McConnell Dowell has completed its works on the Port Kembla Energy Terminal, with multidisciplinary works helping to bring the facility a step closer to completion in New South Wales.
The project aims to assist in the converting of disused coal terminal to provide flexible energy supply. When complete, the new gas import facility will have the capacity to provide 500TJ (terajoules) of gas daily, enough to meet nearly all of New South Wales’ gas needs on a peak day.
The new terminal will also play a key role in supporting Australia’s domestic gas supply, as the nation transitions to renewable energy sources.
McConnell Dowell’s scope of work included the construction of a new wharf, revetment, quay wall, nine dolphins, wharf furniture, main equipment foundations, and marine loading arm platform structures.
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The result has been the installation of 4.5 kilometres of trenching for earthing cables and electrical and instrumentation conduits, 500 metres³ of concrete foundations poured and 9000 meters of conduit installed, with nearly 54 kilometres of cables run.
The wharf construction is a ‘Combi Wall’ design, involving large piles (up to 1500 mm diameter) vibrated into the seabed and sheet piles installed between them. The front wall was anchored to a further sheet-piled continuous wall using 161 tie-rods each 35 m long and approximately 150 mm diameter.
Sqaudron Energy awarded McConnell Dowell two contracts – the engineer, procure and construct (EPC) contract for the new marine facilities and the procure and install contract for the Onshore Receiving Facilities.
Procurement and construction of the Onshore Receiving Facilities (ORF) comprised installation of free issue marine loading arms and gantry, and procurement and construction of supporting utilities including fire protection, air and electrical systems.
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