Parsons Document No.

: EGP3-00-SP-061-605-001

CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED

ESCRAVOS GAS PROJECT – PHASE 3 DEVELOPMENT - ONSHORE

SPECIFICATION NUMBER EGP3– 03.19

DESCALING & CLEANING OF STEEL PIPE

REV DATE REVISION BY CL/APPR

0 August 29, Issued for ITB DRB
2002
1 January, 2004 Revised for ITB3 RBM DAP

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 REVISION RECORD SHEET

Notes

i.) Revisions numbers shall be A, B, C, etc. up through the issue for Invitation to Bid.

ii.) The issue for Invitation to Bid shall be Revision 0.

iii.) Revisions after the issue for Invitation to Bid shall be 1, 2, 3, etc. Any revisions made after
Revision 0 shall be denoted by a vertical line in the left hand margin against the revised text.

iv.) A brief description of the key changes made in each revision shall be included on this page.

REVISION DESCRIPTION OF REVISION

A Based on EGP1-03.19

C  Issued for Chevron Nigeria Review

 Removed all references to allowing abrasive blasting as a means to
descale pipe (Section 5)
0 Issued for ITB

1 Revised for ITB3 – no changes

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE

1.0 SCOPE & DEFINITIONS 4

1.1 Scope 4

1.2 Definitions 4

2.0 REFERENCES 4

2.1 Industry Codes 4

2.2 Project Specifications 5

2.3 Standard Drawings 5

3.0 GENERAL 5

4.0 CHEMICAL CLEANING 7

4.1 Precleaning 7

4.2 Acid Pickling 7

4.3 Neutralisation 8

4.4 Passivation 8

5.0 FIELD CLEANING OF LUBE OIL SYSTEMS 8

5.1 Scope 8

5.2 Instructions to CONTRACTOR 8

5.3 Alternative Procedures 9

5.4 Internal Inspection 9

5.5 Field Assembly 9

5.6 Oil Flushing 9

6.0 SAFETY 10

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1.0 SCOPE & DEFINITIONS

1.1 Scope
This specification covers scale removal from inside carbon steel pipe by acid
pickling and field cleaning of stainless steel lube oil system piping in completed
piping systems for the onshore facilities associated with the Escravos Gas
Project.

COMPANY will specify the piping systems to be internally descaled/cleaned on

the project P&ID's and on the Line Designation Tables. All steel piping in the
specified systems shall be internally descaled and cleaned.
CONTRACTOR shall notify COMPANY of any conflicts between this
specification and other project documents or referenced industry standards.

1.2 Definitions
Definitions used in this specification are as follows:

"COMPANY" is defined as CNL

"CONTRACTOR" is defined as EPC Contractor

"SUPPLIER or SUB-CONTRACTOR" is defined as companies supplying material,

equipment or services to the CONTRACTOR.

"FEED CONTRACTOR" is defined as Parsons

"PROJECT" is defined as the EGP3 Onshore Project

2.0 REFERENCES

Chemical cleaning of piping shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of
this Specification, the project piping drawings and with the latest editions of the
following codes and Project Specifications:

The following documents are hereby referenced and are considered part of this
specification:

2.1 Industry Codes

SSPC-SP-6 & 8 Steel Structures Painting Council.

API 614 Lubrication, shaft sealing and control oil systems for
special purpose applications.

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 2.2 Project Specifications
EGP-3.00 “Piping Material Classes (Those relevant to systems specified for
cleaning.)”

EGP-3.03 “Piping Fabrication and Installation”

EGP-3.20 “Technical Requirements for Piping Components.”

2.3 Standard Drawings

Not Applicable

2.4 Any conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the purchase order, material
requisitions, this Specification, drawings, national codes or project specifications
referenced herein, shall be referred to COMPANY for resolution.

3.0 GENERAL

3.1 CONTRACTOR shall submit descaling and cleaning procedures and schedule
to COMPANY for approval. CONTRACTOR shall also determine the
descaling/cleaning operation required for any given system unless otherwise
directed by COMPANY.

3.2 Descaling /Cleaning shall only be carried out on fabricated piping systems which
have been pressure tested and accepted by COMPANY.

3.3 CONTRACTOR shall maintain a log of each item, pipe and system which
has been descaled/cleaned.

3.4 Each completed operation shall be witnessed and approved by COMPANY.

3.5 Descaling/cleaning operations are expected to include:

● chemical cleaning

● passivation

● oil flushing

● neutralisation

● drying

3.6 CONTRACTOR will need to have a ready supply of cleaning media and
equipment, including but not limited to the following:

● Clean, potable or fresh water

● Nitrogen gas

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 ● Clean, oil free, dry air (dew point -40C or lower, at 66-77C)

● Equipment and chemicals for the chemical cleaning of pipe

● Flushing oil for lube oil systems

● Safety equipment

● Suitable drainage system(s) for the removal of water, oil and chemicals.

3.7 Prior to pipe cleaning, all control valves, pressure gauges, flow orifices,
transmitters and other valves and instruments that may be damaged by the
cleaning operation, shall be removed, isolated or by-passed.

