FLASHBACK | Construction of the SEA Gas Port Campbell to Adelaide pipeline

Описание: Twenty years ago, the Spie Capag and AJ Lucas teams were in the trenches nearing the completion of the SEA Gas Port Campbell to Adelaide pipeline. As the 20th anniversary of the pipeline commissioning is looming, we have excavated a great video from our archives for all to reminisce and enjoy!

Since 1969 South Australia's sole gas supply came from the Moomba gas field in the state's North, a critical resource generating 70% of the state's electricity. With the Moomba reserves expected to be depleted by 2010, an alternative gas supply was essential.

The SEA Gas pipeline was conceived to provide this alternative, delivering natural gas from new fields off the Victorian coast. With initial planning complete, SEA Gas called for expressions of interest in October 2001 and shortlisted 4 potential partners to engineer, design and construct the pipeline. In May 2002, SEA Gas announced their choice: Spie Capag-Lucas, a joint venture between pipeline giant Spie Capag and AJ Lucas.

As an EPC contractor, Spie Capag-Lucas were responsible for every element: detailed engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning. They also had to liaise with hundreds of landowners, 2 State governments and dozens of local authorities. The pipeline was to be delivered within 19 months and luckily, the pipeline was commissioned and online just days before an incident at Moomba cut the original supply line to Adelaide.

In Brief:
Length: 687km - traversing from Port Campbell in Southwest Victoria to Pelican Point in South Australia.
Diameter: for approximately half of this length the PCA consists of twin 14" diameter pipes with the remainder being single 18" diameter pipe.
Compression: 2 compressor stations located on the PCA; one at Coomandook, in SA, and the other at Miakite, in Victoria.