between 5 and 10 Mt/a function at 161 people and of magnetite through the Geraldton Wunfortunately had to turn a few Port. The XPA project is based on a last minute registrants away due to room 280 km slurry pipeline to transport the capacity. magnetite from the mine to the Port, a between Kelvin Andrijich and Chee Tan We started with a few pre-lunch drinks 280 km return water pipeline and a 38 from Enerflex. Kelvin ended up the win- at noon as people arrived and sat down km fresh water pipeline. The XPA project ner, but both went home with a lovely for lunch at 12.30 pm. Andy Pym, WA is currently moving through detailed hamper from APIA. Chapter Committee Chairman, said a few design and is scheduled to commence A couple of the questions had many of words and introduced Cheryl Cartwright, construction in late 2008 for operation in us stumped, see how you go: APIA Chief Executive, and Ashley Kellett, December 2009. 1. What is the name of the Welders Cap? new APIA President. Andy then intro- We then enjoyed entrees – and had Kromer Cap or Sparker cap. duced Matt Duxbury, the representative twelve door prizes – followed by lunch, 2. Where are Red Wings Boots made? of our sole sponsor for the lunch, XPA which was delicious. Minnesota USA or Kentucky USA. – Extension Hill Pipeline Alliance. Matt Lunch was followed by a quiz that The afternoon then progressed into outlined the exciting new project and the requires everyone to stand up and answer the evening with a few stayers! Everyone Alliance partners: Asia Iron Holdings, multiple choice questions by raising your got home safely, and all in all it was a Pipeline Systems International (PSI), left or right hand depending on your lovely afternoon. OSD, Enerflex and Nacap. choice of answer. After being assured (In case you’re wondering, the answer The XPA project is based on the there wasn’t too much cheating going to question one is Kromer Cap, and to Extension Hill Magnetite Project, which on, it came down to a deciding question question two it’s Minnesota!)

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7646_full page_1d.indd 1 7/12/2007 2:56:00 PM APIA Convention Review APIA Convention 2007 – a record achievement

The APIA 2007 Annual Convention and Exhibition achieved a record attendance for the Association – with 394 delegates, 141 partners, and 56 exhibition stands. With so many members travelling down from Brisbane, and making the most of the family-friendly outings, we believe there were about 90 children also enjoying the location and the benefits of attending APIA’s premier event.

he general consensus seems to be address by outgoing President Mark Harper, promote a major report, Facing the Hard that the refurbishment of Royal in which he urged APIA members to look to Truths about Energy, developed by the TPines Resort has been successful. the future, well into the future, to help pre- National Petroleum Council, of which he While the demand for exhibition space pare for the major changes that await the is a member. APIA was fortunate that he outstripped availability at the venue, the nation and the industry. agreed to come to the Gold Coast to bring space at Royal Pines worked well for most The Opening Address was provided this major report to members’ attention. exhibitors. Of course, this high demand by Stirling Hinchliffe, the Parliamentary The report provides a comprehensive for space is an excellent outcome for APIA Secretary to Queensland’s Deputy Premier, view – for the next 25 years – of the availabil- because it means that our members and who highlighted the opportunities for the ity, reliability, cost and environmental impact other exhibitors have found that it is a very industry in the sunshine state. of the world’s oil and gas resources. While useful opportunity to present their products APIA was fortunate to have Mervyn the report found that the world is not run- to almost all of the industry in one place. Sambles from Fluor Corporation in the ning out of energy resources, there are many The business sessions were also USA to provide the first Keynote Address. challenges in the development and transpor- well received, with a welcoming Mervyn was in Australia visiting Perth to tation of the world’s oil and gas reserves.

Above from left: Russell Higgins, Mark Harper and Stirling Hinchliffe MP. Below: Delegates attending the business sessions.

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Mervyn also introduced APIA mem- bers to ‘the hump’ – the description of a graph showing the age gap in the skilled workforce in this industry and many other industries in Australia and internation- ally. His presentation generated much discussion throughout all APIA’s age groups. The second Keynote Address was pro- vided by Russell Higgins AO, who is a member of the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading. Russell’s informative presentation helped to demonstrate where Australia fits in a world that must reduce Chris Swaine, Leon Richards and Anthony Cribb. greenhouse gas emissions. Some of his points include: Australia contributes only It is quite clear that APIA members eral high-quality papers covering technical 1.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emis- have much to offer and many opportunities issues, including above-ground pipelines, sions and by 2050 this is expected to drop to participate in Australia’s development of inspection techniques, managing stakehold- to 1 per cent; if developing countries are not infrastructure that will address the chang- ers and the issue of urban encroachment. included in the drive to reduce emissions, ing climate. As well as the keynote speakers’ There was also a timely reminder by Brian the world’s temperatures will continue to addresses on this topic, the delegates heard Zeller from Dial Before You Dig of the increase at an alarming rate; the high cost presentations about opportunities in water importance of ensuring people and compa- of reducing emissions from energy genera- transportation and the increasing demand nies outside the pipeline industry are aware tion; and, the Australian plan for starting for gas as a ‘transitional’ fuel, leading to fur- of the location of our critical gas transmis- a global agreement for emissions reduction. ther development of coal seam methane. sion pipelines. This plan involves starting with a group of Wrapping up the business session on Barbara Jinks provided an update countries or a region first (the AP6), then Monday was a group of papers covering on international matters being handled expanding that group to eventually include process and design. through the International Gas Union, all nations. On Tuesday morning there were sev- demonstrating the benefits to APIA of our

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differently and each state providing a rep- resentative on the national committee, the national group – obviously – must meet via teleconference. In a demonstration of the industry’s commitment to the next gen- eration of pipeliners, all employers of the national committee members ensured they attended the Convention so that they could have a face-to-face meeting. (See report??) Once again, the social events were well attended, with record numbers at the Welcome Dinner on the Saturday night and the largest ever attendance at the

Above from left, Kelvin Andrijich and Mervyn Sambles. Opening Dinner on Sunday night. A new tradition has begun for the Opening Dinner participation in the IGU. And the project membership of the Association, with two – acknowledging our long-time attendees, updates this year included the latest devel- producers, three owners, two contractors, as well as encouraging the experienced opments in the Dampier Bunbury Pipeline a large engineering company and two indi- members to introduce themselves to the Stage 5A looping process, as well as the vidual consultants represented. next generation of pipeliners. The Sunday Burdekin Water Pipeline. Also at the AGM, the outgoing President, Outing was also a hit, with families enjoy- Once again, APIA and the members Mark Harper, highlighted the Association’s ing their time at Movie World. and delegates are grateful for the time achievements over the previous year, includ- The fancy dress party – ‘What were and effort that the presenters put into the ing the improved governance arrangements you wearing the night the Titanic sank?’ – preparation of their presentations. All were set in place for the organisation’s future, saw many beautiful women in glorious well received and greatly appreciated. and the establishment of the Sponsoring evening gowns, a few sharks, a porter or The efforts of all the chairs of the Membership category as a truly owner- two, quite a few ‘frozen’ people and others various sessions were also appreciated, with member group. He also highlighted the caught in their pyjamas. The final event, thanks to: Ashley Kellett (now the APIA strong financial situation of the Association. the Annual Dinner, provided ‘typical’ Gold President), Mick McCormack, Peter Cox The Chief Executive, Cheryl Cartwright, Coast entertainment, as well as a comedian (who has agreed to be Treasurer for another provided a brief update of the secretariat’s who managed to demonstrate the comedic year), Marie Malaxos, Bob Allison (outgoing activities over the previous year, including qualities of a couple of APIA’s committed chair of POG), Mark Twycross (now the successful lobbying of government on the members: Rob Campbell and Keith Potter. APIA Vice-President) and Max Kimber. new National Gas Law, work on an on-line So, don’t forget that next year’s con- At the Annual General Meeting on library/database, planned training pro- vention is APIA’s 40th anniversary. The Tuesday morning, an election was held for grams and the increased media and public theme for the 2008 Annual Convention and the board and three new members were awareness of the Association and the indus- Exhibition will be: Australia’s Sustainable elected: Steve Banning from Epic Energy, try as a whole. She also highlighted the Future – In the Pipeline! The event will be Murray Durham from Apache Energy and positive contribution that The Australian held at the Perth Convention Centre and Leigh Fletcher, who is a private consultant Pipeliner provides to APIA members and APIA’s WA members and friends are gear- and chair of the Research and Standards the pipeline industry. ing up to make this an unforgettable APIA Committee. Peter Cox (WorleyParsons) and The 2007 Convention was also the first event. The Call for Papers was circulated Mark Twycross (McConnell Dowell), who time that the national committee of the in late-December and members should con- stood for re-election, were also success- Young Pipeliners Forum met face-to-face. sider submitting an expression of interest to ful. The new board highlights the broad With state-based committees operating present at one of the business sessions.

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ristin Martin (APA Group) and Leon Richards (McConnell Dowell) Keith Fitzgerald was awarded Honourary Life Membership for his service to the Industry. Kwere announced as the joint win- ners of the Young Achievement Award for 2007. “The APIA Board has great pleasure in announcing its decision to make the 2007 APIA Young Achievement Award jointly to these two young people who have already made strong contributions to the industry,” said APIA’s then President, Mark Harper. Mr Harper commented on Mr Richards’ contribution to the Mt Isa Gas Pipeline as a Project Engineer with McConnell Dowell, after he joined the company in 1996. Over the last decade Mr Richards has ful- filled roles of Construction Manager and Project Manager on McConnell Dowell’s major water and gas pipeline projects both within Australia and around the globe – including, within Australia, the Telfer Gas Pipeline, Burdekin Water Pipeline and the Bundamba to Wivenhoe Dam section of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Ms Martin, who has only been in the “She then completed a project as Field Pipeline project. pipeline industry for 4 years, has “shown Engineer for the construction of the Nifty “Leon possesses skills that enable him outstanding leadership potential”, Mr high pressure pipeline in WA and she is to get the best out of a construction team Harper said. currently a senior Mechanical Engineer by using motivation and teamwork to As a member of the organising com- Facilities for the Brooklyn to Lara pipe- tackle any problem and obtain solutions mittee for APIA’s Young Pipeliners Forum line in and just out of Melbourne. In that produce a positive result,” said Mr – which held its inaugural event in this project Kristin is responsible for the Harper. Canberra in May 2006 and now has sub- design and all aspects of the contract for “Leon has Project Managed McConnell groups in all of the mainland states – Ms the end of line facilities. Dowell’s most recent high profiled, high Martin has become a prominent young “Kristin’s contribution in the work of risk and technically difficult pipeline person in the industry, actively promot- the APIA YPF has been outstanding and projects, successfully completing these ing the YPF and the role and need for enthusiastic and she is a worthy recipi- projects by using his engineering skills to the development of young people in the ent of this Award for her contribution assess the risks and devise cost-effective industry. Ms Martin is also the convenor in raising the profile of the up and com- solutions to overcome the challenges. for the Victorian YPF committee and the ing younger generation of pipeliners,” he “He is always considering and willing to secretary of the National Committee of said. try new and innovative ways of achieving a the YPF. Also announced at Convention was the successful pipeline and facility installation. “As a young engineer for GasNet and APIA award for Outstanding Contribution “To have achieved so much at such now the APA Group, Kristin began as to the Australian Pipeline Industry, which a young age, Leon is without doubt and an engineer on the team designing and was given this year to Graeme Hogarth of ideal role model for the sort of young peo- constructing a liquefied natural gas truck Hogarth Project Management Services. ple this industry so desperately needs,” loading facility at Dandenong,” said Mr Mr Harper said, “Graeme Hogarth has said Mr Harper. Harper. made an outstanding and valued contri-

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Chair for a period of four years and he continues to demonstrate his commitment and enthusiasm to safety and continues to serve on this committee. “Graeme has introduced the concept of a ‘fitness for work’ to the industry, a policy which is now an integral part of the safety management practices of many member organisations. His leadership attributes are reflected in the role he has assumed in championing safety reform in the industry, through his roles as Chair and member of the APIA Safety Committee and, as Young Achievement Award Winner Kristin Martin Pipeline General Manager for the North Young Achievement Award Winner Leon Richards. receives her award from Stirling Hinchliffe MP. Qld Gas Pipeline project. Graeme has been bution to Australia’s pipeline industry in responsible for the development of safety both APIA and the pipeline industry at an association spanning almost 30 years. initiatives that provide the foundation on large. “His involvement has covered all which the Safety Management policies of “Keith’s proven commitment started aspects including owners, engineers, the Association and many member compa- when he was instrumental in 1968 in contractors, authorities, facilitators and nies are based. the founding of the Australian Pipe Line financiers. He has worked in both the “This award is a fitting recognition Contractors’ Association (from which downstream and upstream oil and gas and for a man who has made an outstanding APIA grew) and was a founding Associate related industry and has extensive expe- contribution to the Australian pipeline Member. Since that date he has continual- rience in most aspects of infrastructure industry over a significant period of time.” ly and actively supported the Association projects including process engineering and At the Convention awards ceremony it and its ideals,” Mr Harper said. design, refinery, oil and gas field and pipe- was also announced that Keith Fitzgerald – “We tend somewhat to pass over the line operation, project development, and a stalwart in Australia’s pipeline industry contribution that equipment suppliers project management,” he said. for more than 50 years – had been elected make to the entire industry and, in par- “During his career he has worked for an Honorary Life Member of APIA. ticular, the construction sector,” he said. or provided consultancy services to most Mr Fitzgerald, who is often affection- “Keith’s contribution has been out- of the major pipeline asset owners in ately referred to as the ‘Godfather’ of standing in this area in that he has Australia. Australia’s pipeline industry, was nomi- always ‘been there’ for the industry, active- “Graeme is a strong supporter of the nated by Allan Newham and seconded by ly participating in its early and ongoing Australian pipeline industry and has Andy Lukas. formulation. presented numerous papers at APIA con- Mr Harper said that Mr Fitzgerald – of “Although at times some have not ventions and sponsored events. In 1996, CRC-Evans Pipeline International – had been comfortable with his views, he has he was elected as APIA Safety Committee made a truly outstanding contribution to persisted for the sake of APIA, and his contribution has been significant in that Graeme Hogarth receiving his Outstanding he has been the key spokesman for many Contribution Award from Stirling Hinchliffe MP. of the suppliers. “Keith has a bank of pipeline knowl- edge which he freely passes on including information about projects and personnel. His contribution has been highly valuable in that he has helped many contractors to become established in the industry and has always gone that ‘extra yard’ to get it right. Keith was a member of the Board in 1983/84 and has promoted others to stand rather than seeking the limelight himself. “Over the 50 years of his involvement, he has been counsel to many in the indus- try and has had an informal but valuable role within APIA. “The awarding of this Life Membership is a fitting way to say ‘Thank You’ for an outstanding contribution by one of Australia’s best-known pipeliners.”

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peaking at the presentation of the scheme as SEA Gas had identified a need award, then APIA President Mark to treat these people as employees in the SHarper told delegates that the new health, safety and environment areas. award was introduced by the Board at the The system aims to provide an effec- SEA Gas General Member Ashley Kellett receives the inaugural award from Stirling Hinchliffe MP. instigation of the APIA Safety Committee, tive way to report hazards and incidents, so and in particular former President Mark one of the key elements to the success has pling procedure that alleviate the need Twycross. been an easy to use reporting system. All for a high pressure gas discharge; The new award is designed to recognise employees and contractors, sub-contractors • Improvements in manual handling; one or more of the following achievements, and service providers are provided with • Improvement to pressure sensing points all of which aim to improve the safety of the a carbonless triplicate booklet which can on the sampling line; pipeline industry and its personnel: quickly and simply be filled out noting any • Installation of a locking mechanism to • Outstanding safety performance in the potential hazards or incidents. stop closing on oil sampling bins where workplace, whether in office, industrial, Once the form in the booklet has been the current locking arms were not project, or operations and workplaces. filled out, copies go to the person’s direct deemed to be effective, especially in high • A unique innovation or initiative address- supervisor and SEA Gas, usually within a wind environments; ing a safety issue. 24-hour period. • Unauthorised third party activity; • A new and well-defined safety system, In order to ensure that the system was • Uneven surfaces; procedure, or practice. meaningful and successful, an incentive • Identified discrepancies between as-built There were two nominations for the scheme was developed under which, each drawings and actual installation; award, with the other nomination being quarter, the SEA Gas Health, Safety and • Missing caps on vent lines and drain submitted by Alinta Asset Management on Environment Committee considers the best plugs; behalf of Delco Australia under the outstand- submission. The person who submitted that • General observations of gas leakage by ing safety performance in the workplace Hazard Alert is recognised via a written third parties who weren’t employees; criteria for Delco’s Construction Performance letter of appreciation from the SEA Gas and, on the South Gippsland Natural Gas Pipeline General Manager as well as a $50 voucher. • A suggestion which resulted in the Project, in particular for the area between In addition to this, each year there are two replacement of bolt-action gates with the Bass River and the Regulator Station at annual prizes comprising of an accommo- push-bar gates. Korumburra. dation and dinner package and a dinner As would be expected, as acceptance The SEA Gas Safety & Environmental package which are drawn from all submis- and knowledge of the system has grown, so Achiever Incentive Scheme was nominated sions from throughout the year. have submissions. The first year of operation under the ‘unique innovation or initiative The scheme has also seen a cultural in 2006 saw eight submissions, followed by addressing a safety issue’ criteria. shift with neighbours of SEA Gas facilities 26 submissions in 2007. Participants have The Scheme aims to recognise and reward participating in the scheme. TRUEnergy and reported to SEA Gas that the scheme has individuals who contribute towards the GasNet (now part of the APA Group) have provided a further incentive to report mat- reduction of workplace injuries and give rise now adopted similar programs following the ters they might have otherwise ignored in to environmental improvements by reporting success that SEA Gas has seen. the past. unsafe conditions in the workplace, or by sug- Under the scheme, trends within the Those new to the SEA Gas environment gesting workplace improvements that will industry have also been identified, such as are alerted to the scheme as part of their benefit either safety or the environment. an instance of a fault amongst a common induction via a DVD presentation, a letter Entry into the Scheme is automatic fol- piece of equipment. from the General Manager and a booklet lowing the submission of an incident or Since commencement in January 2006 a outlining the scheme as well as other health, Hazard Alert to SEA Gas and is open to all number of hazards and solutions have been safety and environment issues. SEA Gas employees and contractors, sub- identified including: contractors and service providers who are • A lack of RCD (Residual Current Device) For more information on APIA’s engaged by SEA Gas. protection on older generators in the field industry-wide Safety Award and The involvement of contractors, sub-con- which have since been retrofitted with how to nominate, contact APIA tractors and service providers was one of the RCD protection; major reasons behind the introduction of the • Suggested improvements in the gas sam- on 02 6273 0577.

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On Tuesday 23 October the national Young Pipeliners Forum (YPF) committee met face-to-face during the 2007 APIA Convention. As the members of the national committee are based around Australia in various capital cities, YPF national committee meetings have always been held via teleconference, so it was the first time they were able to hold a meeting in person.

his meeting was very successful with the committee discussing Tideas for the 2008 YPF seminar in Brisbane next year. YPF commit- tee members said they were grateful to their employers who agreed to send them to the convention. Earlier in the week, YPF committee members and other young pipeliners got together for pre-dinner drinks at the Royal Pines Resort bar. The get-together had excellent attendance, with everyone keen to get networking and all enjoying a few drinks. Young people in the pipeline indus- try who haven’t yet got involved in the YPF should contact APIA to learn about how they can get active – and encourage YPF members get together on the Saturday night others to do so! of the APIA convention.

STOP PRESS! In the months following Convention it (and some interstate interlopers) donned to Jacqui at APIA, Lara from Oil Search became clear that all YPFers were very orange vests and hardhats to visit the at the Queensland YPF, and Leon, Daniel, keen to get together again, and get Western Corridor Recycled Water Chakib and Georgina from MACDOW their hands dirty in the process. On 4 Project’s Western Pipeline, a first-time and the Western Pipeline Alliance for December the Queensland YPF branch site visit for many attendees. Thanks go organising this terrific day out.

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Unsurprisingly, the Trade Exhibition was once again a major highlight of the APIA Annual Convention, with the 2007 Exhibition hosting 45 exhibitors across 56 stands. Companies as usual relished the opportunity to show their equipment and services in a colourful, interesting and worthwhile display for delegates to enjoy in between sessions.

40 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Anode wins best stand

The Trade Exhibition once again and Tinker and Rasor. The Anode heralded the start of a fierce booth contained demonstrations of competition – the Best Booth a Holiday Detector, which detects award. Exhibitors made every effort faults in coatings on pipelines, to ensure that their booth would and the Elite Vacuum Pipe lifter – attract plenty of visitors, and there seen here for the first time ever in were demonstrations, displays and Australia! games aplenty for delegates to The Anode booth was staffed by enjoy! the Burns family (Wayne, Ros, As usual, however, there could only Stuart and Gayle) as well as John be one winner, and this year it was Burton, Allan Sterling, Mark Byerley Anode Engineering. Anode had three from Tinker and Rasor and Dave adjoining booth spaces, themed in McGuinness from Schoenbeck. the company colours of red and The cheery helpfulness and warm white. The booths incorporated welcome provided by the staff in products from a number of their the booth played a major part in principals including Schoenbeck Anode winning the award.

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 43 The lighter side

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 45 IPLOCA And the winner is….Sydney!

