Hastings to Altona Ethane Pipeline
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The Hastings to Altona Ethane Pipeline, also known as the Long Island to Altona Ethane Pipeline, is an operating ethane pipeline.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from the Long Island Point Fractionation Plant near Hastings, Victoria to the Altona Petroleum Complex, an oil refinery at Altona, Melbourne, Victoria.[1][2]
Project details
- Operator: Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd[3]
- Owner: BHP Group Ltd, Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd[4]
- Parent company: BHP Group Ltd, ExxonMobil[5]
- Capacity: 0.219 million tonnes per annum / 600 tonnes per day[1]
- Length: 78 kilometers[1]
- Diameter: 250 mm[3]
- Status: Operating[4]
- Start year: 1972
Background
The pipeline was constructed to transport ethane used for ethylene production[6]
Opposition
The pipeline was met with opposition from conservationists, delaying its construction for nearly two years.[7]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Long Island Point Plant, ExxonMobil, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ Business+Bass_map2.jpg, ExxonMobil, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AECOM; GHD Joint Venture (2015). "Port of Hastings Development Project" (PDF). infrastructurevictoria.com.au.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Petroleum infrastructure of Australia" (PDF). www.primecreative.com.au. 2023-01.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Principal operating companies | ExxonMobil Australia". ExxonMobil. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ M.A. Stratton, History of the ethane gas pipeline, 1969-1972, Ministry of Fuel and Power Victoria, 1972, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
- ↑ 'The Battle of the Bay': 1970-1972 Western Port to Altona Ethane Pipeline, The Australian Pipeliner, 1972, accessed Aug. 15, 2021.
