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Apa — Corporate Update (September 2017)
19 slides from Apa's corporate update, September 2017
Slide 1: Western Slopes Pipeline, September 2017
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline september 2017 Community Consultative Committee western slopes pipeline 1. about APA 2. WSP project overview 3. environmental assessment process 4. land access process 5. current project status & other info 6. response to questions raised 10/08/2016 2 1
Slide 2: 1. About APA
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 1. about APA 10/08/2016 3 Gas transmission 15,134 kms of transmission pipelines, including 7,500 kms in the East Coast Grid. Gas distribution We manage 28,424 kms of gas mains & pipelines, serving 1.3 million gas consumers 4 2
Slide 3: 2. WSP project overview
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 2. WSP project overview 10/08/2016 5 western slopes pipeline Overview APA Group is proposing to construct a Length Approximately 450km 450 kilometre gas pipeline to connect natural gas from Santos’ proposed Epoxy coated high strength steel Material Narrabri Gas Pro
Slide 4: Western Slopes Pipeline - proposed route
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline - proposed route 7 western slopes pipeline Pipeline Easement During Construction January 2017 8 4
Slide 5: 3. Environmental assessment process
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline Pipeline Easement After Rehabilitation July 2017 9 western slopes pipeline 3. environmental assessment process 10/08/2016 10 5
Slide 6: Regulatory & consultation pathway
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline Environmental assessment The Western Slopes Pipeline will be subject to environmental assessment in accordance with Part 5.1 (State Significant Infrastructure) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, prior to licensing under the Pipelines Act 1967. I
Slide 7: Public consultation and stakeholder engagement update
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline Public Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement Update APA is committed to a comprehensive program of stakeholder engagement. Activities undertaken to date include: • project website and 1800 number • direct landowner contact and briefings • ongoing contact and brie
Slide 8: 4. Land access process
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 4. land access process 10/08/2016 15 western slopes pipeline Land access – field surveys Since early March APA has been contacting landowners along the preliminary pipeline alignment to discuss the project in more detail and better understand the specific features
Slide 9: Land access - route refinement
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline Land access - route refinement Feedback from landowners and the findings of initial technical has been used to revise the preliminary pipeline alignment in a significant number of locations. This work has also been informed by two separate helicopter flyovers as we
Slide 10: Local supply and employment opportunities
13/09/2017 local supply and employment opportunities APA is committed to maximising opportunities for local contractors and suppliers to contribute to the Western Slopes Pipeline project. The key opportunities for local supply will include: • Accommodation for field personnel in the lead up to const
Slide 11: 5. Current project status and other information
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 5. current project status and other information 10/08/2016 21 western slopes pipeline Upcoming Activities • Completion of Spring field survey activities for ecology, indigenous cultural heritage and soils (September – November) • Second project activity update news
Slide 12: Local supply and employment opportunities
13/09/2017 local supply and employment opportunities APA is committed to maximising opportunities for local contractors and suppliers to contribute to the Western Slopes Pipeline project. The key opportunities for local supply will include: • Accommodation for field personnel in the lead up to const
Slide 13: 6. Response to questions raised
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline Pipeline operations & safety • This pipeline was part of the pipeline that carried gas from Amadeus Basin to Tennant Creek, Katherine and Darwin. It was damaged in an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 on Friday 22 January 1988. This is the largest onshore earthqua
Slide 14: Questions on access provisions and Authority to Survey
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 1. Why are there discrepancies/differences between the access provisions detailed in APA's letter to landholders and the conditions imposed by the Minister for Energy & Utilities in the Authority to Survey issued to APA on 30 June 2017? APA commenced seeking volunt
Slide 15: Biosecurity policies and property access
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 3. What consideration has the proponent given to the imminent introduction of biosecurity policies on rural properties? How will this be managed in respect of property access? Biosecurity is a key issue to manage on all pipeline projects and APA takes its biosecuri
Slide 16: Easement weight limits and above ground infrastructure
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 5. Why has a 30 tonne weight limit, with designated crossing points, been proposed on pipeline easements? How is this weight limit calculated and applied viz. axle load? Can a 100 tonne weight limit be applied with no restrictions on crossing points? If not, why? A
Slide 17: Typical Main Line Valve and Scraper Station
13/09/2017 Typical Main Line Valve – Roma Brisbane Pipeline 33 Typical Scraper Station – Goldfields Gas Pipeline (WA) 34 17
Slide 18: Independent Expert Scientific Committee report on Pilliga
13/09/2017 Typical Scraper Station – Roma Brisbane Pipeline 35 western slopes pipeline 7. What implications does the recently released Independent Expert Scientific Committee Report on the CSG proposal at Pilliga have on this project? APA would refer the committee to Santos’ public response to the r
Slide 19: Further information: potential localised gas supply off-takes
13/09/2017 western slopes pipeline 8. What potential is there for localised gas supply off-take along the route of the proposed transmission pipeline to service existing industry and particularly new industry that will enhance regional development? How could this opportunity be progressed given the