From the moment the moment the 2007 IPLOCA (International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association) Convention commenced in Sydney there was no doubt that it would go down as one of the greatest IPLOCA Conventions in memory.

he Convention ran from 1 October to 5 October and was packed with Tactivities for the over 500 del- egates drawn from 34 countries. The conference was held in Sydney coinciding with Australia’s Andy Lukas holding the IPLOCA Presidency (the first time an Australian has been President). The number of delegates was beyond all expectations and was a testament to the organisers of the event as well as the IPLOCA Board under the management of Andy Lukas. On a number of days throughout the week delegates and their partners were able to experience the best that Sydney and New South Wales had to offer. Some of the activities included visits to the Blue Mountains, Taronga Zoo, a sheep station and of course a cruise on Sydney Harbour. In the sporting arena, delegates were tested by both the Golf Tournament and the Tennis Tournament during the week.

Above left: Outgoing IPLOCA President Andy Lukas addresses IPLOCA Members at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney. Above right: Eric Dam of Nederlands Gasunie speaks at the Sydney Convention on The Natural Gas Roundabout for North Europe: Made in Holland. Below: The traditional Caterpillar Evening featured human versions of Sydney’s most famous landmarks - and a great view of the real thing.

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President’s address commencing the day. Papers looked at areas such as ‘The Natural Gas Roundabout for Both Europe: Made in Holland”, the southeast Queensland water recycling scheme and safety. A novell construction meeting which is part of IPLOCA’s aim to devel- op innovation in pipeline construction through the involvement of all companies in the supply chain was also held in the afternoon. The afternoon was completed with each region within IPLOCA hold- ing its annual meetings to elect board members. Thursday evening was a particularly special treat for the attendees, with an Convention delegates enjoy the sights and sounds of Australia. Many were first-time visitors. evening on the Botanical Gardens’ Fleet Monday night featured a reception Tuesday night at the Art Gallery of New Steeps on the edge of the harbour look- for first time attendees where they got South Wales, an amazing venue. Late ing across to the Opera House. The to meet Board members and gain a Wednesday afternoon the World Federation evening was topped of with fireworks, further insight in to IPLOCA. Closely of Pipeline Industry Associations met, held especially for IPLOCA, lighting up following this was the Dodsal Dinner in further developing links between the the harbour. the Westin Grand Ballroom which pro- Australian Pipeline Industry Association A number of thought provoking vided a chance for returning delegates and other pipeline industry groups around presentations were delivered on Friday, to catch up with friends and create new the globe. including a look at the rise of national oil ones. Thursday saw a business sessions companies and their challenge to interna- The President’s Dinner was held on occupy most the day with Andy Lukas’ tional oil companies.

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outgoing President’s wife is presented with a gift in recognition of the time their partner has spent away however Abdallah Saadeh (C.A.T. Lebanon) accepts the IPLOCA Safety Award from Osman Birgili, former IPLOCA Director for Europe Eastern, who served as the Chairman of the 2006-2007 IPLOCA Safety this year Donna Lukas asked a donation Committee. to a charity, the Jesuit Refugee Service, That evening was the famous ‘final entertainment and a number of tradi- be made instead. night’ of IPLOCA that commenced with tional presentations held, including the Overall, Australia’s inaugural a cocktail party, followed by the final presentation of the former Presidents’ IPLOCA Convention shone bright on banquet and rounded off with ‘Dancing pin to Andy Lukas as he welcomed the world stage with no doubt many till Dawn’. The final banquet was a incoming IPLOCA President John Reed. delegates will be keen to return as soon stand out highlight with world class IPLOCA tradition also states that the as possible.

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 49 IPLOCA Recollections of an IPLOCA President The Australian Pipeliner recently met with AJ Lucas executive director Andy Lukas to discuss his term as president of IPLOCA. In this interview Andy talks about the challenges IPLOCA faces for the future, how the Australian pipeline industry is viewed on the world stage and future trends of the international pipeline industry.

ndy Lukas has been a director of AJ Lucas for 12 years, after first Ajoining his father in the Lucas business in 1975 as a project manager, and becoming general manager in 1977. Andy is currently an executive committee member and past president of APIA and in 2006 was elected president of IPLOCA. In talking about his time as IPLOCA president, Andy says it has been a very interesting experience because it has ena- bled him to mix with the contractors who lead the world in significant and complex onshore and offshore pipelines. “The scale of their operations in terms of cash flow,

resource requirements, and people is bog- Outgoing IPLOCA President Andy Lukas is given his presidential pin by President John Reed at the gling. One contractor has 200,000 people Convention Final Banquet in Sydney. on one LNG site in the Middle East – the including the interesting IMCA model, for IPLOCA convention he had ever attended size of the LNG plant is daunting.” ideas,” says Andy. in terms of organisation, presentations and Andy notes the significant appetite He points to APIA as having that bonhomie. He says many of the IPLOCA within IPLOCA for the association to valuable central core leadership, say- delegates who had not been to Australia have more stature and produce more ing that IPLOCA can learn from that. before were amazed at the diversity of real deliverables for its members. A chal- “Communication with the membership Sydney and its physical beauty. lenge to this goal has been the lack of and others is very well managed and Aside from Australia’s beauty being continuity of board members and influ- promoted at APIA and IPLOCA can learn acknowledged by IPLOCA delegates, Andy ence of those who have much to give the from that also. IPLOCA can also learn says “The Australian pipeline industry is committee. However, Andy sees IPLOCA from APIAs well managed and well sup- seen as together, technically competent, as making good progress in giving more ported committee system as well as the and well organised but in world terms, we continuity to the board by introducing unique success that APIA has achieved in are laying only spaghetti pipelines. more directors-at-large and by populat- bringing together the owners, contractors, “The global pipeline industry is very ing committees with representatives of engineers, and suppliers.” diverse. There are centres of excellence interested companies rather than popu- Andy says “It has been very satisfying and also mediocrity. I think that we are lating the committees only with board to be able to take some of APIA’s approach generally well organised and lead the members. to IPLOCA and realize that Australia world in many technical issues and are In the future Andy says that IPLOCA leads the world in so much, even though ready to embrace change including con- may have to re-establish the core lead- we may not have the size of projects hap- tracting strategies. However, as I said ership that existed with the founding pening elsewhere.” earlier, we are building only ‘spaghetti’ members. He sees this leadership as being In saying that IPLOCA can learn from pipelines and are not challenged com- diluted by the board representation rotat- APIA, Andy also comments that APIA pared to some of the ‘big inch’ projects in ing through the associations membership. could do well to take note of IPLOCAs very hostile environments (physical and While this inclusive nature is benefi- exposure on the world stage and conven- political).” cial in some respects, the core leadership tion flair. Andy says that many Australian “needs to be resurrected in some form Under Andy’s presidency, the IPLOCA companies have been very success- for IPLOCA to deliver improved value. convention was held in Australia for the ful internationally and there are many IPLOCA is looking at various models, first time and Andy says it was the best opportunities for specialist suppliers and

50 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 IPLOCA subcontractors. He warns that contracts tend to be less fair for subcontractors and great care is needed. “The pipeline industry is grow- ing everywhere and the opportunities on smaller projects is reducing. The large projects are very demanding in terms of money and also organisational depth, making these difficult targets for Australian companies. The bottom line is that there are opportunities every- where and we have something special to offer.” On the key trends developing interna- tionally and in Australia, Andy outlines the acute shortage of skills including engineers, managers, and field personnel Flanked by Mike Smith (left) of Pipeline Induction Heat and Tim Carey of CRC-Evans, outgoing IPLOCA at all levels. President Andy Lukas shows off this year’s pipeline painting featuring the president in Sydney. “There is also a world wide concern amongst the major pipeline owners of the parties with some contractors question- all praise. “He has been Vice President need for suitable project delivery strate- ing whether the governance issues with during my term and we have worked gies – owners of major projects need their which they are saddled are producing closely together developing ideas for the projects delivered on time and within any real value. He says “this trend is future. So, there was not really any advice budget and at the end of the day, that is a big opportunity for IPLOCA to be to give. John is a fantastically compe- all that matters.” helpful.” tent chief executive running one of the Andy sees this concern as leading a When asked what advice Andy had world’s major offshore contractors and his trend towards healthier and more flex- for incoming IPLOCA president, Heerema interest in IPLOCA is a big prize for the ible relationships amongst contracting managing director John Reed, Andy was association.”

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 51 Policy Round-up Environment and climate change on centre stage By Danielle Kellahan, APIA Policy Adviser

While the politicians were in election mode, APIA used the opportunity to target industry and environment representatives on both sides of politics.

iven that both major politi- might be delayed. This outcome could reverse flow capacity to ensure that cal parties had committed to leave Australia struggling to fulfil com- water can be distributed to the most Gsome form of emissions trad- mitments to reduce greenhouse gas drought affected areas. A partnership ing scheme, it is important that the emissions if the optimistic forecasts for of pipeline engineering specialists is benefits of natural gas in Australia’s renewables and clean coal technology overseeing the planning, design and clean, green future are recognised and are not realised. construction of the pipeline. understood. APIA is very much aware of the need to move towards clean energy The increasing focus by government on technologies to meet the challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. water resources will also continue to Australia has a diversity of availa- provide opportunities for pipeliners. ble primary power sources including a range of renewable energy sources, fossil fuels and uranium. It is antici- APIA is also monitoring the oppor- In addition to Queensland’s desali- pated that improved energy efficiency, tunities available as new technologies nation plant being built at Tugun on renewable energy and improved fossil continue to be developed. The gas trans- the Gold Coast, the Western Corridor fuel technologies will be key features of mission industry is well placed to Recycled Water Scheme is under devel- Australia’s future energy mix. participate in the development of carbon opment. This scheme is heralded as the One of APIA’s key priorities is to capture and storage (geosequestration) largest recycled water scheme to be ensure that the gas transmission indus- strategies. Clean technologies could be constructed in Australia. The scheme try is not disadvantaged in the rush to expanded to cover natural gas power will involve building a pipeline from promote and fund renewable energy generation emissions. Also, the indus- six wastewater treatment plants in sources. try already has the skills available for Brisbane and Ipswich to take recycled The political debate has focused pipeline planning and construction and water to industry and agriculture. It on renewable energy and clean coal waste-product management. is claimed the scheme will be capable technology with little prominence given The increasing focus by government of delivering up to 95 million litres of to the benefits of natural gas. As the on water resources will also continue to recycled water per day from Brisbane industry knows, natural gas is a viable provide opportunities for pipeliners. to power stations and, more controver- short to medium-term alternative for Meeting the water needs of growing sially, could provide up to 115 million base-load power generation. It could populations and industry is a challenge litres per day for other uses, such as be considered in the longer term, as governments are finally facing up to. replenishing dams with purified recy- it could remain economically – as well Notably, the Queensland Government is cled water. as environmentally – competitive with working to secure a sustainable water In Victoria, the Wimmera Mallee renewable energy sources. supply for the populous south east of Pipeline Project is shaping up as one The cost of using natural gas for that state. An ambitious ‘water high- of the state’s largest water infrastruc- power generation, while higher than way’ is being developed, along with a ture projects. The project is intended the cost of using coal, is much less than regional water grid. to provide an improved water supply the cost of available renewable and The Southern Regional Water system for western Victoria that meets ‘clean coal’ technologies. Also, natural Pipeline, to be completed in 2008, is the needs of the region for the next 100 gas uses far less water than does coal- intended to provide a bulk fresh water years. The proposed pipeline system will fired energy generation. supply network between Brisbane reticulate water to about 9,000 rural Without adequate recognition and and the Gold Coast, linking the major property service points and 36 towns encouragement by government, the councils of Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, and will replace an existing open chan- infrastructure required to provide Beaudesert, and the Gold Coast. The nel system. natural gas when demand increases 100 km long pipeline is being built with

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OSM0197_AP_297x210_V3.indd 1 21/9/07 4:59:57 PM Policy Round-up 2008 to see new NGL By Cheryl Cartwright, APIA Chief Executive The nation’s new National Gas Law is expected to be implemented in 2008. t has been delayed because the initial ning of the review of the Gas Code, APIA was a push by the regulator, some time draft, which was designed with little had hoped to improve the circumstances ago, to remove the right of review alto- Iinput from industry, was anathema for our owner and operator members. gether. And the electricity industry did to APIA members. After a strong push by But, during the process, it became clear not have access to Merits Review but industry, the government withdrew the that the regulators planned to introduce wanted to gain access. After a strong draft, delayed the planned introduction more onerous procedures than had ever fight, Merits Review was retained, but date for the legislation, and redrafted the been contemplated by the gas transmis- new restrictions have been introduced. Law and the Rules. The original draft sion industry. One reason for such an So, while the gas transmission industry would have introduced intrusive regula- outcome was the ‘streamlining’ itself. has retained access to the right of review, tory policies that would have stymied The legislation ‘streamlines’ regulations it will be a more restricted right. future investment in gas transmission covering electricity and gas, transmis- The process of developing the new pipelines. sion and distribution. Traditionally, the laws has meant this industry has fought The Rules that accompany the legis- electricity industry (and, to a certain to maintain what we already had rather lation, at the time of writing, were still extent, the gas distribution industry) than work on a better outcome. We have being developed. However, after consulta- have had more intrusive regulations, so worked hard to avoid ending up in a tion, officials have indicated that APIA’s in bringing the four energy sectors under more difficult regulatory situation which concerns will be incorporated and the the same regulations compromises have could damage this vibrant and dynamic outcome should not lead to a more oner- been made. Of course, each time there industry in the longer term. While the ous regulatory environment. is a compromise, the gas transmission final legislation will not be better than It has been a long road leading to the industry ends up with more intrusive what has existed and developed over the final legislation to ‘streamline’ Australia’s regulation. past decade, at least it is not as bad as it energy regulation processes. At the begin- An example is Merits Review. There might have been.

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Following the IGU’s scheduled bi-annual WOC4 meetings in London, Boston and Moscow, Barbara Jinks has updated The Australian Pipeliner on developments that have taken place over the last year for the two IGU working committees that she is a member of: WOC3 Gas Transmission and WOC4 Gas Distribution.

or WOC4, a global survey was those Australian companies that took part and observations have been noted and issued with questions that cov- in answering the survey: SP Ausnet, the include: Fered the six key areas that formed APA Group, Alinta and Multinet Gas. • There is an indication that pipeline the terms of reference: company profile; The committee now has the most damage to gas distribution networks asset management strategies; leakage data that an IGU working committee has increased 20 per cent in the last reduction and policies; regulatory issues; has received. This has helped WOC4 stay two years. global issues; and, third party damage. ahead of schedule in terms of data collec- • On factors that influenced respond- Responses were received from 52 compa- tion and analysis. ents’ acceptable leakage levels, nies in 27 countries. Although the survey results are 25 per cent stated that environmental Barbara extended a warm thanks to confidential, preliminary findings issues were the least important and

The WOC4 Group in Moscow Continued on page 58.

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10 per cent said they were the most The key preliminary finding from the important factor. For an industry that survey is a common feeling that regula- will need to become more ‘green’ going tion (especially cost of service regulation) forward, this poses a challenge for the will jeopardise safety and security of sup- future. ply in the next five to ten years. • Only 55 per cent of respondents Last week Barbara issued this survey have a specific policy on gas leakage to Australian gas transmission owners reduction. and operators, through the auspices of the In addition to her WOC4 involve- APIA Regulatory Affairs Committee, and ment since September 2006, Barbara was is passing responses back to IGU. recently asked to assist IGU with their Regarding study areas 2 and 3, research on WOC3, which looks at the fol- WOC 3 are currently in the process of select- lowing three areas of gas transmission: ing topics that will be investigated further • Identification of the extent to which on subjects that range from corrosion, regulatory activities may influence unmanned aerial pipeline surveillance, gas transmission with respect to safe- IT-based pipeline integrity management ty and security of supply. systems (PIMPS) and systems of predic- • Review of new technologies in pipeline tion of pipeline conditions. Factors that and construction monitoring. affect the environment have been identi- • Assessment of the contribution of gas fied as CO2, NOx, CH4 and noise. transmission to climate protection and For more information about the IGU sustainable development. and its research, or to assist with any of WOC3 issued a global survey early in the above research, please contact Barbara 2007 to assess the effects of regulation of at [email protected] gas transmission, but had not received sufficient data to make firm conclusions.

From left, Willem Larmoyeur from Gasunie, Holland; Barbara Jinks from GHD; and Mehmedalija Sijaric from Serbia Gas, outside the Gazprom headquarters in Moscow.

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In 1999, the Australian Gas Association established a trust fund to pursue educational activities in connection with the Australian gas industry. The trust is now managed by the Australian Gas Industry Trust (AGIT) but has the same objectives and funds a similar range of activities.

ey objectives of the Trust include facilities, gas technology development cen- One example is that in 2006 Leighton contributing to the advancement tres, district heating and cooling plants, Asia completed a $HK330 million contract K of study, education and research and NGV public refuelling stations. for Hong Kong and China Gas Company in the fields of gas utilisation and indus- In Kuala Lumpur, the tour was host- to construct twin 450 mm concrete coat- try development, with an Overseas Study ed by Dr Allen Beasley, former Chief ed steel submarine gas pipelines from Tour among the activities conducted by Executive of the Australian Pipeline the DaPeng LNG receiving terminal in the Trust each year. The tour provides Industry Association, and now Executive Shenzhen, China, to the Tai Po town gas an opportunity for selected employees in Director of the ASCOPE (ASEAN Council production plant in Hong Kong. the Australian gas industry to visit gas- on Petroleum) Gas Centre. Dr Beasley Another example is the proposed con- related organisations overseas. outlined the gas centre’s role in promot- struction of an LNG receiving terminal on The 2007 AGIT Study Tour group com- ing market-based gas industries in the South Soko Island Hong Kong, together prised representatives from the upstream, ASEAN region, and its aspiration to facili- with a 40 km subsea pipeline from the distribution and retail segments of the tate development of the Trans-ASEAN terminal to China Light and Power’s Australian gas industry who visited five Gas Pipeline to enable redistribution of Black Point Power Station. The project Asian countries during a three week tour. gas throughout the region. is required to be on line by 2012 to meet The group – Ross Evans (Origin Energy), Driven by rapid GDP growth and gov- mandatory particulate emissions targets Jason Morony (APA Group) and Mark ernment energy policies designed to lower in the face of the impending depletion Frewin (TRUenergy) – visited Hong Kong, particulate emissions and improve air of the plant’s current gas supply, the Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. quality, gas demand throughout the region Yacheng gas field in the South China Participants met and shared informa- is experiencing unprecedented growth. Sea. tion with industry associations, regulatory Major construction projects are under- Other interesting pipeline applica- authorities, network operators and verti- way in all countries visited to build the tions noted during the tour included the cally integrated utilities. The tour was required infrastructure including trans- piping of LNG from Japan’s Negsihi ter- also hosted on numerous site visits to mission pipelines, distribution networks, minal to adjacent cold storage warehouses facilities including LNG production and and LNG receiving terminals needed to where the cryogenic energy of LNG is receiving terminals, town gas production meet Asia’s future demand for gas. used to freeze Yellowfin Tuna to -60°C. District heating and cooling facilities are Left to Right: Putri Kassim from the Malaysian Gas Association, Mark Frewin, Jason Morony, also common in Asia where heated or Dr Allen Beasley and Ross Evans at the world’s largest single site LNG Facility at Bintulu, Malaysia. chilled water is circulated through sev- eral kilometres of insulated 1,500 mm diameter underground pipelines to pro- vide heating and cooling to entire urban neighbourhoods. The largest pipelines witnessed on the tour were the 3 x 112 inch diameter water pipelines at the Bintulu LNG liquefaction plant in Sarawak, Malaysia. These mas- sive pipelines carry water from the sea which is then used to evacuate heat pro- duced in the LNG liquefaction process. The 2007 AGIT Study Tour group members all agreed that the tour was a great opportunity for professional and personal development and recommend industry participants apply to participate in future study tours.

