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    pre aiid Automation 31-3 Originally the policy plan (network planning) nas “aue {omized withthe. aid" of the omputerprogranme OPT mA Here ater’ stage the Delta Division” switched to" devel ping the STRUIY programme, ising the. tlre-peth. dlegram. Completely" autonize’ the ex {sting planning, thie compoter mmocel ‘otters lene” perspec iver in carrying, out sensi= tivity and rine analyse, whereby the various Stages Ih nat is wore, this made! coh be used for cost plan ng. keont. to poge 32) Roure 9 The critical poth of the e~ Token from the overall covor= ination pen THE E.P. AND C. OF A GASPIPELINE ‘Anew market seetor for our organi problems experienced with the preparation of a gaspipe- fine. fon. A review of the by: PLS, DOUGHTY It is. internationally known that in the Netherlands fnony companies have built up engineering os well 0 practical construction and operation knowledge ond experience in the field of production, distributing and Consuming of naturel gas. The development of gos production in Holland started in the year 1963, efter Which in the year 1967 the exploitation could’ start, The result wos that several primary industries swit- chea" over to gos for energy. Also the secondary industry was. gradually connected to the distribution network. Our ‘Technical Research Department (TRO) did’ a lot to develop monogement systems for projects lin this particulor feld. In a joint venture with other Dutch companies our company was involved in the engineering, procurement ond. construction of several distribution Systems. The erticle, written by our contributor ond employee F.5. Doughty, illustrates Sone experiences In the engineering and construction Of pipelines uncer difficult conditions. — Bosra poem} Pigure 1 At the. beginning of @ ‘Wet Aoure 2 Inthe swompy areas 2 tempo- ory eceass rood Is construct co,” whieh" ols0. used to abricate" tne pipeline see tions. ‘The trench ix exeavet- fed" using “hydraulic excavator fitted wien'twomp tracks. In order to widen it's scope of opera tion the company is now exploring more Vigorously the possibility of executing projects tm the ail and gas Industries. [As in the building industry, projects in the oll and gas industries! present. us with ‘many. interesting problems in the evelopment "phase as ‘well as in. the Construction period. On’ the one hand some of the problems are also common to Bullaing projects, but on the other and the ‘operations in ar oll and gas project as auch, the advarced technolo Sy. the circumstances. under which the onstruction takes place and the effect of the location at the accessibility to the project, are of a different nature compared with @ building project, and therefore “create different types. of problems. Ol, ang particularly gas, sudstances” and equipmert lines, hanaling the storage iment’ of oll and gas have to ed, and constructed, very strictly. to Gelailed Specifications “and codes. of practice, "Practical experience has proved the necessity for sich accuracy. Equipment and pipelines have to operate over 9 large range of temperatures and pressures, which create dificult. ex- Pansion and metal fatigue problems. Ol and gas substances -alsy have high Corrosive characteristics when in con tact with metal are lethal and pipe- and move~ be design In this article @ review is given of the typical probleme we have met with in the approach to projects of this nature. As an. example a project is taken for which the company” have recently pre- Dared, and submitted, in joint venture With ‘three ‘other Dutch ‘companies. a Broposal ‘concerning the design, engi- ering, procurement, construction, testing ‘and’ commissioning of @ gas dis tribution facility. Ina mutual approach ‘with ou partners Pipecon (Amstel Veen), Protech (Schiedam), Baal. Con- trols “(Alphen aan den Rijn)” It was possible to present the client with an Integrated proposal The facility comprises of three steel pipelines running overland for a dis ance "of ‘approximately 60 Kim. The lines. start from a Gas Processing Plant and run north to a Powe" Station, and South to gas. consuming Industrial Complexes. The pipelines range in size from 36 inches dameter down to Inch diameter," and are required for the movement of Natural Gas, Sutane Gas and. Propane Gas. At various locations along the route branch Ines are to be installed each complete with a control Station fer metering and pressure regulation of the gas flow to consumers. ‘The Natural Gas line has to be Internal- ly “costed against “corrosien, and. be couse the lines are to be buried unde (ground they have to be protected by = Suitable external coating sls0. Aca thodie protection system i also to be provides. ‘The route of the pipelines is not an cary ‘one se some "6 percent of the route is through swamp land Inhabitated by wild animals ‘and reptiles, Several river and canal crossings are involved, fand also some major and miner. road crossings. Three ‘methods of construction will be used, “two. special metheds. forthe ‘swampy areas depending on the degree of wetness of the area, ard 2 conven Tonal pipelaying method wil be Used In the dry areas. In view of the length of the transport system, the ‘ime available and the specific. problems of the. loca tlons, such a project has to be divided Into four simultaneously ruaning phases of construction. © one stream complating the wet areas and river crossings, © one stream completing the dry areas, © one stream will carry out. the road crossings fone stream will construct the control Stations In swamp areas which are rot too wet 2 temporary access road will be” laid alongside the trench. Such a road Is hot only for the access, but will also be Used for febricating the pipelines. The trench will be excavated by means of an hydraulle excavator fitted with special nnatigure 3 Across sections! view, show= Ing the pipelines iia’ in'the {nsnch, which is bockfiled Prevent ‘the piper looting In fhe Swampy eres Aa figure 4 ‘Shows ‘n alternatieve method of preventing the. pipes. from Mrocting. by oes oF anchors

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