Pilbara Pipeline System
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The Pilbara Pipeline System is an operating natural gas pipeline system.[1]
Location
The system consists of three pipelines: the Pilbara Energy Pipeline which runs from Karratha to Port Hedland; the Burrup Extension Pipeline, which links Woodside’s Karratha Gas Plant with the Pilbara Energy Pipeline; and Karratha Lateral, which connects Pilbara Energy Pipeline to the Horizon Power Station at Karratha.[2]
Project Details
- Operator: APA Group[2]
- Parent Company: APA Group[2]
- Current Capacity: 157.34 million cubic feet per day / 166 terajoules per day[2]
- Length: 251.2 kilometers[1]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 1995
Note the length of the pipeline represents the sum of its constituent parts, listed on the APA Group website as the following:[1]
- 24 kilometers - Burrup Extension Pipeline
- 216 kilometers - Pilbara Energy Pipeline
- 5 kilometers - Karratha Lateral
- 6 kilometers - HBI Lateral
- 0.2 kilometers - Boodarie Gas Lateral
Background
The pipeline system is owned and operated by APA Group.[1]
The Pilbara Energy Pipeline is the mainline of the system and was constructed in 1996. It has a capacity of 166 terajoules per day.[2] Two additional legs were added later, including the Burrup Extension Pipeline (completed in 1998 with a capacity of 166 terajoules per day) and the Karratha Lateral (completed in 2009 with a capacity of 33 terajoules per day).[2][3]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pilbara Pipeline System, APA Group, accessed Aug. 16, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 WA: Pilbara Pipeline System, AEMC, accessed Aug. 16, 2021.
- ↑ Pilbara Pipeline System Diagram, AEMC, accessed Aug. 16, 2021.
