Fadhili Gip Envid Report: Offshore Gas Increment Program
Fadhili Gip Envid Report: Offshore Gas Increment Program
Fadhili Gip Envid Report: Offshore Gas Increment Program
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S. Dart
A 11-Jan-2023 Issued For Client Review D. Keeble J.D. Lapinskas R. Patel
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Project Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 References ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions ........................................................................................................................ 6
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 10
3 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IDENTIFICATION (ENVID) ............................................................................................ 14
4.1 ENVID objectives ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Technique ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.3 Risk Ranking .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Fadhili Gas Plant (FGP) is an existing gas processing facility located approximately 30 km northwest of
Khursaniyah Gas Plant and 80 km west of Jubail.
The new facilities under the Gas Increment Program (GIP) project will be processing 1.3 Billion Standard
Cubic Feet per Calendar Day (BSCFD) of sour non-associated offshore gas to produce approximately 0.86
BSCFD of sales gas, based on 1080 BTU/SCF basis and 2,000 Metric Tonnes per Day (MTD) of elemental
sulphur. The facilities will be located in the FGP to the south side. With availability of 0.94, the GIP capacity
shall be designed for 1.383 BSCFD.
There is additional scope at Wasit Gas Plant (WGP) comprising a new MEG-Unit at the Feed and Product
Area / Inlet Area. The WGP Condensate system will also be reviewed and upgraded if required for the
additional condensate.
Onshore Upstream pipelines will be required to transport the offshore gas to GIP as follows:
A new pipeline that will tap off 600 MMSCFD of gas from existing TL B1 at the existing Beach Valve Station
(BVS) and transport to FGP.
The balance 700 MMSCFD will be from existing trunklines TL B2 and TL B3, each trunkline bringing in 1350
MMSCFD of offshore gas totalling 2700 MMSCFD. The existing FGP will continue to process 2000 MMSCFD
and the balance 700 MMSCFD will be processed in GIP.
Downstream Pipelines as follows will be required:
A new underground bi-directional sales gas pipeline connecting new FGP expansion and Master Gas System
(MGS) at KBG-1 KM 17.7 through the existing Khursaniyah Ras-Tanura (KRT) corridor to transport sales gas.
A new flashed Rich MEG pipeline to transfer MEG received through the new gas pipeline from BVS to WGP
to return the rich MEG carried over from TL B1.
To fast track and implement the project in a shorter schedule and achieve start-up by early 2027, it is
proposed to utilize the existing design with the same capacity, specifically the licensed units, and
implement a cloned design as far as feasible.
1.3 References
Document Number Description Author
SAEP-13 Environmental Impact Assessment & Permitting Process ARAMCO
SAEP-32 Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) Program ARAMCO
SAES-A-102 Air Pollutant Emission Source Control ARAMCO
SAES-A-104 Wastewater Treatment, Reuse and Disposal ARAMCO
SAES-A-105 Noise Control ARAMCO
SAES-A-112 Meteorological and Seismic Design Data ARAMCO
SAES-S-007 Solid Waste Landfill Standard ARAMCO
CONTRACTOR KBR
COMPANY Aramco
DP Design Practices
JV Joint Venture
QA Quality Assurance
HP High Pressure
LP Low Pressure
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
An ENVID review was conducted in accordance with International Standards Organisation (ISO) 14001:2015
[Ref.1], the ENVID Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) [Ref.2] and KBR work method WM-GL-CON-EM-0503
[Ref.3]. The review was directed by an independent KBR facilitator and was attended by Saudi Aramco,
members of the KBR project design team, KBR environmental engineers and the project environmental
impact assessment (EIA) team [0]. Saudi Aramco policies, procedures, standards and instructions were
linked to the aspects reviewed [0].
The review identified environmental aspects and impacts and ranked risks from these impacts, post
mitigation. In addition, the review assessed upstream facilities (the pipeline corridor to the western
shoreline). Insufficient time was available during the ENVID to consider the downstream facilities and these
impacts will need to be addressed by other studies and particularly the EIA. The review developed
preliminary recommendations for risks ranked at levels above tolerable or when further information was
required for the risk to be ranked.