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History The early development of gas and oil pipelines in Victoria By Barry Wood

The development of gas and oil pipelines in Victoria up to the early 1970s can broadly be divided into three eras.

he first era occurred from the time pipes were upgraded to carry higher pres- the first gasworks were erected in sures as gas loads developed. TMelbourne in about 1860 to the for- Generally gas mains were laid by the mation of the Gas and Fuel Corporation of gas companies using their own labour, Victoria in 1951, and the building of the equipment and expertise. first refineries in the state about this The pipes used were both imported time. and locally made and generally similar to The second one covered the period those used for water, drainage and sewer- during which Victoria’s three modern age. Scoops drawn by horses, and picks, refineries were commissioned and the shovels, rakes, etc., wielded by hand were first high pressure long distance gas and the principal tools used to dig the trenches oil pipelines were laid. and restore the disturbed areas. The third stage took place as a direct The oil industry was also to become result of the development of Victoria’s a catalyst for the pipeline industry. For large gas and oil fields discovered dur- the first 50 years of its growth in Victoria ing the second half of the 1960s in the it was primarily a marketing industry. It Gippsland Basin in the east of the state. was not until the early 1950s that the first The Australian Pipeliner eluded to large and modern refineries were built in the first two eras in an article entitled the state. ‘Building Victoria’s pipeline system’ in The Vacuum Oil Company, now known the October 2006 issue, and detailed the as Mobil Australia Ltd, was established in third era. Melbourne in 1895 and the present Royal Hand excavation of a five foot wide trench at West The following is an edited version of two Dutch Shell Group commenced operating Melbourne for the eighteen inch diameter Lurgi line and the twelve inch diameter Refinery pipe- articles in the September and December at Williamstown in 1901. line. 1972 issues of The Australian Pipeliner With the erection of oil loading and Photo courtesy of “The Circle of Influence”, author written by M. A. (Maurie) Stratton, then discharging facilities, firstly on the west- Ray Proudley. Executive Officer at the Ministry of Fuel ern bank of the Yarra River and then pipelining era. Since about 1860 about & Power. They give a comprehensive and at Port Melbourne, came the laying of 2,500 miles of gas mains had been laid telling insight into the first two eras of transfer lines from the loading jetties to throughout the Melbourne metropolitan pipeline development in Victoria. the tank farms and a flurry of short dis- areas and in a number of country centres. tance pipelines in the area was laid over 1860-1950 the years. 1951-1966 Three of the most notable companies The most suitable means of transport- The second era of pipelining in Victoria established between the 1850s and 1880s ing petrol and other petroleum products occurred during the 1950s and the first were the Ballarat Gas Company in 1857, between the wharf discharge facilities of half of the 1960s. the Geelong Gas Company in 1858 and the farms were pipelines, these transfer During this period two very important the Metropolitan Gas Company in 1877. lines were the forerunners of the trans- events in the production of energy in The original pipes laid from the vari- mission pipelines in the oil industry in Victoria occurred. Three major refineries ous gasworks in Melbourne and other Victoria today. were established and the Gas and Fuel centres in Victoria to customers from No special legislation was required Corporation of Victoria was incorporated approximately 1860 to the period of the by various companies to carry out the as a public authority. First World War were made of cast iron. pipelaying operations as the tank farms In 1949 Standard Vacuum erected a These were thick, heavy, well-made and were erected on privately owned land and small refinery at Altona — Victoria’s sec- relatively resistant to corrosion the discharge facilities and transfer lines ond one — and shortly afterwards decided The joints were packed with lead and were located Crown land. to expand it into a full scale, modern type hemp. In a number of cases these joints To summarise, the pipeline industry plant. As a result of this a new terminal were reinforced with clamps when the in 1950 was poised to enter the next was required.

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The site chosen was Williamstown made steel supplied by Australian Iron The lines were laid by Leighton where facilities were installed and tanks and Steel Pty Ltd, a BHP subsidiary Constructions which sub-contracted all were erected at the newly restored located at Port Kembla. The line was laid but the civil works to a company known Gellibrand pier and a number of transfer by the Gas and Fuel Corporation using as Welded Pipelines Pty Ltd. The larger lines were laid from the pier to the refinery its own staff, with local workers in each diameter pipe was supplied by Humes Ltd at Altona, a distance of over four miles. of the areas through which it passed and was the longest line laid in Victoria to This system of transfer lines included an being hired to carry out the excavation convey this product. 18 inch crude oil pipeline — the largest yet work. The Corporation imported excava- A number of other important pipelines laid in Victoria — together with a number tors, side booms and welding equipment to improve the gas supply to various areas of smaller diameter products lines. from the USA for the job and trained its were laid in the Melbourne metropolitan In 1952, the first cross country pipe- own welders. area by the Gas and Fuel Corporation line to convey either gas or oil in Victoria About this time another development and to a lesser extent by the Colonial Gas was laid from Corio to Newport. This line, was taking place — the Gas and Fuel Association during this era, but these 33 miles long and 8 inches in diameter, Corporation began taking advantage of were mainly of medium diameter and was the longest pipeline yet laid in the new techniques and economics in the fairly short in length. state, the first one to be laid across open manufacture of towns gas by increasing One of the last occurrences of sig- country and the first one to be authorised considerably the percentage of gas derived nificance in pipelaying in the pre-natural by special legislation. from petroleum products. gas era resulted from the Corporation’s Another notable aspect of this pipeline Contracts were arranged between the decision in 1964 to lay a 51 mile, 18 inch was that it was one of the first to be laid in refineries and the gas utilities for the lat- diameter ring main north from Dandenong Victoria by a pipelaying contractor using ter to buy the refinery gas which was of through the eastern and northern suburbs techniques and mechanised equipment of high quality and improved the calorific to its West Melbourne works. the type then being evolved in the USA. value. The first section of this pipeline was Earlier in Victoria, a number of com- This gas, which was blended with laid in 1965 by the Corporation using day panies which had specialised in laying other gases to produce towns gas, had to labour but the next three sections were drainage and water lines for many years be transported by pipeline from the three built by pipelaying contractors. The first began to take an interest in the laying refineries to gasworks or blending plants was laid in 1966 and 1967 by Australian of gas pipelines. Among the first of these of the utilities. Between 1955 and 1966, Pipelines Construction, a recently formed companies were Morgan Drainage Pty lines were laid from the PRA refinery at division of Australian and overseas Ltd and Keogh Bros, both of which had Altona to works operated by the Gas and interests. considerable knowledge of tunnelling and Fuel Corporation, from the Shell refinery The last section of the northern ring trenching through rock and had acquired at Corio to the Geelong Gas Company, main was laid in 1969 as a natural gas specialised knowledge of the problems and lastly, in 1966, from the newly erected line and when the entire 51 mile length relating to pipelaying in Melbourne’s BP refinery at Crib Point to the Gas had been completed it was used as the western suburbs. and Fuel Corporation blending plant at main transmission line for natural gas However, neither of these two compa- Dandenong. around the northern part of Melbourne. nies had laid long distance pipelines across As a later development, liquefied The first duplication of an existing country and the contractor for the Corio to petroleum gas was also used to improve long distance pipeline occurred in 1965 Newport pipeline — Taylor Woodrow, who the calorific value of towns gas and a when the Shell Company commenced con- had also been involved in the pipelaying of number of pipelines were laid to bring struction of a second pipeline from the the Shell Refinery at Corio — was the first this product to the various gasworks or refinery at Corio to its storage and distri- one in this particular field. blending stations for adding to the towns bution facilities in the Newport area. No additional long distance pipe- gas stream. This pipeline is significant from lines were laid until 1955 when the It is interesting to note during this two other aspects. For the first time Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria particular year work commenced on five in Victoria high tensile, X52 pipe was commenced construction of the Morwell — major pipelines within a 50 mile radius of used and a synthetic, jacket type, emul- Dandenong — West Melbourne 18 inch Melbourne and this was the forerunner of sion ‘polypayre’ made by Dicks Asbestos transmission pipeline to convey Lurgi gas much bigger things to come within three London, was used for coating the pipe. from the gas making plant at Morwell to years. The pipe made by Sumitomo of Japan the West Melbourne gasworks — the larg- BP laid an 8 inch white products line was also one of the first to be imported est in Victoria. to new tank farm at Dandenong, the first from that country. The Lurgi line marked a new era in on the eastern side of Melbourne and Australian pipelining. It was 101 miles the Gas and Fuel Corporation built two 1967 onwards ‘The Natural Gas Era’ long; the 18 inch diameter pipe was made 24-mile long pipelines — one 12 inches With the discovery of natural gas in from Grade A mild steel and was designed in diameter to convey refinery gas to the Bass Strait, pipelining in Victoria boomed to operate at a maximum pressure of blending plant at Dandenong, and the and the story of that boom is covered in 400 lbs per square inch. other of 4 inches in diameter to carry the October 2006 edition of The Australian The pipe was pressed by Mephan liquefied petroleum gas to its new distri- Pipeliner in an article titled ‘Building Ferguson in Melbourne from Australian bution terminal at the same site. Victoria’s Pipeline System’.

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 63 Legends of the Pipeline Industry Ian Haddow By Barry Wood When we asked Ian Haddow to tell us about his career in the pipeline industry, Ian started by saying “I had an Uncle who told me that where you end up in life is often by accident”. So here’s the story of how Ian ended up where he is today.

an graduated with Honours from was involved in the acquisition, and the Adelaide University in 1963 with a Operations Team was vitally important IBachelor’s Degree of Metallurgical to him. and Chemical Engineering. Ian said, “After “And then I think it was June 1996, a number of jobs I was in a management when Jim in his casual way said to me, position in Darwin when Cyclone Tracy ‘How would you like to go to New Zealand?’ destroyed the city. Subsequently my fam- Come October and Jim confirmed it was on ily and I found ourselves in Adelaide for so I moved my family to New Zealand for Australia and New Zealand. We put about a little while before moving to Canberra, three years which was a great experience. I five hundred people through the training where I did a postgraduate course in enjoyed it very much; I ran the transmission on AS 2885 part 3. I’m pretty pleased that, Administration at what was then the division at Natural Gas Corporation (NGC). by and large, at least the major companies Canberra College of Advanced Education. I had a great time as it is a great country are using AS 2885 properly and they are “In 1975, when I was asked by and we were able to restructure the NGC finding out it actually works. my company to move to Sydney, Max business and make it much more efficient. “There are many other things that I Kimber, a fellow graduate from Adelaide “I came back to Australia and within a became involved in; I was a member of the University, suggested that I apply for a few months the Australian Pipeline Trust American Gas Association Pipelines and job as the Planning Engineer with The (APT) was formed. I became the initial Research Corrosion sub-committee where Pipeline Authority (TPA) on the Moomba General Manager Technical, being one of I was introduced to world experts that we to Sydney Pipeline. Within a year I was the first six people employed by APT. were able to bring to Australia to help us. I Operations Manager and experiencing “While that was happening, I took over was the Round Table Chairman of the Gas much of the growth period of TPA. chairmanship of AS 2885 part 3. Our com- Turbine Users Association for about five or “The Authority had started with the mittee put together and published part 3 six years. I coordinated a world-wide user procedures and practices being written in 25 months, which was extremely fast. group for the Dresser Rand DR 990 turbine by people like Ken Bilston, Ted Davis and That’s a credit to the people who worked for six years. I am a member of Standards Max Kimber. Because there was no such with me to get that done and we haven’t Australia Gas Standards Sector Board.” thing as transmission pipeline regulations had many people complain about it! We’ve Ian finished by saying, “If you want to at that stage we made it up as we went started a review of part 3 but I’m not talk about what I think about the pipeline along and used many procedures and going to be involved this time because I’m industry and where it’s going I would say practices from overseas. over 67 and some younger people should most importantly you have to have a pas- “Later, when we put in compressor sta- drive it through. sion for it. As Jim McDonald said to me tions and built laterals, my involvement “When I retired from APT, people once, ‘You know, there is only one thing was to ensure that we built pipelines that started to call and I’ve been asked to wrong with you, Haddow – you care’ and we could operate. I would ensure that help on a consulting basis with all sorts I think that’s what we have to try and we had operations input into the design. of organisations like GasNet, the South engender in some of these younger people, I well remember a visit to Canada in Australian Government, Caltex and the need to care. Taking operations and 1984 when the Operations Manager for NT Gas. I recently finished some work maintenance back into the ownership of Alberta Gas Trunklines said to me, ‘Ian, with GasNet and now I’m working with the asset is going to help people care. The our engineering has made it an abso- Stephen Dykes on the Bonaparte Pipeline owner feels a greater responsibility than lute nightmare for maintenance, for spare in the Northern Territory. I became part- that of a contractor. Therefore you have to parts, for operation.’ I was determined time Technical Manager for the APIA, be keen, you have to be enthusiastic and to ensure that this didn’t happen on our assisting the secretariat with technical you have to care. And I think that the task pipelines; it’s just so important.” matters and acting as secretary to the going forward is to get people to care. I East Australian Pipelines Ltd (EAPL) Research and Standards Committee. think it is so important.” then took over TPA and Ian continued as “I also did some training for Duke, During this interview Ian put a par- Operations Manager. Many of the senior GasNet, and Enertrade. Training was ticularly strong emphasis on the joy and staff left. Norm Bakker stayed and Ian another thing; in my last period of time satisfaction he has received in helping the continued as Operations Manager. Jim with APT, we held the APIA training younger people to enter and succeed in the McDonald came down from Darwin as he seminars on AS 2885 part 3 all over pipeline industry.

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OSD Pipelines has been recognised in 2007’s Business Review Weekly’s ‘Fast 100’ for Australia’s small and medium enterprises. This is the third consecutive year that OSD has been recognised in the ‘Fast 100’.

laced at 51st this year, following on behalf of all OSD team members. “We on from 24th last year and 41st are grateful to the pipeline industry for Pthe previous year, their placing allowing us to be more accepted as a serv- reflects consistent growth. This may be ice provider of choice. This has allowed the last year that OSD is eligible for the us to grow, which in turn allows us to award as a company has to have less provide further support to the industry,” than 200 people to qualify. he said. Business manager Michelle Delebet “We will continue to strive to ensure and managing director Brian O’Sullivan that we continue to deliver services which were presented with the award at the our clients regard as technically and com- BRW ‘Fast 100’ gala event in Sydney. mercially excellent, which in turn allows Mr O’Sullivan accepted the award our clients businesses to grow.” Michelle Delebet and Brian O’Sullivan with OSD’s 2007 BRW Fast 100 Award.

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Aerial surveillance has been found to be a rapid, efficient, and low cost way of conducting regular network inspections, as required by the regulations put in place over interstate pipelines and electric transmission networks by governments worldwide.

ipelines, electrical transmission lines, railroads and waterways Pall require periodic inspection of the assets and diligent inspection of easements. Because of the wide spatial distribution of these resources, obtaining a complete and timely periodic assess- ment of a corridor and its infrastructure condition presents a challenge. The aerial corridor survey has emerged as a credible patrol solution. For example, by flying in aircraft along asset corridors, managers obtain a clear view of the sys- tems they maintain, making notes and records along the way. Unfortunately, this technique limits the inspection period to the time that the mission is being flown, requires an ‘expert’ in the passenger seat, and only provides a conditional assess- ment to those who board the mission and only an exception report to the manager. Today, the use of digital photographs as well as video and its audio narration is an extremely valuable tool for docu- mentation and communication. Helicopter patrol and video recording of the corri- dor inspection is now an industry norm. The recordings extend the time in which visual assessment can be conducted and potentially enable the cooperative review of asset conditions by a body of expert inspectors. Helicopter platforms uniquely enable ‘low and slow’ flights, acquiring a continuous visual record of the cor- ridor without motion blur. In addition, video recorders incorporate in-flight voice records from the cockpit intercom system adding informative audio commentary during review. With many of these patrols the video remains recorded to VCR tape. While this format is reliable and seemingly low cost it can only be forced to recall detail with some difficulty. Some aerial service pro- viders overlay global positioning system

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(GPS) data with a text-captioning device Systems spatially indexes or geo-codes Conclusions on each video frame. While valuable as a the visual record at the time of the patrol. Spatial media productions can have watermark, this method does not solve the Importantly, Red Hen Systems endors- significant direct and indirect compensa- requirement of rapid random access to the es all emerging digital video recording tions. For example, having a visual and video information. standards. This ‘Spatial Multimedia’ is map indexed solution will allow remote the timely union of digital media includ- experts and other corporate interests to: Technical disruption – shifting to ing still photography, motion video, stereo inspect for and evaluate infrastructure ‘geotagged’ digital multimedia pairs, panoramic imagery sets, immersive fatigue and displacement; direct and eval- Tape base systems are rapidly changing media constructs, audio, and other data uate vegetation management treatments; to digital forms. When digital multimedia with location and date-time information enhance erosion detection and mitiga- is accepted, all sorts of enterprise infor- from the GPS and other location designs. tion; enable ad-hoc inspections of current mation can be associated with that Red Hen spatial multimedia ‘snap-it, conditions within rights-of-way anywhere content. And for utility enterprises with map-it, share-it’ innovations provide an within the system; provide an ability to geographically complex infrastructures, intuitive, interactive, tactile inspection monitor change in designated areas of a computerised mapped organisation is of assets and their positions in time and high consequence; and, to add visual refer- simply obvious and intuitively accessed space by displaying motion video with a ences to corridor neighbour management through Google Earth or similar digital moving cursor over a digital map. and property relationships related to the maps. This union of digital multimedia and potentially thousands of miles of corridor Geotagging, sometimes referred to spatial dexterity provides a solid foun- shorelines. as Geocoding, is the process of adding dation for geographically disperse asset Rapid innovations in remote sensing geographical identification metadata to management and timely decision support cameras have allowed things that could various media such as websites, RSS without incurring the expense associated not be seen to be pin-pointed. Pipeline and feeds, images, or video. This data usually with multiple on-site visits. Because the power corridors and their infrastructure consists of latitude and longitude coordi- mapped multimedia content is available can be rapidly and efficiently documented nates, though it can also include altitude, over a network, everyone in an organisa- with digital media recording, permitting bearing, place names, and other data. tion has simultaneous access to the rich enterprise-wide review. Red Hen ‘spatial’ or geotagged mul- store of information. Tying multi-spectral stabilised cam- timedia solutions uniquely complement era advancements to spatialised digital that commitment to this technical change. Leveraging camera innovations data recorders can leverage in-situ patrol And it is this spatial indexing of video With the digitalisation of technology programs and budgets in new ways, patrols that radically shifts the utility within the digital cameras beyond true making essentially dead-on-the shelf leg- of the corridor visual inventory. Once colour, unseen leaks and pending failures acy tapes increasingly irrelevant to the spatialised as a set of map-indexed patrol are revealed via infrared and multi-spec- enterprise. pathways, the current and past conditions tral filtered bandwidths, pin-pointing Spatial multimedia and its mapped of the corridor landscape and its infra- hydrocarbon leak detection. With the interface provides a new ease of access structures can be shared and intuitively addition of gyro-stabilisation for helicop- and a wider distribution of costly in-place accessed across the organisation. ter use, clear imaging is readily available programs while providing an enterprise- Patented intellectual property making the patrol even more effective wide situational awareness of great developed over a decade by Red Hen and valuable. merit. +ISVIJIVIRGIH :MHIS1ETTMRK

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 69 Company News Fyfe welcomes in the New Year with further expansions

Fyfe reached two significant milestones during the last month with the extension of the company into the Northern Territory and the celebration of its 25th anniversary.

hrough the acquisition of J to celebrate Fyfe’s 25th anniversary at Matthews and Associated Pty Ltd, the National Wine Centre, Adelaide on TFyfe has gained a valuable foot- 2 November. Beginning in 1982 as a hold in Darwin and Alice Springs. Fyfe is one-man surveying company in Adelaide, very pleased with the acquisition, which Fyfe, through the Fyfe Alliance group Fyfe’s managing director, Mark Dayman. not only extends the number of locations of companies, now employs more than where Fyfe has offices from five to seven 160 people covering a diverse range of second office in Adelaide for its oil and gas – including Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, development, engineering and surveying engineering staff. Roma, Moomba, Ballera and Alice Springs related disciplines. “Fyfe will be opening an engineering – it increases the number of professional Although celebrating past achieve- office in Brisbane soon and expanding staff now available to the organisation. ments, guests received a glimpse into our activities into other states in the near Fyfe looks forward to working in the the future with managing director Mark future,” he said. Northern Territory and assisting the oil Dayman speaking about Fyfe’s expansion Mr Dayman also paid tribute to the and gas and pipeline industries with work plans. employees and clients who have made the in this part of Australia in the future. “Fyfe is looking to expand our services success and expansion of the company Over 220 invited guests gathered in the future and has recently opened a possible.

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Limited sponsorship opportunities remaining. Company News Jotun creates new multi-layer FBE pipe coating

Fusion bond epoxy (FBE) has long been used as a protective coating for oil and gas pipelines with one consistent and major drawback – mechanical resistance. As FBE is a relatively thin, hard coat, it is prone to damage during handling, installation, as well as operation. Figure 1. Some progress in improving this has been made over the years. The major improvement has been the dual-layer ARO systems. These systems have improved impact and gouge resistance but at the expense of flexibility.

o take the performance to a high- The value of an energy absorb- er level using a different concept, ing process can be clearly seen in the Ta new system for a multi-layer comparison of two well known impact FBE-based coating has been developed test procedures. A standard FBE panel Figure 2. by Jotun Powder Coatings, resulting in tested for impact, for example, in accord- a tough resilient, anti-corrosion coat- ance with the AWWA C213 method, is ing. This new system is commercially required to meet a requirement of 11 J, branded J-trac. but the same coating tested using the The system consists of three layers, CSA Z245.20.06 method will only yield each providing a different characteristic 2-3 J. Why such difference? Because the and the combination of these three lay- energy is absorbed differently. ers works together to deliver high levels The AWWA method allows the ener- of performance. gy to be absorbed by deforming the The outer layer is a tough layer metal panel, in CSA it is absorbed only resisting damage arising from impacts by the FBE. With the new system, it is Figure 3. and gouges. The middle layer is a resil- absorbed by the resilient layer, which ient layer functioning as a cushion to also spreads the load ensuring it does absorb impacts and protect the inner not damage the anticorrosion layer. layer. The inner layer is an FBE opti- In this case the tough outer layer mised to ensure good wetting, adhesion, resists penetration and the inner resil- and anti corrosion properties designed ient layer absorbs and spreads the load to work with the protection of the outer (Figure 3). layers (Figure 1). When the load is heavy enough to The three layers are applied in a penetrate the tough outer layer, the continuous coating operation similar to resilient middle layer acts as a lubri- Figure 4. that currently employed for dual-layer cant to smooth the gouge and protect epoxies. This results in the three layers the anti-corrosion inner layer (Figure being fused together. 4).Stress on the tough outer layer is spread evenly. The resilient middle How does the system work to layer absorbs the bending force reducing deliver performance? stress raisers that can break the outer The tough outer layer minimises layer, ensuring the anti-corrosion inner impact damage and the middle resil- layer is well protected (Figure 5). ient layer spreads the impact over a The J-trac system features a com- Figure 5. wider area ensuring the impact energy bination of FBE powders providing all is dissipated. The anti-corrosion inner the benefits and none of the weakness- layer is thereby protected from damage es of stand-alone FBE and multi-layer (Figure 2). extruded coatings. Continued on page 74.

