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Regulars Contents
7 President’s Message 9 Chief Executive’s Report 10 Members and Memos 79 APIA Meetings 2006 79 APIA Membership Report 79 Exhibitions and Conferences 80 APIA Membership List 82 APIA Membership Application Form 84 Advertisers’ List, Product Enquiries & Subscription Details
April 2006 apia NEWS 12 Planning underway for APIA Young People’s Forum
Front Cover legends of the australian pipeline industry 16 Roger Woodman Cover image shows construc- tion works as part of the Stage 4A Expansion of the Dampier to pipeline projects Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline. 18 DBNGP - expanding Australia’s largest gas pipeline 26 Australian pipeline industry delivers on Braemar pipeline 34 Design and operation of the Braemar Pipeline 36 Agility expands services to Central Ranges Pipeline 38 APIA Chief visits Central Ranges Pipeline
water pipelines 40 The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project: a partnership for No 125 April 2006 regional stability
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Regulars Contents
INTEGRITY & MAINTENANCE 48 Ensuring Integrity & Maintenance - A PIRSA Perspective 50 Maui Pipeline Open Access Transmission Information System 52 Pipeline integrity contingency measures: the Page 18 case for just in case 54 Quality in sealing technology 55 Covalence Specialty Materials launched 56 GE Pipeline Solutions develops new screening process 58 SavcorART completes ICCP system for Project Magnet Australian Pipeline LAND ISSUES Page 26 Industry Association 60 Pipeline project solutions 62 Land Access - all dressed up Leading the Development of a and nowhere to go Dynamic Pipeline Industry 64 Small family business prides itself on old fashioned The Australian Pipeline Industry service Association (APIA) is a non-prof- it organisation formed to repre- TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS sent the interests of its members 65 PNG Gas Project involved in: the ownership, opera- infrastructure design tion, maintenance, design, engi- 66 New fleet boosts Portable neering, supply and construction of Camps’ capacity Page 36 67 Four Wheel Drive Hire pipelines, platforms and all other Service wins DBNGP structures used in or in connection Contract with the drilling for, extraction and 68 Pipeline logistics from transmission of hydrocarbons, sol- Patrick Project Services ids, slurries and similar substances both onshore and offshore. As a SAFETY single voice representing the col- 71 APIA Construction Safety lective interests of its members, the Guidelines APIA is dedicated to encouraging the extension and development of apia company member news the industry.
72 IMC acquires stake in PCT Page 52
products and services 74 New products provide infrastructure solutions 76 Strong interest in RTP pipe production systems 78 Small electro-magnetic pig tracker transmitter
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Executive Report
President’s Message
t has been a great start to 2006 with in what promises to be a very interest- many projects either in progress ing day, followed by the APIA dinner Ior under serious consideration. and networking event. I look forward The possibility of the PNG-Queensland to catching up with as many members Pipeline going ahead and several other as possible at this, and other functions projects underway, such as the BassGas around the country. project, the Otway project, the Wimmera As part of APIA’s commitment to Mallee Water Pipeline project, the nurturing young talent, I also urge Central Ranges project and the DBP all employers to participate by fund- expansion indicates a fruitful year ahead ing through sponsorship or encouraging Mark Harper for the pipeline industry. their younger colleagues to attend the President Australian Pipeline Industry On the regulatory front, the Young People’s Forum in Canberra on Association Regulatory Affairs Committee continues 5-6 May. its good work by meeting the challenges Young employees can find out of economic regulation. The long-awaited more about the industry, get a better Government response to the Productivity understanding of the various career Commission Report will provide a much- opportunities and also develop a new needed guide to the Government’s level of networking - a tool which has direction regarding pipeline infrastruc- been instrumental in keeping this indus- ture regulation. try strong and vibrant. The Research and Standards I am delighted to accept the invita- Committee is also making headway with tion to open this Forum and encourage its strong relationships with interna- other members to attend the lunch or tional organisations based in Europe dinner to share their experiences and (European Pipeline Research Group) and knowledge about career opportunities APIA Board the United States (Pipeline Research with the younger participants. Council International). These relation- As well as attracting young talent, President Mark Harper ships confirm the fact that APIA has we must also ensure those who are Agility Management influence in, and access to, international already in the industry, remain. The Vice President research projects. To this end, the highly Young People’s Forum is another great Christine O’Reilly respected Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) way to build relationships and encourage GasNet Australia of the three international organisations all participants to consider a long-term Treasurer Graeme Fitzgerald including APIA will be held in Australia career in this dynamic industry. OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe for the first time. Lastly, the board has commenced the The JTM will meet in Canberra in APIA strategic plan review. In these Mark Twycross 2007. Australia will host many interna- rapidly changing times, a clear strategy McConnell Dowell Constructors Pty Ltd tionally recognised engineers, scientists and good planning becomes increasingly Ashley Kellett South East Australia Gas Pty Ltd and researchers - further raising APIA’s important. We will keep all members Andrew Lukas profile. informed of review outcomes. A J Lucas Group APIA will also hold a commercial/ Michael McCormack technical seminar on 23 May in Brisbane. Mark Harper Australian Pipeline Trust I encourage all members to participate APIA President Peter Cox WorleyParsons Pty Ltd Max Kimber M J Kimber Consultants Pty Ltd
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A dinner will be held at the Hilton pre- SEA Gas Pipeline projects, on which ceding the conference on Tuesday July 11. he acted as Project Manager. Several papers will be during the seminar, covering such top- If you have any enquiries regard- ics as getting started using Trenchless Technology, taking stock ing coating solutions, please give of and assessing underground assets and the best ways to asses Dean Bennett at Bredero Shaw which technique to use depending on varying ground conditions. Australia a call on 02 4261 3455. Other sessions will explore locating underground infrastruc- ture, inspection and condition assessment, drilling muds and • Boddingtons and Petro Coating Systems (PCS) are relining. very pleased to announce the signing of an agreement whereby For more information regarding the seminar, papers submis- PCS will exclusively stock and distribute Boddingtons Rockshield sion or sponsorship, contact Shannon on +61 3 9670 5101 or visit pipe mesh in Australia and PNG. http://www.trenchless-australasia.com/unseen Rockshield mesh is extruded from high strength polyethylene and is primarily used for the protection of the coating systems on underground steel pipes. It offers maximum protection against impact damage during backfilling operations and after the pipe is buried underground. Stock will be available from PCS in April. For further infor- mation on the product please contact Nick Grenier at PCS. • Total Gas Controls have now moved into brand new premises their new contact details are as follows: Unit 1, 68-71 Steel Street, Capalaba QLD 4157 Postal address: PO Box 1706, Carindale, QLD 4152 Telephone: (07) 3823 2727 (07) 3823 2797 • Maloney Field Services would like to advise they have Fax: (07) 3245 2767 moved their Head Office to: Email: [email protected] Level 2, 135 Fullarton Road, Rose Park SA 5067 Phone: (08) 8333 2722 Fax: (08) 8333 2755 • APIA held their annual Perth Golf Day on February Melbourne and Brisbane contact details remain unchanged: 15. In first place, with a gross score of 28, was Neil Pain, John Level 25, 367 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Mladenovic, Colin Phillip and Neile Findlay. Ph: (03) 9221 6259 Fax: (03) 9221 6161 In second place, with a gross score of 30, Garth Borgelt, Tim Mobile: 0412 972 759 Hopkins, Anthony Byrne and Pat Donovan. Brisbane Office Mark Cooper, Michael Allan, Travis Beasley and Shelly Level 30, 10 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 Kalms were in third place with a gross score of 32. Phone: (07) 3303 8593 Fax: (07) 3303 8445 NAGA went to Mick McCarthy, Richard Brooke-Smith, www.maloney.com.au Gordon Robinson and Benton Moran with a gross score of 36. Maloney Field Services’ APIA representative is Dave Maloney, Longest drive went to Neile Findlay, who also scored Nearest DensoQP 15/3/05 11:52 AM Page 1 who can be reached on 0412 972 759 or [email protected] to the Pin. 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Mr Bowley is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a Chartered Engineer who is well known to the Australian For all your pipeline pipeline industry, having served as an Executive Committee construction and specialised Member of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) welding needs from 1990-1995 and as APIA President in 1994. Mr Bowley has had over 25 years of experience in project man- agement, engineering, procurement and construction. Positions Contact: previously held by Mr Bowley include Lead Engineer Construction Planning and Logistics for the onshore Australia pipelines for EAST COAST PIPELINE the PNG Gas Project, Pipeline Construction Consultant to South & WELDING PTY LTD East Australia Gas on its 680 km natural gas transmission pipe- ESTABLISHED 1972 line system from Port Campbell to Adelaide, Project Manager for the 848 km Ballera to Mt Isa pipeline, and Project Director for the 238 km Gilmore to Barcaldine pipeline. Phone (07) 5443 7399 Fax (07) 5443 8328 As General Manager for OSD Energy Services in Victoria, Mr Email address: [email protected] Bowley is responsible for all pipeline consulting activities in this region and has a company-wide management role across OSD. Change and growth for Pipeline Publications • In order to reflect the growth and range of quality products, which include The diversification of Pipeline Publications, the Australian Pipeliner, PPO, the APIA Annual company is changing its name to Great Directory, Trenchless Australasia, PetroMin Southern Press, or GS Press. Pipeliner and Pipeline Asia. The new name highlights the com- To accommodate the company’s pany’s geographical focus and its change and growth, the company has increasing role as a specialist industry recently moved offices. The new address magazine publisher. for the company is Level 7, 461 Bourke Pipeline Publications will be maintained Street Melbourne. All mail should be as a division of GS Press and will con- directed to GPO Box 4967, Melbourne Victoria tinue to serve the pipeline industry with a 3001. New magazine launched • May 2006 will see the launch of the new-look EcoGeneration would like more information on the magazine, or to organise a magazine, the official magazine for the Australian Business subscription to the magazine, contact us today, or visit the web- Council on Sustainable Energy (BCSE). site www.ecogeneration.com.au EcoGeneration will now be published by GS Press and will feature in-depth coverage of projects, issues, technology and news in the sustainable energy industries, including wind, solar, hydro, cogeneration and more. Much of the gas content of EcoGeneration will have an affect on companies involved with the pipeline industry, so if you The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 11 he Thiess Nacap Joint Venture APIA News (TNJV) combines the strength Tof two leading contracting companies for comprehensive design, construction, operation, maintenance and project solutions Planning underway for APIA for the pipeline industry. With an annual turnover of more Young People’s Forum than $2.4 billion, Thiess is one of The Australian Pipeline Industry Association has a new initiative, the Young People’s Forum, to Australasia's leading integrated be held 5 - 6 May 2006 in Canberra. This is an excellent opportunity for the industry’s under engineering and service providers. 35s to exchange ideas and hear useful information about the pipeline industry. Nacap Australia is a leading he APIA Young People’s Forum has been designed to newest national institution, the National Museum of Australia. pipeline and horizontal directional appeal to the younger generation. It will provide informa- The day begins with a highly interactive debate about a variety drilling contractor, and have Ttion about the many and varied aspects of the industry of industry issues. The program will call on participants to con- completed major pipeline projects and opportunities to participate in debate and discussion, as tribute with their own suggestions or their versions of others’ throughout the world. well as access to the unique perspectives of industry stalwarts ideas. through presentations focusing on industry issues. After lunch, delegates can choose a Museum tour to get a The Joint Venture’s success on the The first day of the program will begin with an overview of little closer to our land, nation and people, or visit other sites in recently completed North the industry followed by presentations by pipeliners, young and the national capital. A full copy of the program for the Forum has Queensland Gas Pipeline clearly old, covering a broad range of topics including environment, been included over the page. demonstrates their capacity to economics, construction, and design. After lunch, the program APIA urges all member organisations to support their deliver high profile projects will focus on career and training and will conclude with industry younger employees and encourage them to attend the forum. through their team of dedicated information, moving through to issues affecting the industry, professionals and extensive fleet of such as regulation and emerging technology. The APIA Young People’s Forum is pipeline and heavy civil Dinner will be a three-course meal at Questacon, Australia’s proudly sponsored by McConnell construction equipment premier science centre. Experienced members of APIA are encouraged to join in at the dinner to share their knowledge and Dowell, WorleyParsons, OneSteel, The TNJV delivers project solutions understandingAus Port Camps of the24/3/05 industry. 10:16 AM Page 1 SEA Gas and Solar Turbines. by offering single source project The second day, which is a Saturday, will show off Canberra’s management capabilities utilising the latest technology in design, construction, operation and AUSTRALIAN PORTABLE CAMPS maintenance. Unique Flexible Efficient THIESSnacap Serving the pipeline industry For further information contact: David Abbott Frank Martino 0409 288 356 Project Development Manager Gino Martino 0409 778 138 Ph: +61 7 3121 8532 ph: 08 8557 8700 f: 08 8557 8899 Fx: +61 7 3121 8540 web: www.australianportablecamps.com.au Email: [email protected] Matthew O’Connell Commercial Manager Ph: +61 3 9357 2822 Fx: +61 3 9357 2855 Email: [email protected] 12 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 he Thiess Nacap Joint Venture (TNJV) combines the strength Tof two leading contracting companies for comprehensive design, construction, operation, maintenance and project solutions for the pipeline industry. With an annual turnover of more than $2.4 billion, Thiess is one of Australasia's leading integrated engineering and service providers. Nacap Australia is a leading pipeline and horizontal directional drilling contractor, and have completed major pipeline projects throughout the world. The Joint Venture’s success on the recently completed North Queensland Gas Pipeline clearly demonstrates their capacity to deliver high profile projects through their team of dedicated professionals and extensive fleet of pipeline and heavy civil construction equipment The TNJV delivers project solutions by offering single source project management capabilities utilising the latest technology in design, construction, operation and maintenance. THIESSnacap For further information contact: David Abbott Project Development Manager Ph: +61 7 3121 8532 Fx: +61 7 3121 8540 Email: [email protected] Matthew O’Connell Commercial Manager Ph: +61 3 9357 2822 Fx: +61 3 9357 2855 Email: [email protected] APIA News Young People’s Forum - Program Friday 5 May 2006 11.55am Economic Regulation 8.30am Registration and arrival coffee Liz Kelleher, Senior Manager, Network Chair: Cheryl Cartwright, Chief Executive, Advisory Services APIA 12.10pm Opportunities in the Pipeline Industry 9.45am Opening Remarks by Mark Harper, APIA Andy Lukas, Managing Director, A J Lucas President, CEO, Agility Group 10.00am Australian Pipeline Industry Overview 12.30pm Lunch Ted Metcalfe, Director, Metcalfe Engineering Chair: Steve Dobbie, Business Manager, APIA Consultants 1.25pm Chair introduces afternoon session 10.25am Young People examine six key industry 1.30pm Career Flexibility for Young Pipeliners aspects - Barbara Jinks, Senior Pipeline Engineer, GHD 10.25am Environment 1.45pm Generational Change and Training Megan Lawson, Senior Environmental Progression Engineer, Environmental Resource Susan Jaques, Project Manager, OSD Dual Layer FBE Management Australia 2.00pm Chair introduces break-out discussion 10.40am Operations 2.20pm Panel: Susan Jaques, Barbara Jinks, Andrew Adams, Technical Officer Andy Lukas and Ted Metcalfe FBE Yellowkote Measurement, GasNet Australia 3.05pm Afternoon Tea 10.55am Construction and Safety 3.20pm Historic Film Ben Rees, Project Manager, Nacap Australia 3.30pm Australian Pipeline Industry Association 11.10am Morning Tea Break Cheryl Cartwright, Chief Executive, APIA 11.25am Design 3.40pm Australian Gas Industry Trust (AGIT) Mike Peoples, Pipeline Engineer, SEA Gas Aust Christine O’Reilly, AGIT Board Member, APIA 11.40am Project Management Vice President and CEO, GasNet Australia Ian Black, Facilities Project Manager, Oil 3.50pm Economic Drivers for Pipeline Projects Search Paul Bilston, Manager Operated Assets - Gas Development, AGL 4.10pm Developing Technologies Peter Cox, National Pipelines Manager, WorleyParsons Services 4.30pm Panel: Paul Bilston, Peter Cox and Ted Metcalfe 5.00pm Closing Remarks 5.30pm Session Closes 6.45pm Buses depart Rydges Capital Hill for Dinner 7.00pm Pre Dinner Drinks, Awesome Earth Exhibition 7.45pm Dinner: Speaker Jim McDonald, Trikote® Innerkote® APIA Honorary Life Member 11.00pm Buses depart Questacon for Rydges Capital Hill Quality accreditation to AS/NZ ISO 9001 Saturday 6 May 2006 ¸ 9.20am Buses depart Rydges Capital Hill for National Museum of Australia Competitive linepipe coating pricing ¸ 9.45am Arrival coffee Chair: Kristin Martin, Mechanical Engineer On time production, delivery & performance ¸ Projects, GasNet Australia 10.00am Brainstorming session 12.30pm Young People’s Forum Concludes/Lunch 1.00pm Free time to look around National Museum Australia Contact us today 2.00pm Buses depart NMA for Rydges Capital Ph 02 4262 0700 Fax 02 4262 0707 Hill Email: [email protected] www.apcsocotherm.com.au 14 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Dual Layer FBE FBE Yellowkote Trikote® Innerkote® Quality accreditation to AS/NZ ISO 9001 ¸ Competitive linepipe coating pricing ¸ On time production, delivery & performance ¸ Contact us today Ph 02 4262 0700 Fax 02 4262 0707 Email: [email protected] www.apcsocotherm.com.au Legends of the Australian Pipeline Industry Roger Woodman Roger Woodman is certainly one of the legends of the Australian pipeline industry having worked in many construction roles. The Australian Pipeliner sat down with Roger at the 2005 APIA Convention, where Roger told us about his pipeline life in Australia. aid Roger “I first became involved Central NSW. I went to work for them won the PNG Kutubu Oil export pipeline in the pipeline industry in 1967 in initially on the preparation, and later as and Jeff Shepherd wanted me back. Sthe UK working for CJB Pipelines, assistant resident engineer, on the con- After 1992, McConnell Dowell had a a major player when natural gas first hit struction of the 12 inch Young to Wagga run of projects around Australia. Santos the UK in a big way. I worked for CJB Wagga Pipeline. needed a gathering system around the for three years, and got married, and we In late 1980 I went back to Red Ru, Ballera gas fields, then we had the decided to come to Australia, arriving in to help in a maintenance program and Turbridgi and Roller - Skate Projects Perth on 7 November 1970. assist with tendering for more work in in Western Australia. The latter was an When I started looking for jobs, I Toowoomba in Queensland. We bid quite offshore pipeline built onshore, and then found an advertisement from Red Ru a few jobs (unsuccessfully), culminating towed out to sea and tied-in. 95-96 saw us Pipelines in the West Australian. Red Ru in the machinations which surrounded building a gas line in Central Queensland had just won a job from BP to build an the start of the 800 km Jackson - Moonie into Barcaldine, and then we got a twin 6 8 inch 26 km pipeline from the Kwinana oil pipeline. inch slurry pipeline job in Irian Jaya for refinery up to Kewdale. I knew of Ron Bids for the Jackson pipeline were Freeport Indonesia. Nicholas, the owner of Red Ru Pipelines. made by McConnell Dowell, Eric Newham 1997 was the year of building of the After agreeing to hire me, he left me with and Prentice Bros & Minson, and sections 12 inch gas pipeline from Ballera to Mt. a cheque for $10,000 and instructions to were awarded to all three three compa- Isa, for AGL, which was a very successful set up a yard, clear 10 km of right of way nies. I went and worked for Jeff Shepherd project, and after that things tapered off a and organise the skids. and McConnell Dowell on the 400 km long little bit. We went to Myanmar (Burma) to I was recruited by Mole Engineering to Western spread of the Jackson line. build a gas pipeline from a beach landfall sell pipeline equipment in 1973, and spent I then changed roles to be a father, across to Thailand, involving some very two years there at the start of the 34 inch rather than a pipeliner, and spent four steep, hilly country. Sydney to Moomba pipeline. However