Trelleborg Secures Australian LNG Contracts

Trelleborg has been awarded three contracts to supply docking and mooring equipment and monitoring software to LNG projects on Queensland’s Curtis Island.

Queensland Curtis LNG is the world’s first project to turn coal seam gas into liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is currently one of Australia’s largest capital infrastructure projects and will see an investment of over $20billion from 2010 – 2014, when it will provide cleaner hydrocarbon energy for export.

The development will expand QGC’s current coal seam gas production in the Surat Basin of southern Queensland and build a 540km network of buried natural gas pipeline, linking the gas fields to Gladstone. Finally, a natural gas liquefaction plant will be developed on Curtis Island, to convert the exploited gas to LNG for export.

Integration and support

Trelleborg have won contracts to supply all three ongoing projects on the Island: Queensland Curtis LNG, Gladstone LNG and Australia Pacific LNG. After working closely with contractor John Holland Group, Trelleborg was chosen to supply the projects thanks to their ability to provide the comprehensive range of products, integration of systems and the level of support required in local regulatory guidelines and hazardous area standards.

Simon Wilson, Managing Director of Trelleborg Marine Systems’ Docking and Mooring division, said: “We are very pleased to have been awarded all three contracts on Curtis Island and I feel it’s a testament to the experience and expertise that we’ve built up in the LNG industry.

Supplying solutions

“We’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with John Holland Group to execute these demanding projects and assist Bechtel in delivering three distinct solutions to the specific requirements of the principal end-users involved: BG Group, Santos, PETRONAS, Total, KOGAS and Australia Pacific LNG.”

Trelleborg will supply the three projects with Quick Release Hooks with load monitoring and remote release, Laser Docking Aid Systems, GPS Piloting Systems (PPU), MetOcean and environmental monitoring systems, integrated marine monitoring systems and workstations with the integrated data being made available to the client’s Distributed Control System (DCS) systems.

Bespoke solution

For Queensland Curtis LNG, a bespoke solution was required to meet the specific project need for on-board operators to have a comprehensive view of environmental conditions through a single interface.  To meet this challenge, Trelleborg integrated the ‘carry on board’ laptop data unit with the Portable Piloting Unit (PPU), so that operators have access to all data from the shore side system through one display. The inclusion of an AIS (Automatic Identification System) allows the vessel’s pilot or master as well as marine operations personnel at shore to view local vessel traffic within the same display systems.

Gladstone LNG will also be supplied with Trelleborg’s Marine Monitoring system, including an Environmental and MetOcean monitoring system. The data from all sensors and subsystems are consolidated through one central system, to provide operators with a complete view of the local environmental conditions, approach, mooring and de-berthing operations at the Curtis Island terminal.

Ship-to-Shore Safety Link

Australia Pacific LNG required a similar integrated marine monitoring system. As with Queensland Curtis and Gladstone LNG projects, Trelleborg’s supply contract included an industry standard ship-to-shore safety link (SSL) which provides emergency shutdown, communications and data link. As Trelleborg’s Marine Monitoring data repeater software is installed on the majority of the world’s LNG vessels, the inclusion of the integrated SSL systems at the three Curtis Island sites provides compatibility for trade with the world’s LNG vessel fleet.

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LNG World News Staff, January 08, 2013; Image: Trelleborg