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In addition to long term anti-cor- Property Result Specification Comments rosion protection the J-trac system provides: 24 hours CDT at 65°C 4.0 mm 6.5 mm System 2 test • Mechanical protection matching or 28 days CDT at 65°C 4.0 mm 20 mm System 2 test exceeding multi-layer capabilities; 28 days CDT at 23°C 2.0 mm 8.5 mm System 1A test • Compatibility with traditional girth X-section porosity 1 1-4 System 2 test welds coating solutions for FBE; Interface porosity 1 1-4 System 2 test • Negligible damage on concrete weight coating application; 2 degrees flexibility at Pass No cracking System 2 test • Advanced abrasion and impact -30°C performance; 3 degrees flexibility at Pass No cracking System 1A test • Compatibility with anti-slip -30°C coatings; • High flexibility at low temperatures; Flexibility at 23°C Results up to 4.8 No cracking • Cathodic protection transparency; degrees per pipe • Raised weld coverage; and, diameter achieved • Pipe stress tolerance. 3.0 J impact resistance Pass No holidays System 2 test A full performance evaluation of J-trac against CSA Z245.20-06 is shown Impact resistance Results up to 10 J No holidays opposite. achieved 24 hours at 75°C 1 1-3 System 2 test adhesion For further information regarding this 28 days at 75°C 1 1-3 System 2 test article, you can contact: Jotun Powder Coatings adhesion Denis Grimshaw on 1.5 degrees strained Pass No cracking System 2 test Mobile: +9 71 50 550 1228 CDT [email protected] Cure conversion > 95% > 95% System 2 test

74 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Company News Boots that work as hard as you do

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 75 Company News Mathey Dearman bands and band crawler When working in a tight space or when weight is a consideration, the Mathey Dearman bands and crawler is an ideal choice for flame cutting pipes. There is no need for an out-of-round compensation device with the band machine – the bands conform to the contour of the horizontal or vertical pipe wall regardless of the pipe ovality and imperfections. he flexible stainless steel bands One band crawler fits all band sizes and crawler are light enough in regardless of the pipe diameter. The Tweight that one person can com- crawler is quickly and easily adjusted to plete installation. the band radius by rotating the crawler Bands are sized in two inch (50 mm) legs, and the grooved wheels of the crawl- increments from 6 to 60 inches (152.4 – er attach to both edges of the band. The The rack adjustable torch arm permits 1,524 mm). Special bands for odd sizes band crawler is used in conjunction with a the cut to be started away from the cut and extra large pipe can be made on 1 3/8 inch (35 mm) diameter oxy-fuel torch line and moved to the cut line to reduce request. Bands for 6 inch to 12 inch (152 – and torch angle head adaptor to produce notching of the cut bevel. This feature fits 305 mm) pipes are made from 14-gauge a precise cut and bevel. An eccentric torch into the eccentric in place of the oxy-fuel stainless steel and bands for pipe 14 inch holder is used to vary the torch tip to torch and permits the adaptation of a (356 mm) and larger are made of 12-gauge pipe height. The crawler is available with 1 3/8 inch (35 mm) plasma torch to the stainless steel. Bands for pipe sizes 2.7 m or 4.3 m flexible drive cable and band crawler. It also allows the use of 18 inch (457 mm) and larger have band 115 vac motorising kit. an oxy/fuel torch without the torch angle stiffeners that assist in centring the band The right angle drive adaptor permits head adaptor. on the pipe wall. the 2.7 m or 4.3 m flexible drive cable to Bands and band crawler are most There are no tedious adjustments when pivot 180° on the crawler lowering the commonly used on vertical pipe, larger installing the band – the band latch pro- overall profile of the crawler on the pipe diameter pipe, out of round pipe and when vides quick and easy locking and release to 6 inches (153 mm) in tight areas. This there is very little clearance. Pipeline con- for easy positioning anywhere on the pipe. feature facilitates the operation of the tractors around the world use the bands The band provides a track for the crawler manual band crawler from either the and band crawler for large diameter pipe to precisely follow the pipe wall arc keeping front or back of the crawler or from above due to the ease and speed of setup and the torch at a pre-set distance off the pipe. or below the pipe. cut.

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76 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Company News PPI soon to produce PE pipe to 800 mm PPI Corporation is an Australian-owned private company whose head office and main manufacturing facility are situated in Brisbane. PPI has been producing polyethylene (PE) pipe for nearly 30 years and during that time has earned an enviable reputation for high quality products.

PI has experienced dramatic pipe is well respected by both installers mitted to the more efficient use of water growth in recent years and the and fabricators as being ‘the pick of the in domestic, civil, rural and industrial Pcompany now operates additional bunch’ when quality issues such as materi- applications. factories in Adelaide, Perth and Rangiora al, dimensional accuracy and lack of ovality This high demand has led PPI to (NZ), with sales and warehouse facili- are essential to a professional result. increase its current capacity of 500 mm to ties in all states as well as agents in the Recent unprecedented demands for 800 mm with the purchase of a new extru- Northern Territory. high quality PE pipe can be attributed sion line, which is due for commissioning In addition to the PE pipe factories, to several factors. The resources boom, in early 2008, in its Brisbane factory. the company also has a corrugated pipe rapidly dwindling water supplies and a PE pipe from PPI has been used factory in Brisbane and a stainless steel universal awareness of the need to con- extensively in the irrigation, rural and filtration and cast iron fittings factory in serve water have all contributed to a plumbing markets for many years. The Renmark, South Australia. high demand for PE pipe across several company’s market penetration has grown A number of companies in Australia market sectors. Australians have begun to include the civil, industrial and mining produce PE pipe within the parameters to seriously address the use of recycled/ markets in recent years. of the Australian Standards, but PPI’s PE reclaimed water and have become com- Continued on page 78.

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Continued from page 77. PPI’s metric PE100 PE pipe is manu- factured in accordance with AS/NZS4130 ‘Polyethylene (PE) pipe for pressure appli- cations’ and is readily accepted by all authorities. Furthermore PPI’s pipe has WaterMark Product Certification, which entails an independent audit of mate- rial selection, production and testing. This WaterMark certification is clearly marked on the pipe’s branding. PPI’s ongoing success can be attribut- ed to its ability to form strategic alliances with customers in all market segments.

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78 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Company News Savcor introduces Metrotech’s HL 5™ wireless water leak detection instrument

Savcor Products with the support of Metrotech Corporation, – a leading provider of high-quality utility locating instruments – introduces the HL 5, a wireless water leak detection instrument with both a visual and audible indication of a leak. HL5 includes a wireless transmission of leak sound to the headphones for maximum freedom of movement.

ave Brunell, Operations Manager I start hunting for a leak problem.” at Framingham Massachusetts The HL 5 unit contains a sensitive DWater Department in the USA piezo-ceramic sensor enabling excellent says “Our department used the HL 5 unit quality analysis even on plastic piping. An For more details on HL 5 units and it is just an awesome leak tool. I am automatic sound level control increases contact the Savcor sales team impressed with the unit’s wireless water the usefulness without added operator at 1800 SAVCOR (728 267) or leak sound transmission sensitivity and intervention. With the built-in light fea- ease-of-use. The speed and ease-of-use ture, users can easily distinguish leaks visit www.savcorproducts.com. saved us time in finding water leaks even in dark corners, and is a practical au or www.metrotech.com immediately. It’s the first tool I grab when companion for low-light work.

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 79 Company News Tremco: building on years of industry experience

With distribution company Tremco Pipeline Equipment set to continue getting bigger and better, The Australian Pipeliner recently caught up with Ron Trembath to discuss the company, recent technological developments, and life in the pipeline industry.

he Australian Pipeliner even though it was difficult at the time, (TAP): You have a lot of experi- it made us re-think our position and T ence in the pipeline industry, the market we wanted to serve. With how do you feel that helps your service our new plan we decided to diversify capabilities? take on more agencies to expand our Ron Trembath (RT): As technology operation. is changing in this industry constantly, TAP: Tremco Pipeline Equipment is being able to interpret what the cus- a family business. How does it feel to tomer requires is where my knowledge work closely with family members? of the industry can save time and money for the customer. TAP: What do you most enjoy about The products and working in the pipeline industry? RT: It is a fairly unique industry. I companies that we have come from an engineering trade background which makes it enjoyable represent are second to for me as it is hands-on, and the major- ity of people in the pipeline industry none so we are proud are great to deal with. to be associated with I think the industry has every one of them. changed considerably RT: It has worked very well for over the years, with us. Like all families there are times Ron Trembath at an APIA Convention Annual for negotiation, but generally we get Dinner. specifications and on pretty well. Margaret and I started about Tremco Pipeline Equipment and the business and our son, Brett, joined requirements of the how the business started? us several years ago. Brett has since RT: Tremco Pipeline Equipment trained at the Spy, Plidco, Girard and industry becoming more was established when I left Lordco in Petrosleeve facilities in the USA and ‘93. We started in July ‘93 and we only Canada. He is also a certified Plidco stringent. had one agency which was for tape coat- service representative and NACE Level ing. We did very well with this product II Coating Inspector. and developed a good market. It became TAP: You’ve recently become a dis- TAP: Do you think the industry has one of the preferred joint coating tape tributor for CRC-Evans. What can you changed a lot in recent times? systems on cross-country pipelines for tell us about that? RT: I think the industry has new construction and maintenance, RT: We were approached by changed considerably over the years, and we were involved in a number of CRC-Evans and Keith Fitzgerald with specifications and requirements of over-the-ditch coating projects. regarding representation. This, natu- the industry becoming more stringent. After Tyco bought out our supplier rally, was a great opportunity to expand TAP: Could you tell us a little bit the agency agreement was terminated, the business and we were honoured to

80 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Company News be selected and to have Keith working 780, 785 and 790 – and they have been we represent are second to none so we with us to share his wealth of knowl- widely accepted and are being used are proud to be associated with every edge. We will be doing product training throughout Australia. one of them. at the CRC-Evans facility in the United Girard Industries manufactures a TAP: What are some of the most States. range of quality pipeline pigs and is a exciting technologies that your suppli- ers are introducing? RT: I think one of the most exciting As technology is changing in this industry new products is ‘Petrosleeve’, which is a steel compression repair sleeve for pipe- constantly, being able to interpret what the line defects. It is a permanent repair that is not welded to the pipeline, which customer requires is where my knowledge of overcomes the concern these days with high yield steels and carbon equiva- the industry can save time and money for the lent compatibilities. ‘Petrosleeve’ is a unique repair system with worldwide customer. patent. It is an excellent product and will gain wide acceptance in Australia. We have stock coming in and we are TAP: You are the distributor for a great company to work with as they looking forward to the future with this number of different companies, what will design and manufacture pigs for product. can you tell us about these companies special applications. We have recently TAP: What do you have planned for and the equipment on offer? been awarded ‘International Distributor the future? RT: Other companies that we rep- of 2007’. RT: With the CRC-Evans agency we resent include Spy, Girard, Plidco, Plidco designs and manufactures have a lot to learn, because the com- Blackhawk, Alta, Petroline and a range of high pressure pipeline leak pany manufactures a diverse range of Flowstop. repair products for onshore and off- pipeline construction equipment. We’re Spy has released a new range of shore situations. looking forward to the challenge of holiday detectors in the last 18 months – The products and companies that what the future brings.

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 81 Water Pipelines Water: Australia’s liquid gold

With so much progress in the water pipeline sector in recent times, and with water shortages in many parts of Australia, it seems inevitable that the water pipeline industry will continue to grow. The Australian Pipeliner spoke to state governments and water companies across the country to see what the future might hold for water infrastructure.

Queensland may be needed in a region, and when that The Queensland Water Commission is infrastructure may be needed. The strate- currently establishing a regional water grid gies also look at what programs can be put to facilitate water sharing across the South in place to drive down demand and make East Queensland region. The water grid better use of existing water. will provide a network of two-way pipelines The only strategy completed to date is to connect major bulk water sources in the the Central Queensland Regional Water region, allowing water from areas of water Supply Strategy, which was completed in surplus to be moved to areas that face a December 2006. As part of the Central shortfall. Strategy, mechanisms proposed to meet the The Western Corridor Recycled region’s water supply challenges include Water (WCRW) Project, which was offi- new pipelines to link water infrastructure to Moranbah pipeline was also part of the cially launched in November 2006, is within and outside the region to areas of region’s strategy. already well underway. In January 2007, greatest need. A draft of the Far North Queensland then Queensland Premier Peter Beattie Key regional water infrastructure, Regional Water Supply Strategy was announced that purified recycled water will which would form part of a statewide released on 25 September 2007. The draft be a permanent and ongoing part of South water grid, is located in the area cov- includes plans to implement demand man- East Queensland’s drinking supplies as ered by the Central Queensland Regional agement strategies, recycle water and install part of a broader water security and sup- Water Supply Strategy. The Queensland rainwater tanks. ply plan. Government has committed to projects A draft of the South East Queensland Meanwhile, across the state, the including: pipelines to connect the new Regional Water Supply Strategy is due in Queensland Department of Natural Connors River Dam with Broadsound the near future. Resources and Water is undertaking Regional and possibly Nebo and Belyando Shires; Regional planning activities have also Water Supply Strategies. Encompassing the pipelines to connect Rockhampton been commenced by the Department of far-north, southeast and central parts of to Gladstone; and, a pipeline for the Natural Resources and Water for North the state, the strategies take a 50 year look Capricorn Coast connecting Rockhampton Queensland, Mackay and the Whitsunday into the future to see what infrastructure to Yeppoon. The completed Burdekin River region, and the Wide Bay Burnett region. New South Wales In New South Wales, there are several exciting current developments that will be continuing over the near future. Sydney Water is constructing a 250 ML/day seawater desalination plant at Kurnell, in Sydney’s south, with construction well underway. The plant will eventually meet up to 14 per cent of Sydney’s daily water needs. Water from the desalination plant at Kurnell will be pumped into Sydney’s water distribution system through an 18 km steel pipeline from Kurnell, across Botany Bay to Kyeemagh. The proposed pipeline route from Kyeemagh connects to the main City Water Tunnel at Erskineville. From there the water will be distributed to up to

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1.5 million people south of Sydney Harbour, addition to plans that have been or will be which was owned by Alinta – minimising to supplement their water supply. Water prepared in relation to the overall desalina- construction impact and providing signifi- supplied from the desalination plant will tion project. cant economic and environmental benefits. also increase the total volume of water The company will decide the final route The recycled water system has been available to all customers across the whole following the completion of further inves- designed to allow for future expansion to Sydney Water area including the Blue tigations and consultations to ensure the supply an additional 3 billion litres per year Mountains, the Illawarra and Sydney. chosen option results in the least impact on to Westmead, Parramatta, Wetherill Park, In May 2007 Sydney Water awarded residents and the environment. Rairfield and Liverpool. a construction contract to the Connect Water from the desalination plant is Alliance, consisting of Bovis Lend Lease, expected to be delivered to Sydney resi- ACT McConnell Dowell, Kellogg Brown & dents along the pipeline by the summer of In July 2007, the ACT Government Root, Patterson Britten & Partners and 2009/10. received ACTEW’s final report and recom- Environmental Resources Management. Meanwhile, Sydney Water is also mendations on water security for the ACT In October 2007, changes to the construc- investigating the $A100 million Rosehill/ region. The report recommends ways in tion of the pipeline – including replacing Camellia Recycled Water Scheme, with which the ACT Government and ACTEW trenches with tunnelling under areas of AquaNet Sydney, a joint venture between can provide a sustainable water source for sensitive seagrass in Botany Bay and in Singapore Power and Babcock & Brown the region, which is not totally dependant residential areas – were approved to reduce together with Veolia Water, designated as on rainfall within the ACT catchments. the project’s impact on the environment and preferred tenderer to design, build and The Murrumbidgee to Googong Raw local residents. operate the project. Water Transfer (MGRWT) is one of the NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor The project was acquired by the joint recommendations in the Water Security granted approval for the pipeline con- venture under the Alinta takeover com- Program – Major Projects report and struction incorporating the changes and pleted in August this year and will initially was endorsed by the ACT Government in requiring Sydney Water to prepare and deliver 4.3 billion litres per year of safe, October 2007. adopt a number of new environmental man- high quality recycled water to industrial The approximately $70 million MGRWT agement programs. and commercial customers in Rosehill and option involves accessing water from the Sydney Water will prepare three new Smithfield by early 2011. Murrumbidgee River and transferring it to environmentalads 4776 3M Copon management ad 185x125 programs 12/12/07 to The4:04 20 pm km Page of network 1 design utilises Googong Reservoir. The proposal includes manage potential construction impacts, in a portion of a disused gas main network – Continued on page 84.

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Continued from page 83. and the Hamilton-Grampians Pipeline. Industries and Water recently appointing the construction of a pipeline to Googong The 50 km Geelong-Melbourne pipe- consultants to carry out a socio-economic Reservoir, a pump station, and potentially line is an estimated $80 million pipeline study into a proposal that could provide a weir. The length of the pipeline required that will be built to connect Geelong to additional water resources for irrigators will depend on final route selection, but Melbourne’s water system by 2011. The and towns in the northern midlands. is expected to be approximately 13-20 km Victorian Government will provide The Midlands Water Scheme consists long. $20 million towards the project. of a pipeline to deliver approximately This project is in the early planning The pipeline will deliver 16 billion litres 50 GL per annum of irrigation water from stages. It is an expansion of what ACTEW of water each year to Geelong – which is the tailrace (a 4.5 km tunnel for spent has referred to as the Angle Crossing close to a 50 per cent boost for this impor- water) of the Poatina Power Station to land Option, where water is transferred from tant regional centre – allowing Geelong to suitable for irrigation in the catchment of the Murrumbidgee at a location close to share in the new water created from the the Macquarie River and for town water Angle Crossing. Recent recommendations 150 billion litre desalination plant in the supplies. and preliminary works have indicated that Wonthaggi region. Primary Industries and Water Minister there are other corridor options in the ACT Geelong is also expected to benefit from David Llewellyn said Marsden Jacob (such as near Point Hut Crossing) that may the Food Bowl Modernisation Project, an Associates had been appointed to undertake also be suitable. initiative announced in June 2007 that the project. Four corridor options are now the will capture up to 450 billion litres of water “This is the next step in progressing the subject of preliminary studies, and the pre- currently lost to irrigation inefficiencies in proposal that has identified the possibility ferred corridor is due to be recommended in Victoria’s Food Bowl region and deliver an of diverting water from the tailrace at the February 2008. A preliminary design of the extra 75 billion litres to Melbourne each Poatina Power Station,” Mr Llewellyn said. weir, pump stations, pipeline and discharge year. “A pre-feasibility report by consult- is also being conducted. The Hamilton-Grampians Pipeline will ants Agricultural Resource Management supply the Hamilton system with up to released in May concluded that the most Victoria 2 billion litres of water each year by connect- feasible option is the construction of a pipe- The state’s Department of Sustainability ing Hamilton to the Grampians Wimmera line from the Poatina tailrace to Tunbridge & Environment said that current and Mallee water system. via Campbell Town and Ross. This distance planned pipelines form a key part of the Two pipeline routes are currently being is about 70 km, and costing of an extension Victorian Water Grid – a series of pipe- assessed; a 47 km connection to Rocklands of the proposed pipeline south to the Jordan lines, rivers and channels – making the reservoir, and a 44 kilometre connection to River is also underway. Victorian system more flexible to cope with Moora Moora reservoir. “No major environmental issues were the effects of reduced rainfall that have The pipeline will be an important new identified along the proposed route. been experienced. link in the Victorian Water Grid and will “However, initial financial estimates In 2004, the Victorian Government allow Hamilton to share in the savings gen- indicated that the potential capital cost put in place a long-term plan for water erated by the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline – a may be too high to make the scheme viable – ‘Our Water Our Future’. As a result, project that is currently in progress, replac- without some additional capital.” the state claims to have implemented the ing over 16,000 km of open channels with A socio-economic study is currently most successful water saving campaign in over 8,000 km of pipeline. underway to identify the direct costs and Australia. The Hamilton-Grampians Pipeline benefits associated with the project along As well as the already-progressing project is estimated to cost $30 million and with the flow on social and economic ben- Wimmera Mallee Water Pipeline Project, the Victorian Government is contributing efits. The final report is due by late January the Victorian desalination project and asso- $10 million to the construction. 2008. ciated 85 km pipeline, and the 70 km Elsewhere in the state, DPIW is work- Sugarloaf pipeline project as part of the Tasmania ing with Hydro Tasmania and the Cradle Food Bowl Modernisation Project, the State In Tasmania there has been movement Coast Water Authority on investigations Government has planned other projects made on several water pipeline projects, into a Forth River (Mersey-Forth Water including the Geelong-Melbourne pipeline, with the Tasmanian Department of Primary District) project, which would transport

