Pipestone debottleneckingThis was just approved this week, from the application:
Over the past year, Tidewater has identified operational de-bottlenecking opportunities at the Plant. The opportunities Tidewater has identified are largely process and efficiency based and will enable a 10 per cent increase in gas processing capacity at Pipestone without any material equipment additions. Tidewater proposes to increase the maximum daily raw gas inlet rate at Pipestone from 2,831.79 103m 3 /d to 3,114.66 103m 3 /d, with Pipestone’s maximum hydrogen sulphide (H2S) concentration remaining at its current concentration of 5 per cent.
Maximum licenced inlet rates for condensate (2,428.80 m3 /d), water (1,374.40 m3 /d), and sulphur (212.3 t/d) will also increase as a result of de-bottlenecking activities. The sulphur inlet rate is a combined rate of sulphur species within the mercaptan rich streams entering the Plant (H2S plus trace Sx species).
An increase to the recovered LPG mix will result (1,832.4 m3 /d). Other recovered products will remain within their respective licenced rates.