the years at home, working for Neil Mansell In 2001, after that project, and a small call to get back into construction was too Transport. When the opportunity arose in 200 km 4 inch pipeline between Gladstone strong, and by 1975, with three spreads 1987, I came back to McConnell Dowell and Maryborough in Queensland, going on the 34 inch, and Esso starting again and went to work on the Bougainville McConnell Dowell set up in the UK to a 30 inch pipeline at Sunshine Beach in Slurry pipeline in PNG. Initially I looked build a 36 inch gas pipeline. I went there Victoria, there were plenty of jobs. after the Logistics and Quality Assurance as Site Administrator, and found the UK In 1975, APC (Australian Pipelines for the pipes and their special couplings, work ethic is not the Australian ‘can do’ Construction)/Woodhall took me on, and and then at the beginning of 1989, went work ethic! In the UK the attitude seemed with my wife, two year old daughter, three to site as site administrator. to be ‘it’s not my job’ - quite a shock! month old son, and all our possessions, we The villagers warned us that there was After my return to Australia, I received moved out to Young in NSW. I worked on going to be trouble and just before Easter a phone call from Jeff Shepherd to go and the Moomba –Sydney pipeline for most of 1989, the Bougainville Revolutionary assist him ‘for a couple of weeks’ setting up ’75 and ’76, with a side trip to Adelaide Army blew up two electricity transmission an 800 km gas pipeline from Mozambique to work for Santos up at Moomba, build- towers and burned down the main airport into South Africa. I ended up there for 18 ing gathering systems, and a return to buildings. By early June 1989 the inter- months as procurement manager. Red Ru to help build the 8 inch Kincora nal security situation had deteriorated, After long service leave, supervising – Wallumbilla gas line. and everyone was sent home, except for loading out pipe for the Telfer Project, and There was a lull until 1978, when Vic Sharp, the equipment superintendent, returning to South Africa to reclaim the McConnell Dowell secured the first of a and me. We had a lot of valuable pipeline balance of McConnell Dowell equipment, series of contracts from Gas & Fuel in construction at the mine site, and it had to I decided it was time to retire. However, Victoria, looping the 30 inch Longford be shipped out somehow and this respon- after logistics/procurement jobs for Oil – Dandenong pipeline. I worked for them sibility rested upon the two of us. Search and Delco, I am back working on as site administrator until early 1980. After we came back to Australia I the PNG-Queensland Pipeline, once more The Pipeline Authority in Canberra was sent to Jakarta to look after a small with McConnell Dowell. started looking for construction people oil and gas pipeline on the North Java I think one of the things that makes in 1980, although what they wanted was coast, for ARCO. The pipeline was a short being on the ‘hands on’ side of pipeline someone who could handle the contracts onshore pipeline about 3 km long to tie-in construction so much fun, is that no two and the legal side of a 12 inch gas pipe- to another well site on the beach. days are ever the same – there’s always line contract. The project appealed to me, At the completion of this job I was something different to look at, or to stuff not least because we were still living in recalled because McConnell Dowell had up, your day!” 16 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 DBNGP – expanding Australia’s largest gas pipeline The expansion of the 1,596 km Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) received final Board approval in May 2005 and the first stage of the expansion is now up and running with further expansion, to the value of up to $A1.5 billion, foreshadowed. The Australian Pipeliner talked to Dampier Bunbury Pipeline (DBP) Executive Chairman Stuart hohnen about the expansion to date and plans for the coming years. he sale of the DBNGP in October the new ownership arrangements a new critical points along the pipeline prior to 2004 to a consortium of Diversified executive team was formed to manage the the Stage 4A works. DBP and its contrac- TUtility and Energy Trust (DUET), business and the expansion program. tors were able to meet the new deadline of Alinta and Alcoa represented a major January 1 2006 for CS3, with CS9 follow- turning point in the development of Expanding the pipeline ing shortly afterwards. Australia’s largest pipeline asset. Prior to Once the sale of the DBNGP was In total seven new 10 MW compres- the sale of the DBNGP, the business had finalised the new owners immediately sors, and one 7 MW compressor will be been placed in receivership by the banks took on the massive task of coordinating installed at existing compressor stations which had financed the purchase of the the expansion of the pipeline. An expan- along the pipeline as part of the over- pipeline by Epic Energy in 1998 and West sion plan was set into place which would all Stage 4 expansion. Stage 4 will also Australian gas consumers were unable to see the task carried out in progressive involve the construction of 217 km of secure transmission capacity for growth stages, with the first of these, Stage 4A, pipeline loops which will relieve existing requirements. Expansion of the pipeline targeting a completion date of 1 April bottlenecks at high pressure points along was long overdue and a commitment to 2006. Subsequent negotiations with the pipeline. In each of the ten looped spend at least $400 million within five Western Power saw this completion date sections, the looping will begin at a com- years was made to the West Australian advanced to 1 January 2006 – an extreme- pressor station and extend for distances Government in return for the conversion ly challenging target for DBP and the varying from a few kilometres to 50 km. of an $88 million stamp duty obliga- expansion Project Manager, Alinta Asset The first stage of the expansion tion into a conditional loan arrangement. Management - to meet the peak demands focused on compression as this was the Dampier Bunbury Pipeline (DBP) is the of the 2006 summer season. quickest and most cost effective way to trading name for the group of companies The recently completed Stage 4A bring immediate capacity benefits to the which now own the pipeline and is respon- involved the installation of two new com- operation of the pipeline and to provide sible for the operation and expansion of pressors at existing Compressor Stations a more steady and reliable supply of gas the DBNGP (see box page 25.) As part of 3 and 9. CS 3 and 9 were the most through the pipeline. 18 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Projects - DBNGP Expansion Challenging timeframe PIPELINE INSPECTION COMPANY, LTD. According to Mr Hohnen, the big chal- 2X2 lenge for this project was time. “The new owners took over the asset in October 2004 and were faced immediately with a major expansion,” he said. “This required an enormous amount of effort during The the transitional period of the sale of the pipeline and the achievement of finan- ULTIMATE cial close. It was a real achievement to have the expansion plans completed and approved by the DBP Board in May 2005. ® “Work commenced soon after acquisi- SPY tion and early commitments were made for purchase of compressors and pipe- work, so ultimately it was a progressive decision making process…we had to hit the ground running. “One of the big challenges with the expansion project is that we are still oper- ating a pipeline that is being pushed to its limits. The DBNGP has never worked Ergonomics with Numerous harder than it is at the moment, with all Advancements shippers pushing their entitlements to the limit as a result of the capacity shortage. Improved Control “This has been complicated by a • Easy carry top handle reduction in the quality of the gas due to • Comfortable ergonomic grip a significant reduction in LPG levels. A • Shoulder strap lowering of gas quality means that more • Quickly converts to flexible wand for contoured surfaces gas has to go through the pipeline to deliver the same amount of energy. The Faster Set Up/Smoother Operations capacity of the pipeline to deliver energy • Integral Jeep Meter has therefore dropped while demand has • Positive ground light /OK to commence Jeeping increased.” • More audible alarm for heavy equipment environments Expansion works relating to both com- pression and looping inevitably impact on Proven Reliability the operation of the DBNGP. Scheduling • Lightweight durable construction with proven circuitry of compressor tie-in and commissioning • Infinite specific voltage adjustments on the fly work, as well as hot taps for each of • Automatic compensation for moisture (780 only) the loops is therefore done with some difficulty. While contractually DBP has PH: (713) 681-5837 • FAX: (713) 681-4838 the right to curtail for major works, the See our complete product line at www.picltd.com The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 19 Projects - DBNGP Expansion completion of Stage 4. Mr Hohnen said DBNGP: the facts that this massive increase in demand – which has come some ten years ahead Mainline length - 1,596 km of initial projections – can be attributed to the strong growth in the State’s economy, Laterals length - 258 km in particular the resources and power generation sectors. Total looping as part of expansion - 1,367 km He added that while this increase in demand is above what had initially Pipeline diameter - 660 mm (mainline), <500 mm (laterals). been projected when the DBNGP was Pipeline Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure - purchased, the pipeline owners have responded positively and are working 8.5 Mpa (mainline), 6.9 Mpa (laterals) towards meeting this significant new challenge over the expansion period from Total installed compressor power - 134 MW 2007 - 2009. DBP is planning the construction of Total installed compressor power after expansion – 260 MW an additional 1,150 km of new pipeline loops and the installation of a further Current maximum pipeline capacity - 635 TJ/d four 10 MW and one 7 MW compressors, at an estimated cost of approximately $1.5 Maximum capacity following Stage 4 expansion - approx 735 TJ/d billion. In total, Stages 4 and 5 will effec- Maximum capacity following Stage 5 expansion - approx 1,110 TJ/d tively duplicate approximately 90 per cent of the length of the DBNGP. As with Stage 4, Stage 5 will be project overriding aim is to reduce the impact underway on the southern loop south of managed by Alinta Asset Management. LEAK SEALING Pressurised Systems Integrity (PSI) Management – of the commissioning process on ship- Kwinana Junction, representing a major Stage 5 will be progressively com- A superior, managed Furmanite service to maintain critical joints, ensuring zero pers. Commissioning therefore tends to be milestone in the DBNGP expansion pro- pleted between late 2007 and early 2009. ON-SITE MACHINING leak start-up, and optimum plant performance. scheduled on weekends, overnight and in gram. Work on the northern loops will be Mr Hohnen felt it unlikely that there PSI MANAGEMENT other periods of lower demand. According well advanced by the time of publication. would be any significant overlap between Joint integrity is a high priority for any plant operator or to Mr Hohnen, “We put an enormous these works and the construction of the PIPE FREEZING manager. With ever-more challenging environmental, amount of effort into reducing the impact Latest expansion plans proposed PNG-Queensland Pipeline. legislative and economic demands, the need to reduce leaks and fugitive emissions is greater today than ever before. on our customers by working with them to In February, DBP announced that Once Stage 5 is approved DBP will HOT TAPPING Indeed, the costs of not doing so are high – loss of profit, coordinate, as much as possible, works at a further expansion program – Stage move forward very rapidly through the CONTROLLED lost production, increased labour and materials to repair times manageable for both parties.” 5 – was under serious investigation in various stages of the project. 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We’re confident we can continue this success through Stage 5,” Mr Hohnen said. DBP has recently submitted an appli- cation seeking the Economic Regulation Authority’s (ERA) pre-approval of the capital costs of the Stage 5 expansion - an important step in securing a final commitment to the financing of the Stage 5 expansion. Mr Hohnen said that “DBP needs to secure all the necessary regu- latory, finance and internal approvals before the expansion can proceed. These approvals will be required by the middle of 2006 to be able to expand the pipeline in time to meet the first requests for extra capacity in late 2007.” DBP has begun the process of nego- tiating with shippers on amendments to the Standard Shipper Contracts (SSCs) commitment to proceed with the Stage 4 looping have been sourced offshore - which are also necessary to enable the 5 expansion by the middle of this year. through Metal One in Japan, and Bredero Stage 5 expansion to proceed. Work would then immediately begin on Shaw in Malaysia. Overseas purchase of DBP is hoping to secure all neces- long lead time procurement. pipe and coating will continue to be the sary approvals in time for a final Board The pipe and coating for the Stage case for Stage 5, with compressors and Vitreous Enamelled Glassmetal Signs: Guaranteed to outlast any other sign. Glassmetal’s Vitreous Enamelled signs are real tough. So tough that we’ve staked our reputation on them outlasting any other signs in any conditions that Australia can dish out. Call us today for more information. Glassmetal Industries Pty Ltd Corner High & Moon Streets, Moolap, Victoria 3221 22 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Tel: 03 5248 3700 Fax: 03 5248 3348 Email: [email protected] Web: www.glassmetal.com.au Glassmetal’sGlassmetal’s pipelinepipeline signssigns justjust keepkeep goinggoing onon foreverforever Vitreous Enamelled Glassmetal Signs: Guaranteed to outlast any other sign. Glassmetal’s Vitreous Enamelled signs are real tough. So tough that we’ve staked our reputation on them outlasting any other signs in any conditions that Australia can dish out. Call us today for more information. Glassmetal Industries Pty Ltd Corner High & Moon Streets, Moolap, Victoria 3221 Tel: 03 5248 3700 Fax: 03 5248 3348 Email: [email protected] Web: www.glassmetal.com.au Projects - DBNGP Expansion other specialty equipment also having to bination of equity and debt from DUET, team moving along the line, completing be sourced offshore. On the basis of cur- Alinta and Alcoa, with each contribut- each section as they go. rent planning, all of the pipe in Stage 5 ing proportionately to their stake in the The new compressors were also will be 26 inches – the same as Stage 4. DBNGP. installed in sequence, although prepara- In terms of DBP’s obligation to tory work is required to be undertaken at meeting ongoing expansion requests, Managing the logistics a number of sites at the same time. DBP has a general commitment to the Logistics are a fundamental issue in West Australian Government and the an expansion project of the nature of Compression vs. looping Australian Competition and Consumer Stage 4 or Stage 5. In particular, over- The choice of compression vs. looping Commission (ACCC) to expand the pipe- seeing the construction of ten separate in a given situation is ultimately dictat- line to the value of $A400 million and at loops in a relatively tight timeframe is ed by complex engineering and financial least 100 TJ/d additional capacity within a challenging task which is ultimately models. At certain points in the expansion five years of purchase. DBP is already achieved through effective management of a particular pipeline compression is delivering in excess of this through the of the expansion project as a whole. the most cost-effective means for add- Stage 4 expansion. If Stage 5 proceeds, For the looping, the most effective ing capacity, then looping becomes more DBP will ultimately deliver an expansion method of project management and execu- effective up to a certain point, from which which far exceeds its obligations. tion is for each section of looping to be further compression of the looping takes Stage 5 will be funded through a com- conducted in sequence, with a core project over. There is also ultimately a trade off The ROSEN Cleaning tools feel at home in any possible pipeline conditions such as standard or narrow bends and any kind of pollution, whether debris, paraffin, or scale. ROSEN offers disc-type and cup-type cleaning tools. Like a pig in mud Contact ROSEN Australia Phone +61-8-9456-4855 LEADING IN INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES [email protected] www.RosenInspection.net 24 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Projects - DBNGP Expansion between capital costs and operating costs. The role of DBP Each option comes with its own advan- tages and disadvantages which must be DBP is the trading name of the DBNGP group of companies, Diversified taken into consideration. Utility and Energy Trusts (DUET), Alinta and Alcoa, with each company’s For Stage 4, compression of the share in DBP being representative of their stake in the DBNGP itself DBNGP was undertaken ahead of looping, (DUET 60 per cent, Alinta and Alcoa 20 per cent). given the faster delivery of extra capacity. The DBP executive team is an entirely separate entity from the three On the other hand, with looping, the extra owners. One of the key reasons behind the establishment of the DBP capacity is not created until all of the loop- team was to ensure a separation between from the owners - two of ing is completed – therefore in Stage 4, all ten loops amounting to 217 km need to be whom are also major shippers - and the asset manager (Alinta Asset completed and ready for operation before Management). the capacity of the DBNGP as a whole DBP currently has seven staff whose role is to manage the business increases. and relationships with government, manage commercial relationships with Mr Hohnen said “Stage 4 rounds out shippers, manage relations with lenders, oversee all financial aspects of most of the compression opportunities for owning, operating and expanding the DBNGP, oversee all technical and the pipeline and for this reason Stage 5 regulatory functions, as well as oversee insurance matters will be primarily looping, amounting to Alinta Asset Management is responsible for managing the asset - over 1,100 km of new pipeline. There will be a need for some more compression and including day-to-day operations and expansion activities - on behalf of compressor reconfiguration, but the bulk DBP. This arrangement was agreed as part of the original purchase of the work will be looping, extending the arrangements. length of Stage 4 loops.” now, and the new owners of the pipeline the pipeline remains a world-class piece Conclusion are moving to rapidly address the needs of infrastructure capable of supplying West Australian businesses and resi- of gas users in the state. The expansion the rapidly growing energy needs of the dentsMISU HPHhave 7/9/05been calling 3:42 for PM the Page expansion 1 program is set to continue for a number booming West Australian economy. of the DBNGP for a number of years of years and will ultimately ensure that 6 sanyo drive wodonga, vic, 3690 ph: +61 2 6024 3155 fax: +61 2 6024 3065 mobile: 0438 882 050 email: [email protected] website: www.misu.com.au Mobile Integrated Screening Units - Proven in the Pipeline Industry across the world - Made locally in Australia - Screens not crushes - True screening action - Excels in tight difficult terrain plus wet conditions - Screening capability to <22mm - Compliments existing pipeline equipment - Fully Mobile Proven screen attachment for excavator/loader machines as utilised on gas pipelines in USA locations: - Boston - Alabama - Colorado Rockies Domestically on: - SEA Gas - NQGP Projects The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 25 Australian pipeline industry delivers on Braemar Pipeline The successful delivery of the Braemar Pipeline near Roma, Queensland proves again that thorough planning and attention to community engagement delivers on-time and on-budget results. he 16 inch Braemar Linepack Background During periods of low demand, the Connection connects the Braemar pipeline will be used as a line-pack gas TPower station to the Australian The 87 km DN 400 pipeline will trans- storage facility. A Custody Transfer Pipeline Trust’s compressor station at port natural gas from Australian Pipeline Metering Station (CTMS) was designed Condamine on the Darling Downs in Trust’s Roma-Brisbane (RBP) natural gas and constructed at the Condamine end Queensland. pipeline from upstream of the Condamine and a manifold was built at Braemar Built in less than six months by Compressor Station, to the Braemar to connect to the multiple gas turbine Leighton Contractors under an Power Station, a peaking power station generating units at the Braemar Power Engineering, Procurement and located southeast of Kogan and south Station. Construction contract, the pipeline was of the RBP. A secondary 3.4 km DN 400 delivered two months ahead of schedule lateral pipeline was also built to transport Safety in March 2006 with no safety or environ- natural gas to the Braemar Power Station Safety on the Braemar Linepack mental incidents – an outstanding result. from various alternative sources. Connection was the responsibility of When it comes to oil & gas, we know the drill. Specialised Engineering (mech, chem, civil, elect) Offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Roma, Moomba and Ballera. • Pipelines and route selection • 3D modelling Call Colin Gibson in Adelaide on • Threat analysis • Alignment drawings 08 8364 1000 or Michael Bessen • Risk assessment • GIS and survey services in Brisbane on 07 3208 6566 • Piping design • Pond and evaporation design SOUTH AUSTRALIA / QUEENSLAND 26 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Projects - Braemar everyone and there were no Lost Time Injuries in 100,000+ man-hours worked. Employees and sub-contractors alike embraced the Leighton-Safe ethos and the result is a credit to all. Design and construction Design commenced with pipeline design consultancy, OSD Energy Services, in Q1 2005 to support front-end and permitting activities, route selection and design of the pipe and station facilities. Clear and grade commenced on 24 August 2005 to ensure the collection of artefacts and environmental controls were appro- priately implemented along the route in advance of installation work. During the initial planning phase, several options