(08-21-2013, 06:47 AM)Tree Wrote:
petrengr1 dateline='<a href="tel:1377029930">1377029930</a>' Wrote: Kikori is not well suited to serve "the pipeline Elk-Interoil project". That would be too far west and no roads. Interoil and Governor Havila Kavo have talked about a port near Kerema in the Gulf Province where the Interoil Elk/Antelope pipeline will come to the coast and possibly enter the PNGLNG offshore pipeline.hey pet - do you think its possible that XOM can plan to pipe E/A gas west to tie into their PNG LNG infrastructure and CSP? That would explain Kavos antics if his province is to receive minimal development if this is xom's proposal. Am traveling and haven't looked at maps. That's your job!
Tree - In the transport of gas the main considerations are pipe size, pipe length and pressure. The distance to the Exxon pipeline to the west is much further than the distance to the coast near Kerema. Exxon would not be interested in overloading a much longer portion of their pipeline. The most efficient way to transport the gas would be to follow the route planned by IOC. The terrain on the IOC route is much better with mostly high ground and a minimum of valleys and rivers (2). Kikori appears to be a swampy area. We would not want to build a plant or pipelines in that area.
The CSP will be in the Antelope Field. They would never consider laying a pipeline to the Exxon CSP in the highlands. Of course we will have to have a way of handling the liquids even if the gas goes to the Exxon LNG plant, so we will still need the condensate pipeline to the coast and some way of loading the condensate onto barges or ships at the coast. We may need something like the Oil Search Kumul Offshore Oil Terminal which I think was built by Chevron.
If we end up with a Gulf LNG Plant the plant site and pipeline routes may look very similar to the IOC plan. It may take a lot of dredging to build a port and ship channel with enough depth to handle LNG tankers near shore. If the Government decided to build a port at the proposed LNG plant site that would be a big step forward to shipping the LNG and liquids. Of course if the LNG Plant is on shore the ships will have to be loaded near shore i.e. we could not pipe the LNG to an offshore terminal in deep water like we do oil or condensate.