Pipeline Facilities
Colt believes our recent and historical experience in the project management and design of pipeline terminals and pump stations is second to none. We have a long and successful history of providing project services for this type of work, to both major pipeline operators and smaller transportation companies.
Colt’s client base includes Enbridge, EnCana, Imperial Oil, Terasen, Petro-Canada, Suncor, Syncrude, Valero/Ultramar and Pembina.
Project and Business Drivers
Colt strives to help our clients meet their needs in maximizing capital employed and effectiveness. Recent major projects have involved development of a template pump station design, which is customized for each pump/compressor's site-specific needs. This template design approach significantly reduces engineering effort and capital cost by exploiting economies of scale associated with major equipment purchases, and reduces maintenance and operating costs.
Other project drivers include:
- Large system expansions
- Pipeline reversals and revamps
- Regulatory sulphur requirements – contamination issues
- Synergies in duplicate designs
- Fit-for-purpose design and procurement standards
- Preferred relationships for design consistency
Expertise and Scope of Services
Completed facilities have included grassroots pipeline initiating, receiving terminals and pump stations. Major equipment experience has included storage tanks to
500 000 BBL and mainline pumps to 5 000 HP. Colt also has expertise with:
- Site development including foundations, roads and buildings
- Variable frequency drives and harmonic filters
- Storage tanks and manifold systems
- Mainline/booster/blending pumps
- Custody transfer and metering
- Pipeline tie-ins
- Remote and local control systems
- Fire protection
Recent Experience
Front-End Engineering
Front-end engineering on a multi-billion dollar project, involving a new dual pipeline system including:
- Source and destination terminals
- Crude and condensate-initiating mainline pump stations
- Condensate-unloading pumps
- Marine top works facilities at destination
- Booster pumps at both terminals
Two major tank farm terminals included numerous crude and condensate tanks.
Multi-Phase Project
- Phase I – $120 million system expansion involving three new stations, 16 modified stations, 2 500- to 5 000-HP drivers, receiving and sending traps, VFDs, PLCs, manifolds, metering and substations
- Phase II – $30 million system expansion involving new pump installations or modifications at seven sites, two new pump stations with pumps to 5 000 HP, leak detection and pig launching/receiving facilities
- Phase III – DBM/detailed engineering for detailed design on twelve new pump stations ($125 million) (three
3 500-HP pumps) and electrical switch buildings
Preliminary Engineering
Preliminary engineering phase for a 250-km pipeline to transport products. The products to be transported are gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil and jet fuel. The pipeline is 406 mm OD (16") with a volume to be transported of
100 000 BPD expandable to 170 000 BPD. Two pumping stations are required for the initial volume. Reception facilities will require piping modifications, pressure-reducing station, meter prover slop tank and return pump, pig catcher electrical supply. The pipeline will be operating and monitored from a control centre with a SCADA system.
Major Gas Pipeline
Scope of project includes project management, detailed design and design coordination for the fourteen compressor stations that power the high-pressure pipeline. Compressor packages for the 17 units are located at single-, double- and triple-unit stations along the route and total 557 000 HP. Estimated total installed cost is approximately $580 million.
Kelly Detheridge, P.Eng., Manager of Pipeline Facilities: Large project contractor of choice