Momentum Engineering has been awarded a detailed design contract for two Solar Centaur 50 compressor station expansion projects in the eastern states of Australia by APA Group. The projects are being developed using Momentum Engineering’s experience and work previously performed for APA on the Wyloo West and Neds Creek compressor station developments during 2008 and 2009. In addition, Momentum Engineering is working on the design of the two stations concurrently to provide APA with a standard project template within a tight schedule and a cost effective solution.
Empire Oil Company (WA) Limited, the Operator of the EP 389 Joint Venture, has appointed Momentum Engineering Pty Ltd to design the Gingin West-1 Gas and Condensate Plant at Gingin West in EP 389, Onshore Perth Basin. This includes the design of the pipeline of approximately 3 kilometres.
The Company is progressing negotiations to access either the Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline or the Parmelia Pipeline to transport natural gas together with a gas contract. Momentum Engineering are also to assist in this process.
Empire is to load out condensate stored from the Production Test on the Gingin West-1 wellsite as a test load of approximately 400 barrels of condensate to the BP Kwinana Oil Refinery. The Company will then settle the final Crude Oil Contract with the BP Kwinana Refinery.
The Company is negotiating a Drilling Contract with Weatherford Drilling International to drill the Red Gully-1 well. The details and timing of drilling this well will be provided upon settling this Drilling Contract. Further details of these separate programmes will be provided as they are progressed.
Momentum Engineering has undertaken engineering works for the W2WA upgrade of Water Corporation’s Beenyup Wasterwater Treatment Plant.
The Beenyup Wastewater Treatment Plant services approximately 650,000 people and treats wastewater for northern suburbs from Quinns Rock to Scarborough and inland through Dianella to Midland.
The $147 million upgrade will see the plant’s operational capacity increased and the current high levels of odour management maintained. The upgrade is essential to ensure the plant continues to operate at a high standard and superior wastewater services delivered to the expanding northern suburbs community.
The scope involved the detailed piping design for the upgrade in Autoplant 3D and the production of isometrics and detailed piping drawings for the works. The work was completed against tight construction schedule requirements.
Momentum Engineering has recently been awarded an engineering and project management services contract with DBP. DBP Transmission (DBP) is the trading name of the DBNGP group of entities. DBP is responsible to the owners for the operation, maintenance and expansion of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) – Australia’s largest gas transmission pipeline.
Momentum will be involved in the execution of studies, detailed design work and management of implementation works as required by DBP to support the pipeline operations. Momentum’s personnel have significant experience with the pipeline having recently worked as part of an integrated team for the Stage 5B upgrade of the DBNGP.
Momentum also worked over the last two years with APA Group on the expansion of the GGT (Goldfields Gas Transmission) pipeline. Both of these pipeline expansions have involved installation of additional compression. The compressor stations on the GGT are complete and operational. The upgrade works to the DBNGP are under construction with commissioning of the final installed compressor set to occur shortly.
Liquefied Natural Gas Pty Ltd (LNG Ltd) is owner and developer of a mid-scale (3.0 million tonne per annum) liquefied natural gas plant at Fisherman’s Landing in the Port of Gladstone.
The plant at Fisherman’s Landing will purify and liquefy coal seam gas (CSG) into liquefied natural gas (LNG) using LNG Ltd proprietary OSMR process.
Momentum Engineering has undertaken, in liaison with the client, a front end layout study for the complete facility.
Design development included layout of the plant, tank and jetty facilities.
Momentum Engineering continues to support LNG Limited with review of the design produced by the EPC contractor.
Site construction has commenced and the project is due for completion in 2012.
Momentum Engineering provides engineering consulting and project management services to the energy and resource sector.
Momentum Engineering has provided detailed engineering and design support to recent upgrades on APA’s Goldfields Gas Pipeline (GGP).
Construction of the two new gas compressor stations on the GGP, at Wyloo and Neds Creek, was completed earlier this year. Both were greenfield projects involving installation of gas compression and ancillary equipment including filtration, aftercoolers and site power generation. On-site and workshop and accommodation facilities were also installed. Both stations have been successfully commissioned. Momentum Engineering assisted with process, mechanical, piping, civil and structural engineering and design works as well as supporting APA in evaluation, procurement and inspection of major equipment for both sites.
These projects, coupled with continuing work on other new and existing offshore and onshore facilities, have ensured that Momentum Engineering’s success has continued through 2009.
Momentum Engineering provides engineering consulting and project management services to the energy and resource sector.
Momentum Engineering has realised significant cost savings for its clients in two recently executed major projects. These efficiencies have been achieved without impacting project schedule, quality or integrity.
In today’s economic climate everyone’s attention is turned to reducing costs. However the agreement on the improved cost execution of these two projects occurred well before the downturn and is evidence of Momentum Engineering’s focus on providing a proactive, flexible, practical and effective service to the industry.
The first project involved the detailed design of a gas pipeline compressor station. The design was to be based on a recently completed project, with limited modifications to the station layout and elevations. Through the use of replicated documentation and efficient procurement processes, to obtain identical equipment, a greatly reduced engineering cost was achieved when compared to the original project.
The second project involved the detailed design of a major brownfield upgrade to three onshore gas compression trains to increase both head and flow. The project included the engineering and procurement of all components from inlet shutdown valve to outlet shutdown valve. Through discussions with the client and the fabrication\construction contractors a stream-lined series of deliverables was produced for the second and third trains. Integrity and quality were assured by a “gap-analysis” approach identifying areas where the modified trains were different from one another. The result was an execution of engineering at a cost much less than would otherwise have been possible.
Momentum Engineering understands that reducing costs requires a big picture view of the project. Engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, operation and maintenance costs all need to be considered to realise the most cost-effective approach.