Crib Point Pakenham Pipeline
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Crib Point Pakenham Pipeline was a proposed gas pipeline in Australia.[1] Planning of the project was ceased after the associated Crib Point LNG Terminal was cancelled in May 2021.[2]
Location
The pipeline was intended to run from Crib Point to Pakenham, Victoria, Australia.[3]
Project Details
- Owner: AGL Energy Ltd; APA Group
- Proposed capacity: 98.2 billion cubic meters per year[4]
- Length: 37 miles / 59.5 kilometers[4]
- Status: Cancelled
- Start Year: 2023
Background
AGL Energy planned to construct a high-pressure gas pipeline to connect AGL's proposed Crib Point LNG Terminal to the Victorian Transmission System, east of Pakenham. The pipeline would be bi-directional to allow gas to flow from Pakenham. The design of the pipeline would have allowed for offtake valves along the route of the pipeline. The proposed project comprised the gas import jetty works, which included upgrades/modifications to the existing jetty at Crib Point, to provide for continuous mooring of the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) — a vessel with LNG storage and regasification capacity. The pipeline works included treatment of gas to meet Australian standards and subsequent transfer via a new pipeline to a location east of Pakenham where it would be connected to the existing gas transmission network for commercial supply to customers.[1]
Timeline
As of February 2020, APA reported the following expected project timeline:[5]
- Ongoing: Stakeholder engagement
- Q2 2020: Agreement of pipeline corridor, including easements with third-parties
- Q1 2021: Finish obtaining all necessary state and federal permits
- 2021-2022: Pipeline construction
- 2022: Begin pipeline operations
Opposition
Local residents and environmental groups opposed the project on the grounds that it would have negatively affected marine life, Ramsar-listed wetlands, and the tourism and fishing industries, and that it would drive up greenhouse gas emissions.[6] In August 2020, the Victorian government refused to delay the environmental assessment process for the Crib Point LNG Terminal, which would feed the pipeline, despite protests that Victoria's COVID-19 lockdown was preventing citizens from participating in the assessment process.[6]
Cancellation
On 30 March 2021, the Victorian government rejected the proposal of the Crib Point LNG Terminal.[7] Subsequently, APA Group announced that it would not proceed with the associated pipeline and withdrew its application for a license.[3]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crib Point Pakenham Pipeline APA, accessed Aug. 23, 2019.
- ↑ Kevin Morrison (May 5, 2021), "Australia’s AGL ceases Crib Point LNG import plans", Argus Media, accessed Aug. 5, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crib Point to Pakenham Pipeline, APA Group Website, accessed Aug. 5, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Planned Projects Pipelines and Gas Journal, accessed Aug. 23, 2019
- ↑ Our Projects APA, accessed Feb. 28, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Anger as state rejects calls to pause controversial gas project, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug. 11, 2020.
- ↑ Nick Toscano, Miki Perkins, Benjamin Preiss and Mathew Dunckley (Mar. 30 2021), Victorian government blocks AGL proposal for Crib Point gas terminal. The Age, accessed Aug. 5 2021.