were investigated for housing the workforce. Tara was selected as the site for a 140-person camp, which was fabricated and installed ahead of East Coast Pipeline & Welding the pipeline route including two State schedule. The camp operated in complete commenced work in early October and Controlled roads, the main arterials for harmony with the local community and averaged a welding production rate of the local communities. These were bored the cooperative attitude of the people of 3 km per day - a great result considering with casing pipes to minimise disruption Tara, local businesses and the Tara Shire in excess of 400 mm of rain fell during the to the local community. The pipeline route Council were instrumental in achieving a last three months of 2005. passed along 38 km of local shire road first class result. Numerous roads were traversed along easements, with the majority of the pipe- another project in the pipeline....done Leighton Contractors Pty Limited Level 3, 143 Coronation Drive, Milton Queensland 4064 Leighton T: 07 3215 4400 F: 07 3215 4480 www.leightoncontractors.com.au Contractors The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 27 Projects - Braemar line safely located just outside the V-drain along the side of the road. An extensive road safety management strategy was under- taken which resulted in some 25 km of temporary road barrier being installed. Planning and attention to detail from the outset paid dividends, with no community incidents along the entirety of the pipeline route. The DCVG survey was conducted in late December 2006 and returned a 100 per cent result. The right of way reinstatement was completed to a similar standard. Fabrication of the CTMS piping was subcontracted to Dartbridge Welding. Hurricane Katrina in November disrupted delivery schedules but Dartbridge responded well by adapting their work to ensure the overall schedule was maintained. Fluid Controls of Brisbane kept the pressure on their manufacturing facility and despite a tight delivery schedule, completed the fabri- cation and testing prior to Christmas 2005. Installation of the CTMS at Condamine and the manifold at Braemar was completed in January 2006 with Mechanical Completion achieved in early February 2006. First gas was intro- duced on 7 March 2006, almost 2 months ahead of schedule. Tara township – community interaction The project team spent almost six months living in the small regional centre of Tara, which has a population of approximately 1,000. The 140-person strong crew became part of the local com- munity, representing almost 15 per cent of the town’s population. Project staff worked with the emergency services agencies and the local council to assist with the management of the issues directly related to the project and those in the wider community brought on by such a sudden influx of people. Over the course of the project, Leighton Contractors sponsored car rallies, assisted the fire bri- gade with putting out rural fires, conducted emergency drills, sponsored fireworks displays and generally lived as part of the local community. When you are a visitor to a small town, you may To ensure that a major project was not know who everyone is, but everyone sure knows who you are! delivered on time, OneSteel came to the Cultural Heritage “rescue and delivered 1.6km of pipe to a Environmental and Cultural Heritage management was led very tight deadline, on schedule and by Leighton Contractors’ Environmental Management team, with the highest standards of service. and by working together, a fantastic result was achieved for all Craig Bonar, Pipelines Manager, GasNet concerned. The cultural consultation for the project, led by Leighton’s Environment and Cultural Heritage Manager, Colin Lane, was ” undertaken with three family groups representing two Aboriginal First for service. Whatever the job size. tribal groups, the Western Wakka Wakka and the Barunggam people. During the pre-construction survey, some 753 artefacts were Project: Snowy Hydro Project photographed, recorded by GPS, measured and entered onto a database for the Department of Natural Resources & Mines Specification: 1,752 metres, 355.6 x 9.5 millimetres ERW line pipe to API 5L in grade X56 PSL2 (DNRM) to enter onto their Cultural Heritage Register and database. Every effort was made to include participants and build Choose OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe for your next project and you’ll be choosing absolute quality and service. confidence, trust and capacity as well as develop cross-cultural awareness for site personnel and other project stakeholders To find out more freecall 1800 178 335 or email [email protected] through aboriginal inductions, which were undertaken with the oil & gas pipe™� assistance of family elders. During the construction phase in the initial clear and grade process, monitors located, recorded, photographed and removed FREECALL 1800 1 STEEL WEBSITE www.onesteel.com OUR STRENGTH. YOUR SUCCESS. an additional 439 artefacts to safe locations. At the conclusion OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe. P.O. Box 611, Welshpool, WA 6986. Telephone: 08 6332 3133. Email: [email protected] OneSteel Trading Pty Ltd. ABN 50 007 519 646. Oil & Gas Pipe™ is a trademark of OneSteel Trading Pty Ltd. H&T OSM0134/AP. 28 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 To ensure that a major project was delivered on time, OneSteel came to the “rescue and delivered 1.6km of pipe to a very tight deadline, on schedule and Craig Bonar, Pipelines Manager, GasNet with the highest standards of service. First for service. Whatever the job size.” Project: Snowy Hydro Project Specification: 1,752 metres, 355.6 x 9.5 millimetres ERW line pipe to API 5L in grade X56 PSL2 Choose OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe for your next project and you’ll be choosing absolute quality and service. To find out more freecall 1800 178 335 or email [email protected] oil & gas pipe™� FREECALL 1800 1 STEEL WEBSITE www.onesteel.com OUR STRENGTH. YOUR SUCCESS. OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe. P.O. Box 611, Welshpool, WA 6986. Telephone: 08 6332 3133. Email: [email protected] OneSteel Trading Pty Ltd. ABN 50 007 519 646. Oil & Gas Pipe™ is a trademark of OneSteel Trading Pty Ltd. H&T OSM0134/AP. 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It has led to the devel- run smoothly. opment of a number of new gas-fired All up, the construction of the pipeline electricity generators, one of which being required 90,000 metres (8,500 tonnes) of the Braemar Power Station. 406.4 x 9.65 mm 5L grade X65 steel with Scheduled to commence commercial HDPE coating. operations from mid-2006, the Braemar The on-time pipe delivery to this Power Station is a more environmental- project follows successful delivery of ly friendly solution to power generation, pipe to OneSteel’s Project Magnet in of the clear and grade, monitors also emitting one-third less greenhouse gases South Australia and the Nifty Pipeline checked access tracks for artefacts before than a traditional coal-fired generation Project in Western Australia for GasNet they were graded. The completed records facility. Australia. 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In addition, Erin Industries offer a range of other polyurethane systems, including foam trench breakers. Speak to us today to see how we can help you on your next project. For more details on successful projects using foam pillows, visit www.erin-ind.com to see previous applications worldwide. Projects - Braemar ferent cultural perspectives in effect. A lessons learnt review was conducted which identified success areas, such as employment of local indigenous people for work on their traditional lands, through to ideas to streamline communications with various government departments. Environment Statutory obligations required every- one to be vigilant and to record all actions that may result in an environmental impact, and it was the attention to detail and the persistence to achieve results that really made the difference between man- aging and achieving. The project presented some interesting environmental management challenges. After six years of low rainfall and local predictions of 20 mm throughout spring, the first rain that fell literally washed that premise away, with 47 mm over- night making access across paddocks and pipeline and alignment coped very well involved in the reasoning behind envi- tracks impassable. Throughout the project under the deluge. ronmental decisions, which gave them the rain continued, with a record 400 Awareness and training formed a the opportunity to value add to concepts mm being recorded as the final tally for large part of the site induction process to such as using vegetation as sediment con- rain between late August 2005 and early ensure the message was both delivered trols on drainage lines, forming up berms January 2006. Throughout this period the and understood. Construction crews were where the soils were highly dispersible Web Portal approach brings rewards One of the challenges faced in building a week to a secure central storage point software for the traceability of pipe, weld- the Braemar Pipeline was implement- of project data for all stakeholders. The ing, coating and to collate the project’s ing a Pipeline Information Management system also provides highly increased as-built information into the existing web System (PIMS) that would ensure all usability with simple point and click portal. stakeholders were working from the same interface, which means that minimum By utilising CMS for traceability the map and accessing the same data. These training is required. constructor has delivered to the pipeline stakeholders can be divided into three The development of the Web Portal operator an electronic record from the groups - viewers, including management; approach also means that anybody with metallurgical analyses of the steel, the users, such as pipeline engineers, land a computer and Internet connection can coating, field welding, survey and hydro agents, cultural and environmental con- have easy access to large volumes of test data which is readily accessible via sultants; and doers, which includes GIS geographic data and supporting docu- X-Info. administrators and operators. ments without purchasing any GIS DataServer at the click of a mouse can Ensuring that all of these groups were software. This has helped people with be used everyday, whether it is to respond accessing the same data was achieved little or no GIS knowledge to perform to a third party Dial Before You Dig by establishing a secure web-based spatial analysis. enquiry on pipeline location; for engineer- portal utilising Mipela’s X-Info DataServer The Web Portal approach facilitates ing use in instances such as new offtakes; software to retain and deliver the knowledge and information sharing in a to integrate with pigging runs to assist knowledge of project inception and Project Team. It has cut considerable time in defect analysis and location; or for use approvals through to detailed engineer- searching for information and reduced in a Risk Management System to provide ing design and construction about their costs for getting spatial information out evidence of protection at various locations pipeline, facilities, easements, landown- to those decision makers that need it. along the pipeline. ers, environment and cultural heritage Enhancements of Web Portal for one user The end result is a comprehensive issues. will benefit all users. pipeline and facilities dataset, fully inte- Advantages of the Web Portal During construction Mipela was also grated and delivered across the web and approach for the project include getting engaged by Leighton Contractors to sup- ready for use by operations that add full value from the GIS system by deliver- port the implementation of Epic Energy’s further value to Braemar Power’s latest ing real time access 24 hours a day, 7 days Construction Management System (CMS) asset. 32 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Projects - Braemar and so on. All of this had the net effect of one particular occurrence involving the GIS System raising the overall awareness of environ- Federally protected, vulnerable flora spe- Quality Assurance was a primary mental initiatives during the life of the cies, Philotheca sporadica. This protected issue during the early planning for the project. It was great to see an understand- species was cleared under permit, only project. It was agreed with the client, ing of environmental awareness not only to be rediscovered growing afresh after Braemar Power Project Pty Ltd, that a evolve, but contribute to many aspects spring rains stimulated growth. The fact fully populated GIS database would be the of a practical and relevant nature which that an excavator driver and his offsider final result for the capture of all Quality assisted in delivering a high standard of not only stopped to investigate a 10 mm Assurance documentation. The biggest environmental outcomes. shoot on the alignment, but they had challenge was the medium of capturing The increase in environmental aware- absorbed enough information to correctly data in an effective and timely manner for ness was evident in many respects identify the plant and then report it to site easy transfer into the GIS database. throughout the life of the project, with personnel was rewarding for all involved. The GIS consultant for the project, Hayden McDonald from Mipela, intro- KFM – project surveying duced the Epic Energy system to the project and it was embraced by all from KFM Partnership was the Project preparation for assistance in day one. From a Project Management per- Surveyor for the principle Wambo Power alignment sheet preparation, the pipeline spective, the capture and storage of data Ventures and Leighton Contractors. easement survey, and all construction in the GIS database was a total solution Complete project works included set-out surveys. with instant full traceability all the way control survey, route detail survey, KFM Partnership was also involved back to the steel coil. satellite imagery control survey and in route construction site photos records, The most enduring feature of the cadastral surveys of road boundaries, construction detail surveys and plans GIS database is that it is limited only as well as property boundary compi- as necessary, special crossing plans and by one’s imagination. The information lations for pipeline alignment in road pipe bending design, route plots as nec- can be stored and accessed anywhere corridors. essary, town planning applications and The works also included digital subdivision surveys for the Condamine via the internet, which has untold uses cadastral database adjustment to field Metering Station and Braemar Power and flexibility for end-users, the opera- surveys, pipeline alignment design, data Station. tor of the pipeline or other interested parties. 1)NFO /Ê`Ê>ÊLÊÜi]Ê /\Ê , ,Ê*"7 ,Ê*," /Ê /"" \Ê ** Ê ", /" ÞÕÊii`ÊÌ iÊ Ê /Ê-9-/ ÞÕÊii`ÊÌ iÊ À} ÌÊÌð / iÊ«iiÌ>ÌÊvÊÌ iÊ8vÊ UÊÊ *«iÊ>`Êv>VÌiÃÊV>ÌÃÆ UÊÊ vÀ>ÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀiÊ>`ÊÌ«}À>« VÊ >Ì>-iÀÛiÀÊ >ÃÊ«ÀÛ`i`Ê À>i>ÀÊ UÊÊ «iÌiÊVÃÌÀÕVÌÊ `>Ì>ÊVÕ`}Ê>VViÃÃÊÀ>`ÃÆÊ>` *ÜiÀÊ*ÀiVÌÊÜÌ Ê>ÊëiÊLÕÌÊ ÌÀ>Vi>LÌÞÊ`iÌ>ÃÊVÕ`}Ê UÊÊ iÀ>Ê« Ì}À>« ÞÊ>`ÊÃ>ÌiÌiÊ «ÜiÀvÕÊÌÊvÀÊÌ iÊ«iÀ>ÌÊvÊ Üi`]Ê««iÊ>`ÊV>Ì}ÊV>ÌÃÆ >}iÀÞ° Ì iÀÊiÜÊ } Ê«ÀiÃÃÕÀiÊ}>ÃÊ««ii° UÊÊ ÃÊVÃÌÀÕVÌi`Ê`À>Ü}Ã]Ê Ì>VÌÊÕÃÊÌÊw`ÊÕÌÊÀiÊ>LÕÌÊ "«iÀ>ÌÊ«iÀÃiÊ >ÛiÊi>ÃÞÊ >ÌiÀ>ÊViÀÌwV>ÌiÃÊ>`Ê« ÌÃÆ Ì ÃÊ>`ÊÌ iÀÊÛ>ÌÛiÊ>««}Ê >VViÃÃÊÌÊë>Ì>Ê`>Ì>Ê>`Ê«ÀiVÌÊ ÌÃÊÌ`>Þ° `VÕiÌ>ÌÊÛ>Ê>ÊÃiVÕÀi]ÊvÀi`ÞÊ UÊÊ >` `iÀÊÜiÀà «Ê>`Ê QQQGCJ?F;=IG;O ÜiLL>Ãi`Ê«ÀÌ>ÊÌÊÌ iÊvÜ}\ i>ÃiiÌÊvÀ>ÌÆ The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 33 Projects - Braemar Design and operation of the Braemar Pipeline OSD Energy Services has been integral in the development of the 87 km, 16 inch diameter Braemar Linepack Connection Pipeline (BLCP), which runs from near Chinchilla to near Dalby, since June 2004. nitial involvement included licensing, sions on cased or uncased road crossings, OSD Energy Services from an engineer- route selection and cultural heritage and remote location third-party interfer- ing design consultancy to a whole-of-life, Isupport to ERM, which was led by ence management. conception-to-operation pipeline service Rosemary Fredriksen with support from company. the OSD team. Throughout 2005, OSD OSD has brought OSD spent January and February provided engineering design and construc- together an experienced 2006 bringing together a small, experi- tion support to Leighton, led by Chris enced and dedicated team which will be Hughes. team responsible for the responsible for the day-to-day operations The BLCP is unique because it is operation and integrity of and integrity of the pipeline. The result designed to store gas during non-peak elec- is the formation of a new entity named tricity times and then to reliably flow gas the pipeline. OSD Asset Management (OSDAM), which to the power station during peak electric- operates independently within the OSD ity usage. This resulted in non-standard In July 2005 OSD commenced talks group of companies as an independent hydraulic flow design, which is usually on the possibility of a role in operation of asset manager and operator. OSDAM has based on inflow equals outflow. Other the pipeline. Led by Ms Fredriksen, OSD been engaged by Braemar Power Project design issues on this pipeline included has worked since then on developing a cul- as the operator of the Braemar Linepack parallel road easements, robust discus- ture, philosophy, and process to transform Connection. 34 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 AGL0131/TR/R Projects - Central Ranges Agility expands services to It’s time we Central Ranges Pipeline Agility has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to operate a new gas transmission piped up about pipeline over ten years. gility has been contracted to oper- ate and maintain Central Ranges APipeline’s (CRP) 297 km gas trans- mission pipeline between the rural cities of Dubbo and Tamworth as well as CRP’s our expertise Tamworth gas distribution network. This contract win represents a logical extension for Agility, which also man- ages Australian Pipeline Trust’s Sydney to Moomba gas transmission pipeline and the Marsden to Dubbo Pipeline, an in gas arterial pipeline that connects to CRP’s new pipeline and enables gas services to extend 297 km to Tamworth. CRP’s project involves 247 km of 8 inch diameter pipeline, and 50 km of 6 inch diameter pipeline. Operation transmission. and maintenance will involve constant aerial survey and pipeline patrol along the entire route in addition to easement its expertise; the company currently oper- “Due to Agility’s unique set of management, liaising with landowners ates other gas networks in central western experience in gas networks, together and ongoing, preventative maintenance. NSW. Agility also has significant experi- with the synergetic benefits of operating Agility also offers emergency response ence in setting up new networks, from adjacent infrastructure, we were able support around the clock in case of commissioning to maintenance in approxi- to put a very competitive and quality Agility provides total infrastructure third party damage to the pipeline and mately 25 other NSW country centres. offer to the client. We are confident our distribution network, which is particu- Due to demand for gas supply, there relationship with CRP will position both solutions to the gas industry; larly important to the thousands of new is a strong likelihood that this infrastruc- companies to grow well together,” Mr that’s everything from construction to Tamworth customers who are expected to ture will grow, with the potential for new Blagrove said. connect to gas over the first few years of gas pipelines and networks extending to CRP’s Chief Executive Officer David operations, from maintenance to asset its operation. the towns of Mudgee and Gunnedah over Adam agrees. “Central Ranges welcomes management. The newly built Tamworth gas distri- the next two years. Agility on-board as the operator of our bution network services all businesses, Market Development Manager Richard pipeline and gas network. We look forward Through its heritage, Agility has over factories and residents in the city of Blagrove says this possible expansion will to a long and harmonious relationship,” he Tamworth. Agility’s contract to operate enable Agility the opportunity to grow said. 160 years of experience to draw on. and maintain this network is indicative of with the client. This gives us not only the know- how, but also a strong insight of Pipeline Design and what you, as owners and business Construction managers, require. Civil Works And with over 10,000 km of transmission Pipeline Maintenance pipeline under our belts, we know what and Repair Unit 11/58 Metroplex Avenue Murarrie Qld 4172 works. For more information, contact Pipe Design,Fabrication Phone: 07 3395 6400 Agility today on (02) 9921 2999. and Installation Fax: 07 3395 6800 Email: [email protected] Web: www.divcon.com.au safety • quality • environment 36 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 …experience the difference AGL0131/TR/R It’s time we piped up about our expertise in gas transmission. Agility provides total infrastructure solutions to the gas industry; that’s everything from construction to operations, from maintenance to asset management. Through its heritage, Agility has over 160 years of experience to draw on. This gives us not only the know- how, but also a strong insight of what you, as owners and business managers, require. And with over 10,000 km of transmission pipeline under our belts, we know what works. For more information, contact Agility today on (02) 9921 2999. …experience the difference Projects - Central Ranges APIA Chief visits Central Ranges Pipeline Project The pipeline industry should be proud of the professionalism and commitment demonstrated by its workforce, from the managers in city and site offices through to the tradespeople and other hands-on project staff, says APIA Chief Executive Cheryl Cartwright. s Cartwright’s comments were made after a visit to the Central MRanges Project, where she saw the full range of site activities, from clean and grade through to trench digging, welding, bending and stringing and rein- statement of the land. “I’m always impressed by the quality control of the people working on these projects and Central Ranges was no excep- tion,” Ms Cartwright told The Australian Pipeliner. Keith Potter of Delco and Mick Wardale showed Ms Cartwright a range of sites and activities along the commissioned pipeline.” lateral will also run to Gunnedah from the route. Keith Potter, CEO of major contractor Breeza to supply a proposed ethanol Delco and Construction Manager Mick plant. Wardale showed Ms Cartwright a range of Delco and the Central Ranges project “The people working on long-distance, sites and activities along the route. management team have established high-pressure gas pipelines know that The Central Ranges project is on target excellent communications with local each part of the process is important and to meet its completion date of late April. farmers along the route, helping to that each job, no matter how small, is The pipeline runs from Dubbo to Breeza facilitate good access and rehabilitation critical to the success of the project and and then from Breeza to Tamworth. A arrangements. The pipe is being provided by Orrcon, Delco Safety Advisor Alex Drapow, Cheryl Cartwright using almost 8,000 tonnes of high-strength, and Delco Director Giancarlo Tocchio. tightly alloyed hot-rolled steel coil in more than 16,000 lengths of pipe. A thousand truckloads are required for delivery. 