No ‘red’ intolerable risks were identified. Impacts associated with the upstream pipelines, which will be
located within an existing pipeline corridor were all considered acceptable. Table 2.1 summarises the
aspects with associated environmental impacts ranked either ‘generally intolerable’, or where there was
insufficient information to rank their risk.
Table 2.1 – Environmental aspects where additional mitigation is required
All recommendations from the ENVID will be transferred to the Construction Environmental Management
Plan -CEMP so that a traceable record will be kept for tracking and accounting purposes. Responsible
disciplines will be required to address any actions assigned to discipline group that can reasonably be
closed out during FEED. Any outstanding actions will be transferred for closure in the next phase of the
project.
3 GENERAL
3.1 Purpose
This document describes an ENVID study workshop performed during the FEED stage of the FGP expansion
project.
The ENVID review focussed on identifying significant environmental impacts during the construction,
commissioning and operational phases of the proposed project.
3.2 Definitions
Definitions applicable to the ENVID process are outlined in ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management
Systems [Ref.1], the ENVID Draft ToR [Ref.2] and KBR work method WM-GL-CON-EM-0503 [Ref.3].:
Environment: Surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural
resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelationships. Surroundings can extend from within
an organisation to the local, regional and global systems.
Environmental aspect: An element of an organisation’s activities or products or services that
interacts or can interact with the environment.
Environmental impact: Change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or
partially resulting from an organisation’s environmental aspects.
Receptors: Environmental receptors considered by the ENVID included the:
o Atmosphere (air quality, including contribution to global pollutants / climate change);
o Water resources (both marine and controlled fresh water sources including lakes,
streams and underlying groundwater aquifers);
o Land;
o Biodiversity - both terrestrial and aquatic flora, fauna; and avifauna
o Communities (Local residents and neighbouring businesses).
4.2 Technique
The ENVID workshop is the central activity used to determine the full range and significance of
environmental impacts of a project and the mitigation measures required to minimise harm to the
environment. Using the collective body of project and engineering knowledge and expertise of those
attending the workshop ensures that all potential project impacts on the environment are captured, and
risk expertly assessed. This also results in the identification of the most appropriate and effective
practicable measures to reduce risks to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and employ Best
Available Techniques (BAT).
The size of the team will depend on the project requirements. A typical minimum core team composition is
as follows:
Study Leader / Facilitator;
Environmental engineer;
Process engineer;
Layout (Piping) engineer;
Project engineer;
Client Operations representative; and
Study secretary (scribe).
This should be supplemented by additional personnel as required. The following list gives examples:
Construction engineer;
Mechanical engineer;
Safety engineer;
Civil engineer;
Electrical engineer; and
Instrumentation engineer.
The key to a successful ENVID is the correct breadth and depth of experience of the team members. This
means that ENVID team members need to be senior personnel. A list of attendees from the actual meeting
is included in Appendix I.
Typically, during ENVID examination sessions, the available Process and Utility Flow Diagrams (PFDs and
UFDs) along with the plot plans are reviewed using a brainstorming method in conjunction with a set of
agreed guidewords / prompts. These prompts enable visualisation of the type of environmental issues
associated with respect to a particular guideword. The examination should be conducted in a climate of
positive thinking and frank discussion.
The basic steps to completing the ENVID are as follows:
1. Breakdown the project into a smaller number of areas for study (i.e. construction, commissioning,
and operations);
2. Identify the system (or node) (e.g.) that need to be discussed;
3. Provide a brief overview of the activity that is to be evaluated. This should include the equipment
in the area, operating conditions and activities that are carried out in the area.
4. Start with the first guideword (refer to Appendix II): using the guideword and the guideword
prompts, identify possible hazards. The following should be recorded:
a. Aspect;
b. Potential environmental Impact;
c. Environmental receptor(s);
d. Control Measures; and
e. Risk classification.
5. Make recommendations for further work. It is important to remember that the ENVID is intended
to be a high-level exercise that identifies major impacts, hazards and risks. Any areas of
uncertainty should be recorded as requiring further investigation rather than attempting
resolution in the meeting.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 4 for each guideword.
7. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for each node.
A typical work process for an ENVID review is shown in Figure 4.1.
