Northern Goldfields Interconnect Gas Pipeline

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Northern Goldfields Interconnect Gas Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Australia.[1][2]

Location

The pipeline runs from Ambania, Western Australia (about 50 kilometers south of Geraldton) to 40 kilometers south of Leinster, Western Australia, and connects the Dampier-to-Bunbury pipeline[3] to the Goldfields Gas Pipeline.[2][3][4]

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Project details

  • Operator: APA Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pty Ltd[5]
  • Owner: APA Group[6]
  • Parent company: APA Group[2]
  • Capacity: 80 terajoules per day (TJ/d)[7]
  • Length: 580 kilometers[2]
  • Diameter: 300 millimeters[2]
  • Status: Operating[8]
  • Start year: 2023[3]
  • Cost: AU$460 million[9]

Background

On June 3, 2021, APA Group reported the first shipment of pipelines for construction of the Northern Goldfields Interconnect Gas Pipeline had been delivered, with construction expected to begin in the third quarter of 2021.[10]

The construction of the Northern Goldfields Interconnect Gas Pipeline began in 2022 and was completed in July 2023.[11][12] The pipeline was officially opened shortly after completion and is currently (August 2023) operating.[12] The pipeline was designed to have a minimum operating life of 40 years.[11]

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References

  1. Northern Goldfields Interconnect Factsheet, APA Group, accessed Aug. 18, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Northern Goldfields Interconnect, APA Group, accessed Aug. 18, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "APA announces opening of new interconnect gas pipeline in Western Australia". Offshore Technology. July 31, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. APA Group (December 11, 2020). "Northern Goldfields Interconnect (NGI) pipeline EPA Environmental Referral Supporting Dccument" (PDF). apa. Retrieved August 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pipeline - Additional Information, Jun. 2021, accessed Aug. 18, 2021.
  6. "Northern Goldfields Interconnect". APA. Retrieved August 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. APA (February 2021). "Northern Goldfields Interconnect (NGI), Mid-West Economic Summit Geraldton" (PDF). APA. Retrieved August 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "APA Opens NGI Gas Pipeline in Western Australia". www.rigzone.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  9. Imogen Hartmann, New 580km gas pipeline for Western Australia, Utility Magazine, Nov. 26, 2020, accessed Aug. 18, 2021.
  10. First pipes arrive for APA's Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pipeline, APA Group, Jun. 3, 2021, accessed Aug. 18, 2021.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Northern Goldfields Interconnect". NS Energy. Retrieved August 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 Dale Granger (2023-07-31). "Northern Goldfields Interconnect Pipeline Opens, Creating Interconnected WA Gas Grid - PESA - Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia". PESA - Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

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