84 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Water Pipelines water by pipeline and waterways from Premier Mike Rann said the project and the Adelaide region are set to be decid- Hydro Tasmania infrastructure (Lakes would more than triple the annual water ed shortly with construction in the next Parangana, Paloona, Barrington or Cethana) reuse at the Glenelg treatment plant. couple of years. to areas with demand for additional water “At the moment – and many people Water pipeline projects recently com- for irrigation. don’t realise this – Adelaide recycles 20 per pleted by SA Water include the 90 km The approximately $8-10 million cent of its water through our wastewater Eyre Peninsula pipeline, the Jervois pipe- project would transport 20 GL of water, treatment plants which is the highest level line – which completed commissioning for use in the dairy, cropping and horticul- of any major city in Australia. in November 2007 – and a new 4.8 km ture industries. “When all of our wastewater treatment pipeline from the Mount Pleasant Water Community consultation of consul- plant upgrades are completed, at Christies Filtration Plant to the existing water net- tancy findings and a feasibility study have Beach, Bolivar, Aldinga and Glenelg, we will work in Tungkillo. yet to be undertaken, and project funding be capable of recycling more than 40 per Other small regional pipelines are still needs to be secured before proceeding cent of Adelaide’s waste water.” in planning as part of the government’s to tender. Also in South Australia, potential Country Water Quality Improvement As part of the Meander Dam Pipelines desalination plants destined for Whyalla Project, which will see many towns receiv- project, a potential project in the state’s (396 km northwest of the Adelaide CBD) ing filtered water in 2008. central north region, water from the soon-to-be-completed dam will provide the foundation for new agricultural industries. The Western Creek, Quamby Brook, Rubicon River and Hagley/Whitemore Farm areas offer significant opportunities for expansion of irrigated agriculture. In order for this to occur, construction of infra- UT Quality is active throughout the world, with offices in Canada, USA, South structure to deliver irrigation water from America, Spain, India and now recently in the Meander Dam or River by up to four AUSTRALIA & ASIA. pipelines is required. The Department of Primary Industries With the latest technology and software and Water is developing a consultancy programmes, UT Quality provides brief in consultation with proponents and Advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Innovative Inspection Solutions / the Meander Valley Enterprise Centre to Programmes to the Oil & Gas Industry engage a consultancy to carry out an inves- (On & Offshore), Petrochemical, Power tigation of water delivery options. Generation, Pulp & Paper, Construction The consultancy will look at demand / Fabrication, Maritime, Aerospace & for water, engineering feasibility, and costs Defence Industries. associated with transfer of water from the Meander Dam to areas suitable for Services provided include: irrigation. s!DVANCED.$4 s0IPELINE)NSPECTION543CAN South Australia s0IPELINE)NTEGRITY s#ORROSION-ONITORING The South Australian State s2ISK "ASED)NSPECTION Government recently committed $30 mil- s0ROCESS0LANT4RENDING lion to a new pipeline project that will s"OILER-AINTENANCE deliver high quality recycled water to s0ROACTIVE2EGULATORY#OMPLIANCE Adelaide’s CBD. s0LANT-AINTENANCE3CHEDULING As part of the Glenelg Reuse Scheme, the Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant will be expanded and a 30 km pipeline If you want to Reduce Operating Costs and Construction Time while Increasing Weld Quality, Safety and Your Company’s Reliability and Integrity, contact UT Quality. network laid from the plant, past the Adelaide Airport, into the city centre and North Adelaide. CANADA : + (1) 780 4845558 The pipeline network will deliver UNITED STATES : + (1) 281 955 9300 recycled water to the Adelaide parklands "2!:),   Email : [email protected] and will potentially enable environmental + (55) 21 9233 9964 (mob) SOUTH AMERICA : + (1) 780 695 4048 flows down the River Torrens, as well Web : www.utquality.com AUSTRALIA / ASIA : + (61) 438 772447 as making available reused water for 64 SPAIN : + (34) 649 058236 commercial development opportunities in INDIA : + (91) 99 20739680 the central business district. EUROPE: + (31) 62 2208599

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 85 Water Pipelines The application of cross country pipeline methods – Burdekin to Moranbah Water Pipeline By Leon Richards, McConnell Dowell and Chris Swaine, McConnell Dowell

The recent involvement of McConnell Dowell Constructors in the water pipeline industry commenced with SunWater’s Burdekin to Moranbah Water Pipeline, constructed during 2006.

he Burdekin water pipeline is a seen a number of coal mine develop- North Queensland Gas Pipeline route, critical infrastructure link for the ments in the Bowen Basin in recent before cutting east to join the route of the Tdevelopment of 6 new coal mines times. Successive years of well below aver- existing Eungella Pipeline to Moranbah. within the Bowen Basin, in the Moranbah age rainfalls had left the Eungella Dam The pipeline design provides for the region. at critically low levels, threatening the capacity to deliver 16,800 ML per annum This article – which summarises the region’s mines which rely on it for their to a terminal storage at Moranbah. This recent presentation by Leon Richards, essential water supply. capacity includes 200ML for stock and Project Manager on the Burdekin pipeline The project had a critical timeframe domestic supply en-route to landholders and Construction Manager on the Western applied by the low level of the Eungella providing easements, and for pipeline Pipeline Alliance (WPA) and Chris Swaine, Dam. Without significant inflows into the operational losses. Southern Regional Water Pipeline (SRWP) existing local storages such as Eungella The major infrastructure for the Alliance Pipelines Project Manager, at the Dam or the Gattonvale Offstream Storage, project included: 2007 APIA Annual Convention – presents water supplies to existing mines were • A pump station at Gorge Weir project details by importantly highlight- severely limited. The project supplements and upgrade of the existing weir ing the cross country pipeline techniques the existing water supplies drawn from structure; utilised in the construction of the water these sources in the event that repeat- • 217 km of pipe from Gorge Weir to pipeline. These include dedicated crews ed future wet seasons fail to replenish Moranbah; for all activities, and the construction of a dam levels; and it will also enable the • A 600 ML balancing storage dam, Right of Way (ROW) with a defined ‘run- Queensland coal mining industry to bet- located 35 km north of Moranbah, ning track’ to allow efficient haulage of ter plan for future expansion. providing the major storage in the pipe and sand bedding. The State Government declared pipeline for supply continuity; In respect of the environment, the the pipeline as ‘works’ under the • Three booster pump stations; and, project continued with the same tech- State Development and Public Works • A small 5 ML terminal storage at niques and personnel in managing the Organisation Act 1971, so that they could Moranbah with the capability to flora and fauna on the North Queensland use relevant powers, if needed, to make interconnect to the existing 200 ML Gas Pipeline project. sure the project was finished on time. Moranbah Terminal Storage at the In addition to the Burdekin pipeline, These powers relate to land access and terminus of the Eungella Pipeline. cross country pipeline techniques are being acquisition, opening and closing of roads, utilised on two other McConnell Dowell environmental coordination and access to Construction water projects in southeast Queensland – construction materials. A 220 person camp was constructed the $900 million SRWP, connecting Mt Water is used in these mines for key approximately 10 km from Collinsville to Crosby in Brisbane to Molendinar on the mining activities such as onsite handling, house the majority of the workforce. To Gold Coast; and the WPA, which is con- processing and dust suppression. Without ensure minimal impact on the environ- structing the Bundamba to Caboonbah a definitive water source available, this ment, the previous construction camp site section of the Western Corridor Recycled makes these operations very difficult. used during the North Queensland Gas Water (WCRW) Project. Pipeline Project was utilised. Project details Daily production rates were achieved Burdekin to Moranbah Pipeline The 217 km long pipeline crosses similar to those expected on a typical Project 40 km of freehold land, with the remain- cross country gas pipeline. Such produc- Background ing tenure being held by the State. The tion rates were achievable by ensuring The substantial growth in world route begins at Gorge Weir downstream that the ROW and materials were strung demand for Queensland coking coal has of the Burdekin Falls Dam and joins the out along a 30 m wide ROW of a sufficient

86 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Water Pipelines standard, well in advance of the proceed- ing pipe laying crew. Production crews per activity such as ROW preparation, pipe stockpiling and stringing, trenching, pipelaying and back- fill, ensured that a good rate of progress was achieved. Rates of progress achieved included an average of 1.25 km of pipe in the ground each day, with a peak daily installation rate of 3,100 m of pipe laid in a single day – an Australian water pipeline laying record. In excess of 4 million km was driven by project vehicles, which included a fleet of twenty-five truck and trailers that were used to haul approximately 350,000 m³ of sand extracted from the Bowen, Suttor and Isaac Rivers. An Environmental Management and Burdekin to Moranbah Pipeline Route. Fauna Capture program was successfully implemented on the project. The smallest latest water filtration technology and Innovative construction techniques marsupial encountered was an Ingram’s expertise from Australia and overseas. and equipment were utilised on the Planigale which is the smallest of the By mid-2008, the Swanbank and 1,000 mm diameter Glass Reinforced marsupials, with a body of only 6.5 cm in Tarong power stations will receive up to Polymer (GRP) pipe. These included the length. The benefits of fauna monitoring 66 ML/day from the Bundamba Advanced design and implementation of a mobile included: rescuing wildlife from trenches; Water Treatment Plant. trench shield and a GRP coupling press. removing and relocating dangerous ani- When completed by the end of 2008, the These value saving devices also assisted mals from the workplace; and adding WCRW Project will link existing waste- in increased pipeline installation rates. scientific records to the state’s fauna data- water treatment plants at Oxley, Wacol, The project is an ‘Extreme Fast base. Goodna, Bundamba, Luggage Point and Track’ pipeline project, with the Gibson Island to advanced water treat- Environmental and Social Impact Western Pipeline Alliance (WPA) ment plants at Luggage Point, Gibson Assessment (ESIA) submitted for Background Island and Bundamba, then connect to the public review in December 2006 and Southeast Queensland (SEQ) is Wivenhoe Dam. construction starting in early March Australia’s fastest growing metropolitan These plants combined will provide 2007, following the completion of the region and this strong growth is set to up to 232 ML of purified recycled water public reviewing period of the ESIA continue, with the population projected to to power stations and Wivenhoe Dam which finished in late February 2007. reach 3.7 million people by 2026. each day via approximately 200 km Numerous stakeholders were A crucial part of planning for of buried pipelines, of up to 1.5 m in involved in the project, such as SEQ SEQ’s future growth and development diameter. Water, Esk Shire Council, Ipswich Shire is effectively managing the region’s The WPA, consisting of the McConnell Council and numerous local community water resources. A secure water sup- Dowell AbiGroup Joint Venture as groups. ply is essential for achieving sustained constructor, GHD as designer and the The mammoth 1,451 mm diame- growth, while also maintaining quality Queensland Coordinator General, is con- ter Mild Steel Cement Lined (MSCL) of life. The current drought, the worst structing pipelines between Bundamba pipes were supplied by Tyco Water in on record, has highlighted the vulner- and Caboonbah, where the pipe is tied 13.3 m lengths. These individual pipes ability of SEQ’s existing water sources. into the Tarong Power Station’s existing weigh some 7.5 tonnes each and require The WCRW Project is one of a number water supply system. the use of large 75.t – 85.t excavators of Queensland Government initiatives to string and lay the pipe in the large in response to the drought conditions Construction trenches. and the ongoing need for a more secure, A substantial section of the pipe- A 40 m wide ROW assisted in the climate-independent water supply for line is constructed within the Wivenhoe ability to install a maximum single SEQ. Catchment, which supplies the greater day installation record of 1,200 m of population of Brisbane with its drinking 1,000 mm diameter GRP pipeline. Project Details water supply. As a result, state of the art Similar methods to those used on the The $2.4 billion WCRW Project is environmental sedimentation and erosion Burdekin to Moranbah pipeline project the largest recycled water scheme in the control devices were installed along the were adopted to achieve these installa- Southern Hemisphere and employs the ROW during the construction. tion rates.

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Southern Regional Water Pipeline the project, in addition a second TBM was by the using vacuum lifts, fitted to excava- (SRWP) been hired from Herrenknecht for the work tors during stringing and where possible, in Area 38: Wet and Wild to the Molendinar the welding of fittings (such as bends, air Background Balance Tanks. All the TBM works are self and scour valve spools) onto the pipes. The Southern Regional Water Pipeline performed using key McConnell Dowell An innovative approach was used with (SRWP) is a vital piece of regional infra- staff. the excavation of rock in urban areas. structure that will provide a bulk fresh There were nine crossings selected Drill rigs were used to drill 89 mm diam- water supply network between Brisbane for the TBMs, including four rivers with eter holes, 150 mm below the invert of and the Gold Coast. significant temporary works using secant pipeline, on either side of the trench The pipe’s reverse flow capacity will piles for the shafts to a depth of 30 m in centreline. This then facilitated easier enable 130 ML of potable water, from exist- places. The jacking shafts are 8.5 m in excavation, as the holes created a plain of ing and future water sources, to be moved diameter and the receiving shafts are weakness in the 200 MPa greywacke. where it is most needed for residential 6 m in diameter. The depths are required Further innovations adopted included and commercial development in Brisbane, to tunnel through optimum ground con- the use of GPS/GLONASS survey machine Ipswich, Logan, Beaudesert and the Gold ditions ranging from soft sandstones to control used by the field survey team Coast. 200 MPa greywackes. The tunnel drives for most survey tasks, including eleven The SRWP is approximately 95 km long, range in length from 130 m to 550 m, machine control units mounted on excava- connecting to Brisbane’s water supply at Mt under geographical features such as rivers, tors and dozers. Crosby in the North, to the Gold Coast’s motorways and through steep hillsides. The geographic locations of the base water supply at the Molendinar treatment and repeater stations are in close proxim- plant in the south. ity to the pipeline alignment, at elevated The $900 million project was grant- The key to success positions, providing coverage of 7 km with ed Significant Project status by the on these work fronts an overlap of approximately 1 km. Queensland government in September 2005 The use of this technology enabled as a fundamental part of the Queensland was to integrate traffic consistency in design of the alignment Government’s drought strategy initiative. management with line and level being established in the Construction is being undertaken by the field; elimination of multi-instrument SRWP Alliance, consisting of the McConnell the upfront location setups each day; flexibility in logistical Dowell AbiGroup joint venture as construc- programming of plant movements; fewer tor, KBR as designer and LinkWater. of services and then pipe laying crew members; reduction in The Alliance began earthworks for the reinstatement of human error in determining measured the main project office in Bundamba in depths; and elimination of the need for September 2006. Construction of the pipe- pavement and vegetation re-staking. line and related infrastructure started in following pipeline A further innovative concept that was October 2006. investigated included the trialling of a installation. CRC Evans 32 inch to 42 inch pipe bend- Project Details ing machine for the cold bending of 13.2 m The SRWP traverses a number of differ- The majority of the pipeline alignment pipes on the 960 mm OD Orrcon supplied ent terrains, from highly sensitive mapped traversed public roads, requiring small MSEL water pipeline. The bending opera- vegetation requiring significantly restricted pipe installation crews conducting the tion was successful with the use of an easements, through 276 private properties, dig, lay and bury at approximately three internal mandrel for every pipe bend; use to highly residential urban landscapes. to four pipe lengths a day. Installation of a lined die; and, a 1,200 PSI hydraulic The SRWP is made up of the following of the pipeline was a combination of system operation pressure. This resulted components; styles, involving street works with rapid in a maximum allowable bend angle of • 95 km of MSCL pipeline ranging from reinstatement in close proximity, to avoid 1.5 degrees per diameter with tangent 1,290 mm OD to 960 mm OD; disturbance to the landholders and gen- lengths of 2.7 m and 4 m from pipe ends. • 4 balance tanks of capacity 25 ML to eral public. 30 ML; The key to success on these work fronts Conclusion • 5 pumping stations; was to integrate traffic management with The above three projects illustrate • 6 elevated structures (pipe bridges); the upfront location of services and then McConnell Dowell’s recent involvement • 8 pigging stations; and the reinstatement of pavement and veg- on major water pipeline infrastructure • 12 section valves and offtakes. etation following pipeline installation. projects, all being delivered through alli- Where conventional ROW could not ancing frameworks. Construction be constructed, a running track allowing McConnell Dowell have to date A unique part of the construction of access for pipe was required to string and achieved success on these challenging the SRWP was the bored crossings. The weld pipe and further stockpile of the projects, through the implementation of SRWP purchased a Herrenknecht AVN1500 5 - 7 mm bedding sand required for the creative construction techniques to aid Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and associ- backfilling around the pipe. in providing value and ensuring a timely ated plant for the large number of drives on Increased productivity was achieved delivery of project objectives.

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Water self sufficiency and speed of construction, were features of the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Victorian Earth Awards, announced in Melbourne in August 2007.

he CCF Earth Awards are found in the region. This includes 80 dif- ogen known as Phytopthora Cinnamomi designed to highlight excellence ferent orchids. (Cinnamon Fungus), it was then sug- Tin construction technique, envi- JHL Civil held an extensive training gested to re-use the spoil as bedding and ronmental management and project day for all construction parties including over bedding. With this came recommen- management. Through innovation and suppliers, subcontractors and its work- dations and support from Vinidex’s Jim team commitment, Victorian based pipe- ers. This day also involved a half day Pound to utilise the improved properties line installation company JHL Civil Pty induction program into the Wathaurong of Supermain OPVC pipe which can with- Ltd, has been awarded the 2007 State Aboriginal Co-Operative. stand in situ particles that pass through CCF Earth Award for the Aireys Inlet to Understandably, the profile of the a 20 mm square mesh. Anglesea Pipeline which was construct- project attracted a high level of interest This brought about the selection of a ed through the Great Otway National from a number of environmental and Flip Screen, a unique Australian-made Park and the Anglesea Heath National community groups, along with other rel- recycling attachment for an excava- Heritage Area. evant government agencies. By adopting tor, which works by separating smaller Contracted by Barwon Water in 2006, a proactive working relationship with sized aggregates from larger aggregates JHL Civil constructed the 6 km pipeline all key stakeholders early in the proc- through a spiralling action. to carry excess recycled water from the ess, JHL Civil was able to successfully Wrapping up, JHL Civil was able Aireys Inlet Water Reclamation Plant manage the wide range of environmental to recycle 100 per cent of project waste to Anglesea. Installation of the Vinidex issues. and avoided the need to remove up to OPVC pipe and 200mm and 225mm One of the major difficulties in the 8,300 cubic metres of excess spoil and Ultrarib gravity mains occurred from implementation of the project was that further avoided the need to import about November 2006 to April 2007. traditional excavation methods would 7,800 cubic metres of bedding sand. This Early in the tendering and post have been unworkable due to width of meant that about 1,600 tipping truck contract award process, JHL Civil the required work zone. The allowable movements were saved. This provided undertook a brainstorming exercise to work zone in the National Park was only significant environmental and project think of ways to modify construction 5-6 m including allowance for 24 hour management advantages. practices that would ensure the pipeline emergency vehicle access. Feedback received verbally from all had minimal impact to the Great Otway JHL Civil selected the use of a chain stakeholders was extremely positive with National Park and the Anglesea Heath digger instead of an excavator which JHL Civil being able to meet the stand- National Heritage Area, which is recog- would reduce the amount of machinery ards of all parties. nised for its contribution to significant needed onsite and further remove the Barwon Water executive manager natural places, not only within Victoria, spoil in small particles. water systems Carl Bicknell said JHL but also Australia. More than a quarter Given this selection and the Civil paid particular attention to mini- of Victoria’s 620 plant species can be presence of a destructive soil-borne path- mising the impact on the environment.

90 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Water Pipelines Nacap on fast track for Wimmera – Mallee Stage 2

The existing Wimmera – Mallee water supply system is one of the largest earthern channel systems in the world and supplies water to 35,000 people.

he Wimmera – Mallee Pipeline Project (WMPP) will replace the Texisting earthern channel and storage system with the staged con- struction of approximately 9,000 km of underground pipelines and synthetically lined storages. In June 2007, Nacap was awarded a Design, Procure and Construct Lump Sum contract for Stage 2, Supply System 5 Murray – Culgoa, which comprises approximately 800 km of underground pipelines, 4 storage facilities, 5 pump stations and an inlet filtration facility. Construction of the pipelines and pump stations is required prior to dewatering of the existing town storage ponds in order to ensure continuance of supply to the towns. During tender negotiation Nacap offered both a conforming PVC option and also an innovative PE, vibratory plough alternative. This was a ground breaking innovation and significant challenges were overcome to accommo- Input was sought from specialist ing this strategy and innovation, Nacap date laser controlled lay to grade, depth designers and water industry experts, formed a number of business part- of cover, pipe jointing and logistics, as pipe manufactures, equipment manu- nerships. Namely, WorleyParsons who well as padding and compaction issues factures, surveyors and this expertise provided design services; Vinidex who whilst maintaining the integrity of the was combined with Nacap’s pipeline provided pipe and jointing technical installed pipelines. Surety of outcome field construction expertise to pro- input and supply as well as surveyors was also paramount as this project was vide the surety of outcome required. and equipment providers. time critical in the drought affected Nacap also worked with their client, This has been an extremely fast areas of Victoria, so the new technology GWMWater in an open transparent track project. In a matter of four weeks was subject to robust analysis. environment to ensure that the project from award, Nacap mobilised its own requirements were accommodated in direct construction crews, specialised this innovation. trenching and padding equipment, four During field trials and independ- pipe lay construction crews and com- ent third party analysis Nacap’s pipe menced pipeline construction. In this laying technique impressed the project time Nacap also finalised advanced participants and it was clearly evident management, safety, environmental that this new technology would ensure and stakeholder management plans, efficiency, safety, environmental bene- detailed design, pipe manufacture and fits, quality and the ensure the project’s pipe logistics. With a combined con- timely delivery. struction production rate in excess of 10 The other obvious benefit was as a km per day, the construction of the 800 reduced capital cost for this stage and km pipeline system will be complete in future stages of the project. In formulat- less than twelve construction weeks.