Issues and comments discussed during the workshop were electronically recorded into a worksheet. The
worksheets, included in Appendix IV, were projected on a screen for the team to refer and agree to as the
study progressed.
The environmental impact ranking categories used for the ENVID are set out in Table 4.2.
FGP was the first plant to treat non associated gas from both onshore (Khursaniyah) and offshore (Hasbah)
fields, and the first Aramco plant designed from the start to use TGT technology. This allows it to achieve a
sulphur recovery rate of more than 99.9 percent. The proposed expansion of FGP will process an additional
1,300 MMSCFD of sour non-associated offshore gas to produce approximately 1.15 BSCFD of sales gas and
2,100 MTD of elemental sulphur. Upstream facilities will be developed within an existing 40 km pipeline
corridor and include a new 36”- 42” gasline and evaluating the need for an additional MEG line.
Downstream facilities which were not covered in the ENVID workshop, include a 40” gas line from FGP to
the MGS, a 2” condensate line pipeline and an 8” Safaniyah rich gas line (15MMSCFD).
The proposed scope expansion is shown in Figure 4.4 and was split into the following nodes: gas plant,
upstream facilities and downstream facilities.
Figure 4.4 – Proposed Scope Schematics
2.0 RESULTS
No red ‘intolerable’ risks from environmental impacts were identified. Table 4.3 summarises the 13
‘generally intolerable’ orange risks, as well those where further follow-up information will be required to
assess the risk fully (TBC). Six of the aspects identified require follow-up information; while two of these
have been initially rated orange. The full worksheets from the review sessions are included in Appendix IV.
Table 4.3 – ENVID Recommendations Summary
All recommendations from the ENVID will be transferred to the Construction Environmental Management
Plan – C EMP so that a traceable record will be kept for tracking and accounting purposes. Responsible
disciplines will be required to address any actions assigned to discipline group that can reasonably be
closed out during FEED. Any outstanding actions will be transferred for closure in the next phase of the
project.
The recommendations support the consideration of mitigation which has been developed in detail by the
EIA Report, planning and permitting process. Where relevant, recommendations will be delivered in
compliance with the requirements of the appropriate regulatory agencies including National Centre for
Environmental Compliance – NCEC, The Royal Commission RC and the Presidency of Meteorology and
Environment (PME) and Aramco’s own quite extensive and comprehensive list of Engineering
Standards and Engineering Procedures. Insufficient time was available during the ENVID to consider the
downstream facilities. The EIA Report studies and assessment have covered the full scope of the
development including downstream facilities.
It is understood the environmental recommendations and their implementation will be underpinned
through compliance with relevant Saudi Aramco standards and performance indicators, an environmental
management system (certified to ISO:14001:2015) and the creation of the following key site specific plans
through construction and commissioning to operation:
The ENVID has not identified beneficial (positive) environmental impacts from the FGP expansion project. It
is recommended all design aspects address the performance ambitions set by Saudi Aramco’s sustainability
report [Ref. 4] and specifically incorporate design solutions which support Saudi Aramco’s Circular Carbon
Economy Framework. The framework focuses on reducing, reusing, recycling and removing greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. Saudi Aramco has committed to GHG emission initiatives to reduce or mitigate more than
50 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually by 2035. Saudi Aramco aims to achieve these emissions
reductions through:
Renewables investment — 14 million tonnes of CO2e reduction annually and to generate 12GW of solar
and wind power by 2030;
Investing in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage — 11 million tonnes of CO2e reduction annually;
Energy efficiency improvements — 11 million tonnes of CO2e reduction annually;
Methane and flaring reduction — 1 million tonnes of CO2e reduction annually; and
Offsets — 16 million tonnes of CO2e mitigation annually.
The upstream and downstream pipeline and water supply aspects of the FGP expansion project also offer
significant potential to incorporate biodiversity net gain (BNG) initiatives and it is recommended that the
design mitigation solutions incorporate measures to support global ambitions to become Nature Positive
by 2030.
3.0 REFERENCES
APPENDIX I
List of Attendees
APPENDIX II
ENVID Guidewords
APPENDIX III
APPENDIX IV
ENVID MATRIX DATA REGISTER