Maplin provided Front End Engineering Design services for GNI Compression Station expansion project to transport imported gas to power plants and major industrial gas consumers.

Particular challenges faced on this project included complex process conditions and emergency blow-down requirements, extensive routing in overhead high voltage power transmission corridors and a wide spectrum of terrain including congested highways, wetlands and rocky areas.

Multi-disciplinary engineering team completed FEED Work including process and utility design, piping, mechanical equipment sizing, instrument and electrical, and fire water system for the facilities.

Services

• FEED of FTP pipeline system
• Process and utility design
• Piping design
• Mechanical equipment sizing
• Design of interconnecting pipelines and facilities
• EPC tender pre-qualification, evaluation, and negotiation

Solution

Specialist AC interference modelling and mitigation measures were specified for sections running in HV power line corridors. Maplin carried out the detailed design of the interconnecting pipelines and facilities, including complex live tie-ins to the GSP.