38 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Water Pipelines The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project: a partnership for regional sustainability The Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project (WMPP) is one of the largest water infrastructure projects in Australia. The project will underpin a sustainable future for Northwest Victoria through the provision of a new water supply system designed to meet the needs of the region for the next hundred years. he WMPP will replace 17,000 megalitres. The conversion from 17,500 km of open, earthen a channel to piped supply system will Tchannels with a 8,800 km piped save the 103,000 megalitres of water water distribution system to be built that is lost from the existing system, and and integrated into the overall business deliver a range of economic, social and of GWMWater at an estimated cost of environmental benefits to the region. $520 million. It will provide reticulated Among these are more secure, reliable water to 7,000 rural properties and 36 and better quality water supplies to the towns over an area of about two million farms, towns and businesses of the region, hectares. the return of up to 83,000 megalitres The conversion to a piped supply of water savings to government for system will save 103,000 megalitres of environmental purposes and the provision water currently lost through seepage and of a further 1,000 megalitres of water evaporation, and deliver multiple benefits for environmentally significant wetlands for the region. located within the area serviced by the new system. Water savings The project will also result in the From a total release of 120,000 availability of up to 10,000 megalitres sustainable on-farm diversification and megalitres each year from bulk water of additional water from the new sys- new industry serviced by a water system supplyPN QPS.qxd reservoirs, 27/07/2005 GWMWater 10:45 rural AM and Pagetem 1 for regional economic development, that can support future growth and the urban customers ultimately use only which will provide new opportunities for availability of up to 3,000 megalitres of water for eleven recreational lakes within the region, with substantial flow- Peter Norman Personnel on benefits for tourism. Committed to Excellence… Developing the proposal for Our team of consultants has first-hand industry experience, a piped water supply so we can offer a real understanding of the particular area As a result of an initial feasibility or discipline and our resident registered Psychologist can provide a valuable tool in the recruitment process. study completed in 2001, both the Federal and Victorian State Governments provided funding to further develop the WMPP We offer contract & permanent In areas & disciplines including: proposal, through key activities. recruitment solutions across a • Utilities (Gas is our specialty, These included extensive consulta- niche range including: Water, Electrical, Telecomm’s) tion to ensure the engagement of the • Engineering • Management • Mechanical/Manufacturing community and participating in the pro- • Drafting • Office Support • Electrical/Electronics cess to ensure the pipeline system design • Technical • Accounting • Chemical & Process will meet the needs and expectations of regional users. Although we've changed our contact numbers to Focus groups identified the practical provide a better service, we've retained the quality. implications for landholders and other water users of implementing a piped sup- Phone 03 8520 9520 Facsimile 03 8520 9530 ply system, and there was an investigation The Key to Personnel www.peternorman.com.au to identify and quantify the substantial 40 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Water Pipelines natural resource benefits achieved from a Construction has already commenced on a number of the pipelines which will form part of the system. pipelining proposal. Environmental assessment and statu- tory planning approval was undertaken to identify and minimise the potential disturbance effects resulting from the construction of the pipeline. Funding was also provided for engi- neering design of the pipeline system at a conceptual level, and estimates of the costs of constructing and operating a piped supply system. A full and detailed design for 25 per cent of the proposed system was also undertaken. There was also a detailed Business Case to confirm the relative benefits and costs, including the economic, environmental and social benefits generated by the project. The WMPP partnership The WMPP proposal presented in the Business Case is an outcome that has been fundamentally driven by the commu- • Local farmers and other private com- economic development; nity, and represents a strong partnership mercial enterprises; • A total of 13 local municipal coun- across stakeholders at all levels. • Urban and rural community groups cils that cover some 20 per cent of Through the regional community in the WMPP area; Victoria; structure, partnerships have developed • Regional interest groups - environ- • The four Catchment Management with the following community and stake- ment, indigenous, emergency services, Authorities (CMAs) as lead agen- holder groups: primary production, business and cies for managing community The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 41 Water Pipelines interests in and priorities for investment in natural resourc- The pipeline system will replace hundreds of kilometres of open irrigation OTTOWAY es management; channels. • State agencies including Department of Sustainability and ENGINEERING Environment (DSE), the Department of Primary Industries PTY LTD (DPI), Parks Victoria, Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) and the Environment Protection Authority; and, • Commonwealth agencies including the National Heritage Trust (NHT), Environment Australia (EA), Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (AFFA) and Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS). The project will also result in the availability of up to 10,000 megalitres Pipe spool Fabrication·· ····· ·· of additional water from the new system for regional economic development Pressure Vessel Fabrication Community consultation As part of the development of the WMPP Business Case, a limited to replacing the status quo. Onsite Installation major consultation program was undertaken. The consultation Other key messages included the fact that the pipeline needs promoted widespread community involvement and interest in to meet higher standards for security of supply than currently the WMPP. The key messages from the consultation program, provided by the channel supply system; and that improved water as presented in the Business Case, were that there was broad quality was a critical and vital outcome that would yield major Design and Construction of Oil consensus that the channel system could no longer serve the benefits for many aspects of regional life, both domestic and need of the region, meaning that a piped supply was a must for commercial. future economic and social development, and that design of the pipeline must cater for change and growth, and should not be Funding arrangements and Gas Facilities The WMPP is estimated to cost $520 million, which comprises a system capital cost and a separate investment in on-farm works to be provided by rural customers. On-farm works will Pipeline Construction consist of water tanks, pipelines and troughs configured in local system arrangements that are connected to the major pipeline system and distribute water to various locations around each farm enterprise. Accredited to ISO 9001 The Australian and Victorian State Governments jointly launched the WMPP on 24 June 2005 after reaching agreement CIVIL ENGINEERS on the funding arrangements as part of the National Water Initiative. Governments have each committed to contributing amounts of $167 million towards the project, premised on the significant environmental benefits achieved through water savings and the economic benefits provided through an improved water supply. The regional community’s share of the pipeline system cost GAS & OIL PIPELINE will be paid for through the annual water tariffs and from the CONSTRUCTION sale of water savings allocated for future regional growth. Phone: 03 5735 4444 Fax: 03 5735 4499 The pipeline system Email: [email protected] The WMPP will implement a piped and pumped water supply 67 Anzac Avenue, Seymour, Victoria 3660 system that will provide a continuous supply to individual farms PO Box 161 Seymour, Victoria 3661 and townships across the Wimmera Mallee region. The system Director Ron Burrows Pipeline Equipment for Hire incorporates trunk and distribution pipeline works, pumping stations, water balancing storages, headworks, control systems Manager Bryan Tidswell Contact Tony on 0408 501 652 and other ancillary works that are connected to create five [email protected] separate supply zones drawing water from two sources of supply in the Grampians mountains and a sixth supply zone supplied www.ottowayengineering.com.au from the Murray River. The scope of the project also includes the email [email protected] PART OF THE MITCHELL GROUP OF COMPANIES decommissioning of redundant channel assets. 42 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 phone 08 8341 0045 OTTOWAY ENGINEERING OTTOWAY ENGINEERING PTY LTD Pipe spool Fabrication·· ····· ·· Pressure Vessel Fabrication Onsite Installation Design and Construction of Oil and Gas Facilities Pipeline Construction Accredited to ISO 9001 Director Ron Burrows Manager Bryan Tidswell www.ottowayengineering.com.au email [email protected] phone 08 8341 0045 OTTOWAY ENGINEERING Water Pipelines mains under trunk main pressure. In The system can also provide addi- areas where the trunk main supply is tional water that is to be pumped during unable to adequately pressurise areas off-peak periods, with up to 3,979 mega- within the distribution network, local litres available to supply nominated distribution system pumping stations recreational lakes and wetlands with will be installed to maintain the required high conservation value, plus a further delivery pressure at customer connection growth allowance of up to 5,000 megali- points. The key criteria that have been tres. Access to this extra growth allowance the basis for the design of the pipeline requires additional water storage located system are presented in Table 1. specifically where the demand for this water occurs. System Water Allowances The major works component for the and Infrastructure project is the construction of around 8,800 The pipeline system has been designed kilometres of pipeline works. The new to deliver just under 23,000 megalitres of system will substantially improve the water ‘on demand’ each year from the sys- security of supply provided to customers, tem to farms, rural industries and towns. which will increase from the current levels Figure 1: The proposed pipeline network. Provision has been made within this ‘on of 78 per cent for rural services and 88 per Figure 1 presents a general layout demand’ capacity for 10 per cent growth cent for urban services to 96 per cent for plan of the trunk main components of each in the current level of urban consumption both services. supply zone. A major trunk pipeline will and up to 5,000 megalitres for growth transfer water under gravity from Lake in rural consumption across the entire Continued on page 46 Bellfield to Taylors Lake. The remainder system. of the pipeline system is a pumped system Design Requirement Design Approach and so will be highly reliant on the Sources of Supply Lake Bellfield and Taylors Lake regional power supply network. The trunk Lake Wartook pipeline of each supply zone follows a Murray River route that extends between the towns Design Strategy for System Trunk Pipelines Design Flow = Peak 3-month Average situated within that zone, with a trunk Demand Flow pumping station and water balancing storage located along the trunk main Design Strategy for System Distribution Design Flow = Peak Day Average alignment at each town. Pipelines Demand Flow Trunk pumping stations transfer Pump Station Operation 22 Hours per day at peak demand bulk water between the water storages System Balance Storage Type Lined In-ground Storages (no covers) and also service the local distribution Minimum On-Farm Tank Storage Volume 3 days water requirement at peak demand pipe networks connected to the pumped Supply Pressure 20 metres at the farm gate trunk main, with flows delivered directly from the trunk mains to the distribution Table 1: Key criteria forming the basis for the design of the pipeline system. Energyworks Energyworks Ltd Specialising in: At Coates, we hand pick our employees very carefully. Some come to us with proven expertise, however many are apprentices and trainees who we cultivate and train to ensure they are the best in their field. 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It’s what you’re guaranteed when you pick Coates. 64 6 756 7721 Power Generation Facilities) For further information about Coates equipment and services, 44 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 visit our website: www.coates.com.au or call us on 13 15 52. At Coates, we hand pick our employees very carefully. Some come to us with proven expertise, however many are apprentices and trainees who we cultivate and train to ensure they are the best in their field. In fact, our staff are so highly regarded they are often called upon by equipment manufacturers for their input and technical advice. It’s this skill and dedication that has made us hire industry leaders, and the reason why so many top companies prefer to keep company with Coates. Of course, our 800,000 strong fleet of top quality, expertly maintained equipment also helps. But that would be nothing without the exceptional people who get it where and when it’s needed each and every day. And do it with a commitment to safety that borders on obsession. The pick of the crop. It’s what you’re guaranteed when you pick Coates. For further information about Coates equipment and services, visit our website: www.coates.com.au or call us on 13 15 52. PPH FP - 2005 24/3/05 9:59 AM Page 1 Water Pipelines I It is expected that the first stage of the project will go Pipeline System Infrastructure to public tender in April Trunk Pipelines - 1,130 km 2006, with pipe laying to Distribution Pipelines - 7,720 km commence in the second half of 2006. Trunk Pipeline Pumping Stations - 41 GerardGerard O’BrienO’Brien –– Distribution System Pumping Stations - Up to 100 and probity controls in a regional location and the need for water delivery services providingproviding aa qualityquality Water Storages - 45 (total capacity of 1,165 ML) to continue during infrastructure develop- plantplant hirehire serviceservice toto ment over several years, during drought conditions and severe restrictions. thethe pipelinepipeline industryindustry Project management and tems connected to this supply zone trunk Logistics will also include the attrac- for over 10 years. implementation main is completed. tion of qualified professionals, short for over 10 years. Procurement of these works is through and long term; regional impacts of the The Victorian and Federal competitive tendering for supply of pipe changing water policy environment, Governments have established a project and pump components and the construc- for example entitlement and trading governance structure for the project that tion of system works. Construction of this regimes; sustainability objectives; water reflects the important operational role of initial phase of the project works will take quality targets; and required on farm GWMWater in the implementation of the about one year. While the entire program infrastructure investment by primary project, but which also recognises the sig- of works was originally expected to take 10 producers. nificant financial investment to be made. years to build, an aggressive Procurement It is expected that the first stage Detailed engineering design of the Strategy aimed at a five year construction of the project will go to public tender major trunk pipeline from Lake Bellfield period is currently being evaluated. in April 2006, with laying of pipes to to Taylors Lake, together with a trunk The logistics of WMPP implementa- commence in the second half of 2006. A pipelineSteeltest extending HPH 26/3/05 from Taylors 3:08 PM Lake Page to 1 tion are significant, and include the scale highly competitive industry response is Yaapeet and the distribution pipeline sys- of the project, scope of contracts, financial expected. Non-Destructive Testing & • Pipeline NDT – Auto UT & Radiography (On/Offshore) • LPIT – Laser Pipeline Inspection Tool (Corrosion Plots) Pipeline Inspection • PIT – Intelligent Pipeline Ultrasonic Inspection Tool • Radiography Inspection – X, Gamma & Crawler RT • LORA, Flash and Realtime Radiography inspection Screening bucket Vacuum lift Shaker bucket • Ultrasonic Corrosion Mapping – A, B, C & D Scan 2 Thorpe Way • Ultrasonic ‘Class’ Shipping Surveys & Thickness Kwinana WA 6167 • Bulk Storage Tank Inspection – MFL & Surveys Phone : (08) 9439 5656 • Tube Inspection – IRIS, Eddy Current, RFEC • Underwater NDT – MPI, UT & Eddy Current Fax: (08) 9439 5665 • Liquid Penetrant & Magnetic Particle testing Email : [email protected] • INCOTEST – Corrosion Under Insulation Web: www.rtdsteeltest.com.au • Plant & Condition Monitoring Services • Third Party, Weld Inspectors, Training Extenda stick Angle Tilt Grader Rock breakers Ripper • Welder & Procedure Qualifications • TOFD – Time of Flight Diffraction Member of the RTD Group • LORUS – Long Range Ultrasonic Contact: Gerard O’Brien The right machines Offering Services throughout Australia, South-Pacific, Asia and Middle-East Mobile: 0418 624 064 The right attachments Phone: 02 6495 0528 46 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Fax: 02 6495 0532 The right operators E-mail: [email protected] The right experience PPH FP - 2005 24/3/05 9:59 AM Page 1 I GerardGerard O’BrienO’Brien –– providingproviding aa qualityquality plantplant hirehire serviceservice toto thethe pipelinepipeline industryindustry forfor overover 1010 years.years. Screening bucket Vacuum lift Shaker bucket Extenda stick Angle Tilt Grader Rock breakers Ripper Contact: Gerard O’Brien The right machines Mobile: 0418 624 064 The right attachments Phone: 02 6495 0528 Fax: 02 6495 0532 The right operators E-mail: [email protected] The right experience Integrity & Maintenance Ensuring Integrity & Maintenance – A PIRSA Perspective State regulators play an important role in the construction, operation and regulation of new and existing pipelines. Belinda Close, Senior Engineer from Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA) has provided The Australian Pipeliner with this account of the regulatory process followed to ensure the integrity and maintenance of South Australian pipelines. he construction and operation of transmission pipelines For the benefit of industry, clear and consistent dealings with and associated facilities in South Australia are regulatory authorities during consultative processes are required Tregulated by the Petroleum Act 2000 (the Act) and to ensure that all regulatory requirements are efficiently achieved. Petroleum Regulations 2000 (the Regulations), under the In recognition of this, the Act seeks to achieve a ‘one-window’ jurisdiction of PIRSA’s Petroleum and Geothermal Group. to Government approach, with PIRSA as the single point of The licensing and approvals process under the Act is strongly contact for the proponent or licensee. The interests of other founded on a philosophy of objective-based regulation. Objective- Government agencies are addressed internally via administrative based regulation focuses on the achievement of desired outcomes, agreements between PIRSA and the individual Government rather than the regulator telling the licensee what they must agencies. do and how they must do it. The Act provides for the establish- Regulatory objectives must be measurable using speci- ment of regulatory objectives through a consultative process fied and acceptable assessment criteria. The achievement of involving the licensee, the regulator and relevant stakeholders. objectives and compliance with the Act is the sole responsibility One of PIRSA’s roles during this process is to facilitate effective of the licensee. Monitoring licensee performance is an impor- consultation. This is done by ensuring that relevant informa- tant aspect of PIRSA’s regulatory role, to gain assurance that tion on activities undertaken under the Act is provided to all activities are being managed appropriately, and that interested stakeholders, and by encouraging stakeholder management systems in place are capable of achieving the involvement in the decision-making process. regulatory objectives. Government and legislation serve a community comprising Regular meetings are held between PIRSA, pipeline licensees a diverse and complex range of views, concerns and priorities. and operating companies to discuss various issues relative to the requirements of the Act. Regular communication between PIRSA and industry ensures both parties are aware of reporting and compliance issues in a timely manner. Technical and operational issues are also discussed as relevant. These discussions are based around AS 2885 “Gas and Liquid Petroleum Pipelines,” compli- ance with which is mandated by the Regulations. Monitoring of licensee performance is also achieved through formal reporting as required by the Act. Annual reports are of critical importance to monitoring the performance and compliance of licensees. Annual reports must be submitted to PIRSA for every licence held under the Act, and must provide all relevant information, including an overview of activities undertaken during the year and a statement outlining operations proposed for the following year. An important ele- ment of the annual report is an assessment for the year against environmental objectives, detailing whether these objectives ! " # $!