Peter Cox
APIA President
Energy Pipelines
Cooperative Research Centre
Cooperative Research Centre Scheme
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Interested industry partners with research providers (Universities) to
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 48 members of APIA RSC, 4 Universities
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Funding application process (March – June 09)
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Successful Aug
g 09,, the federal government
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provided funds and CRC
is formed to deliver on outputs of bid
 10 year funding
 Cash $
$1m/annum industry
y and $
$1.7m/annum g
govt. Industry
y and
Uni in kind gives the CRC a $6m/annum budget
 Started Jan 10
EP CRC Aims
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Mission
 To extend the life of existing natural gas pipelines
 To facilitate construction of new networks for the transmission of
gas and emerging energy cycle fluids
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Outputs
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 Technical, economic, social and environmental benefits
 Up-skilling and increasing numbers of competent people within the
industry
Relationships
EP CRC Programs
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Research program 1: Materials
Research program 2: Life extension
Research Program 3: Design and construction
Research Program 4: Public safety and security of supply
St t i funds
Strategic
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Education
 Program 5 – Education component of each of the 4 programs.
Focus
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Existing
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pipelines
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Future energy
gy fluids
 Carbon dioxide transportation
 Alternative energy sources
− Hydrogen – methane blends
Research Program 1: Materials
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More efficient use of materials
 Lower cost and extending life
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Themes
 Eliminating weld metal
hydrogen
y g cracking
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 On line monitoring
Research Program 1: Materials
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Project themes:
 Specification and use of high strength steel
 Material influence
of CO2 impurities
 Hydrogen
embrittlement of steels
Research Program 2: Life Extension
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Extension of safe operating life of existing and new pipelines
 Cost effective life extension through corrosion and degradation
degradation, and
holistic asset management
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Themes
 Coatings to minimise
corrosion and stress
corrosion cracking
Research Program 2: Life Extension
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Themes
 Effect on CP of telluric
and stray currents
 Stress corrosion cracking
controlling factors in Australian
pipelines
 Predictive durability models
 Asset management tools
Research Program 3: Design & Construction
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Advanced design and construction
 Improving design factors that affect cost,
cost reliability
reliability, safety and design
life
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Themes
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Fast brittle and ductile fracture propagation
Fatigue due to pressure fluctuations
Thermal and pressure transients
Design, materials and operating issues for future energy pipelines
Efficient construction of energy pipelines
Research Program 4: Public Safety and
Security of Supply
Public safety and security of supply
 Sustain safety
y and reliability
y
performance in face of ageing
infrastructure, deskilling and
population encroachment
 Themes
 Impact of organisational design on
the influence of company safety and
integrity specialists
 Impact of safety incentive schemes
and awareness of major accident
safety for senior company officers
 Public
P bli awareness off pipeline
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hazards
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Other Research
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Discretionary funding
 To cover issues that arise or new projects
 Collaborative projects with partners
− PRCI
− EPRG
− Others
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Externally funded projects
 Carbon Storage Taskforce
− Carbon dioxide carrying pipelines
− Economic and efficient design of CO2 pipelines
− APIA Engineering
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Education Program
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The research outcomes backed by an education program
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Technology transfer
Seminars
Short courses
