Project description

The GR5 is a new 48″ gas transmission system intended to collect the gas to be produced by 9 fields in the South West of Hassi R’Mel. The pipeline route crosses desertic areas, the Aoulet plain, Tademait Plateau, a vast sand dunes area ‘Grand Erg Occidental’, and then Hamada areas up to Hassi R’Mel.

The GR5 transmission system includes a 760 km pipeline 48’’, one intermediary compression station, a final compression station and injection stations at tie-inpoints with branch transporting gas from the field CPFs. A 320 km 48’’ loop will be installed in phase 1 and will be further expanded in the final development phase.

Each compression station is equipped with 3 x 28 MW ISO gas turbine centrifugal compressor sets.

Scope of Work

Pre-FEED:

• Data collection: environmental, climatic, landownership, …
• Route study:
  • ​Identification of a constructible route within a 5-km wide corridor
  • Setting up a Geographical Information System (ArcGIS)
  • Acquisition and analysis of satellite imagery with different resolutions and bands.
  • Geological/geotechnical interpretation, terrain evaluation and sand dune migration study
  • Incorporation of Numerical Terrain Model
  • Site surveys on some sections of the route: validation of NTM, assessment of geotechnical risks
• Hydraulic study of the GR5 transmission system development phases and techno-economic optimisation
• Constructability study pipeline and stations
• Conceptual design of the transmission system: design philosophies, evaluation of possible compression configuration, recommendations.

FEED (Front End Engineering Design) to provide all technical documents to prepare EPC tender documents

• Detailed route studies:
  • ​Topographical survey by airborne LIDAR and aerial photography
  • Preparation of alignment sheets 1/10,000 and special crossing drawings
• Detailed hydraulic study
• Engineering design of pipeline and stations (2 compression stations, 6 injection stations (with metering)
• Environmental Impact Study
• Risks and danger study for pipeline and stations. HAZID – HAZOP review
• Geotechnical surveys: seismic refraction, resistivity measurements, penetrometer tests and borings
• Budget cost estimate
• Preliminary implementation schedule
• Preparation of the documents for the application for construction permit.