% have been achieved. & ' Following submission of an annual report by a licensee, ' PIRSA undertakes a review process to test the veracity and com- pleteness of the report. This review involves a check of the report content against the requirements of the Act, and an assessment of the integrity of the information provided in the report, includ- ing field inspections as required. A check against information that has been provided to PIRSA throughout the year through quarterly meetings and other reports is also undertaken. This review process ultimately highlights whether there is a need for the licensee to provide any further information or clarifica- tion to PIRSA. The Act provides for the public disclosure of 48 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Integrity & Maintenance annual reports for the purpose of providing stakeholders and the community with sufficient information on industry performance, PIRSA meets with APIA, industry in particular the achievement of set objectives. On 8 March 2006 APIA and PIRSA held a meeting involv- Five-yearly fitness-for-purpose assessments and reports are ing all South Australian pipeline licensees and operators, and also required under the Act. This time interval corresponds to other APIA members with an interest in pipeline activities in the review requirements in AS 2885. The report must provide the state. Various matters were discussed, including recent a statement from the licensee regarding the ongoing fitness for developments in pipeline regulation in Queensland. purpose of the pipeline and facilities and an explanation of the The revision of AS 2885 Part 1 was also discussed. PIRSA basis upon which this statement is made. provided an update regarding the current status of the revi- Emergency response drills for all facilities must be under- sion process and the main issues being discussed, including taken at intervals not exceeding two years. In recent years, the impact of the new process for wall thickness design, a number of full mobilisation exercises involving emergency including proposed 0.8 pressure design factor, on both new services have been carried out by licensees to the benefit of all and existing pipelines. parties involved. PIRSA provided an overview of the recently published Licensees are also required to provide incident reports to Guidelines for Pipeline Licensing and Approvals in South PIRSA. The Act identifies two levels of incidents: reportable and Australia and also displayed the features of the interactive CD provided with the guidelines. serious incidents. Incident definitions for specific activities are The review and amendment process for the Act was also developed through the initial consultative stages of the approval. a focus, with PIRSA providing a status update, including The onus is on the licensee to report incidents, however the com- targeted time frames. PIRSA also provided an overview of munity may also notify PIRSA of any breaches by operators that the possible implications of the Dangerous Substances and may be identified. Incident reporting is an important tool for Major Hazardous Facilities Bill 2005 on pipelines and associ- PIRSA and is used to determine key inspection areas for surveil- ated facilities. Industry discussed the possibility of providing lance purposes. comments on the Bill. The APIA Convention to be held in Alice Springs in Pipeline licensing guidelines October 2006 and the Young People’s Forum scheduled for PIRSA has recently developed and published Guidelines May 2006 were also discussed. APIA encouraged both mem- for Pipeline Licensing and Approvals in South Australia, which bers and others to attend. aims to provide the necessary information to guide a proponent Attendees were reminded that a revised version of APIA’s through the process required to obtain a pipeline licence and Code of Environmental Practice - Onshore Pipelines has subsequent construction and operation approvals. Process steps been published. PIRSA expressed its support for the use of and associated time frames for the licensing and approvals proc- this document by industry as a tool for both achieving envi- ronmental objectives and undertaking effective stakeholder ess are provided, along with other relevant information including consultation. consultation requirements, access to land issues and native PIRSA also provided an overview of The Ministerial title requirements. The document also provides information for Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ Principles for existing pipeline licensees and operators regarding ongoing com- Engagement with Communities and Stakeholders (of which pliance and reporting requirements. It also includes checklists APIA is a signatory), encouraging industry to adopt the prin- used by PIRSA to review licence applications and reports submit- ciples during their consultation processes. ted by licensees. While PIRSA communicates regularly with pipeline Guidelines for Pipeline Licensing and Approvals in licensees and operators on a company by company basis, the South Australia is available on the PIRSA website at meeting proved to be a beneficial exercise for all participants. www.pir.sa.gov.au/petrol/plguidelines, or contact PIRSA to obtain It enabled the congregation of various organisations with either a hard copy or an interactive CD copy of the document. an interest in South Australian pipelines, and provided an The interactive CD contains various documents referred to opportunity for the exchange of information, both between throughout the guide, including copies of the report checklists companies and between industry and regulator. for use by licensees. Pipelines Fabrication Installation Maintenance Hydrostatic Testing Tel: 08 9927 1699 Fax: 08 9927 1607 Mob: 0428 939 786 [email protected] The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 49 Integrity & Maintenance Maui Pipeline Open Access Transmission Information System In response to the New Zealand Government’s Policy Statement on the Development of New Zealand’s gas Industry, Maui Development engaged in negotiations with the New Zealand gas industry and began to facilitate the introduction of an Open Access Regime on the Maui Pipeline. n March 2003, the New Zealand Government released a Pipeline Operating Code (MPOC), upon submission approved by policy Statement on the Development of New Zealand’s Gas the Minister of Energy. The MPOC is a comprehensive document IIndustry. This statement set out the Government’s policy that contains the detailed rules governing processes, roles and for gas industry objectives, governance and rules relating to the responsibilities, the time of key information exchanges and the wholesaling, processing, transmission, distribution and retailing general operation of the Maui Pipeline under the Open Access of gas in New Zealand. Regime. A key proposal in the document was the establishment of an Open Access Regime across transmission pipelines, which was When looking to implement intended to ensure that gas market participants could access transmission pipelines on reasonable terms and conditions. the open access regime it was natural that Maui Development Limited (MDL), a service company owned Maui Development Limited would look to by Shell Petroleum Mining, OMV New Zealand and Todd Petroleum Mining, is the legal owner and operator of the NGC, and the synergies possible 313 km high pressure Maui Pipeline, and began to facilitate the in developing two closely associated introduction of an Open Access Regime on the Maui Pipeline in response to the proposal. regimes made for This process generated a pan-industry arrangement, the Maui a compelling opportunity. MDL then invited parties interested in shipping gas on the Maui Pipeline (shippers) to enter into a Transmission Service Agreement, and parties interested in connecting to the Maui Pipeline (welded parties) to enter into an interconnection agreement. Both of these agreements incorporate the provisions of the MPOC. Having executed the relevant agreements with prospective Shippers and Welded Parties, Open Access on the Maui Pipeline commenced on October 1, 2005, albeit in an abbreviated form known as early open access. The purpose of this phased implementation was to bed down systems and identify any anomalies in the MPOC, in preparation for the introduction of the Open Access Transmission Information System (OATIS), which will mark the commencement of full open access. The difference between early open access and full open access is that a number of the more complex open access system components have been temporarily suspended, and a more simplified system utilising excel spreadsheets and email is employed to provide the essence of the open access regime: • The submission by shippers of rolling forecasts and nominated quantities; • Agreement between shippers, welded parties and MDL on gas throughput at delivery and receipt welded points - the scheduled quantity; • Accounting for welded parties daily and running operational imbalances, which are calculated by comparing scheduled quantities and metered flows at welded points; and, 50 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Integrity & Maintenance • Billing shippers on a monthly basis for the quantities of gas mismatch and operational imbalance are sent daily. nominated for transmission. Behind the scenes there is significant functionality for the While the EOA system was being built by CGNZ, a Cap system, technical and commercial operators to monitor and Gemini Associate company, development of OATIS began. In Q3 manage welded party operational imbalance; shipper mismatch; 2004, based on a preliminary version of the MPOC, a feasibility capacity checks and associated curtailment, or curtailment due to study was conducted. Two alternatives were considered - contingency events; mismatch/authorised quantities/operational implementation of Logica’s Prodis package, and a bespoke imbalance trading; send messages by email and SMS; post critical development executed by CGNZ. Designs were to be based on work executed for the Williams One line development executed by an associated company in the United States. TietoEnator’s A key proposal was the establishment Gas Transmission Module was also briefly considered. of an Open Access Regime across As development of the MPOC was still underway, development and maintenance flexibility was paramount. Based on this and transmission pipelines, which was commercial considerations, it was decided to undertake the intended to ensure that gas market bespoke development offered by CGNZ. The OATIS system will support two regimes, Maui Pipeline participants could access transmission open access, and the open access regime that NGC (now pipelines on reasonable terms a subsidiary of Vector Limited) is establishing for its own transmission lines, downstream of the Maui Pipeline. NGC has and conditions. been the Technical operator for the Maui Pipeline since it was commissioned in 1979 and assumed the role of system operator and non-critical notices to the industry; and send invoices. of the Maui Pipeline in 2004. When looking to implement the As at 1 February 2006, system testing for OATIS was being open access regime it was natural that MDL would look to NGC, completed, with user acceptance testing planned for mid-April and the synergies possible in developing two closely associated to early June, at which time the system would be available for regimes made for a compelling opportunity. training and implementation. Demonstrations of core system On signing of an agreement between NGC and MDL, aspects have been successfully executed. and NGC and CGNZ, the project was launched on 1 October When OATIS goes live it will be a significant milestone 2004 with plans for OATIS to be live 12 months later. The for the New Zealand gas industry and will bring on a new set development team comprised some 3-5 business analysts, 10-20 of challenges - embedding these new business processes, and developers and a test team of 3-7. The technical environment dealing with system and MPOC change. chosen was Microsoft’s Biztalk middleware, and .net application framework. Numerous design workshops were held, and designs provided to the development and test team for execution. While development was underway, the MPOC was still under development and substantial new requirements were agreed with the industry, including - trading operational imbalance, mismatch and authorised quantities; authorised quantities zones; pooling/ranking; multiple intraday nomination cycles; displaced gas/nominations; and Maui legacy gas allocation. These changes have made processes such as curtailment, capacity, operational imbalance, mismatch, and invoicing significantly more complex. They, along with increased complexity, and the fact that this is an entirely new business process have made for an extremely challenging IT project. On 1 July 2005 a restructured project and development plan was launched, with a go live date of 1 August 2006. For industry users, the face of OATIS is the Information Exchange, a secure website tailored to each user type. The exchange displays current pipeline status, notices, and provides functions for the uploading and downloading of forecasts, and nominations in agreed (XML) formats, advertising trading opportunities and completing agreed trades. Welded parties are able to agree scheduled quantities and do their own trading. Nominations can be made to and from a pool, from preferential allocated quantities allowances, prioritised, daisy chained, up to four times daily. Maui legacy gas has priority in the Maui Pipeline and the legacy shipper can retrospectively input nominations at the end of the month. Messages on shipper and welded party The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 51 Integrity & Maintenance Pipeline integrity contingency measures: the case for just in case Given the importance of pipeline integrity and the potentially massive cost of a leak, measures to avoid or minimise risks are of high value. Contingency repair clamps, for example, can enable leaks to be dealt with immediately, minimising costs and the negative impact they can have on corporate image. Technical services company Furmanite warns that lack of recognition of the need for clamps mean that potentially costly risks are being taken unnecessarily. eaks can be extremely costly, a dive vessel for subsea lines, but the clamp clamps become a truly viable measure, whether in terms of lost product, will often take much longer.” since clamps no longer need to be asset Lreduced performance, downtime Far more cost efficient, therefore, specific. and repair costs, environmental issues is to plan for a leak and ensure that “Variations in nominal outside and fines, or a combination of these. contingency leak-sealing measures are diameters and out-of-roundness can be As Furmanite Australia general manager available for immediate application, accommodated thanks to the so-called Colin Bickerstaff says, “The financial minimising exposure and risk should ‘cross-asset’ clamps now available, which impact of a leak is likely to be far greater integrity be compromised. can be held as a contingency for a number than the cost of the contingency measure, Self-sealing clamps such as FurmaSeal of different lines,” Mr Bickerstaff says. particularly if the leak means pipeline meet this need. Consisting of a split sleeve “A system of interchangeable inserts and shutdown, when the cost can quickly run fitting, they attach to the pipeline to seals enables the clamp to accommodate into millions.” repair or provide reinforcement without outside diameter variations of more than interrupting normal operations. The 30 mm, while still meeting the vital Avoid delays clamps are available in 2 to 48 inch requirement that the clamp fit properly to Leak sealing clamps provide an nominal bore and pressure ratings to avoid extrusion which would compromise ideal means of repair without requiring over 3,625 psi (over 250 bar), with higher the seal.” shutdown. However, if they are not held pressure ratings and special configurations ready as a contingency measure there is for tees, elbows, flanges etc available on Growing recognition a lead time to consider which is often not request. No sealing compound is needed Furmanite has reported that the taken into account. At a time of expansion and no welding required, as the clamps benefits of leak sealing clamps as a risk and new activity in the oil and gas sector use flouro-elastomer seals which are reduction measure are increasingly being for example, this is a matter that needs compressed and loaded by bolting around recognised and acted upon. One leading ongoing consideration. each end of the clamp and between the Australian oil and gas operator recently “These are not an off-the-shelf item, two clamp halves, producing a highly ordered four 20 inch Class 600 FurmaSeal and stringent regulations and standards effective, mechanically-actuated high self-sealing clamps for their subsea oil mean they can rarely be produced for fast integrity seal. pipelines, and Furmanite Australia delivery,” Mr Bickerstaff says. “If exotic A traditional barrier to holding such holds some 50 clamps of various sizes materials are involved, or particularly large clamps in readiness has been the need and classes at their West Australian diameters or high pressures, the lead time to have clamps in relevant sizes for facilities for companies in the oil, is extended further. Operators may assume each different line. However, the latest gas and refining industries in case of that the clamp can be prepared in the same technology available from Furmanite emergencies. time it will take to prepare the pipe and get now means that contingency leak sealing Elsewhere, Furmanite was awarded Proven reliable products and services The better the ingredients, the better the results • Valve Maintenance Products • Valve Sealing Solutions • Products for extreme temperature conditions • Injection Guns and Pumps • Pipeline Valve Cleaners, Lubricants, Sealants, and Packing Contact: M&J Active Pty Ltd Phone/Fax: 02 9501 4589 [email protected] www.sealweld.com 52 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Integrity & Maintenance a substantial contract last year by the BP-operated Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) to supply pipeline contingency repair equipment for AIOC subsea lines in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Under the contract Furmanite provides contingency measures for the 185 km 30 inch oil pipeline and 28 inch gas pipeline between Central Azeri and Sangachal Terminal, and the 18 inch in-field gas pipeline between the Central Azeri and Chirag platforms, for use should repairs or modifications to the lines be needed. These include the company’s specialist cross-asset clamp design to accommodate varying diameters and out-of-roundness that could otherwise prove problematic, given the varying pipe schedules that exist in the field. In a slightly different approach, another operator took contingency leak sealing measures by using Furmanite design bespoke subsea sealing clamps to reinforce a 26 inch crude oil line where is recouped several-fold. Yet there still as to whether the investment in the internal corrosion had caused wall- appear to be obstacles to widespread contingency clamps falls in to the capex thinning. The three tonne clamps, each procurement for contingencies, which or the opex budget. measuring 1.2 metres in length, designed means risks are being taken. “This is an issue that needs to be to a 275 psi rating and built for a 25 year Summing up, Mr Bickerstaff says resolved, given the massive savings that design life, were a preventative measure, “It’s true we’re seeing pipeline operators these clamps could represent and the strengthening the line and removing any increasingly recognise the value and need widespread negative impact on image as risks associated with the wall-thinning to hold contingency self-sealing repair well as cost and operational efficiency of with no disruption to production. clamps on standby for critical lines. But a leak. The availability of cross-asset As a means of fast, economical on- equally it’s not uncommon for the value clamps, so that one clamp has the line pipeline repairs to restore integrity, to be acknowledged but the measures potential to be applied to a number of minimising damage and avoiding delayed, or not put in place, because assets depending on where the need arises, shutdown, there seems little question the need is not seen as a priority, the makes this contingency measure even that repair clamps represent a valuable lead time required is underestimated, or more cost-efficient, and of particularly measure. Should a leak arise, the cost there is uncertainty and internal debate high value.” PROUDLYPROUDLY SERVICINGSERVICING THETHE AUSTRALIANAUSTRALIAN OILOIL && GASGAS INDUSTRYINDUSTRY • NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING • HYDROSTATIC TESTING • SPECIALIST LFET • SPECIALIST ‘B’ SCAN • PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONICS • TIME OF FLIGHT DIFFRACTION • API 653 TANK INSPECTIONS • PRESSURE VESSEL & SRV INSPECTIONS NATA HYDROSTATIC ACCREDITATION No. 12649 • 13.64 Pipelines • 13.65 Pipes, Hoses, Valves & Fittings • 13.66 Cylinder & Pressure Vessels • Contact: Peter Nelson (Owner / Manager) Telephone: +61 (07) 4952 5500 Fax: +61 (07) 4952 5511 Mobile: 0417 617 414 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.axsndt.com.au The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 53 Integrity & Maintenance Quality in sealing technology Industrial Gaskets was established in 1985 and is now a nationally recognised manufacturer and supplier of quality gaskets, sealing products and die-cut components. ince its inception, Industrial Gaskets has continued to sealing and consumable products. develop the industrial side of the business, supplying Industrial Gaskets supplies and manufactures a large range Squality sealing products to all industries including the oil of gaskets and metal seals including spiral wound gaskets, and gas industry. RTJ and heat exchanger gaskets. The company also supplies Industrial Gaskets not only manufacture a wide range of packings, thermal and PTFE Products, expansion joints and a gaskets, materials and die-cut components but also supply the complete range of quality sealing products. oil and gas industry with a comprehensive range of industrial Accreditation Industrial Gaskets acknowledges its customers require- ments to meet exacting standards, which means that its spiral wound gaskets and RTJs are manufactured to comply with the ASME B 16.20 standard