episode 3: understanding dekatherms, construction, and
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Pipelines 101Episode 3: Understanding Dekatherms, Construction, and ExportOctober 29, 2018Shelley Robbins, Energy and State Policy Director, Upstate Forever
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Pipelines 101: Episode 3
Shelley Hudson Robbins
Energy and State Policy DirectorUpstate Forever
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Pipeline Construction: Jargon
1. Alignment2. Pig (smart or
dumb?)3. ECD4. HCA’s (Class 1-4)
OR
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Pipeline Construction: Components
1. Right of way (construction vs permanent)2. Access roads (temporary and permanent)3. Lay down yards4. ATWS : additional temporary workspace5. Compressor stations (every 50-100 miles)6. Valves/regulators (manual or automated)7. Pig launchers and receivers8. City Gate (reduce pressure to .25-200 psi)9. Pressure: 200-1500 psi
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Pipeline Construction: Process order1. Clearing, grading and trenching2. Stringing, welding and coating3. Lowering and backfilling4. Restoration
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Clearing, grading and trenching
Trench depth: 30-36”; 48-60” if warranted by a high consequence area HCA
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Stringing, bending, welding and coating
40-80’ segmentsFabricated in steel rolling mills
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Lowering and backfilling
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Hydrostatic Testing,
Restoration, andCathodic
Protection
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Pipeline Construction: Water bodies1. Open-cut crossing2. Dry-ditch crossing
1. Dam and Pump2. Flume3. HDD
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Open-cut crossing (wet)
No stream diversion
Pipe is installed while stream runs through the site
Substantial sedimentation
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Dry-ditch crossing – dam and pump
Stream is dammed and water is moved across the site via a temporary pipe and pump, if needed
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Dry-ditch crossing – flume crossing
Stream is dammed and a culvert is installed
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Dry-ditch crossing – HDD
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HDD – Horizontal Directional Drilling
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Problems
1. Falsified x-rays2. Coating deterioration due to exposure3. ECD failure4. Post-construction issues
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Coating deterioration
3M Scotchkote Fusion Bonded Epoxy degrades with exposure to sunlight, wind, rain
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ECD Failure
Spartanburg County, SC April 2018
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Post-construction issues: pop up
1969 2017Spartanburg County DCGT 8” pipeline
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Post-construction issues: erosion
Spartanburg County DCGT 2018New pipeline already experiencing problems
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Post-construction SafetyPHMSA – Office of Pipeline Safety(www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline)State (SC Office of Regulatory Staff) – can
inspect and regulate but not enforce safety issues(www.regulatorystaff.sc.gov/safety)
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Understanding Flow and Use
Cubic feet: volumeDekatherms: energy
1Billion cubic feet/day = 1M dekatherms/day
MVP= 2Bcf/d and 2M dkth/dACP= 1.5Bcf/d and 1.5M dkth/d
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Understanding Flow and Use
500MW power plant requires 84,000 dkth/day at peak
Industrial users range from 50dkth/d to 3,000 dkth/d
1M dkth/d can fuel 5M homes/d
84,000 50-3,000 .2
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900,000 dkth/dBut generally uses half
(DCGT Contracted Capacity)
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Exports, International Market Growth and Price
Elba Island - Georgia
Liquefying NG for export
-260 degrees + purification
600cf reduced to 1cf
Tanker holds 3Bcf
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Export Terminals
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Export Terminals
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Where is it going by ship (2018)?
South Korea 18%China 15%JapanTurkeySpainJordan
US Export Capacity3.6 Bcf/d now9.6 Bcf/d by 2019
3rd largest exporter by 2020, behind Australia and Qatar
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Industrial Energy Consumers of AmericaFrom July 27, 2018 Comments to US DOE
“When we export natural gas, we are lowering the cost of natural gas to our manufacturing competitors in other countries and increasing our domestic costs – a double negative impact. You are making it harder for us to compete, invest capital, and create high paying middle class jobs.” (emphasis added)
“In 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the oil and natural gas industry employed 512,100 jobs. The manufacturing sector employs 12,713,000 jobs. Of that total, energy-intensive trade-exposed industries (EITE) (IECA members) that would be most affected by LNG exports employ 5,125,600 employees. The point is –that you could double or triple the number of people employed by the oil and gas industry due to LNG exports and it is still a small job creator. But, if the DOE gets this wrong and approves too many export terminals and natural gas prices rise, DOE puts at risk trillions of dollars ofmanufacturing assets and over 12.7 million jobs.” (emphasis added)
What will exports do to price???
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Navigating the EIA Website
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Navigating the EIA Website
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Navigating the EIA Website
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Navigating the EIA Website
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Navigating the EIA Website
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Navigating the EIA Website
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