TPI July 2012

oi l & gas pipel ines

BuBi pipe on course for success The Ichthys gas-condensate field, where pipe-laying operations are due to begin in 2013, lies off the Kimberley Coast of Western Australia. Butting is playing a significant role in constructing the 889km long pipeline that will run from the offshore production platform to Darwin, where the gas is to be processed. The company is supplying about 75km of Butting bimetal (BuBi ® ) pipes. The contract for the Ichthys LNG project was signed with INPEX at the beginning of this year. The pipes ordered for the Ichthys LNG project are made from material grades TP 317L/UNS S31703 for the inner pipe, and SAWL 450 FD for the carbon steel outer pipe. Construction is being performed according to the DNV-OS-F101 standard and to other requirements of the customer

specifications. The size for this order is 457 x (21.9+3) mm.

“The total volume of this major order will be supplied in several stages and first deliveries will start in third quarter 2013,” said Brigitte Blechinger, head of the oil and gas upstream sales department. “Before the pipes are laid in the appropriate place, the customer will process them further by arranging a coating.”

Butting is laying 889km of long pipeline

The BuBi pipes consist of an inner pipe and an outer carbon steel pipe. The two pipes are connected to each other with hydraulic expansion to a mechanical tight fit. The process developed by Butting for mechanically connecting two pipes is cheaper than a solid-wall version. The company states that the BuBi pipe ensures all of the properties of metallurgically clad pipes. The process also permits a wide selection of material combinations.

H Butting GmbH & Co KG – Germany info@butting.de www.butting.com Construction begins on Great Salt Plains Pipeline

“We are happy to have Global and IPS working with us on this project; we are certain they will implement all the highest standards in the execution of the pipeline and terminal construction,” said Mr Adams. The IPS management team, which consists of experts in construction, engineering, health and safety, security, environmental and community affairs, will maintain oversight of the construction process with audits, inspections and quality control on a daily basis.

“We’ve made significant progress in the last few months, with all of the steel pipe sections manufactured and delivered, rights of way secured and approvals received from the various Government agencies,” said Parnon CEO Paul Adams. “With construction of the pipeline and our new terminal at Cherokee, Oklahoma now underway, we are looking ahead confidently to operate the facility this summer.” A construction contract was signed with Global Pipeline Construction, LLC, providing for the construction of the Great Salt Plains Pipeline. In addition, Parnon signed an EPC contract with IPS Engineering to manage the project.

Parnon Gathering, Inc has announced that construction on the Great Salt Plains Pipeline commenced in early March and is scheduled for completion in July. The project includes laying approximately 115 miles of new 8" pipeline from Cherokee, Oklahoma to Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline will be able to move 20,000 barrels per day of crude oil, and with a simple upgrade will have the ability to raise the rate to 35,000 barrels per day. It will transport crude oil production from central and western Oklahoma and southern Kansas to Parnon’s tanks located at Cushing.

Parnon Gathering, Inc – USA www.parnonholdings.com

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July 2012 Tube Products International