and the API spec 6A where applicable. Certification of material and standards compliance can be sup- plied as part of customer service. Commitment to quality The company prides itself on commitment to quality products and customer service. The company has been accredited since 1997 and currently complies with the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001: 2000 for supply, manufacturing and servicing. Adherence to strict quality guidelines, and establishing traceability of products, ensures that all products meet customer specifications. Service Industrial Gaskets understands that to give customers the best in today’s environment, service must be available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. To enable this, the company has committed to carry significant stock levels in most product lines. Industrial Gaskets is committed to supplying all customers with quality products and individual service which has placed the company at the forefront of the gasket industry. An enthu- siastic team of specialists are available to assist customers with prompt, personalised attention for all jobs, big and small. • • • • • • • • • • • 54 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Integrity & Maintenance Covalence Specialty Materials launched Covalence Specialty Materials, formerly the Plastics and Adhesives operation of Tyco International, has been purchased by private equity firm Apollo Management. resident and CEO of Covalence Specialty Materials ease of doing business; and organisational effectiveness – putting Terry A. Sutter said “This is an exciting time for all of in place the right structure, people, processes, and rewards to Pus at Covalence. As a stand-alone business with strong execute strategies and deliver sustainable results. financial backing and an aggressive entrepreneurial spirit, “Our move to a separate, strongly positioned private we have been presented with a unique opportunity to further company, with a broad constituency that includes the people we expand Covalence’s rich product mix and to broaden the markets work with and the markets we serve each day as well as our we serve. Our objective is to be innovative, but also to build a investors and the financial community, is a tremendous opportu- solid, financially secure business of broad stature and sustain- nity that we expect to make the most of,” said Mr Sutter. able growth.” Apollo Management, founded in 1990, is among the most active and successful private investment firms in the United States in terms of both number of investment transactions com- The company has defined its key drivers pleted and aggregate dollars invested. Covalence, with a workforce of 7,125 people in 38 as top-line growth, operational intensity, manufacturing facilities, primarily in the US but also in Canada, customer service and organisational Mexico, Belgium, Korea and India, is a major producer of a wide range of products, including polyethylene-based films, industrial effectiveness. tapes, medical specialties, packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings and specialty laminates. In the US, it is the number one pro- ducerAus NDT of garbage QPV 26/3/05 bags, duct 2:27 tape PM and Page niche 1 laminated and coated Mr Sutter said that the company’s new name was chosen to products. reflect its character. “Covalence means a shared bond and it is representative of the relations we have with our customers, sup- pliers, employees and investors,” he said. “Specialty Materials T R A L signifies the broad product line and array of technologies we S I A utilise every day.” U The company has defined its key drivers as top-line growth- N driving volume growth through innovative new products, A expanding their customer base and growing with existing NDT customers; operational intensity – promoting best-in-class oper- S S ating practices to drive productivity and environmental health E E and safety; customer service – improving quality, delivery and R V I C NATA REGISTERED LABORATORIES � Fully Mobile Equipment � X-ray and Gamma Crawlers Covalence Specialty Materials are � Automatic Film Processing � Experienced Pipeline Technicians continuing with the exclusive distribution � Mechanical Testing � Chemical Analysis of Raychem, Polyken and Powercrete � Full Range of NDT Available products through their long-standing Pipelines Refineries distributors Petro Coating Systems (PCS) Power Stations within Australia. MELBOURNE MORWELL Ph: 03 9397 5188 Ph: 03 5134 8255 Fax: 03 9397 6586 Fax: 03 5133 7752 Mob: 0417 331 051 (24 hrs) Mob: 0428 512 239 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 55 Integrity & Maintenance GE Oil & Gas GE Pipeline Solutions develops PII Pipeline Solutions new screening process Will your SCC strategy GE’s Pipeline Solutions division has developed a new Stress Corrosion Cracking screening process, SCCScreen, providing oil and gas pipeline operators with a method of complying with hit the target? a US Office of Pipeline Safety advisory to evaluate SCC-susceptible lines. GE’s Oil & Gas business can save you time and money identifying the presence of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in your pipelines. Our knowledge-based he Office of Pipeline Safety advi- help operators comply with government uct that can address the federal advisory, approach quickly zeroes in on critical pipelines and directs assessment sory bulletin in question requires regulations with minimal costs, while offering them lower, long-term application expenditure only where it’s really needed. Tall oil and gas pipeline operators providing assured, validated safety levels. costs yet a more accurate picture of the to validate the existence, and non-exist- This process is unique as a result of GE’s future integrity of pipelines,” said Mike SCCScreen™ is part of our integrated 3-phase SCC Management program. ence, of SCC in susceptible lines. Under crack assessment experience and because Simmons, GE’s general manager for global Using a combination of proven ILI technologies and crack assessment methods, this advisory, operators must demonstrate the process has been validated using an pipeline services. “This process assures backed by decades of experience through PII Pipeline Solutions and the whether their pipelines are susceptible extensive database of independently field- the integrity of susceptible pipelines with industry’s most extensive library of validated crack data, SCCScreen determines to SCC, validate the threat of SCC, and verified SCC events and measurements. no known history of SCC.” susceptibility to, and quantifies the presence of, SCC in a pipeline. If you need assess the potential impact on pipeline For liquid pipelines, GE’s new SCC GE began offering these new prod- integrity. screening method utilises the UltraScan ucts in December 2004. It is the first to reliably assess your pipelines for the existence of SCC, our solution is less The assessment options available to crack detection tool with screening analy- of its type in combining ILI technology disruptive and less expensive than both hydrostatic testing and direct assessment. operators to validate SCC are hydro- sis. The process for gas pipelines includes a and integrity engineering in this inte- In short, SCCScreen helps you manage pipeline safety with the confidence testing, direct assessment (SCCDA), and combination of MagneScan and TranScan grated manner. Although developed to that both you and regulators demand – at a fraction of the cost of in-line inspection. runs analysed with proprietary criteria, allow North American operators to comply conventional methods. GE’s three-phase SCCScreenTM improving the identification of critical with the Office of Pipeline Safety advisory, process adopts selected aspects of both SCC fields in susceptible pipelines. these new products can and have been For more information, visit www.ge.com/pii in-line inspection and direct assessment. “This new pipeline integrity process utilised to evaluate SCC susceptibility in This screening process is designed to provides pipeline operators with a prod- pipelines worldwide. imagination at work SCCScreen is a trademark of PII Group Limited 56 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 © 2005 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved. GE Oil & Gas PII Pipeline Solutions Will your SCC strategy hit the target? GE’s Oil & Gas business can save you time and money identifying the presence of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in your pipelines. Our knowledge-based approach quickly zeroes in on critical pipelines and directs assessment expenditure only where it’s really needed. SCCScreen™ is part of our integrated 3-phase SCC Management program. Using a combination of proven ILI technologies and crack assessment methods, backed by decades of experience through PII Pipeline Solutions and the industry’s most extensive library of validated crack data, SCCScreen determines susceptibility to, and quantifies the presence of, SCC in a pipeline. If you need to reliably assess your pipelines for the existence of SCC, our solution is less disruptive and less expensive than both hydrostatic testing and direct assessment. In short, SCCScreen helps you manage pipeline safety with the confidence that both you and regulators demand – at a fraction of the cost of conventional methods. For more information, visit www.ge.com/pii imagination at work SCCScreen is a trademark of PII Group Limited © 2005 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved. Integrity & Maintenance Savcor ART completes ICCP Made to Measure system for Project Magnet Savcor ART finished another successful year in 2005 with the completion of a significant ICCP system project in South Australia. Savcor ART was commissioned by NACAP Australia to provide the cathodic protection services and LFI assessment of pipelines for Project Magnet, which runs from Whyalla to the Iron Duke mine site. onstruction and installation of the pipelines was completed by CNACAP with Savcor ART provid- ing a full range of services in relation to cathodic protection and LFI assess- ment. The Project Magnet pipelines consist of two 62 km pipes, 219.1 mm OD (8 inch) slurry pipeline and 406.4 mm OD (16 inch) water pipeline running side by side from the mine site at Iron Duke to the OneSteel Pellet Plant in Whyalla. The pipeline route runs adjacent and parallel to 33 kV and 132 kV powerlines along much of its length. This posed a major challenge to the design of the ICCP system. An extensive investigation was conducted into the possible electrical hazards that may exist due to the power- line proximity. Mitigative measures were application of cutting-edge technology design, supply and installation to pipeline incorporated in the design to control or to help clients implement a systematic, integrity audits, project management and minimise the effects of powerlines. accountable and consistently accurate Total Corrosion and Pipeline Integrity Savcor ART services involved initial integrity management solution. Savcor Management. site investigation and testing to determine ART works diligently with a number of Savcor Products is also the distributor the optimum locations for the impressed pipeline operators and owners, providing for Pigs Unlimited, Inc. For more informa- current cathodic protection system, LFI a range of services comprising both tradi- tion visit www.savcorproducts.com.au or assessment, design, supply of materi- tional and innovative technologies. These www.pigsunlimited.com als, installation supervision, testing and range from pipeline cathodic protection commissioning and coating defect assess- analysis, data logger surveys, coating ment of the pipelines using the DCVG defect surveys, stray current monitoring technique. and mitigation, pipeline patrols, valve Savcor ART delivers premium solu- inspections, anode bed replacements, pipe- ROSEN ILI tool design allows maximum flexibility tions based on extensive expertise and line easement maintenance, pipeline CP At ROSEN, we give customers the option to design their own in-line inspection (ILI) tools. Starting with our high magnetization metal loss inspection tool body, customers can consult with our experienced staff and create a tool that meets their exact requirements. At our customer’s disposal we offer a selection of highly refined technologies that can be added to the base model: high-resolution geometry; GPS mapping; axial flaw detection. Designed by our own in-house professionals, these technologies provide the accurate data customers need to successfully manage complex and sensitive facilities like pipelines and storage facilities. ROSEN offers a complete fleet of in-line inspection tools all backed by our 20 years of experience in the pipeline inspection business. Visit our website to customize your tool. www.RosenInspection.net/MOD LEADING IN INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES 58 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Made to Measure ROSEN ILI tool design allows maximum flexibility At ROSEN, we give customers the option to design their own in-line inspection (ILI) tools. Starting with our high magnetization metal loss inspection tool body, customers can consult with our experienced staff and create a tool that meets their exact requirements. At our customer’s disposal we offer a selection of highly refined technologies that can be added to the base model: high-resolution geometry; GPS mapping; axial flaw detection. Designed by our own in-house professionals, these technologies provide the accurate data customers need to successfully manage complex and sensitive facilities like pipelines and storage facilities. ROSEN offers a complete fleet of in-line inspection tools all backed by our 20 years of experience in the pipeline inspection business. Visit our website to customize your tool. www.RosenInspection.net/MOD LEADING IN INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES Land Issues Pipeline project solutions WEWE GETGET THE THE Warren King & Co (WKC) is an Australian based company at the forefront of the pipeline industry. With 80 years of combined experience and a team of dedicated professionals BESTBEST ROUTES...ROUTES... Hire of OFF Road providing surveying, drafting and GIS services, they can offer & Project Specific a complete solution for pipeline projects. Trucks for the Mining, stablished in 1984, WKC has been As projects develop into construction Construction & involved in nearly 11,000 km of phase the team again uses its extensive AND HELP YOU pipeline projects nationwide. pipeline experience to survey as built AND HELP YOU Pipeline Industries E Using a wealth of knowledge and data. Relaying this information back to experience, WKC employ the latest land/ the office after each day’s work, the engineering surveying, data collecting and information is quickly reduced and again Various modules including: • Lube trucks • Water trucks GIS (Geographical Information Systems) incorporated into systems and distributed • Fuel trucks • Fitters trucks • Crane trucks technology to provide their customers to clients as needed. KEEP THEM with an efficient, accurate and complete WKC’s current systems and KEEP THEM • 8T 4WD crane trucks • 8T 4WD flatbeds service. applications are only distributed • 3T 4WD fitters rigs WKC have a team of surveyors, within Australia by this highly • 6x6 trucks • 4WD buses • 2-3T tippers draftspersons, and GIS operators, all skilled team. The company brings all with extensive pipeline experience and aspects of pipeline projects under the with an extensive network of business one roof to provide a full and ongoing associations. They are well positioned to service. get a team of professionals together to WKC’s client list includes all of the handle any sized project. major pipeline companies in Australia. Employing the latest technology, a Some recent projects include the Dampier team of skilled surveyors work through to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline looping from pipeline inception to pipeline and Mt Gibson Mining slurry, gas, return construction and post construction work, water and bore water pipelines. ensuring the quality of the data collected Other major projects WKC has been and processed, and guaranteeing the task involved with during the last few years at hand is clear-cut, uncomplicated and include SEA Gas, BassGas, Kambalda to stress free. Esperance, Telfer and many more smaller As the surveying and GIS teams projects. collect accurate data, each project is set These projects, as with all WKC up in the unique GIS package, Pipeline projects, have been handled by a Manager, designed for pipeline work and highly skilled professional team ensuring the management of pipeline information. work is delivered on time and within This information is distributed and used budget. to assist with selecting the best pipeline WKC is able to offer a complete package route for both clients and associated for a project from inception through to parties. The WKC team continues to completion. This includes initial planning maintain that data to assure clients have and mapping, route selection, all land accurate, up to date information at hand matters, cadastral surveys, engineering when needed. Systems in place mean that surveys, construction surveys and as clients can have data updated remotely built surveys. This includes all GIS and each day, take up-to-date data into the alignment sheets and compilation of as field when needed and keep confidential built data. data secure. There is no job too remote, too big Warren King & Company After the initial route selection, or too small for the team to handle. detailed survey work is carried out over WKC work within its client’s constraints Surveying, GIS & Alignment Sheets the proposed pipeline route for design and deliver the services and information purposes. Using Viaduct™ this data is required through all stages of a project ACN 009 184 212 ABN 69 009 1847 212 John Wilton - 1300 88 32 99 quickly reduced, incorporated into the and long after the pipeline has been 2 Victoria Street Midland Western Australia Mob: 0400 794 097 GIS and customised to each clients use built. Email: [email protected] and need. Tel (08) 9274 2535 Fax (08) 9274 2545 Email: [email protected] 60 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Website: www.warrenking.com.au WEWE GETGET THE THE BESTBEST ROUTES...ROUTES... ANDAND HELPHELP YOUYOU KEEPKEEP THEMTHEM Warren King & Company Surveying, GIS & Alignment Sheets ACN 009 184 212 ABN 69 009 1847 212 2 Victoria Street Midland Western Australia Tel (08) 9274 2535 Fax (08) 9274 2545 Email: [email protected] Website: www.warrenking.com.au Land Issues Land Access – all dressed up and nowhere to go? by Dave Maloney, Director, Maloney Field Services In today’s gas pipeline project climate some basic items are needed to get a project off the ground, such as a gas supplier, a customer, a solid business case, regulatory approvals and finance to proceed. Access to land has the potential to impact heavily on the two latter items. hese days Regulatory Approvals require safety plans, can be perceived that the government is helping big business to risk assessments, Environmental Management Plans and beat poor landowners into submission by allowing compulsory TCultural Heritage Management Plans, amongst all of the acquisition. Needless to say, it helps to know when the next other boxes requiring a tick. Permits and licences are being with- State election is when planning timelines and incorporating an held until tenure issues are finalised. More and more, the onus element for compulsory acquisition. is upon the proponent of a project to complete most, if not all Financial closure of a project also depends on a whole tenure issues prior to granting of a permit or licence to construct, spectrum of detail being in place, but if there is no tenure, without the assistance of the compulsory process. chances are a proponent won’t achieve financial closure for the This may seem fair when private enterprise seeks the project. Financiers want clarity in respect of tenure, due to the use of private land, and acquiring easements by agreement is unknown lead time associated with dealing with ‘the human the preferred method. It simply involves two parties working factor’, as it has the potential to hold up construction and timely together towards a mutually satisfactory solution. Being realistic delivery of the project. though - ‘there’s at least one in every crowd’ - and in those cases What’s the solution? Planning, strategy and applying where agreement cannot be reached, the compulsory process has appropriate resources to manage landholder issues. to be relied on to ensure a project can be completed. To illustrate the level of resources used on land access for There are significant political implications when a Minister pipeline projects, an estimate of the costs associated with land provides compulsory acquisition powers to private companies. It and easement acquisition to the average onshore gas pipeline project in Australia is typically no more than 1 per cent to 2 per cent of the total project cost. A recent project had land access costs as low as 0.1 per cent of total project budget, yet it posed one of the greatest risks to critical path time lines. With the recent focus on a youth policy within APIA and the next generation of pipeliners being encouraged to enter into Ecos is involved in all phases of pipeline future planning for the industry, it is probably an appropriate development. We have provided environmental juncture to have a philosophical discussion as to how the management services and strategic external advice industry want to interact with the broader public and manage for over 30 of Australia’s natural gas pipelines. community perception of the impacts of projects on landholders. Our experience in working with pipeline Times have changed, and the industry generally handles these owners, operators and contractors, enables us types of issues well, but a bit of strategy at this point could go to understand the key issues and to provide a long way to securing a long term industry reputation that will focused and cost effective solutions – including negotiating approvals, consulting with stakeholders, assist projects well into the future. undertaking impact assessment and preparing One of the recent success stories of APIA is the introduction of environmental management plans. the APIA/VFF (Victorian Farmers Federation) Pipeline Easement Guidelines. From experience, it is possible to say with confidence To maximize flexibility and deliver tailored outcomes for our clients, Ecos personnel can that the use of the Guidelines has already helped pave the way to seamlessly integrate into project teams or operate a smooth negotiation process on several significant transmission as independent advisors and project managers. projects in Victoria. The guidelines aren’t overly onerous and really do not tie into anything that would not ordinarily be done. However, it does give the landowners confidence that the process being implemented is something that is fair and transparent, and has previously been scrutinised and agreed to by their peak body. Contact us on: 1800 670 922 The question is: Is it necessary to produce a national set of landowner/easement guidelines? If the industry wants to take a or [email protected] uniform approach to its interface with the broader public, some effort should be made in this direction. The main issue with A D E L A I D E B R I S B A N E M E L B O U R N E PERTH a national set of guidelines is that every state and territory 62 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Land Issues is covered by different legislation and regulation with its own between the political, social, financial and time pressures of idiosyncrasies. Either the guidelines would need to be of a very projects, and to come out of it with a sensible mix. When wanting general nature, thereby diluting their usefulness or alternatively to build and operate a pipeline, landowner relations should form would require a version specific to each state, which would be a part of early project planning, allowing enough time to achieve a worthwhile long-term investment in future projects, and the easement acquisitions and follow through on commitments. overall public perception of the industry. A lot of money and When this is achieved, operation and maintenance crews will effort has been spent in recent times by companies on public appreciate the ongoing cooperation of the landholders for the and investor relations. With vertical integration, the current next thirty or more years. catch cry of the gas industry at the moment, companies are very sensitive to the potential impact of upstream projects, and how they can reflect on retail business and share price, so it is desirable to invest towards ensuring good relationships with landholders affected by their infrastructure. Landholders have long memories. Areas that have been worked in include some that have a long history of pipeline ! ! and other activities such as seismic, drilling and production. In these areas a farmer can recall with a great level of detail what ! 