3.8 During cleaning operations, appropriate precautions shall be taken to ensure that
debris is not flushed into excluded vessels and equipment or "dead ends".

3.9 Piping in cold service shall be thoroughly dried with clean, dry air or with nitrogen
after cleaning.

3.10 To avoid pipe stress during pipe cleaning operations, CONTRACTOR shall install
temporary spool pieces and supports where required.

3.11 Temporary filters or strainers required during pipe cleaning operations shall be
supplied and installed by CONTRACTOR. A complete record as to the location of
these filters and strainers shall be maintained by CONTRACTOR.

Typically temporary strainers should be provided at pump and machinery inlets

and ahead of other equipment (vessels etc.) from which removal of debris
accumulated during clean-up is not practical

3.12 Permanent process strainers with properly sized mesh, may be used for line
clean-up.

3.13 The descaled and cleaned pipe shall be free of scale, rust, weld flux, oil, grease
and any other foreign material.

3.14 After cleaning, piping systems that will not promptly be put into service shall be
properly protected against further corrosion and adequately sealed against
ingress of foreign matter. Methods should be suited to the particular pipe material
(including valve packing and elastomers), operating service and length of time
before going into service. The methods include:

● Dry air or nitrogen fill

● Oil fill

3.15 CONTRACTOR is responsible for and shall have a contingency plan and
equipment available to clean up any chemical leaks. Disposal of chemical
effluent shall be in compliance with statutory requirements. Storm drains in the
vicinity of chemical cleaning operations shall be sandbagged prior to chemical
cleaning commencing. COMPANY shall be notified immediately in the event of

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 any spillage of chemicals.

4.0 CHEMICAL CLEANING

The descaled and cleaned pipe shall be equivalent to the surface described by the
Steel Structures Painting Council as SP-8.

Typically chemical cleaning shall include the following operations:

4.1 Precleaning
Prior to chemical cleaning a precleaning solution shall be circulated through the
system to ensure that all oil and grease is removed from the pipe.

After removal of the precleaning solution the system shall be rinsed with clean
potable quality fresh water until the pH of the effluent rinse is within one pH unit
of the fresh rinse water.

Water for flushing stainless steel piping shall have a maximum chlorine content
of 50ppm.

4.2 Acid Pickling

4.2.1 CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the selection of pickling
solutions and inhibitors.

4.2.2 CONTRACTOR shall properly control the pickling solution to avoid

excessive corrosion.

4.2.3 CONTRACTOR shall ensure that test samples (corrosion coupons),

representative of all materials in the piping system are exposed to the
pickling solution for the duration of the operation, to monitor and avoid
excess corrosion. If necessary, a suitable inhibitor may be added to the
pickling solution in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

4.2.4 If a dipping process is used, before dipping all piping component /spool
identification marks are to be recorded to the satisfaction of COMPANY.
Immediately on completion of pickling/abrasive blasting, neutralising and
passivation the recorded markings and any protection of etched
markings shall be reinstated in accordance with Project Specification
EGP3-3.03.

4.2.5 Use of ammoniated citric acid is a convenient procedure, that will allow
both pickling and passivating with the same solution.

If ammoniated citric acid solution is used the rinsing step shall be

deleted.

4.2.6 Pickling solutions shall not be allowed to contact any parts of process
machinery.

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 4.2.7 Pickling solution shall be agitated as necessary during circulation to flush
out loose scale.

4.2.8 After pickling the acid solution shall be drained under a nitrogen purge.

4.2.9 After removal of the acid solution the system shall be rinsed as
described in paragraph 4.1. The rinse shall be drained under a nitrogen
purge, except as noted in paragraph 4.2.4.

4.3 Neutralisation
4.3.1 After pickling a neutralising solution shall be circulated to remove all traces
of acid from the system. The neutralising solution shall be drained under
a nitrogen purge.

4.3.2 After removal of the neutralising solution the system shall be rinsed until
all traces of acid and neutralising solution have been removed. The rinse
shall be drained under a nitrogen purge.

4.4 Passivation
4.4.1 To minimise further corrosion of the descaled pipe, a phosphate coating
shall be applied to the pipe. Do not flush with water.

4.4.2 The system shall then be drained and thoroughly dried using dry air or
nitrogen and be tightly sealed. (Refer to paragraph 3.8).

5.0 FIELD CLEANING OF LUBE OIL SYSTEMS

5.1 Scope
This section specifies requirements for field cleaning of the complete stainless
steel lube oil systems associated with gas turbine engines and turbo-expanders.

These systems require extreme cleanliness.

Conformity to the criteria for lube oil system cleanliness given in API 614,
Chapter 2, paragraph 4.3.3.7.1 and 4.3.3.7.2 shall be demonstrated to
COMPANY.

All surfaces in contact with oil shall be cleaned to a white metal finish to comply
with Steel Structure Painting Council SP-8.

