MechChem Africa July 2017

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New opportunities for gas operations A new one kilometre high-pressure underground pipeline, feeding from Sasol Gas’ transmission network, was commissioned by Nampak Glass from Energas Technologies, which completed the construction at the end of May 2017, within deadline and in budget.

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N ampak Glass has commissioned a 1.0 km high-pressure underground pipeline, which feeds from the exist- ing Sasol Gas Ltd’s transmission network and ties into thenewly constructedNampakpres- sure reduction station (PRS) in Germiston. Implemented for strategic business rea- sons, thehigh-pressureundergroundpipeline construction includes apressure reducingand metering station with two parallel lines, one in service and the other on standby. Each of the lines boasts: a filter separator to clean the gas; an electric heater to heat the gas prior to the Joule Thompson effect when the pressure is reduced; a flowmeter tomeasure gas flow; anda regulator and slam-shut valves for pressure reduction and control and to protect downstream equipment. The project encompasses all necessary civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work. According toMorkel du Preez, project en- gineer fromSaiyl, “This high-pressurepipeline andmetering station is oneof the fewinSouth Africa that is not owned by Sasol. Energas Technologieswas commissioned to supply the

electricheaters,filterseparators,flowmeters, insulation joints, isolation valves, control and slam-shut valves as well as relief valves.” The construction of the high-pressure underground pipeline was overseen by project management team, Saiyl, and com- menced in April 2016 with basic engineer- ing. Implemented from December 2016 and concluded, withindeadline andbudget inMay 2017, commissioning activities on the project have already commenced. Construction of the pipeline took place during the rainy season and over April, which was a shorter than average working month, because of the numerous public holidays. “Tight schedule controls andproject accelera- tion methods were instituted to ensure that theprojectwas completedby its original com- missioning date,” du Preez explains. Laetitia Botha, product manager at Energas, says that Energas Technologies has been a leading supplier of specialised equip- ment to the natural gas industry since 2001 and has extensive experience in providing excellent support and after-sales service to its clients. “Our technical expertise and wide range of products played a pivotal role in the awarding of the contract,” she notes. “The success of our role in this project is underpinned by the quality of the equip- ment, service and commissioning support we provide. These are attributes that make Energas Technologies the ‘go-to’ equipment supplier for new and existing gas metering stations across thecountryand further afield,” she concludes. containover 50000m² ofwarehousing and more than 300 000 line items of product. This enables BMG to continue to provide high levels of operating efficiencies and delivery service, in linewith the substantial continued growth of the business. The BMG World reveal will not only highlight the company’s extensive range of engineering components and technical expertise, but there will be a focus on how BMG integrates its vast product range and extensive technical services into tangible operational efficiencies. This event takes place at BMGWorld in Droste Park, Johannesburg, on 14 and 15 September 2017.

The newly constructed Nampak pressure reduction station (PRS) in Germiston.

The BMG World Reveal BMG is set to officially open its recently upgraded BMG World distribution and engineering facility at a two-day event in September 2017. “The reveal of the BMG World facility in Johannesburg, is the culmination of a consolidation and supply chain re-engineering strategywhich began nearly 10 years ago. The BMGWorld facil- ity reflects the company’s ability to supply world class integrated engineering solu- tions to Southern African industries,” says GavinPelser, managing director, BMG, part of Invicta Holdings Limited. “The R350-million improved facilities

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