0 ! happened over twenty or thirty years ago when someone else put a pipe across their land. They will say that a contractor either did " $ a good job or they didn’t, and any new contractor is likely to be treated according to how the landholders were treated in the past. " $" " The Aussie bush telegraph is a mighty powerful communication device stretching right across the country, so it is important to be "! " $ !! aware that reputation travels from project to project. This is particularly true of districts that have become gas provinces, such as Port Campbell, Roma/Wallumbilla or Dongara, , where exploration, production and many pipeline projects have affected the locals repeatedly for an extended period of time. $"" $ These landowners will not tolerate anything other than the highest attention to detail in construction and reinstatement. !$ " 11+ 321 4%+ So what do landholders want? Sometimes it’s pretty simple - a bit of good old fashioned please and thank you, not to mention $ "!! 5"" & leaving the site in its original condition. Sometimes it will be # )24 much more complex and involve designing pipelines to fit with * !" %)14 existing or future land use or significant compensation packages. / 51)& %-4- 3+(( Whatever the requirements are, the industry needs to treat them "#/ 51)& %-4- 3+() with due respect and care, while still achieving the smooth and "!!/ 2+11 1(1 %1) economic construction of new projects. $"!!'.$." In summary, the challenge will always be to achieve a balance ..$." The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 63 Land Issues Small family business prides itself on old fashioned service KD.1 is a small family business based in Perth that is proud to be involved with the petroleum industry in Western Australia. ith nearly 10 years experience in the energy industry and Wmore than 40 years experience in the agricultural industry, the family company is focused on professional and honest service. Using environmental science qualifi- cations and its agricultural background, KD.1 is able to provide professional on- the-ground landholder liaison services for all types of infrastructure projects. In all its projects the company main- tains that both client and landholder respect and understanding is always of prime importance. The company’s services include assist- Since its entry into the industry in MidWest Pipeline, and provided assistance ance with route selection, negotiation of 2001, KD.1 has been involved with a with route selection and establishment access to land, land tenure, ongoing land- number of projects. These include policy, of regulatory protocols for the Telfer holder liaison, construction and operation, procedure and management establish- Pipeline. community relations and safety aware- ment on the DBNGP corridor, and land KD.1 also prepared and established ness presentations. management, project HSE management a construction and operation safety case, KD.1 also facilitates regulatory and regulatory coordination for Agility H&SE management and regulatory approvals including the drafting of con- WA’s constructed and operated assets. coordination for the Burrup Fertilisers struction and operational safety cases and The company has also worked on Pipeline and prepared and established environmental management plans. public awareness of the DBNGP corri- an operation safety case. They were The company provides experienced dor and Agility WA assets, as well as also responsible for the construction and professional services to clients, land- finalisation of freehold and crown ease- and operation safety case and environ- holders and the community and is proud ments, environmental management plan mental management plan preparation, to be associated with petroleum and min- preparation and establishment and weed H&SE management and regulatory ing projects. management plan preparation for the coordination on the Paraburdoo Gas Lateral Pipeline. The company also assisted with regu- latory coordination for the Thunderbox Lateral Pipeline, worked on land acqui- sition and land tenure advice for the North Eastern Goldfields, prepared and SERVICES established a construction and operation safety case & environmental management • Land Access and Tenure Management • Landholder Liaison and Consultation plan, and worked on H&SE management • Community Awareness and regulatory coordination for Westlime • Environmental Management Gas Lateral Pipeline Re-commissioning • Pipeline Safety Project. • Regulatory Approval Management KD.1 is currently supplying MGM • Rural Consulting Pipelines with land tenure and route KD.1 Pty Ltd is proud to be involved with the Mining and Petroleum Industries selection advice, land liaison and is pro- of Western Australia viding project management and assistance Consultant: for H&SE and regulatory aspects of the Jodi Hayes, PO Box 5468, Canning Vale South, WA, 6155 Parmelia Pipeline relocation at Guildford Mobile: 0427 343 207 Ph/Fax 08 9456 1086 or Grammar School and other prospective [email protected]. pipeline projects in WA. 64 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Transport & Logistics PNG Gas Project infrastructure design As FEED studies into the PNg gas Project continue, transport and logistics are already proving to be key considerations as the project team looks at project construction in remote and hard to reach locations. he activities in the FEED pro- gram, which is being conducted by Tthe KBR and WorleyParsons joint venture, Eos, include preliminary design for infrastructure, gas field developments, gas processing and export compression facilities, and the gas export pipeline from the Southern Highlands in PNG to the landfall at Cape York in northern Queensland. The infrastructure design is a signifi- cant portion of the project as it is located in a relatively remote area of PNG that is not well served by roads. In order to accommodate the large number of per- sonnel that will be present during the construction phase and then the opera- One of the land features that will have to be navigated as part of the PNG Gas Project. tion of the project, the existing camps and airport facilities currently operated by Oil When complete the route will sig- requires an Environmental Impact Study. Search and its affiliates will also require nificantly reduce the travel distance and Public submissions for an EIS on the pro- upgrading. times and provide Esso Highlands with posed 1,200 km lateral, which would run The road definition involves route direct access to site from the Port of Kopi, from Townsville to Ballera in southwest selection, detailed design and cost estima- where it is also detailing upgraded wharf Queensland, have been invited. tion for approximately 345 km of roads. facilities. Due to higher than expected gas This includes 128 km of new road through Meanwhile, the Gas Project itself demand on Australia’s east coast, the facil- mountainous terrain, together with sig- continues to gather momentum, with ities for the PNG Gas Project will expand nificant upgrades to a further 217 km of the likelihood of the project becoming a from 225 PJ/a to 260 PJ/a. Oil Search, roads in varied terrain from mountains reality increasing as interest in the which has the most substantial interest through to swamps. The roads will be pipeline grows. in the project, said in February that it will accessible both to the project and the The project will develop gas reserves continue to seek additional markets in public. Due to the high rainfall in the in the Southern Highlands of Papua New the Northern Territory, Queensland and area, the roads include many culverts and Guinea, process the gas to sales quality Australia’s southern states for gas from bridges across fast flowing rivers. This, and export it to Australia via pipeline. A the project. together with limitations on available decision on whether to proceed with the AGL has also finalised its 10 per cent construction materials, has challenged project is expected to be made mid-year. stake in the project, and onsold its first traditional road and bridge options and Ahead of this decision, several key gas. AGL made an initial payment of $580 provided Eos engineers with the opportu- developments regarding the project have million to Oil Search, including interests nity to develop solutions which maximise already occurred in 2006. The project has in gas and oil reserves, production and local labour and materials content. been granted a 15-year holiday from regu- processing infrastructure. latory tariffs from the ACCC, which will AGL sold the first gas from its share allow the project partners to meet their in the project to power company Flinders own profit targets for 15 years before the Osborne Trading (NRG Flinders) in South pipeline’s tariffs become subject to five Australia. yearly review. With these developments, and finan- Meanwhile, the Queensland cial close expected by the end of the year, Government’s declared the Ballera lat- the PNG Gas Project is looking more and eral a significant project in late January, more likely to eventuate. First gas from meaning that this part of the project now the project is expected in 2009. The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 65 Transport & Logistics New fleet boosts Portable Camps’ capacity It has been a busy few months for the team at Australian Portable Camps (APC) as the company continues to expand their fleet to meet the needs of a variety of pipeline project camp sites around the country. ost recently, the company has tem. The Effluent A system demonstrates Controller. This will allow Gino Martino acquired 12 new Mack trucks, APC’s strong commitment to the environ- to spend more time in the field and more Mwhich all feature 550 horsepow- ment, reducing water usage by recycling time with clients. er engines and are road train rated. The wherever possible. APC’s new Mack truck fleet. trucks have each been named after APC’s While the pipeline industry continues most valuable assets – their employees. to provide APC with a range of camp sup- With these new additions, APC now ply opportunities, a number of mining has the logistical requirements to accom- companies have recently been turning modate many more loads per camp move. to the company for core housing at their The company can also send their build- project sites. ings on rail where needed, with their own Earthworks have already commenced trucks dropping camp equipment off and at their new Monarto Site. The staff at picking up at each end. APC say they are looking forward to In other news, APC’s first Effluent stretching their legs at the new 140 acre A waste water system prototype is now site. out in the field. The next edition of The Meanwhile, the team at APC has also Australian Pipeliner will feature an welcomed a new addition in Paul Kerr, update of use and operation of this sys- who has taken on the role of Production 66 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Transport & Logistics Four Wheel Drive Hire Service wins DBNGP Contract A hire service that is relatively new to Perth has been awarded the contract to supply vehicles for the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) Expansion project. our Wheel Drive Hire Service (4WDHS) has been awarded the The company will be supplying approximately 70 vehicles Fcontract to supply 4WD vehicles to the NACAP KT Pipelines joint venture for for the project and will also be supplying a full onsite the construction of the DBNGP Looping Project. mechanical workshop and two mechanics. The company will be supplying approximately 70 vehicles for the project 4WDHS will conduct night time servicing 4WDHS have had an office in and will also be supplying a full onsite to ensure the vehicles are always available Perth for 12 months and have enjoyed mechanical workshop and two mechanics. for use during daylight hours. significant growth in this time. Demand for the company’s products continues to increase as its profile grows. Currently, For more information contact Four Wheel Drive the company has a number of orders and more vehicles are being delivered to meet Hire Service on phone 07 3857 9766 this increase in business. 4WDHS says it has provided companies or visit www.4wdhire.com.au in WA with an alternative for 4WD vehicle hire, and that to be awarded a contract on such a large project is a great boost. 149 McDougall Street Toowoomba QLD Ph 07 4634 2911 Fax 07 4634 7184 email: [email protected] Adelaide SA Ph 08 8447 7433 Fax 08 8447 3939 Moomba SA Ph 08 8675 6620 Fax 08 8675 6619 We have been contracting for pipeline projects in different parts of Australia for many years and have a very long association with all pipeline companies specialising in all services to the transport logistics. We are proud to be associated with the SESA Pipeline project • Oil /Gas Pipeline Transportation logistics • Drilling Rig Moves • Oilfield Casing Haulage and Storage Neil Mansell Transport Pty Ltd Specialising in logistics to the pipeline industry, the oil and gas industry and resource exploration industry Australia wide. The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 67 Transport & Logistics Pipeline logistics from Patrick Project Services The Patrick Project Services (PPS) professional team brings together intimate knowledge of the entire logistics industry in Australia to provide seamless logistics solutions to major pipeline projects. he specific expertise and experience that PPS brings to logistics for Tmajor pipelines is in the area of line pipe haulage. The major benefit that PPS brings to its clients who work in the area of pipe haulage, including pipeline principals, constructors and pipe manufacturers is that its wide range of skills and expertise allow it to view the entire logistics chain for the line pipe, and then devise a delivery process that provides the most cost effective scenario within the specific project parameters. The parameters include the project schedule and the terrain of the pipeline right of way. Transportation methods include road, rail and sea transportation in the form of either ship or barge. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS Fast, efficient and environmentally friendly Vertical Mulcher Patrick Project Services is a leader in A complete vegetation management and cost effective tree removal system logistics management for‑major projects. that minimises environmental impact and dramatically reduces the cost of railway easement maintenance with one man and one machine. We have specialist expertise in the pipeline This unique method, grinds trees down where they stand, leaving a bed of high grade mulch which helps reduce industry, where we offer project management, erosion and returns nutrients back into the soil. Mulch road, rail‑and sea transport, and‑stockpile trees insitu – TREE SIZE UNLIMITED. EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE INCLUDES: Vertical Mulchers operations. and Broad Acre Mulchers (230hp to 850hp units available), Skid Steer Mulchers, Excavator Groomers, If your next pipeline calls for first‑class logistic Vertical Tree Extractors and Tubgrinders. For more information call us now for a free brochure. services, talk to Patrick Project Services. Vertical Tree Extractor www.patrick.com.au Telephone +61 2 9250 1169 Phone: 1300 731 007 Fax: 1300 731 828 Facsimile +61 2 9250 1155 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nationalvegetation.com.au Broad Acre Mulcher 68 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Patrick Project Services is a leader in logistics management for‑major projects. We have specialist expertise in the pipeline industry, where we offer project management, road, rail‑and sea transport, and‑stockpile operations. If your next pipeline calls for first‑class logistic services, talk to Patrick Project Services. www.patrick.com.au Telephone +61 2 9250 1169 Facsimile +61 2 9250 1155 Transport & Logistics PPS also has significant experience managing all of the interfaces between multiple modes of transport. The company has successfully undertaken stockpiling operations, and also undertakes the loading and unloading of wagons for rail operations. PPS has a very long history of managing pipeline logistics, however it vessels, the vast depth of transport pipe haulage activities that PPS has also has the backing of the very broad activities offered by Patrick Logistics, and completed for significant recent pipelines. range of logistical and cargo handling the rail haulage businesses offered by These include the SEA Gas Pipeline, the activities of Patrick Corporation. Patrick Rail and Pacific National. Kalgoorlie to Esperance Pipeline, the The broader corporate expertise that PPS uses these broader capabilities Telfer Gas Pipeline, the BassGas onshore Patrick Corporation bring to the pipeline to leverage its own specific pipe haulage pipeline, the Otway onshore pipeline, the industry includes stevedoring for loading capabilities and experience. Braemar pipeline, the QGC Pipeline, and andK2421 unloading TGC P'Liner pipe toAd and 16/3/2006 from ocean 3:15 PMOf notePage is1 the impressive list of various others. Quality & Reliability SDM Cocon High pressure Safety shut-off underground pressure regulator BAAI valves BAAI control stations R100 series HSV086 series Sole distributor for Gorter Controls in Australia & New Zealand For further information contact Calvin McDonald at Total Gas Controls. Phone: (07) 3823 2727 Fax: (07) 3245 2767 Email: [email protected] 70 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Safety APIA Construction Safety Guidelines APIA’S most recent Safety Guidelines, for Onshore Pipeline Construction, were released last year. Along with previous guidelines these have proven useful in gaining Regulator approval. n 1998, Part A of the APIA Code and works across states that each have construction process. A number of Projects of Environmental Practice (Pipeline their own legislation. Having a construc- have already adopted the Guidelines IConstruction) was released. tion safety guideline that is supported by in establishing Construction Safety Since then, Parts B (Operations) and all Regulators helps organisations develop Management Plans. C (Decommissioning) have also been safety management plans with confidence As for the content of the Guidelines, released. that they will gain Regulator approval. the document is structured to give the In the six years since their release, Moreover, APIA is committed to a organisation preparing their Construction the industry and the Regulators have strategy which promotes good health and Safety Management Plan a roadmap of embraced these Guidelines and they are safety outcomes for the industry, and things to consider. It is not prescriptive now seen as the benchmark standard for these Guidelines encourage the adop- and allows flexibility for all projects, be management of environmental issues for tion of a uniform approach to managing they small, large, complex or simple. pipelines. health and safety on pipeline construction Whilst adoption of the Guidelines is During 2004-5, the APIA Health projects through the development of con- entirely voluntary, APIA encourages all and Safety Committee drafted the APIA sistent project construction safety plans those involved in pipeline construction Onshore Pipeline Projects Construction which effectively integrate with organisa- to make full and effective use of these Safety Guidelines and sent them to the tions’ health, safety and environmental Guidelines so that they can be informed industry for comment. A series of meet- management systems. and active contributors on pipeline ings was held with State Regulators It is expected that the Guidelines safety matters, and the industry can around the country, and in August 2005, will promote a common understanding demonstrate its proactive approach in they were released for use. of the safety philosophy, issues and proc- managing the health, safety and wellbe- The benefits of using an industry- esses that will contribute to excellent ing of our people. developed, industry-specific code are safety outcomes across the entire chain A copy of the Guidelines can be found many. The pipeline industry is national of participants involved in the pipeline on the APIA website. Safety in Design Specialists in Pipeline Safety! Hazardous Area Compliance Functional Safety Management Safety Cases HAZOPs Risk Assessment SIL Studies Legislative Compliance Design Validation a unique source of knowledge and expertise Visit www.pct.com.au The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 