Exxon Mobil has completed the construction of a 292km section of onshore pipeline on the PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea.
The pipeline will shortly allow the project to produce its first liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The new pipeline will connect to the project’s 407km offshore section of pipeline and then to an LNG plant located near Port Moresby.
The diameter of onshore pipeline ranges from 32in to 34in. During the life of the project, around 250 billion cubic metres of gas is expected to be transported through the pipeline.
Native vegetation has been replanted along the pipeline as part of environmental reinstatement activities.
Exxon Mobil PNG senior project manager Sam Roxburgh said that the onshore pipeline rises 2,100m above sea level in some areas.
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By GlobalData"This is yet another exciting milestone for the PNG LNG project and a great achievement for Exxon Mobil PNG, pipeline contractor Spiecapag, and, most importantly, for the people of Papua New Guinea," Roxburgh added.
"The project team has worked in challenging conditions, including remote locations, steep terrain, high rainfall, flooding and large areas of swampland, to build this pipeline."
The pipeline took four years and around 28 million work hours to complete with a team that included around 5,000 citizens of Papua New Guinea.