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 91 Water Pipelines Computational surge analysis benefits on the WCRWP

The Western Corridor Recycled Water Project (WCRWP) is a major water infrastructure initiative that will provide a sustainable water supply for South East Queensland.

he $A2.4 billion project is the larg- be constructed from rubber ring-jointed, those strategies involved a computational est of its type in Australia and mild steel concrete lined (MSCL) pipe. surge analysis for the pipeline to determine Tthe third largest advanced water Current demand for MSCL pipe is high, the severity of water hammer and explore treatment project in the world. The Project leading to long delivery times and high options to mitigate surge pressures.” comprises a network of pipelines, stor- procurement costs. Demand was also com- Conventional design of MSCL pipe- age tanks/reservoirs and pumping stations pounded by the Queensland Governments lines for water involves the specification of that transports purified recycled water to declaration of the WCRWP as a ‘fast track’ a maximum allowable operating pressure power stations, industry and agriculture as project. (MAOP), which is derived from the Design well as to supplement drinking supplies in Mechanical design engineer Michael Pressure plus an allowance for surge. An the region’s key reservoir, Wivenhoe Dam, Rodrieguez said “The design team from allowance of 25 per cent is usually speci- via three new advanced water treatment GHD had to implement strategies for fied. This often leads to a conservative plants from the southern and western meeting the fast track project schedule, wall thickness specification and a pressure areas of Brisbane. one of which included improving the deliv- rating that is unnecessarily high. Through An overall total of about 200 km of large ery time for MSCL pipe. We foresaw the the use of computational surge analysis, diameter transfer pipelines are designed procurement of pipe as a major risk and designers can instead optimise pipe wall to transfer up to 232 megalitres per day implemented some specific cost and time thickness by the utilisation of specific (ML/d). The majority of the network is to saving strategies in the design. One of surge mitigating equipment. This could include the strategic placement of surge vessels, pressure relief valves or check valves, as concluded from the analysis. Michael explains: “We conducted the study using a surge analysis software program known as Hytran. A model was constructed using RL’s and Chainages along the pipeline. The model was then populated with data from the design such as flows, pressures, pipe material and stiffness. A number of boundary conditions were then loaded into the model depend- ing on the scenario of interest. The two main scenarios that were predetermined to produce the largest surge pressures in the pipeline were pump trip (due to power failure) and pump start (or DOL start). These scenarios were applied to a number of operating cases in the pipeline model and studied carefully to evaluate the sys- tem behaviour. For each operating case, the results were tabulated and graphed to illustrate pressure versus time and pres- sure versus chainage.” Although the mathematics behind such calculations is complex, the graphical results instantly depict the system behav- iour. Depicted below is a plot that compares pressure surge profiles for mitigated and unmitigated scenarios (Figure 1), and also

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Figure 1 – Pressure Surge Profiles: Mitigated versus unmitigated a pressure-time response plot without surge mitigation (Figure 2). The results of the computational surge analysis indicated that a MSCL pipe with 16 mm steel wall thickness would be required to contain the level of surge pressures produced during a power fail- ure event. The conventional WT sizing Figure 2 – Cyclic Surge Pressures: unmitigated procedure verified this result, indicating a minimum required steel thickness of surge sufficiently to allow the pipe steel the inclusion of specific surge mitigating 16 mm. Pressure versus time plots also wall thickness to be reduced to 10 mm. The equipment necessary for the specification indicated a significant level of cyclic surge non-return valve acted as a partition in of a realistic pipeline pressure rating. pressures, providing concern about long- the pipeline, separating the upstream and Without it, traditional industry rules- term fatigue failure in the steel pipe – the downstream sections of water. In doing of thumb will generally push pressure design life of the pipeline is 75 years. so the magnitude of the surge pressure ratings up to the next level, providing Using the computational surge analy- was considerably reduced. Cyclic pres- over-conservative design and increased sis software, different methods of surge sure loading on the pipe was also reduced, capital costs. Michael recommends: mitigation could be modelled and analysed minimising the risk of fatigue failure in “Computational surge analysis should be to determine the most effective solution for the pipe.” conducted on all non-compressible fluid surge pressure reduction. Cost savings realised in the pipe steel pipelines greater than 200-300 m long Michael continues: “Various mitigation WT reduction from 16 mm to 10 mm with fluid velocities above 1m/s.” techniques were modelled, including the were significant, far outweighing the installation of surge vessels and pressure cost of the non-return valve installation. Contact Mr Michael Rodrieguez or relief valves however the most successful Manufacturing lead-time for the MSCL option, as in most cases, turned out to be pipe was also reduced, enabling project Mr Barry Vivian at GHD for further the simplest. An inline non-return valve milestones to be met. information and advice regarding surge positioned approximately midway along Computational surge analysis can be analysis of water pipelines. the pipeline section proved to mitigate the an effective and cheap way of justifying

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 93 Recruitment and Training Why should the pipeline industry invest to retain more graduates? The skills shortage in engineering has had a definite effect on For more information about recruiting the pipeline industry, despite competitive salaries. This shortage young engineers, contact Sean Blanche has driven up wages and, therefore, overall project costs, and will on 07 3221 6822. continue to do so for the foreseeable future. For more about Bayside Personnel, visit he Australian Government con- of its Mining, Oil & Gas Recruitment www.baysidepersonnel.com.au ducted an Audit of Scientific, Consultants to Queensland to meet the TEngineering and Technology (SET) growing demand in this region. “We are Although this program is still relative- Skills that was released in July 2006. The also relocating pipeline engineers inter- ly new, Sean says that through targeted audit found that enrolment by Australian state to Queensland and Western Australia seminars and campus based workshops, students in SET courses was steadily in particular, as well as from overseas to many capable candidates have been placed declining, and that other countries were meet the demand of Australian organi- within reputable organisations with posi- now taking the initiative and starting to sations,” says Sean Blanche, Manager tive results. implement strategies to attract overseas (Mining, Oil & Gas Recruitment). Bayside Personnel has found that SET skills and retain existing talent. According to Sean, further efforts by organisational concerns about recruiting Although the government is imple- the pipeline industry to attract and train graduates include the cost and resources menting strategies – such as education young engineers are necessary to not only involved in developing graduate training, subsidies – to combat declines, some pipeline ensure a sustainable future, but minimise short term productivity and retention organisations are also actively appealing to project costs. of graduates. However, effective engage- engineers by creating an attractive pipeline Bayside Personnel has begun working ment and retention of graduates can career path for their graduates. with universities to promote the industry and actually result in long term gains for Bayside Personnel has relocated some its career opportunities to undergraduates. organisations.

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94 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Recruitment and Training Push to get young pipeliners interested in industry Peter Norman, Peter Norman Personnel

“With the primary objective of building a gas plant...the demands of administering the construction, and of commissioning the technically advanced plant, were considerable. Labour was scarce and relatively unskilled, and the industrial climate turbulent...”

What can I do to help? ound familiar? It might, but this • Develop programs to keep young peo- actually occurred in 1950. ple within the industry; Firstly, by recognising and respecting S Ironically, at that time, the • Promote awareness of opportunities the four generations that may exist in then Gas and Fuel Corporation of in the industry; your organisation: Victoria, a government-owned monopoly • Instigate and maintain systems to • Grey Pipeliners (1942 – 49), supplier of gas in Victoria, replaced the encourage, debate and implement • Boomers (1950 – 64), Melbourne Metropolitan Gas Company new ideas; • Gen X (1965 – 79), and acquired the Geelong Gas Company • Work with members and APIA • Gen Y (1980 – now). and the Colonial Gas Company, the only committees to develop training Each generation has its own set of two remaining private gas companies in programs; values/views on the world, authority, loy- Victoria at the time. • Co-operate with universities, alty, expectations and work ethics. It seems history does repeat itself….. technical colleges and industry Secondly, with inadequate numbers Today, we are still talking about the apprenticeships and training; of Generation ‘X’ and ‘Y’ to take up the demands of administering construction, • Work with related industry associa- slack, the ‘Grey Pipeliners’ will have to be and commissioning and how many times tions on co-operative careers/training flexible and offer their services for a day have you heard “it’s hard to get ‘skilled’ where appropriate; and or two at a time as coaches/mentors to/of people…?” • Provide training information through the next generation. the Chief Executive’s newsletter, Companies that tap the Generation Well, what are we doing about it? articles in The Australian Pipeliner Y market and draw on its best and Fortunately, our leaders within the magazine, e-mail and website. brightest - as the Grey Pipelines begin to APIA are progressive and forward think- retire - are in for sweet economic times. ers. They have recognised the dilemma and are addressing the issue via the formation of the Young Pipeliners Forum (YPF). Established in May 2006, YPF provides a forum for all young ‘Gen ...tapped in to people X’ people working within the pipeline into pipelines industry to exchange ideas, network and share pipeline industry-related issues. We offer We also have a number of old • Recruitment Services – ‘pipeliners’ who are setting up strategies Contract/Temporary & Permanent to assist the industry develop and main- • Payroll Services tain its skills base. Its goals are: • Psychological Services 1. Attract new employees to the Who we are industry; • Engineering qualified & 2. Keep employees within the industry; experienced Consultants and, • Registered Psychologist 3. Provide education and training opportunities. Our expertise • Engineering Their tasks: T: +61 3 8520 9520 • Administration • Work with members to develop pro- F: +61 3 8520 9530 • Finance www.peternorman.com.au • Industrial grams to attract new people;

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 95 Recruitment and Training Pipeline engineer training By Cheryl Cartwright, APIA Chief Executive

Are you a pipeline engineer? Do you hold a recognisable qualification as a pipeline engineer? Would you like the opportunity to become a qualified pipeline engineer?

hile there is a range of engineering courses at program with a range of courses covering the subjects that are Australian universities, there are no formal courses important to pipeline engineering. APIA members (and possibly Wproviding specific training for pipeline engineering. non-members) would be able to develop and offer the training APIA plans to bridge that gap with a new initiative that will courses. APIA would assess the courses to ensure they meet help engineers take that extra step – or several steps – towards the high standards required of our members. Participants in demonstrating competency and accreditation as pipeline engi- the courses would pay each particular trainer for each course. neers. Training providers and employers of engineers will also be This means that member companies involved in specific areas of interested in this initiative. expertise that might want to expand into a training role, or com- While, in the first instance, the training and education cours- panies that provide training, can participate in the initiative. es to be provided will not be university-recognised, they will be The program will provide a range of courses that can be endorsed by senior members of the pipeline industry and have an undertaken separately. The courses will involve theoretical APIA stamp of approval. We expect that, over time (hopefully a classroom training and requirements for practical application in brief period of time), there will be enough interest in and respect practice will also be defined – the proportion depending upon the for the range of courses to warrant involvement of one or more of particular skills required. The framework and program is in its Australia’s universities so that a more formalised accreditation first draft, but it is envisaged that the courses will be grouped can be achieved. into three main areas: general knowledge; design and construc- APIA does not intend to become an education and train- tion; and operations and maintenance. The courses currently ing institution. Your Association will, nevertheless, establish a being proposed cover the following range of topics:

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and expenses involved in having employees undertake the 1. General Knowledge course and complete all practical application requirements. It should also be noted that this program is for professional General Introduction to the Industry development of pipeline engineers and can be seen as a step Thermodynamics (and its application to pipelines) beyond vocational skills training. Risk Assessment and Safety As mentioned above, there are formal university courses Corrosion Control provided by institutions in Canada, the Netherlands, Italy and the UK and there are some technical short courses already Hydrotest, Commissioning, and Preparation for provided by some members for new employees. This new Operation initiative will introduce a fully operational APIA-accredited Route Engineering and Easement Management pipeline engineer training program, which will bring all Environment available training in Australia under one umbrella, provid- Instruments and Controls ing high-quality skills and improving knowledge in this great industry. Pipeline Equipment APIA members can have their say in further developing Pipeline Compressors this initiative. We are planning to hold a discussion forum on Gas Measurement Monday 11 February 2008, at which those with an interest in Pipe Materials and Welding the initiative can actively participate in further development. Commercial Aspects The forum will be held in either Melbourne or Canberra – stay 2. Design and Construction Knowledge tuned for details. In the meantime, any feedback is welcome – just contact the APIA Secretariat with your opinions and Introduction to AS2885 Part 1 suggestions. Design of Onshore Pipelines and Stations This initiative could not have come this far without the Construction Engineering and Management dedication and commitment of Ted Metcalfe and Ed Gaykema. Pipeline Project Management I would also like to thank Max Kimber for agreeing to chair the assessment panel, as well as the other members of APIA Design of Offshore Pipelines who have helped to get the initiative underway, including: AS2885 Part 2 – Welding Craig Bonar, Bob Allison, Peter Tuft, Phil Venton, Roger Kilby, Cost estimating and contracting methodology Steve Dykes, Chris Yoxall and Craig Connor. 3. Operations and Maintenance Knowledge Introduction to AS2885 Part 3 Safety (Case)/Operating Plans Cathodic Protection Pipeline Structural Integrity Pipeline Operation Asset Management Pipeline Repairs

As mentioned, the courses developed by training serv- ice providers will be assessed by APIA to ensure that they meet the requirements of our members. Individuals who have taken the courses and completed the required practi- NMT Electrodes is the exclusive manufacturer of the Telpro range of cal application requirements, if successful, will be awarded MMO and Platinised Titanium Anodes for use in the Cathodic protection of steel structures. APIA accreditation, which will be recognised throughout the Australian pipeline industry. The assessment panel will be Products offered: Applications include: • Tubular Anodes • Oil and gas pipelines chaired by former APIA board member and industry stalwart, • Mesh Anodes • Water pipelines Max Kimber, and comprise a number of experienced, highly • Rod Anodes • Above and below ground respected pipeline engineering members of the industry. • Ribbon Anodes storage tanks • Wire Anodes • Reinforced steel in concrete A detailed paper prepared by Ted Metcalfe and Ed • Plate Anodes • Ships’ hulls Gaykema and covering all aspects of the program can be • Disc Anodes • Jetties and wharves accessed on the members-only section of the APIA website or • Canistered Anodes • Condenser water boxes in by contacting the APIA office. power stations An important input that will be needed for this program to Address: Unit 2 / 26 Baile Road, be successful is students! Indications so far are that employ- Canning Vale, WA 6155 ers of engineers are interested in encouraging those engineers Phone: +61 (0) 8 9256 4499 to upgrade their skills, or undertake accelerated learning in Fax: +61 (0) 8 9256 4599 Email: [email protected] pipeline engineering. It will involve payment (to the trainer www.nmtelectrodes.com service providers) for the courses as well as covering the time

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 97 NMT Electrodes.indd 1 25/07/2006 12:58:05 PM Recruitment and Training A year on, PIPEd continues to grow

PIPEd has experienced a fantastic first year since fourteen people attended its first course, “Understanding hydrostatic testing and pipeline commissioning” in Brisbane, November 2006.

range of pipeline consulting services to their clients, and it is this the two com- panies draw on when carrying out the PIPEd course. The intent of the initial workshop “Understanding hydrostatic testing and pipeline commissioning” is to pro- vide knowledge to persons involved in hydrostatic testing and pipeline com- missioning – such as pipeline engineers, pipeline designers and construction managers – of how pipeline hydrostatic testing and commissioning affects each stage of pipeline design – from route selection through to the receipt of oil and gas. All the Canadian workshops, along with OSD’s Chris Hughes as facilita- tor, were so well received that Enbridge Pipelines requested that another workshop be conducted for its staff in Ontario. Attendees at a 2007 PIPEd training course. In 2008, PIPEd will be designing exciting new courses and running these s an OSD Pipeline Services ini- Associates in early November 2007 and courses throughout Australia as well as tiative, PIPEd have an in-depth had a turnout of 45 people. expanding to Toronto, Houston and New Aknowledge of all aspects of the OSD has been partnering with Zealand. The four training programs pipeline industry and has continued Golder’s oil and gas market sector for available for this year include: to grow by launching PIPEd Canada, over three years in order for both organi- • Introduction To The Pipeline which was run in partnership with Golder sations to be able to supply a complete Industry; • Understanding Pipeline Licensee and Owner Obligations; Attendees of the Canadian course stream had the following encouraging • General Principles of Pipeline comments: Design; and, • Hydrostatic Testing and Pipeline • “A good mix of introductory and advanced concepts” Commissioning. • “Good introduction to Hydrostatic Testing” • “Learned a lot about designing and pre-planning of pipeline For information about the PIPEd construction and pre-engineering” courses and to subscribe to the • “Good for basic understanding for inexperienced personnel” company’s mailing list for news • “The information, although technical, was balanced with updates please go to the website: practical considerations” www.PIPEd.com.au • “Good level of complexity; quite clear and understandable”

98 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Recruitment and Training Companies invest in one-stop training solution Nationally recognised and company training programs developed Romea’s training strategy could be the solution to maintaining your training compliance, not to mention releasing personnel resources to concentrate on what they do best – operate and maintain your pipeline!

t would seem everyone has something grams, pathways and schedules as well as Each of our clients is assigned a dedicated to say about how training should reporting and co-ordination processes.” training coordinator. Clients don’t pay Ibe managed but rarely does anyone While getting started is often the hardest superannuation or sick leave or overtime want to take up the challenge and run it thing, Romea makes it easy. One of Romea’s or a replacement fee when training staff as a business. For many companies, the cross-functional training consultants visits are on annual leave – you do the sums, the solution to a seamless training process each client to discuss their needs. savings are substantial. lies in outsourcing to a specialised train- “When visiting a client we look at “As your company experiences expan- ing organisation. what they are currently doing and what sion and upgrade projects, the need for “Our clients, APA Group and Westnet they want to achieve. We then imple- training and training material to be writ- Energy, decided to outsource their training ment a strategy to fill the gaps and refine ten is identified. Romea’s technical writers needs because it made sense to appoint a processes. We develop integrated training and project coordinator work closely with team who are responsible for all training programs based on the company’s in-house clients to develop operational manuals, processes. The service includes tracking and requirements and nationally recognised learning guides and competency assess- recording to training program development certificate or qualification. We have found ments. Each learning unit can be developed and technical training writing,” says Romea that a tailored training pathway encom- to be either delivered in a classroom setting Training Manager Colleen Newman. passing job ready, on-call, facility, learning or self-paced. This is all part of Romea’s Director Leng Saw says that Romea and development and mandatory compli- Operations Establishment Package. Our understands the challenges that its ance training programs best meets the systems and processes are designed to meet clients face and concentrates on the indi- needs of our clients,” says Mr Saw. your regulatory compliance obligations.” vidual needs of each client. “We develop Outsourcing also saves money. Mr Saw Romea offers both agreement-based a Training Management Plan (TMP) for says “When we deliver training to a client contracted services as well as stand alone each client which complements their who has a training management contract jobs. For more information, call to speak Operations/Pipeline Management Plan. in place with us, training is delivered at a with a Romea Training Consultant on The TMP clearly outlines training pro- daily rate as opposed to a per person rate. (08) 9535 5315, or visit www.romea.com.au

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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 99 Operations OSD commissions Broome Gas Pipeline

OSD Asset Services successfully commissioned the Broome Gas Pipeline for Energy Developments (EDL) in October 2007.

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he pipeline is part of EDL’s West Kimberley Power Project, for which Tliquefied natural gas produced by the Maitland LNG Facility, 20 km south- west of Karratha, is trucked 850 km to the Broome Fuel Storage Facility on the outskirts of the town, avoiding the need for road trains to pass through the town centre. The LNG is then vaporised and odorised before being delivered to the pipeline. The High Density Polyethylene pipe is 315 mm in diameter with a wall thick- ness of 23 mm, and transports the gas 12.2 km to the Broome Power Station on the southern side of the town at a rate of up to 11.5 TJ/day. The pipeline, licensed under WA Pipeline Licence PL72, is designed, con- structed, and operated to AS2885 and has a design life of 30 years. OSD will continue to provide the oper- ation and maintenance services on the the operation in its own right once their OSD Asset Services general manager pipeline whilst training the EDL opera- operators have demonstrated the required Mike Lyle said the successful commissioning tors. It is planned for EDL to take over competencies. was a collaborative effort by all involved.

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 101 Sydney PrimaryInnovative Loop SPL gets gas connected Stretching across southwestern Sydney, the Sydney Primary Loop (SPL) Project was a challenging undertaking by Alinta that was successfully delivered into operations in November 2007.