71 APIA Company Member News Two leading companies working together to provide effective solutions for all your Pigging, IMC acquires stake in PCT IMC Pan Asia Alliance group (IMC) and PCT Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Pipeline Inspection and Process Equipment requirements Understanding which will see IMC take a 25 per cent shareholding in PCT. he IMC Group, PCT’s Directors The group has three main business in PCT will increase IMC’s knowledge of and public officers have been areas. These are direct investments, current and future resource and infra- Tworking together for more than which includes mineral processing facili- structure opportunities in Australia. a year on principles of operation and ties, mining funds and oil and gas assets; Mel Ashton, Chairman of PCT said alignment and have now signed the MoU, real estate, which includes investments “On behalf of the staff, directors and which, subject to further due diligence, in the Asia Pacific Region, the USA and shareholders of PCT I welcome IMC as iPP Industries… leaders in the will see IMC take the 25 per cent stake UK; and industrial supply chain, which a cornerstone investor in PCT. During design and supply of pipeline in PCT. involves coal production and handling a recent visit to IMC’s corporate office equipment, process packages, IMC will be represented by up to two facilities, shipping, including tankers and in Singapore, a delegation from PCT’s pipeline pigs and pigging Directors on the PCT Board but will not FPSO’s, fabrication yards as well as CUEL board were giving an insight to the vast be involved in the day-to-day operations Engineering in Thailand. operations of The IMC Group. We met services for over 15 years and running of PCT. The inclusion of The alignment will open up oppor- with Frederick Tsao IMC’s Chairman as iPP Industries offers the IMC Directors will bring to the PCT tunities for PCT by providing avenues well as a number of IMC’s senior x Fabrication Services Board a wealth of international manage- for growth in both Australia and in the executives. x Pig Launchers & Receivers ment expertise. international marketplace, resulting in “IMC is fortunate to have such high x Pipeline Pigs IMC has approximately 6,000 employ- enhanced revenues through the channel- calibre and impressive people who will x ees in 19 countries with offices, inter ling of engineering work scopes. continue to drive IMC’s strategic direction Pig Signalers alia in Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, IMC in turn will enhance its capa- and culture into the future. PCT is very x Pigging Services Qingdao, Dalian, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, bilities in the oil and gas and mining excited to be able to participate in that x Strainers & Filters New Delhi, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala sectors throughout the Asia Pacific region future and we look forward to working x Closures Lumpur and Perth. IMC’s Head Office is by accessing PCT as a unique source of with and learning from IMC as our part- x Equipment Maintenance in Singapore. knowledge and expertise. This investment nership with them develops.” Services x Separators & Coalescers x Water Bath Heaters x Gas Regulating & Metering Skids PPO x Vessels & Tanks Pipeline, Plant and Offshore news x Process Skids x Mesh Pads & Mist Eliminators x Produced Water Treatment Systems ANALYTIC PIPE GmbH for further information contact iPP Industries Pty Limited Stop chasing news. 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It has many potential uses for the Australian Pipeline industry. With the ALLU Screener Crusher you can ith an ALLU Screener Crusher processing attachment a basic process the pre excavated material directly Wmachine can be converted into back into the trench at up to 200m³/hr, a processing plant, increasing business saving time and money on importing ll. opportunities and profits. Stationary screens, crushers and feeders can be replaced or it can be used as a pre-proces- sor for the above machines. The processing attachment can process different kind of materials such as top soil, waste soil, contaminated soil, clay, peat, bark, com- post, bio waste, demolition waste, grinded asphalt and glass. The Screener Crusher was invented and developed more than ten years ago by Ideachip. Since then new character- istics, models and accessories have been developed for an increasing amount of new applications and materials, always keeping in mind the importance of easy maintenance and reliability. Work completed in record time Finnish construction company crusher method, which involves screening Performance in international Veljekset Luostarinen are using an ALLU excavated material back to the trench. markets Screener Crusher to construct a ground- This means that there is no need to bring The ALLU range of screener crush- water pipeline trench. The trench is 13 new screened material to the site or trans- ers have been known to conquer pipeline kilometres long, running from a pumping fer the excavated material, saving time trenches all over the world and in 2005 station to a main water supply in Imatra, and money. Ideachip Oy received a big order from Finland. The company purchased another China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau, the Work on the project commenced at the ALLU screener - the new ALLU SC biggest pipeline contractor in China. end of December 2005 and was scheduled model - in spring 2005. This model has China Petroleum is constantly seeking to be finished by the end of August 2006. three extra heavy duty XHD35 drums new and effective equipment and working The work has progressed more quickly and changeable blades. Very rocky mate- methods and six ALLU SM 3-12 screener than expected, mainly due to the screener rial wears the screening bucket and it is crushers with 40 mm XHD drums were important that parts that wear can be delivered to China Petroleum early in changed easily and quickly without weld- 2005. ing, even at the job site. The screener China Petroleum’s Purchasing crusher is fastened to the excavator as a Manager said “The benefits from the ALLU front shovel. method have been demonstrated on our job At the time of writing there was only site. The innovative technology is unique 4 km left to construct of the 13 kilometre and suitable for our pipeline projects. We trench, meaning that the work will be strongly believe that the screener crush- GCM Agencies Pty Ltd. completed ahead of schedule. Veljekset ers will be a success on pipeline trenches, P O Box 25 Luostarinen have back filled as much as thanks to the ALLU strategy and the Mt Kuring-Gai, NSW 2080 Australia 400 metres per day. special ALLU team-spirit.” Tel: +61 (2) 9457 8333 Fax: +61 (2) 9457 8382 74 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 Mob: +61 (417) 269 378 Email: [email protected] ALLU SM_pipeline_A4.indd 1 7.3.2006 13:49:53 THE ALLU SM ATTACHMENT Backfill pipeline trenches in one step operation With the ALLU Screener Crusher you can process the pre excavated material directly back into the trench at up to 200m³/hr, saving time and money on importing ll. GCM Agencies Pty Ltd. P O Box 25 Mt Kuring-Gai, NSW 2080 Australia Tel: +61 (2) 9457 8333 Fax: +61 (2) 9457 8382 Mob: +61 (417) 269 378 Email: [email protected] ALLU SM_pipeline_A4.indd 1 7.3.2006 13:49:53 Products & Services Strong interest in RTP pipe production systems */5&3/"5*0/"-1*1&-*/& Krauss Maffei played host to over 100 industry specialists from $0/'&3&/$&&9104*5*0/ around the world at their recent in-house Extrusion Forum at 4FQUFNCFS° their head office in Munich, Germany. $BMHBSZ "MCFSUB $BOBEB he main focus of the in-house show and lay. Other applications for RTP are was a system for the production for high-pressure water and gas supply Tof Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe lines. iÞ`Ê/iV }Þ (RTP). Extrusion companies from Russia, Poland, Thailand, Malaysia, China and / iÊÈÌ ÊÌiÀ>Ì>Ê*«iiÊ viÀiViÊ* ®ÊvviÀÃÊÌ iÊ««ÀÌÕÌÞÊÌÊà >ÀiÊi>`}Êi`}iÊ the Middle East were well represented. 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Visit our website today for a free 30 day trial. www.pipelineasia.com 78 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 APIA Events APIA Meetings 2006 APIA New Membership Applications at March 2006 10 April Perth Lunch Corporate 11 April Sydney POG Meeting Central Ranges Pipeline Pty Ltd (David Adam) 12 April Sydney Jindal Saw Ltd (Vijesh Chawla) Operations Seminar and Dinner Vegcon Pty Ltd (Ben Thompson) 27 April Melbourne Cocktail Reception Individual 28 April Melbourne Garth Borgelt Board Meeting Jenny Thompson 5-6 May Canberra Young People’s Forum 23 May Brisbane Seminar and Dinner 7 June Melbourne Lunch 22 June Perth Board Meeting 23 June Perth Seminar and Dinner Dance 19 July Brisbane Lunch 23 August Adelaide Board Meeting 13 September Melbourne Dinner 20 September Perth Lunch 14 - 17 October Alice Springs APIA Annual Convention Exhibitions & Conferences - 2006 Board Meeting 4-5 May Brisbane 11-12 July Melbourne Annual General Meeting Sustainable Energy 2006 Trenchless Technology: the Unseen 1 December Perth Solution Seminar Christmas Lunch 5-6 May Canberra APIA Young Peoples Forum 25-29 September Calgary 8 December Brisbane 6th International Pipeline Christmas Lunch 8-11 May Melbourne Conference/International Pipeline 13 December Sydney Enviro 2006 Conference and Exposition Board Meeting Exhibition 14-17 October Alice Springs 15 December Melbourne 24-25 May Sydney APIA Annual Convention Christmas Lunch CivEnEx 29 October-2 November Brisbane 30 May-1 June Jakarta NO-DIG 2006 The 2006 program is correct at the time IndoPipe 2006 of printing but is subject to change. 5-8 December Singapore 19-21 June Darwin OSEA 2006 For further information, contact: SEAAOC 2006 Mr Steve Dobbie, Business Manager, Australian Pipeline Industry Association 22-23 June Perth P O Box 5416, Kingston ACT 2604 WA State Energy Outlook Tel: (02) 6273 0577, Fax: (02) 6273 0588 Conference Email: [email protected] For more information on any of these exhibitions and conferences, please email [email protected] The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 79 APIA - Members Australian Pipeline Industry Association Membership APIA would particularly like to acknowledge the generous support of its Sponsoring Members Alinta Ltd Epic Energy Australian Pipeline Trust GasNet Australia (Operations) Pty Ltd Dampier Bunbury Pipeline PETRONAS APIA would also like to acknowledge the strong support of its Lead Members A J Lucas Group Ltd Leighton Contractors Pty Limited Agility Management Pty Ltd McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd Nacap Australia Pty Ltd Bredero Shaw Australia Pty Ltd OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd Orrcon Pty Ltd (Pipe & Large Tubular Division) Enertrade Solar Turbines Australia Envestra Limited South East Australia Gas Pty Ltd Esso Australia Pty Ltd Construction Contractors Serck Controls Pty Ltd Orrcon Pty Ltd (Pipe & Large A J Lucas Group Ltd WorleyParsons Services Pty Ltd Tubular Division) Ancon Directional Drilling Ozzie’s Pipeline Padder Inc Armstrong Constructions (Vic) Pty Ltd Manufacturers/Distributors of Petro Coating Systems BTB (Australia) Pty Ltd Equipment or Materials Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd CDP Networks Pty Ltd 3M Australia Pty Ltd Q-Pave Pty Ltd Cervan Marine Pty Ltd Accutherm International Pty Ltd Radyne an Inductotherm Group Company Dartbridge Welding Pty Ltd Adtech FRP Pty Ltd Rotork Fluid System Pty Ltd Delco Australia Pty Ltd Anode Engineering Pty Ltd Savcor ART Pty Ltd Diversified Construction Corporation APC Socotherm Pty Ltd Serimer Dasa Automatic Welding East Coast Pipeline and Welding Pty Ltd Atlas Measurement Pty Ltd Solar Turbines Australia Eric Newham Holdings Pty Ltd ATMOS International Ltd SPC Australasia Pty Ltd HPS Technology Pty Ltd Australasian Industrial Wrappings & Ssangyong Australia Pty Ltd KT Pty Ltd Coatings Pty Ltd Swiss Steel International Australia Pty Ltd Leighton Contractors Pty Limited Australian Portable Camps The Lincoln Electric Company (Aust) Pty Ltd McConnell Dowell Constructors Bar None Equipment LLC Thyssen Mannesmann Trading Pty Ltd (Aust) Pty Ltd Baroid Industrial Drilling Products Tremco Pipeline Equipment Pty Ltd Mitchell Oil & Gas Pty Ltd BlueScope Steel Limited Trushape Engineering Pty Ltd Multiplex Constructions (Qld) Pty Ltd BOC Limited Tyco Flow Control Nacap Australia Pty Ltd Boddingtons Australia Pty Ltd Tyco Water Pty Ltd National Australian Pipelines Bredero Shaw Australia Pty Ltd United Pumps Australia Ottoway Engineering Pty Ltd Bristol Babcock Asia Pacific Universal Compression (Australia) PIHA Pty Ltd Click Clack Pty Ltd Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tubes Pty Ltd Radcliffe Rural Fencing Pty Ltd CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc Vermeer Sales & Service Technip Oceania Pty Ltd (TOPL) Denso (Australia) Pty Ltd Vinidex Pty Ltd The Trenchless Group Diamond Key International Pty Ltd Welding Industries of Australia Thiess Pty Ltd Electro 80 a Division of Automation Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Limited Toowoomba Trenching & Earthmoving Partners Pty Ltd William Adams Pty Ltd Vegcon Pty Ltd Emerson Process Management Fortress Systems Pty Ltd Pipeline Owners/Operators Engineering/Project Managers Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd Agility Management Pty Ltd Ausmarco Pty Ltd HBM Plastics Technologies Alcan South Pacific Pty Limited Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd Inductabend Pty Ltd Alinta Ltd Camms IPP Industries Pty Ltd Apache Energy Limited Capital Project Services Pty Ltd Jindal Saw Ltd ARC Energy Limited CBI Constructors Pty Ltd Jord International Pty Ltd Australian Pipeline Trust GHD Pty Ltd Major Metals Queensland BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd GPA Engineering Pty Ltd Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars Oceania Pty Ltd Burns and Roe Worley Ltd iicorr Pty Ltd Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd J P Kenny Melbourne Pty Ltd MOX Products Central Ranges Pipeline Pty Ltd Kellogg, Brown & Root Pty Ltd OneSteel Oil & Gas Pipe Chevron Australia Pty Ltd PCT Engineers Pty Ltd OneSteel Piping Systems Country Energy Gas Pty Ltd Plexal Group Dampier Bunbury Pipeline 80 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 APIA - Members Australian Pipeline Industry Association Membership Darnor Pty Limited Energy Distributors Intico Engineering Services Pty Ltd Energex Limited Elgas Ltd JP Associates Pty Ltd Enertrade Envestra Limited KFM Partnership Pty Ltd Epic Energy Lester Franks Survey & Geographic Pty Esperance Pipeline Company Service Providers MIAB Technology Pty Limited Esso Australia Pty Ltd AAMHatch National Power Services Gas Pipelines Victoria Pty Ltd AXS Pty Ltd National Vegetation Management GasNet Australia (Operations) Pty Ltd Canusa CPS NationWide Hire GORODOK Pty Ltd Civilpro Pty Ltd Neil Mansell Transport Pty Ltd IPM Operation & Maintenance Coe Drilling Australia Pty Ltd Nixon Communications Pty Ltd Loy Yang Pty Ltd Corrosion Control Engineering Pty Ltd Oil & Gas Australia Magazine Multinet CRC for Welded Structures Patrick Project Services Natural Gas Corporation of NZ DRA Industries - Pipelining Division Peter Norman Personnel Pty Ltd NT Gas Pty Ltd Dynamic Satellite Surveys Pty Ltd Pipeline Publications Australia Pty Ltd Oil Search Limited Enesar Consulting Pty Ltd Pipeline Support Pty Ltd Origin Energy Asset Management Ltd EPCM Consultants Pty Ltd Quantm Ltd Origin Energy Limited Equipsuper Rosen Australia Pty Ltd PETRONAS Four Wheel Drive Hire Service RTD Steeltest Pty Ltd Powerco Energy Services Pty Ltd Fugro Spatial Solutions Pty Ltd Shaw Pipeline Services - a Division of Qenos Pty Ltd Fugro Survey Pty Ltd ShawCor Inc Santos Limited Furmanite Australia Pty Ltd Southern Corrosion Control Services Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd Gameco Pty Ltd T D Williamson Australia Pty Ltd South East Australia Gas Pty Ltd GE Energy Oil & Gas TAD - Technical Careers & Contracts SP AusNet Gyrovision Pty Ltd Tank Calibrators Pty Ltd The New Zealand Refining Co Ltd Holding Redlich Tuboscope, a Varco Company VENCorp WAG Pipeline Pty Ltd Woodside Energy Ltd Government Departments/Regulators Energy Safe Victoria Primary Industries & Resources SA Individual Members: Advisers/Consultants Mr. Peter Bagley Mr. Gerard Harber Ms. Beth Newton ACIL Tasman Mr. Ken Bilston Mr. Lynndon Harnell Mr. David Pack Allens Arthur Robinson Mr. John Blain Mr Graeme Hogarth Mr. Christopher Polhill Atanaskovic Hartnell Mr. Garth Borgelt Mr. Keith Horstmann Mr. Ian Roach Ausurv Pty Ltd Mr. Grant Bowley Mr. Steven Howard Mr. Ed Rychtarik Carter Newell Lawyers Mr. David Bradley Mr. Adrian Hudson Mr. Robert Samuels Clayton Utz Connell Wagner Pty Ltd Mr. Colin Bristow Mr. Kasper Jakobsen Mr. Chris Sutton CRA International Mr. Stephen Callaghan Mr. John Lott Mr. Zaki Taib CROSSLINXS Mr. Ross Calvert Miss Marie Malaxos Mr. Bob Teale ECOS Consulting (Aust.) Pty Ltd Mr Mark Coates Mr. Paul Maloney Mr. Peter Thomas Environmental Resources Management Mr. Geoff Cope Mr. Brian Martin Ms. Alison Thompson Freehills Mr. Ross Demby Ms. Wendy Mathieson Ms. Jenny Thompson Fyfe Pty Ltd Mr. Stephen Dykes Mr. Calvin McDonald Mr. Stephen Timms Gadens Lawyers Mr. Laurie Earle Mr. Bruce McDonough Mr. Peter Tomlin J P Kenny Pty Ltd Ms. Sonia Finucane Ms. Melissa McKenzie Mr. Peter Tuft KD.1 Pty Ltd Mr. John Frith Mr. Rod McNamara Mr. William Turner M J Kimber Consultants Pty Ltd Mr. Lindsay Goodwin Mr Ted Metcalfe Mr. Phil Venton Maloney Field Services Mr. Ian Gordon Mr. Mick Murphy Mr. William Wallace Minter Ellison Lawyers (QLD) Minter Ellison Lawyers (WA) Narwood Pty Ltd OSD Energy Services Plant & Platform Engineering Solutions Honorary Life Members: Project Consultancy Services Pty Ltd Synergies Economic Consulting K.A. Barker R. Gration J.K. McDonald URS Australia Pty Ltd D. Curry A. Lukas S. McDonald Warren King & Co D.C. Gore* A. Marletta A. Newham *Deceased The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 81 APIA Full Membership(1) Category Applied for (please tick) the australian ❑ SPONSORING MEMBER(2) PIPELINE ❑ LEAD MEMBER ❑ CORPORATE MEMBER industry association Ltd ORGANISATION NAME: ABN: POSTAL ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: STREET ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: PHONE: FAX: MOBILE: EMAIL: WEB HOME PAGE ADDRESS: APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE (3) NAME: POSITION: MOBILE PHONE: ORGANISATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE (if different from above): NAME: TITLE: ORGANISATION’S INTEREST IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY (must tick one only. If more than one applies, please tick the one most applicable to your business): ❑ Adviser/Consultant ❑ Construction Contractor ❑ Energy Distributor ❑ Engineering/Project Manager ❑ Pipeline Owner/Operator ❑ Service Provider ❑ Manufacturer/Distributor of Equipment or Materials ❑ Government Department/Regulator ❑ Other Industry Association (Please Specify) We hereby apply for Full Membership of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Limited in the Category and Interest Group indicated above and agree to abide by the Company’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. We attach our payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription. SIGNED: DATE: NOTE (1) Upon payment of the relevant fees, an organisation may hold more than one category of full membership. (2) The appointed representative of a Sponsoring member should be its Chief Executive (3) All correspondence will be sent to the appointed representative, who will hold the member’s voting rights. A member’s appointed representative may be changed at any time by advising the Association’s Secretary in writing. Employee Membership APPLICANT’S NAME: EMPLOYER: POSITION HELD: POSTAL ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: STREET ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: PHONE: FAX: MOBILE: EMAIL: I certify that, as my employer is a Full Member of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Limited, I am entitled to apply for Employee Membership. I hereby apply for Employee Membership of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association and agree to abide by the Company’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. Payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription is attached.* SIGNED: DATE: * Note that Sponsoring and Lead members are entitled to nominate up to ten and three Employee Members respectively without additional subscription. 82 The Australian Pipeliner - April 2006 APIA Individual Membership Open to individuals with an interest in the pipeline industry. However, any person who operates in the pipeline industry, offering services to more than one pipeline developer, operator or service provider on a service contract basis, will not be accepted as an Individual Member of the Association, but is eligible for Full Membership. Likewise, an employee of a company operating in the pipeline industry will not be accepted as an Individual member of the Association unless the company employing that person is a full member of the Association. APPLICANT’S NAME: TRADING NAME: TITLE: POSTAL ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: STREET ADDRESS: SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE: PHONE: FAX: MOBILE: EMAIL: I hereby apply for Individual Membership of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Limited and agree to abide by the Company’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. Payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription is attached. SIGNED: DATE: SUBSCRIPTION RATES (2005/2006 Membership year 1 July to 30 June) A U STRALIA SPONSORING LEAD CORPORATE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE Membership year 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 $39,100 $6,550 $1,375 $365 $125 New members joining after 1 October 2005 please call APIA to discuss the appropriate pro-rata subscription rate. (All applications received after 15 May 2006 will be issued with an invoice for the 2006/2007 membership year.) All prices quoted for Australian members include 10% GST. INTERNATIONAL SPONSORING LEAD CORPORATE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE Membership year 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 AUD$35,550 AUD$5,950 AUD$1,250 AUD$330 AUD$115 New members joining after 1 October 2005 please call APIA to discuss the appropriate pro-rata subscription rate. (All applications received after 15 May 2006 will be issued with an invoice for the 2006/2007 membership year.) All prices are in Australian dollars. A tax invoice will be issued. 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