5.2 Instructions to CONTRACTOR

CONTRACTOR shall prepare, for COMPANY review and approval, the following
drawings and tables to provide detailed guidance to field construction personnel.

5.2.1 Checklist of drains, vents and instrument connections requiring blowdown.

5.2.2 Flushing procedure diagram showing location of temporary piping and

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 inspection screens.

5.2.3 Piping Configuration Checklist, including inspection times.

5.2.4 List of temporary pumps, piping and screens showing location and
identification.

5.3 Alternative Procedures

Other procedures for cleaning of lube-oil systems may be substituted for those
outlined in this Specification if approved by COMPANY in writing. COMPANY will
approve alternative techniques only if they meet the objectives of this
Specification. CONTRACTOR's request for a procedure substitution shall include:

● Details of proposed cleaning procedure.

● Summary of CONTRACTOR's most recent experience using proposed

procedures showing precisely how much time was required to clean up
systems using the proposed procedures.

5.4 Internal Inspection

All flanged piping, removable headers, filters coolers etc., shall be opened and
thoroughly inspected for cleanliness. CONTRACTOR shall furnish all necessary
tools, such as borescopes, mirrors, lights etc.

Any sections which are not visible shall be checked by pulling a clean lint-free
cloth through the line and inspecting the cloth for debris.

5.5 Field Assembly

Cleaned and inspected lube oil system components shall be carefully assembled.

CONTRACTOR shall supervise installation closely to prevent contamination of the

system.

5.6 Oil Flushing

5.6.1 The lube oil system shall be flushed with high velocity circulating oil to
remove any loose material that may have entered the system during
assembly.

5.6.2 Temporary bypasses and block valves shall be installed to ensure

adequate flushing oil flow velocities through the piping and to prevent
entrance of contaminated oil into bearings, seals, servo motors,
regulators, small orifices and other passages that may plug.

Flow restrictions including orifices, check valve flappers, flow control valve
plugs, and oil filter cartridges shall be removed prior to flushing.

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 5.6.3 One-hundred-mesh screens shall be installed in place of the lube-oil filters
during the initial clean-up flush. Dirt swept from the system will usually
collect in two locations. Most of the material will be swept into the oil
reservoir where it will settle out. The fine material that does not settle out
will be caught on the 100-mesh screens. These screens can be changed
without interrupting oil circulation by switching filter vessels.

5.6.4 Fill the system with low-viscosity lube oil, which has the same
specification as the machines service oil for the flushing operation.

5.6.5 Oil flushing velocity in the piping oil to the equipment shall be at least
twice the normal velocity. If the existing oil pumps cannot provide
adequate circulation temporary circulation pumps shall be installed for the
flushing operation. The oil flush rate shall be monitored.

Proper velocity through the oil path being flushed can be achieved only by
selectively closing off parallel paths to force enough oil through the path
being flushed.

5.6.6 CONTRACTOR shall prepare flushing procedure diagrams and detailed

instructions outlining the systematic flushing of the various parallel paths.

5.6.7 The lube oil systems shall be flushed in a systematic sequence to clean it
sequentially from inlet to outlet. This will prevent contaminating a section
of the system that has already been flushed.

5.6.8 Oil flushing shall continue for a minimum of 4 hours in each circulation
loop or until COMPANY acceptance.

5.6.9 Drains, instrument connections and vents shall be blown down once every
8 hours during the flushing procedure. Some sections will be flushed less
than a full shift. Such sections shall have their drains blown down.

5.6.10 Valves shall be exercised from as fully closed as possible to fully open,
slowly and repeatedly. This will create turbulence in the valve bonnet
cavities, which will help to flush them. COMPANY shall inspect.

After CONTRACTOR dismantling of valves and determine if packing

requires replacement at the end of system flushing.

5.6.11 Screens installed at the flushing outlets shall be systematically inspected

for foreign materials until the required levels of cleanliness has been
achieved.

6.0 SAFETY

6.1 CONTRACTOR shall have a written COMPANY approved procedure in place

that addresses all hazards, how they will control the hazards, identifies required
personnel protective equipment and any required training of its use.

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 6.2 CONTRACTOR shall take all necessary precautions to protect personnel during
descaling/cleaning operations.

6.3 In chemical cleaning operations particular safety precautions are required,

including:

● Safety clothing (including goggles, gloves and face shields)

● Breathing apparatus where required

● Safety showers

● Material safety data sheets shall be available for all chemicals being used.

● Chemical holding tanks must be located a minimum of 15 metres from

process equipment and non-classified electrical equipment.

● The working area shall be cordoned off with red tape with "Keep Out"
warning signs every 15 metres.

● Hoses shall have a minimum working pressure of 17.5 barg and shall be
chemically compatible with the cleaning solutions.

● Bond hoses to ground to prevent static discharge explosion hazard.

● No smoking shall be permitted in the chemical cleaning areas.

● The system shall be pressure tested to a minimum of 6 barg and all hose
and temporary fittings checked for leaks. Any leaks shall be repaired prior to
injecting any chemical solutions.

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