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s a result of the Alinta/AGL Additionally, environmental factors was assisted by the following main transaction in 2006, Alinta surrounding the primary main have contractors: Abecame responsible for the deliv- varied since its construction. Rapid • GHD – detail design and ery of the new $100 million 30 km, urbanisation, increasing easement engineering 500 mm diameter natural gas main encroachment, aging of pipe coating and • Codmah – western section, 14 km and facilities between Liverpool and potential external interference all con- open cut pipeline construction and Marrickville. tribute to the threats to the long-term installation of two automatic line SPL Project Manager Peter Sheridan security and integrity of the system. break valves (ALBVs). said that despite the many challeng- The risk assessment concluded that • Diona – eastern section, 14 km open es the project team had to deal with “the risk of loss of supply associated cut pipeline construction and instal- in installing a large diameter pipeline with the single primary main is consid- lation of two ALBVs. through suburban Sydney, the project ered unacceptable using the criteria set • Coe Drilling – four river crossings was successfully delivered in line with out in AS 2885.1-1997”. If the primary using horizontal directional drilling. the budget and the three year schedule. main was damaged and a section of • Thomas and Coffey – offsite mechan- The new gas main connects into the the main had to be taken out of service, ical fabrication and construction of existing Sydney Primary Main Network Alinta customers could be subjected the primary regulatory station (PRS) which distributes natural gas to homes to a large scale disruption of their gas and trunk receiving station (TRS). and businesses across most of Sydney. supply that could take several months The existing 550 mm primary main to resolve and depending on the season Route selection was constructed in the late 1970s. It could affect up to 400,000 customers. The SPL Project passes through the transports gas from the interstate trunk The integration of the new primary Liverpool, Bankstown, Canterbury and mains in western Sydney and follows a main loop (SPL) reduces the risk of Marrickville local government areas. route through major roads and suburbs both gas supply and safety problems to The route of the primary gas main to finish at Port Botany. Branching from an acceptable ‘low risk’ level. Also, SPL was chosen after extensive technical the primary main system is the north- allows Alinta to overcome the constraints investigations and consultation with key ern steel primary main which supplies on the existing main for maintenance, stakeholders. the Sydney north region. repair and inspection. SPL thus pro- John Portelli, Construction Manager, An independent detailed risk assess- vides significantly increased ‘security of who was instrumental in the route ment was carried out for Alinta on the supply’ for gas customers in Sydney. In selection, said “The principles behind existing primary main. The risk assess- addition SPL also provides capacity for the route selection were to minimise the ment identified a number of potential potential increase in gas demand in the impact on major public infrastructure, hazards that could result in a loss of southwestern suburbs of Sydney. environmentally sensitive areas, resi- supply. dents and businesses along the route; to The existing primary operation relies Contracting strategy minimise disruption to the general pub- on a combination of protective measures, One of the keys to successful deliv- lic and services including power, water, such as a cathodic protection system, ery of the project was the selection sewerage and telecommunications; and, anti-corrosion coating and pipeline of contractor partners. Alinta project to ensure safe and efficient construc- patrol to ensure its integrity, continuity managed the complete SPL project from tion and operation of the primary gas of gas supply and safety. concept through to commissioning and main.” Continued on page 104.

The SPL Management team.

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An Environmental Assessment iden- directed lines of communication within tified certain areas of bushland as having the company to mitigate the effects of particularly high sensitivity along the construction on the public. alignment between Lt Cantello Reserve and Deepwater Park on either side of Pipe penetration testing the Georges River (Hammondville / The project team conducted a pipe Milperra). penetration test to measure how well Both these parks feature bush- the buried 500 mm pipe can withstand land listed as endangered ecological interference and abuse from a third communities under both State and party. Commonwealth Legislation. The con- The design of the SPL pipe involves struction zone was re-designed and kept using a calculation in AS2885 to deter- narrow to prevent disturbance to the mine if a 30 tonne class excavator was adjacent bushland areas to minimise capable of penetrating the pipe and environmental impacts and the hori- causing a leak. The calculation conclud- Richard Mellon, SPL Engineering zontal directional drilling (HDD) was ed that the excavator was theoretically Manager, said that the results of this moved to a new location. capable of penetrating the pipe; there- test have much wider implications than fore, additional protection over many the SPL project alone. It has provided Community consultation kilometres of pipe would be needed. important data to the Australian pipe- Given the potential impact of the The design team felt that the pipe line industry in its quest to improve development of the SPL on the public, was probably strong enough to deal the design tools of the pipeline code Alinta engaged with local communities with a 30 tonne excavator, and the extra AS2885, by getting a better balance on a range of levels. One of Alinta’s pri- protection would be a risk to future between a pipeline that is safe and a mary aims was to minimise impact on maintenance of the pipe. pipeline that is over-designed and hence major public infrastructure as well as The only way to prove this and so unnecessarily expensive to build and, residents and businesses along the route comply with AS2885 was to initiate a sometimes, more risky to maintain. by effective route selection. Pipe Penetration Test. A pipeline indus- Working closely with the four local try consultant designed and supervised Environmental councils allowed the project team to the test (which was approved by Alinta Work done in the planning phase plan a construction methodology that Management) and reported the results. of the project allowed the identifica- included streets, parks, reserves and The test required a length of the pipe to be tion of many items of environmental native bushland. Assessments identified buried and attacked by a 30 (plus) tonne and heritage conservation significance. that there would be short-term impacts excavator. A number of methods of attack However, given the challenges of finding associated with construction including were tried, including one that lifted the a suitable route through the urban envi- access restrictions, amenity disturbances front of the excavator off the ground to ronment for a gas main of this length it and traffic diversions. With this in mind, maximise the force on the pipe. is impossible to avoid all sensitive envi- an Environment Management Plan was The rest of the test required an ronments and heritage items. developed for the project, which provided operator to attempt to drill through the Where sensitive features were a framework and procedure to minimise wall of the pipe using a heavy-duty jack- encountered along the alignment the potential environmental impacts such as hammer for one minute, a surprisingly potential impacts to these features noise, vibration and dust. severe trial. needed to be minimised through minor The project community relations The results proved that the pipe alignment changes and the adoption team introduced a range of public could not be penetrated by the machines of less disruptive construction methods awareness programs, including public considered to be the biggest credible and techniques. displays at local councils, community threat and therefore, there was no need The sensitive environments and meetings, a project specific web site, and for the extra protection. other features encountered along the

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While a good day on a cross country Ground conditions pipeline is 3 to 7 km, a good day on the 95 per cent of the Sydney Primary SPL was 200 metres between four work Loop Project construction was open cut fronts. (trenching) and the construction crews The majority of the construction of the encountered the full range of under- SPL gas main was typical open trenching ground conditions from heavy rock, methods that involve excavating a trench, running sand, contaminated soils and laying a section of the pipe and backfilling high water tables. the trench with suitable material. Due to Innovative use of equipment was the nature of the areas under construction, devised by the construction partners a considerable challenge was the disposal to counter these conditions. Specialist of the quantity of spoil that would nor- equipment was required to construct mally be considered clean fill. through the rock areas including rock There were also four HDD water saws, rock breakers, vibration moni- route were varied and included major crossings and twelve significant cased toring equipment, noise monitoring watercourses with extensive riparian bores under sensitive areas and major devices and water spray to manage zones, areas of high water table, threat- road crossings. dust. A Vermeer trencher was used in ened bushland communities, threatened suitable areas and good production was flora and fauna species and items/areas Safety achieved. of European and Aboriginal heritage sig- The safety of SPL employees, contrac- nificance. Specific attention was paid to tors and the community was an essential Helles Park – Moorebank each location in order to determine the part of the project. SPL adopted the goal Helles Park is located at the western alignment and method of construction of “Zero Harm – Safety First”. end of the SPL. Within the park there is that represented that least potential The key to achieving this goal on the some 1,000 m of pipeline, which includes impact overall. SPL project was thorough identification 700 m of open cut embankment, 300 m of project hazards and the selection of of HDD, a PRS and an ALBV. Originally, Working around existing services control measures to manage the risks the Helles Park alignment was to be con- This project presented unusual chal- to an acceptable level. The importance structed using open cut trenching as it lenges when compared to the usual large of Safety as a ‘non negotiable’ was con- the most cost effective solution in terms diameter transmission pipeline construc- tinually demonstrated by all staff on the of construction, environmental, risks, tion which takes place in often remote project such that the project achieved hazards and safety costs. locations across Australia. an enviable safety record for the work When planning the SPL alignment in A typical pipeline will cross another undertaken. April 2005 the park was considered to be service every 10 km. In the case of the SPL The SPL Project worked, with one of the better sections however, just project the main crosses paths with hun- Australian Standards and Dial-Before- before construction was to commence dreds of major and minor services every You-Dig, to provide councils and in May 2006, Liverpool Council advised kilometre and so extensive fabrication and constructors a high level of safety post- that there was an “unhealthy build- pipe bending was required. All excavation construction. To reduce the number of ing land notice proclaimed for parts of areas on this project are considered as con- digs on the pipeline that may lead to Helles Park”. Soil testing results con- fined spaces due to the depth. Benching of damage, the project provided extensive firmed that the Helles Park alignment excavations is often not practical so most as-built mains laying information for was formerly a landfill site and thus bell holes required shoring boxes or sheet DBYD and developed and installed a unsuitable. piling to be installed. Close attention to new underground warning tape system This posed risks to not only pipe- services searching and extensive pre plan- to provide future operators with better line integrity but to the environment, ning of activities was essential to maintain early warning that they are near an personnel and local community as con- acceptable production rates. underground gas main. taminates would be exposed via open Continued on page 106.

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A brief history of the SPL project includes:

Pre-2005 – Preliminary planning involving network performance, liaison with local councils, regulators, utility asset owners and development of options and risk assessments.

January 2005-July 2005 – Concept development involving preparation of estimates, internal approvals, preliminary engineering, preliminary route selection, consultation with councils and

government authorities and securing trench construction methods and site Commissioning and handover high-level external approvals. preparation works for the pipeline facili- To ensure a smooth handover of the ties (PRS and ALBV). asset, often the bane of many projects, August 2005-April 2006 – Pre- The project team considered the from the project delivery team to the construction planning involving board few available options and engineered operating groups, Alinta established a a solution for the pipeline to be placed ‘completions team’. This team led by approval (received in December in the existing embankment that runs SPL project members incorporated rep- 2005), preliminary services search along the eastern boundary of the park. resentatives from Asset Services and and route confirmation, concept and The embankment did not have a high Asset Operations. detailed engineering. This stage also concentration of garbage and the natu- The team was charged with ensur- involved negotiation and finalisation of ral ground was at the most 4 m in ing that in addition to complying with alliance partner commercials, supplier depth. Boreholes were drilled along the the construction aspects of AS2885, the embankment to determine the depth Alinta Asset Management and Operations commercials, procurement, external of the natural conditions and soil sam- requirements were to be completed and approvals and easement negotiations. ples were taken every 500 mm of the implemented in time to suit the project borehole. schedule. These requirements included May 2006-Aug 2007 – Construction of The pipe could be laid at the toe of such areas as revised control and oper- 30 km of DN 500 primary main pipeline the embankment with a crib wall for ating procedures, SAOPs, ERPs, training including 2,100 m of HDD river crossings protection and to allow the appropriate of operations & maintenance personnel cover. The crib wall was designed as and the provision of the required manu- and successful hydrotesting. Construction it has the flexibility to move with the als and records. of the PRS and TRS. settlement of the ground unlike other The result was a success and the retaining wall options. ‘completions team’ model will be used as Aug 2007-Oct 2007 – Cut in and Although the garbage cell was depos- appropriate in future Alinta projects. construction and precommissioning ited between 25 and 30 years ago, there of five ALBVs. Preparation and may still be minor ground movement Summary due to the decomposition of the garbage. Given the enormity of the task and documentation for handover. Settlement monitoring will be conducted the plethora of obstacles, the on-schedule using survey of pipe location to detect and on budget completion and handover Nov 2007 – Tie-in to the existing any movement of the pipe. of the SPL was no small feat. This can be main at Mackey Park, commissioning of Both the PRS and ALBV also had to attributed to the detailed planning and pipeline, ALBVs, Moorebank PRS and be relocated because of the contamina- implementation that incorporated con- tie-in to existing secondary mains and tion. This involved significant redesign sideration of the project requirements of to fit them into available non-contami- safety, technical, engineering, environ- handover of the operating pipeline to nated area on the edge of the park. mental, construction, community and operations. Phase 1 complete. A year after finding Helles Park stakeholders. unsuitable, the facilities have been “The success of the project is due to Dec 2007-Jan 2008 – Decommissioning completed, the pipe has been installed all those personnel involved who con- and re-testing to upgrade of approx 11 behind the crib wall to AS2885 all with tributed their best for the project,” said km of DN 550 existing primary main full council approval. Mr Sheridan. pipeline. Phase 2 complete.

106 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Sydney Primary Loop Codmah delivers with western SPL alliance

As part of the Sydney Primary Loop (SPL) project, Codmah was contracted to work on the western section, including 14 km open cut pipeline construction and installation of two automatic line break valves (ALBVs). odmah is an ISO9001 accredited the crew was required to carry out thorough • Design and construct Cofferdams company that provides civil pipe- investigations and preparation works in at Heathcote and Church Roads for Cline, trenching and horizontal each section. dewatering and sedimentation control directional drilling (HDD) as well as plant The excavator crew was used in both while constructing through the storm- and equipment hire services. In May 2005 tight grass verge areas and street sections water channels. the company provided initial estimates to where the Vermeer trencher would not be as • Design and construct Equipotential Agility for open cut works on the SPL (West) efficient. The excavator crew was also more earth mats. project. Over the following twelve months suited to the construction of the pipeline in • Extensive recycling of river sand exca- the Codmah and Alinta alliance progressed the grassed section along Heathcote Road vated from Moorebank Avenue and through several stages of workshops, figura- where 3 metres of cover was required and Helles Avenue. tion of principles, Target Cost Estimates, the ground conditions were soft with a high • Crib Wall construction technique. site office establishment, mobilisation and water table. • Re-design of pipeline route in particu- personnel training. By June 2006 construc- The most difficult challenge to be over- lar areas. tion was ready to begin. come in this section was the construction of the pipeline through Helles Park. This 500 Area 2, Bankstown LGA (7.2 km) Area 1, Liverpool LGA (6.8 km) m section was required to be redesigned due After the second HDD crossing of The pipeline route commenced in Casula to the presence of garbage cells at 300 mm Georges River the pipeline route con- at the existing 550NB pipeline, which saw from the surface and continuing for 3 to 5 m tinued into Bankstown LGA from Deep the first crossing of Georges River by HDD deep. The redesign included the removal and Water Park to Salt Pan Creek through into Helles Park and from there the pipeline relocation of existing communications, water the Bankstown Tip and along residential route followed major arterial, commercial and electrical utilities; earthworks to remove and commercial roads in the suburbs of and residential roads through the suburbs of part of the existing asbestos contaminated Milperra, Panania, Revesby and Padstow. Moorebank, Holsworthy and Hammondville batter; and, backfilling and compaction of This section was constructed using the to the second Georges River crossing by the pipeline and retaining wall using recy- same two crews in a similar method as HDD in Cantello Reserve. cled material from other excavated areas. Area 1, with the trenching crew utilised A trenching crew consisting of a Vermeer Other challenges within this section in the unsealed areas of Maxwell Avenue 755 Rock Trencher with two side booms and involved construction along two Roads and Bankstown tip due to the lengths and an excavator crew comprising 2 x 20 tonne and Traffic Authority (RTA) roads dur- accessibility of these sections. excavators used in this first area. ing night works, construction in unstable Again, many challenges were present- The trenching crew was best utilised in water charged ground, five 700 mm diam- ed and conquered including construction the in the street sections where it was able eter cased bores and two 600 mm diameter through the Bankstown Tip and RTA to provide better production rates and there- bed bores, electrical interference hazard Easement which involved: fore reducing time in front of residential from overhead electrical cables, exist- • Site preparation and clearing. and commercial properties and removing ing underground utilities and two open • Excavation through the old tip site. all excavated material directly from the channel stormwater crossings. Innovative • Liaison with RTA and Interlink over trench into trucks for disposal. Codmah is thinking provided practical solutions for access to the easement. one of the only pipeline companies to use the majority of these challenges and some • Extensive ground water testing. a Vermeer Trencher in built up areas and examples are: • Contamination Management Plan –

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no material removed from this area, Park and Salt Pan Creek. The cathodic Helles Park to Bankstown Tip (8.85 km) all material was kept on site. protection ground beds were installed in two and from there the water was transferred • Construction of temporary dams for hold- areas along the pipeline route and involved to the second section from Bankstown Tip ing 1.8 million litres of ground water. excavating 300 mm diameter holes that to Mackey Park (20 km). Both sections • Environmental issues within the site were 43 m deep every 2 m using a vertical were tested to a 4 hour strength test at including contaminated material and auger attachment. The Silicon iron anodes 13,050 kPa and 48 hour and 72 hour the removal of ground water. were then placed into the holes and were leak tests at 11,745 kPa respectively. It • Recycle excavated material from street surrounded by coke. All of the anodes were was imperative that extensive community sections for use in the RTA Easement wired in line and the cables terminated with liaison was carried out prior to the testing and Bankstown Tip to re-shape and a CP kiosk. and 24 hour patrols implemented during clean up the pipeline easement and con- Two ALBVs were installed after com- the strength and leak testing to ensure that struction area. pletion of the Hydrostatic testing, one at no other authorities or organisations were • Restoration of the area. Helles Park, Moorebank and the other at working on the pipe easement for safety Other significant challenges included Bankstown Tip, Panania. The ALBVs were reasons. Dewatering of the pipeline was construction in small residential streets backfilled with stabilised material to provide conducted at the Bankstown Tip where with low overhead electrical and com- a firm area to construct the ground beam for there was an existing pond area which munications cables, night works on large the building. The ALBV at Panania was also could hold the 5.5 million litres of water commercial roads, community concerns, required to be piled with steel screwed piles without any environmental impacts and in cased bore across Fairford Road, unstable in each corner of the ground beam to provide turn provided the Bankstown Council with water charged ground and existing under- additional support. After installation of the additional water resources for their parks, ground utilities. conduits for power, communications and playing fields and landscaped areas. Some of the innovative ideas which help telemetry the ground beam was constructed Commissioning of the pipeline occurred overcome these challenges were to remove and cured, the pre-cast ALBV buildings on 12 and 13 November, with Codmah pro- and replace 5 x 1,800 mm Stormwater Pipes were then brought to site and craned into viding assistance to Alinta. on Bransgrove Road to maintain produc- position. tion and continuity of pipeline production, Conclusion and extensive design of cased bore path at Hydrostatic Testing and Commissioning Overall the project was determined to Fairford Road to avoid multiple existing Hydrostatic testing was carried out be extremely successful with the Western services without the requirement to carry in August 2007 and was the responsibil- Alliance completing the project with an out the bore at extensive depths. ity of the West and East SPL Alliances. average production rate of 95 per cent of The testing procedure included pre-clean- the original estimated rates. Codmah has Peripheral Pipeline Installations ing, gauging pigs, filling and stabilisation, continued working with Alinta on upgrad- Codmah was also responsible for the pressurisation, testing, dewatering and dry- ing the 550 mm diameter pipeline which installation of extensive electrical hazard mit- ing. In all, 5.5 million litres of water was runs from West Hoxton Receiving Station to igation devices, cathodic protection ground removed from Georges River for the test, as Casula and the station at West Hoxton and beds, ALBVs and the tie-ins to the HDD potable water was not an option. The test are awaiting feedback on a recently tendered sections at Cantello Reserve, Deepwater was performed in two sections from firstly large diameter gas pipeline project.

108 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 CODMAHwww.codmah.com.au PtyABN Ltd 19 051 474 983

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Since commencing business, Codmah has built up a team of professional staff with solid industry experience to successfully deliver quality project outcomes that meets or exceeds our clients expectations.

Codmah’s ability to draw upon its civil engineering expertise enables it to provide the most cost effective solution without compromising the quality of the final product and allows the flexibility to offer potential improvement on a project during any stage of construction.

Codmah also has at its disposal a modern fleet of light, medium and heavy plant and machinery that can meet any specific project requirements. Furthermore, all plant and machinery is systematically serviced in accordance with Codmah’s internally developed electronic servicing program, which ensures continued reliability and top performance.

