Secunda–Durban Lilly Gas Pipeline

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The Secunda–Durban Gas Pipeline, also known as the Lilly Pipeline, is an operating natural gas pipeline in South Africa.

Location

The pipeline runs from Secunda, Mpumalanga, to Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, passing through Richards Bay.[1]

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Background

The 600-km, 16-inch Secunda–Durban gas pipeline was originally built in 1973 as a part of a longer refined multi-products pipeline, carrying refined products from Durban to the Witwatersrand, but it became underutilized. In 1995 most of the pipeline was repurposed as a gas pipeline, carrying gas in the opposite direction, from Secunda to Durban, with additional off-take points at Newcastle and Empangeni/Richards Bay. It is owned by Transnet. Its capacity is currently limited to 23 million GJ per year, or 0.61 bcm/year.[2][3]

Project Details

  • Operator: Transnet Pipelines
  • Owner: Transnet
  • Parent Company: Transnet
  • Current capacity: 0.61 billion cubic meters per year
  • Length: 600 kilometers[4]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start Date: 1973/1995

Articles and resources

References

  1. Chapter 6: Natural Gas Infrastructure Planning, Transnet, 30-Year Long-Term Planning Framework, 2016, accessed Sep. 11, 2021.
  2. Pipeline Development Plan, 30-Year Long-Term Planning Framework, Transnet, 2017, p. 330.
  3. Operations, Transnet Pipelines, accessed June 2020.
  4. "Lilly Gas, South Africa". Offshore Technology. November 2021. Retrieved September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)