Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System

Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System
Location
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
General direction	North-South
From	Moomba
To	Adelaide, Whyalla, Angaston
General information
Type	natural gas
Owner	Epic Energy
Contractors	Pipelines Authority of South Australia (owned by the government)
Commissioned	1969
Technical information
Length	781 km (485 mi)
Maximum discharge	250 TJ/d
Diameter	559 mm (22 in)

The Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System is a natural gas pipeline delivering gas from the Cooper Basin gas wells near Moomba to Adelaide, with spur pipelines to Angaston and Whyalla. It can also receive gas from Southeastern Queensland through the QSN Link pipeline owned by APA Group.[1]

The pipeline was developed by the Government of South Australia and commenced operation on 28 November 1969. It was privatised in 1995[1] and bought by QIC Global Infrastructure, the parent company of Epic Energy in April 2013.[2]

The pipeline system now consists of a total of 1,185 kilometres (736 mi) of high pressure gas pipelines, including 326 kilometres (203 mi) of laterals. The main lateral spurs are the one to Port Pirie and Whyalla and the one to Angaston. The Angaston spur can also feed gas into the Riverland Pipeline owned by Envestra, which supplies gas to Murray Bridge, Berri and Mildura.[1]

The main pipeline is 781 kilometres (485 mi) long and 559 millimetres (22.0 in) in diameter. The lateral to Port Pirie is 78 kilometres (48 mi) at 168 millimetres (6.6 in) continuing 87.7 kilometres (54.5 mi) to Whyalla at 219 millimetres (8.6 in). The Angaston lateral is 38.7 kilometres (24.0 mi) of 219 millimetres (8.6 in) diameter. There are also several loops at the southern end.[3]

The Reeves Plains Power Station is proposed to be constructed adjacent to the pipeline and draw gas directly from it.[4]

References

"Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System (MAPS), South Australia". Epic Energy. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
"SA: Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System". Australian Energy Market Commission. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
"South Australia - Transmission: Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System". Australian Energy Market Commission. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
Alinta Energy (8 November 2017). "Application on Notification" (PDF). South Australian Planning Commission, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 312/V005/17. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

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[Epic-1] "Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System (MAPS), South Australia". Epic Energy. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[AEMC-2] "SA: Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System". Australian Energy Market Commission. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[3] "South Australia - Transmission: Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline System". Australian Energy Market Commission. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[4] Alinta Energy (8 November 2017). "Application on Notification" (PDF). South Australian Planning Commission, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 312/V005/17. Retrieved 11 November 2017.