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15km section of 500mm diameter steel gas pipeline for the Sydney Primary Loop t
Upgrade of 550mm diameter steel gas pipeline in Western Sydney for Alinta t
Gravity sewer, PE pump sewer and reticulation for Sydney Water in the Blue Mountains t
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PE gas pipe reticulation in Bungendore (NSW) and Launceston (TAS) t
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On 18 April 2007 the Kupe Alliance awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors a subcontract for the civil and mechanical works for the establishment and operation of a temporary onshore spooling base, to support the reel-lay installation of the Kupe offshore pipeline by Technip’s CSO Apache.

he spoolbase is located within an existing Port Marlborough New TZealand Ltd owned and operated lay-down area, immediately behind the Waimahara Wharf, Picton. The scope of work consisted of both civil and mechanical work packages, with the civil scope of work including: • Constructing pipe storage racks and pipe ready racks including a 60 m span bridge, suitable for 50 t excava- tors to move and store completed pipe strings on; • Set up of a 120 m long fabrication facility housing the bevelling, welding, non-destructive testing and field joint coating work stations; • Set up of a moveable tie-in station for the welding, non-destructive testing and field joint coating of tie-in welds along the spooling / tie-in line; • Set up of rollers both on the firing line and along the spooling / tie-in line A close knit team developed onsite with Jim Houston assisting with lunch for the crew. including hydraulic alignment rollers at the front end; automatic ultrasonic examination • Handling and storage of pipe stalks; • Civil preparation works for the safe (AUTE) procedures to be used to • Pipe stalk cleaning and gauging; handling and storage of the pipe non-destructively test field welded • Tie-in of pipe stalks during spooling stalks; joints on site; operations; • Preparation of sand berms for pipe • Mobilisation of CRC Evans automat- • Fabrication of launcher/initiation storage in the designated pipe stock- ic welding systems for production header, receiver and A&R header; pile area; welding of carbon steel and duplex • Provision of support services to the • Receipt of client supplied line pipe and pipe; Apache reel barge, including pro- unloading to the designated stockpile • Mobilisation of AUTE equipment and vision of offshore personnel and area; and personnel; equipment for the offshore tie-ins; • Spoolbase demolition on completion of • Mobilisation of Field Joint Coating and, the works. (FJC) systems and personnel; • Demobilisation of equipment upon The mechanical scope of work • Mobilisation of heavy plant and completion of the works. includes: equipment for pipe and pipe stalk The construction of the temporary • Development and qualification of handling; spoolbase was completed safely and free weld procedures for the welding of 12 • Design and fabrication of pipe rollers of any loss time and medical injuries in inch x 22.2 mm WT SML Grade 450 both in the firing lane and for the approximately nine weeks from mobili- carbon steel and 12 inch x 25.4mm spooling/tie-in line; sation to commissioning. WT SML Grade 450 duplex pipe; • Fabrication of pipe stalks, compris- Production welding commenced on • Development and qualification of ing approximately 2,300 welds; 8 October 2007 and was completed on

110 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 Kupe

27 November 2007, constructing 68 No. associated with the application of field The fare of the day often included such 420 m long strings of pipe ready for pipe joint coating, Pipeline Induction Heat dishes as beef stew thickened with a slice reeling operations, with a 0.8 per cent (PIH), McConnell Dowell’s coating sub- of white pudding, cacciatore served on a repair rate. contractor, had organised a spare coating bed of penne, gingered King prawns on Welding and AUTE assessment was applicator in the form of Jim ‘Happy’ rice and salad, or a humble steak, chips stringently carried out under acceptance Houston who, whilst on standby, displayed and salad. criteria stipulated in the Engineering an amazing aptitude for extra curricular Whilst these feasts were sizzling, or Critical Assessment (ECA), which took skills by cooking lunch for the entire crew simmering, down in the stalkyard, anoth- into consideration the plastic and elastic of fourteen. er BBQ, or portable Hangi was usually straining that the pipe will undergo dur- ready to be served along with Paua (aba- ing the reeling and pipelay operations. Tie-ins will be performed lone), fish, wild pig or mutton bird in a The pipe will be laid in three trips by watercress and potato compote. These the CSO Apache, with each trip laying by McConnell Dowell, were some of the equally talented culinary approximately 9,000 m of pipe. Tie-ins as each 420 m pipe contributions of Potu, Bill and many oth- will be performed by McConnell Dowell, ers who were always inviting other crews as each 420 m pipe string is spooled onto string is spooled onto to savour their fare. the Apache, until the required length of The communal attitude and care pipe is completely spooled. the Apache, until the shown towards each person on the site However, it would not have been pos- required length of pipe is was overtly displayed, with no reduction sible to achieve all of this without the of attention to the job at hand or com- camaraderie that was developed and completely spooled. pany policies, with regards to safety or observed amongst the crews, who enjoyed work requirements. This was indeed a life and good cuisine. For $NZ40 a week, per person, Jim major element of the unique New Zealand How any competent employee could would deliver a range of delicious lunches, experience which embodied the spirit of find time in the half hour lunch break which he most often simply referred to as McConnell Dowell and its interaction to pursue the virtues of good cuisine ‘just a little meat and salad for the lads’ with the communities that it works within is a question that would be asked by when asked what the appetising aroma on each project. many in our field. Given the complexities was. *4
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The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 111 SGNGP SGNGP – delivering gas across southeastern Gippsland

As part of the State Government of Victoria’s Natural Gas Extension Program (NGEP), Multinet Gas will reticulate gas in five South Gippsland towns, with a major component of the project – the South Gippsland Natural Gas Pipeline (SGNGP) – now complete.

he NGEP has facilitated the exten- from the Victorian Government’s Regional Korumburra, Leongatha, Inverloch and sion of natural gas networks to Infrastructure Fund. Wonthaggi, making natural gas available Tthirty-four towns in country One of the projects arising from the to approximately 10,000 residents as well Victoria. The program is with one of the program, the reticulation of five South as to commercial and industrial users. largest gas infrastructure projects under- Gippsland towns, was awarded to Multinet The SGNGP is the largest and most taken outside Melbourne in more than Gas. The five southeast Victorian towns complex of all the natural gas projects a decade. It is subsidised by $70 million included in the project are Lang Lang, under the NGEP, costing approximately $55 million and sourcing its gas pri- marily from the Bass Gas Plant, Lang Construction Approx Lang and Victoria’s principal transmis- Project Element Description Contractor Distance sion system. Total length of pipeline, Transmission pipeline Delco Australia 66 km 150 mm (6”) Steel including supply and distribution mains, equals approximately 290 km, with a 7 m wide easement, maximum allowable operating pressure of 20 m wide ROW 10,200 kPa. Grid mains Champ 22 km 50 mm, 125 mm, Multinet Gas appointed Alinta Asset Constructions/Tenix 150 mm - Steel and Management as the project manager responsible for the construction, operation Polyethylene and maintenance of the new gas network. Distribution mains Champ 205 km 63 mm - Constructions Polyethylene Construction characteristics Construction and testing of the City Gate Stations Delco Australia Current (Lang Lang transmission pipeline was awarded to (5 in total) and Champ & Korumburra) Delco Australia in March 2007 and com- • 2 current Constructions Future (Leongatha, menced in April 2007. It was completed • 3 future Wattle Bank & (including reinstatement) in December 2007. The supply and distribution mains Wonthaggi) were contracted to Tenix and Champ Custody Transfer Champ Located at Lang Lang Constructions respectively. Construction

Stations (2) Constructions & Bass Gas. Continued on page 114

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SGNGP

Safety statistics Pipeline details • Manhours recorded by contractor 100,000 + • 66 km of 150 mm (6 inch) nominal diameter linepipe to API • Lost time injuries (LTI) 1 5L X42 specification with 4.8 mm and 6.2 mm wall thick- • Medical treatment injuries (MTI) 1 (same as LTI) ness respectively • First Aid treatments (FAT) 4 • HDD Crossings 35 • Near misses 4 (same as FAT) • Open Cut Crossings 40 • Rainfall 840 mm • Elevation at Lowest Point 28 m • Number of rainfall days 134 • Elevation at Highest Point 275 m • Number of work days 276 • Trench breakers installed 1,134

works on the grid and distribution Alinta project team met a rigorous time- Preliminary works included: mains commenced in mid-2006 with frame in completing the approval process • Detailed flora and fauna, and cultural construction of the total project due from a number of State Government heritage studies; to be completed at the end of 2009. authorities to allow construction to com- • Preliminary selection of the pipe The project also involved the construc- mence on the transmission pipeline. This route and desktop study; tion of two city gate regulator stations involved extensive planning, field engineer- • Detailed risk assessment in accord- located at Lang Lang and Korumburra ing and design. The 66 km transmission ance with Australian Standard with an option of three more future city pipeline was installed in a permanent 7 m AS2885, and background and survey gates as required. Delco and Champ wide easement with construction taking results of the privately owned proper- Constructions were the facilities and place on a 20 m wide right of way (ROW) ties; and, regulator station constructors. on approximately 121 private proper- • Detailed engineering, design, and ties. The route was selected taking into route selection survey. Approvals and planning account agricultural impact, erosion and Legislative and other approvals were The SGNGP project was awarded to landslip whilst minimising inconvenience sought from a range of Government Multinet in late 2005. Following that, the to landholders where possible. Departments including the Department

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of Primary Industries, Department exceeding regulatory specifications, were crew as Barnacles Hill. The encountered of Sustainability and Environment, the drivers necessitating the preparation slopes at this location were in excess of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, the and delivery of procedures and methods 49.2 per cent (26˚). Department of Environment and surpassing the standards set for many The section was flagged as a difficult Heritage, local councils and local pipeline specifications previously. The and hazardous area requiring special authorities. stringent criteria on person, plant, and construction techniques that not only environment warranted a cohesive effort delivered the desired end result, of a Construction on the part of the construction contract, safe and operating pipeline with assured There were a number of issues over- client, and regulatory body to minimise integrity, but also ensured the construc- come during the construction of the the impact of the project and ensure tion was carried out in a safe and 66 km transmission pipeline by Delco. design and safety compliance. efficient manner, and subsequently the Some of these issues included the environment in which the pipeline was discovery of cultural heritage artefacts Key features laid was reinstated in a manner that along the right of way during the con- Anderson ‘Barnacle’s’ Hill would require no ‘rework’ and returned struction phase; the discovery of giant The most hazardous area for construc- the land to its original condition. The Gippsland earthworm colonies; delays tion was between the Bass River and the achievements of the contractor in this due to inclement weather which resulted Regulator Station at Korumburra City 500 m section alone can only be described in an amassed days of lost productivity Gate. This 18 km section of the route as outstanding. during construction and reinstatement consisted of undulating dairy pasture phases; and, the added complexities asso- with slopes ranging between of 10 per Bass River ciated with the design, construction, and cent and 20 per cent encountered on a The Bass River section was construct- reinstatement of the significant section daily basis by all of the working crews. ed by way of a 225 m long Horizontal of the SGNGP that has been constructed While intermittent sections of relatively Directional Drill (HDD). This water through hazardous mountainous terrain flat ground provided some relief in this catchment is an integral component in extended periods of adverse weather 18 km section, the average percent- of the Melbourne Waterways Authority conditions and heavy rainfall. age slope along the section was 17.5 and, subsequently, great attention was The terrain and sensitivity of native per cent with a maximum occurring at paid to these works under the discern- species and waterways, coupled with an area affectionately known by the ing eye of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. Weeks of planning, design review, and geotechnical study allowed for a successful drill, back- ream, and pull-through of the pre-tested pipeline string.

Worm Creek The Giant Gippsland Earthworm was found present at a location affection- ately known as ‘Worm Creek’. The works in this area were considered sensitive, hence the HDD method of construction was employed to minimise the impact to the native species. The drill was engaged up to a depth of 5 m below the hard invert of the creek where bedrock and bluestone was found from a depth of 2.5 m. Somewhat unexpectedly, this 195 m drill took two weeks to complete due to the exposure to rock. However, it was finished with the desired result and

116 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 SGNGP a successful completion of works was contractor was embraced. This resulted The achievements of Delco in achieved with minimal impact to the in a cohesive client/contractor associa- delivering the pipeline on time, to speci- environment. tion and an excellent finished product. fication and safely have been recognised Key personnel integral in deliver- by Alinta as significant. Delco’s safety Little Ruby Creek ing the quality project for Alinta Asset systems, control and performance in This watercourse is part of the West Management and Multinet Gas com- this hazardous environment have been Gippsland Waterways Authority and is prised Debbie Jackson, Brian McCann, outstanding as recognised not only by considered specifically sensitive due to Paul Haber, Ken Wernicke, and Liz Alinta but by the Victorian Department of close proximity of the majestic Strezleki Veneziano. The management team for Primary Industries, Energy Safe Victoria, Gum population. The works were again Delco, namely Mel Whyte, Theo Keonen, Melbourne Water, the West Gippsland constructed by way of HDD, however Greg Kirsch, Jeff Shepherd, Jim Water Catchment Authority and other due to the step incline of the banks and Cummins, Mick Wardale, and Robbie consultants engaged on the project by subsequent depth at hard invert of the De Waal, ensured the quality in execution Alinta. creek, the drill was required to be deep of the pipeline and associated facilities. and constructed over a minimal span of 68 m from entry to exit, in order to avoid impact to the Strezleki Gums. The size of the excavated holes at each end of the HDD was large enough to lose an excavator in! The works were completed effectively under constant surveillance and in consultation with Monarc Environmental.

Korumburra city gate regulator station Korumburra houses the most sig- nificant regulator station of the project. At this location, the transmission pres- sures of the SGNGP fed from the Bass Gas Plant are reduced to distribution pressures and subsequent supply to Korumburra, Leongatha, Inverloch, and Wonthaggi. The greatest construction challenges at this location – as has proven true along most of the South Gippsland ridge lines – is exposure to the environmental elements and subsequent rock expo- sure at minimal depth. However, the Korumburra city gate can boast the most scenic location of the Multinet assets. This Multinet facility is due for com- missioning in early 2008 and will be instrumental in delivering the natural gas by way of the distribution network to the commercial and domestic population of South Gippsland.

Construction relationship The design and engineering applica- tion was carefully planned and executed for this project. As a result of being fast- tracked and with many demands on construction, stemming from expected seasonal change and a succession of regulatory approvals, the need for a transparent and shared working rela- tionship on site between client and

The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 117 Conferences 3rd Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition another resounding success Over 250 delegates and invited guests from 16 countries participated in the 3rd Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition, “Pipelines: Investing in Asia’s Energy Future,” held at the Hotel Istana in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 21 – 22 November 2007.

he conference, organised and host- of the Kikeh project offshore Sabah in ity towards domestic needs versus gas ed by the ASCOPE Gas Centre and East Malaysia, including the world first of exports; this in turn makes it more likely Tthe Malaysian Gas Association, its kind, 1.6 km suspended fluid transfer that Asia will rely of gas – in the form of included pipeline financing as its spe- pipeline system. He emphasised the impor- LNG – from regions like the Middle East cial feature with speakers from Deutche tance of professional development of young in the longer term. The presentation went Bank, HSBC and Barclays Capital. regional pipeline engineers, announcing on to emphasise three sustainability pri- PETRONAS Research & Technology that proceeds from the Conference would orities for the gas industry: vice president Datuk (Dr) Abdul Rahim be used to fund a professional study tour • Improved supply reliability, including Hj Hashim, who is also the president of for two regional pipeline professionals exploration effort in frontier and deep- the Malaysian Gas Association and vice under the age of 35 years. Details are water regions president of the International Gas Union, available at www.ascopegas.com.my • Improved end use efficiency, including officiated at the opening. The keynote Mr Wan Zulkiflee’s keynote address efficient end use technologies and gas address was delivered by Mr Ramlan noted that Asian gas demand to 2030 pricing that is both realistic (e.g. not Malek, PETRONAS Exploration and was forecast to grow at 3 per cent per subsidised) and fair to customers Production vice president, on behalf of Mr annum (compared to the world average of • Positioning gas to remain competitive Wan Zulkiflee, PETRONAS Gas Business 2 per cent annually) and that there was in the ‘low carbon economy’, including vice president. a growing trend to regard gas reserves through carbon capture technologies Dr Rahim’s opening address highlight- as depleting strategic national assets. In and – under the Kyoto Protocol – ed the pipeline engineering achievements many countries there is a growing prior- the ability of non-Annex 1 countries Continued on page 120 Delegates at the 3rd Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition.

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Malaysian Gas Association President Datuk Malaysian Gas Association Executive Secretary APA Group’s Bob Allison. Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim. Zenorai Rambli. (which includes most Asian countries) Association and Manager, Integrity PGN), deepwater gas pipeline challeng- to undertake Clean Development and Compliance, ROSEN North es of the Kikeh project offshore Sabah Mechanism projects with more techno- America (USA) spoke on standardi- (Murphy Oil) and an analysis of last logically advanced Annex 1 countries. zation within the pipeline inspection year’s gas pipeline explosion in East Java Other keynote addresses covered industry; and, (Ahmad Taufik PT AT Solusi in associa- critical issues of pipeline financing, pro- • Dr Mark Marley, principal pipeline tion with PERTAGAS). fessional development and training and engineer, Det Norske Veritas (Norway) The conference also included a range industry Codes and Standards: spoke on the application of recently of papers on pipeline integrity manage- • Mr Martin Hohensee, managing direc- revised DNV Codes in offshore pipeline ment and asset performance, drawing on tor, Global Markets, Deutche Bank design, construction and operation. local and international experience. (Singapore) addressed risk assessment Regional pipeline owners and opera- The Conference will be an annu- in the raising of capital in volatile tors were well represented at the event. al event to promote dialogue and market conditions; Papers included updates on the Trans information exchange between pipeline • Dr Andrew Ngiam, global manager, ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP Task Force), professionals within the region, especially Hydrocarbons Subsea and Pipelines, future pipeline development plans in amongst ASEAN countries. Information WorleyParsons (Singapore) addressed Vietnam (PetroVietnam), completion of on papers presented at APCE 07 and the strategies needed to meet Asia’s the Wang Noi – Kaeng Koi pipeline project the preliminary call for expressions of pipeline potential; (PTT PLC, Thailand), completion of the interest for APCE 08 are available at • Mr Bryce Brown, In-Line Inspection South Sumatra – West Java pipeline (PT www.ascopegas.com.my In the next Edition of The Australian Pipeliner

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As Trenchless Australasia 2008 draws near, excitement continues to build with a number of major international keynote speakers announced and the draft program now available.

ndustry pioneer James C. Thomson ernment and the media, and what can will present the keynote address be done to change this. I on developing microtunnelling and Along similar lines, one of Australia’s pipe jacking markets and technology. leading economists will look at the eco- Mr Thomson has worked professionally nomic conditions that will continue to Issue 12 September 2007 in the construction industry for more lead to the increasing use of trenchless Utility Location than 45 years and in 1979 founded technology, including ground-breaking Auger Boring

Jason Consultants, a leading interna- analysis of the true economics behind Hong Kong tional consultant company specialising trenchless construction. HDD in all forms of trenchless technology and utility tunnelling. Technical Program International speaker Dr Ian Moore The program promises a packed will be presenting the keynote paper schedule and something for everyone in on sewer and culvert deterioration and terms of the broad scope and quality of its implications for the design of liners. the papers. A number of speakers from

Trained at the University of Sydney in major utilities, engineering companies, 7th National ASTT Conference & Exhibition 2-5 MARCH 2008 Australia, Dr Moore holds the Canada contractors and service providers will Sydney Research Chair in Infrastructure look at underground asset management Engineering at Queen’s University at from different perspectives, including Kingston, Ontario. His more than 160 condition assessment and inspection, technical publications examine both maintenance and new technology conventional and trenchless installa- developments. tion, and the replacement of buried This section of the program will be For those unfamiliar with all the metal, concrete and thermoplastic particularly useful for engineers and details of Trenchless Technology, a spe- pipes, contributing to North American others from utilities who need to keep cial trenchless bootcamp will take place and other codes of practice. up-to-date with the options available to on Sunday 2 March. This two-hour Australian HDD visionary Andy them for asset management. seminar will be presented by highly Lukas will also be presenting as a key- Other themes to be covered at the experienced industry professionals and note speaker. conference include tunnelling and is aimed at council engineers or other Other presentations include papers tunnelling technology, local and interna- delegates who want to learn more about looking at the trenchless industry from tional projects, relining, new technology, trenchless technologies before the more new and unique angles. An expert spin contracting, risk management, inno- detailed and specific papers program doctor and political insider will ask vations and the future outlook. In begins. Attendance at this session is the question “Why isn’t trenchless a total, more than 40 papers from both free to all delegates but spaces are household word?” and explain how the Australasian and international authors limited, so let us know today if you are industry is underselling itself to gov- will be presented in two streams. interested.

Trenchless Australasia 2008 The 7th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition 2-5 March 2008 Waterview Convention Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Fill out a registration form or contact us today, before it sells out Phone: Stephanie (03) 9248 5100 Email: [email protected] Website: www.trenchless2008.com

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visitors alike, the cruise will depart nearby the conference and take del- egates right into Sydney Harbour for spectacular views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, all while enjoy- ing a fantastic buffet, drinks and a pirate theme. Don’t forget to bring your costume. The highlight of the social program is the Vinidex-sponsored Gala Dinner on Tuesday at the Aquatic Centre. Enjoy a three-course meal and drinks alongside the pool where so many athletes made history at the 2000 Olympics, laugh along with the special act and then dance the night away to the sound of the band. The dinner will also include presentation of the trenchless project of the year awards. Registrations filling fast Social events The exhibition sold out in record Socially the event kicks off with the Exhibitors time and registrations are also moving great trenchless golf challenge. Shaping The exhibition includes a great quickly, so all interested delegates are up to be a broader event than previous range of companies from all aspects of strongly urged to register as quickly years, the 9 hole course at Strathfield the industry including contractors and as possible to avoid disappointment. is set to please seasoned professionals, equipment providers in areas such as Hotel rooms are also limited and can weekend whackers and novices alike in HDD, tunnelling, relining, pipe bursting, be booked through the organiser, Great a fun atmosphere which includes a BBQ concrete and plastic pipe manufactur- Southern Press. The huge response and drinks. ers, consultants and special services, means that this will undoubtedly be An extra event has been included inspection and much more. one of the biggest trenchless events this year, the Vermeer-sponsored har- ever seen in Australia. bour cruise. Enjoyable for locals and

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APIA Meetings APIA New Membership Approvals at 2008 December 2007

13 February Perth WA Lunch/Golf Corporate Engineering/Project Manager 14 February Adelaide Unidel Group Pty Ltd - Chris Gorham Adelaide Dinner Pipeline Systems International Australia Pty Ltd - Michael Turney C.J.A. Lee Property - Georgina Falla 20 February Brisbane Board Meeting Manufacturer of Equipment or Material Tapex Pty Ltd - David Barkla 20 February Brisbane Midwestern Manufacturing, Inc - Thomas Golden Brisbane Dinner Welding Industries of Australia - Brett Blackwell Service Provider 12 March Melbourne Melbourne Dinner Infinity Engineering Recuitment - Steve Burley Employee 9 April Adelaide Midwestern Manufacturing - Jim Shelley POG Seminar and Dinner

23 April Melbourne Board Meeting Exhibitions & Conferences - 2008 30 April Perth WA Lunch 2 - 5 March 2008 Sydney, NSW Trenchless Australasia 2008

22 May Brisbane 10 - 13 March 2008 Bangkok, Thailand Brisbane Seminar GASTECH 2008

16 - 18 July Darwin, NT 22 May Brisbane SEAAOC YPF Seminar 29 Sept - Oct 3 2008 Calgary, Albata, Canada IPC/IPE 2008 22 May Brisbane Brisbane Dinner 11 - 14 October 2008 Perth, WA APIA Annual Convention 5 June Melbourne Melbourne Lunch

26 June Perth Board Meeting

27 June Perth WA Seminar

27 June Perth WA Dinner Dance

23 July Brisbane Brisbane Dinner

28 August Adelaide For more information on any of these exhibitions and conferences, please email Board Meeting [email protected]

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