University level courses
Structure
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Head office will be at the University of Wollongong
Oth CRC staff
Other
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Participants
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APIA Research
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University of Adelaide
University of Wollongong
Monash University
Australian National University
Structure
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Each program (research and education) organised under a
steering committee
CRC is ‘industry led’
Steering committees are made up of key industry personnel
and researchers
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1: Leigh
g Fletcher and Valerie Linton
2: Craig Bonar and Nick Burbilis
3: Phil Venton and Paul Cooper
4: Peter Tuft. Andrew Hopkins key researcher
APIA RSC Current
Projects
in progress
completed
SCC Resistance Testing
Coating Deterioration/Durability of Pipelines
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Requirements
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Effective
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H lid D
Detection
t ti on FBE C
Coatings
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S f t Management
Safety
M
t Study
St d Comparison
C
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Holiday Detection - Extension
Shock Tube Testing
Measurement Uncertainty in Hydrostatic Leak Tests
Exx10 WIC testing
HDD field testing
SCC Materials Properties
Corrosion on pipelines due to steady state AC
Boron in Exx10 Weld Metal
Field Joint Coatings
CRC Application Stage 2
Low Temperature Excurions in Pipelines and Pipeline Facilities
CRC Application Stage 1
Durability of Coatings for In
In-Service
Service Remediation of SCC
Damaged Pipe Coatings
Design of Transition Joints
Effect of Transient Loss of Catodic Protection
final stages:
S l h D
Sulphur
Deposition
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In-Service Strength and Toughness of Line Pipe
Puncture testing of GRE Pipeline
Sulphur Deposition in CSG
WIC Testing Extension (Boron)
Gap Analysis for Use of AS 2885 for CO2 Pipelines
Visual Inspection of Girth Welds
Onsite Testing and Analysis of HDD Coating Integrety
Above Ground Gas Flow Lines and Pipelines
Potential Growth of SCC by Fatigue
Stain Based Design Project
Burst Testing for SCC Defects
Field testing Voltages for FBE coating
EP CRC Proposed Projects
CO2 Appendix for AS2885
Geotechnical Guidelines
approved Board
Shock Tube Testing CH4
finalised APIA
Shock Tube Testing CO2
approved Board
SMS Comparison Extension
approved Board
y Failure
Time Delayed
discussions
Benchmarking Australian SCC
approved Board
Program 3 – UOW Post doc and PhD Program of Work
approved Board
Modelling of Decompression Wave Velocities
approved Board
Pressure and Thermal Transient
approved Board
Girth Welds - Review of NDE Options
approved Board
Corrosion by New Energy Fluids
approved Board
Education Scoping Study
approved Board
Coatings
g to Minimise Corrosion
approved
pp
Board
Cathodic Protection of Linepipe
approved Board
EP CRC Proposed Projects
PhD student 1 ANU
approved RAC
Research Fellow 1 ANU
approved RAC
PhD student 2 ANU
approved RAC
Overarching Coatings
approved RSC
10-22A Coatings Facility Infrastructure - Phase 1
approved RSC
10-22B Coatings Durability
approved RSC
Overarching Life Prediction
draft
10-25A Life Prediction UOW
draft
10-25B Life Prediction Monash
draft
RP3 UoA 2010-2013
2010 2013 Postdoc+PhD
approved Board
Future Energy Media
approved Board
Formation Mechansims of WMHACC
approved RSC
WMHACC Susceptibility
approved RSC
Girth welding - On Line Monitoring
approved RSC
Fracture Analysis
approved RSC
Hydrotest uncertainty
approved RSC
Decompression Analysis
approved RSC
Tomography of inclined SCC
approved RSC
WMHACC Microstructure
approved RSC
EP CRC Proposed Projects
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P j tA
Project
Annuall C
Cash
hB
Budget
d tP
Proposed:
d $2
$2,439,717
439 717
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I ki d A
In-kind
Annuall B
Budget
d tP
Proposed:
d
$1
$1,464,893
464 893
APIA RSC Current Members
Small Owners
One Man Bands
Major pipe and steel industry
QGC
Brian Martin & Assoc
OneSteel
Gas Pipelines Vic
Capital Project Services
Orrcon
Gorodok
Geoff Cope & Assoc
BlueScope
Papuan Oil Search
Met Eng Int
Minor pipe and steel industry
MJ Kimber Consultants
Tyco Water
Ninox Solutions
CBMM
Peter Tuft & Assoc
Coatings and Corrosion
Ross Calvert Consulting
Anode Engineering
Stephen Dykes & Assoc
Denso
Venton & Assoc
Canusa
Welding & Pipeline Integrity
PCS
SP Ausnet
WAG
Medium Owners Jemena
DBP
Epic
Santos
Crosslinx
SEAGas
Large Owners APA Group
Other Owners
AGL‐Petronas
Coating Contractors
Small Engineers
Small Engineers
Bredero Shaw
EPCM
Socotherm
Fyfe
Major Contractors
GPA
A J Lucas
Hatch
McConnell Dowell
OSD
Nacap
Large Engineers
Worley Parsons
GHD
Other
GE
Rosen