Sylvian Ringot

SECURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION
OF SUPPLIES WITH THE TWIN

PRIORITIES OF IMPROVING SAFETY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
AGENDA
1. General presentation
2. Site location: connections to Belgium and French gas systems
3. Developing EPC strategy
4. Use of the cooling water discharged from Gravelines nuclear power
plant
5. Improving safety by demonstrating tanks ability to support overfilling
6. Improving safety by using state of the art sea protection
7. Erection status to date
I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012
General presentation
TERMINAL MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Commercial capacity
Storage (m3)
Jetty
Emission flow rate
13 bcm/y (# 9.2 mtpa)
3 tanks of 190,000 m3
570,000 m3 total
0 1,9 Mm3/h
Ship sizes:
75,000 270,000 m3
flare
53 ha plateform
GRTgaz (French grid)

Fluxys (Belgian grid)
Re-gasification technology
ORVs using cooling water discharged
from the nearby nuclear power plant
DUNKERQUE LNG STRUCTURATION
Dunkerque LNG : EDF subsidiary
65%
25%
10 %
Pacte dactionnaires
Fluxys
Belgium gas TSO
Zeebrugge LNG terminal operator
Total
8 Bcma
Main Oil & Gas player
2 Bcma
3 Bcma
Contrats de rservation de capacit
Gaz Opale
Dunkerque LNG & Fluxys subsidiary
Dedicated to terminal operation
Disponibles
Dunkerque LNG participates with partners in INNOCOLD, Institute of LowTemperature Technology, for :
Research topics (materials, industrial safety, process efficiency)
Training in cold technologies
Test facility development
Site location : connections to Belgium

and French gas systems
CONNECTION OF DUNKERQUE LNG TERMINAL TO FRANCE
Has triggered 1,2 G investment on the

French gas network to connect the terminal
and reinforce the transmission system,
allowing to send out 520 GWh/d (13 bcma)
GRTgaz is thus laying down a 170 km

pipeline with a diameter of 1200 mm
The natural gas will not be odorized after

measuring and before being piped into the
transmission system
For the first time in France,

GRTgaz
a no odorized pipeline: a first step towards a

wider no odorized gas transmission system in
France ?
8
CONNECTION OF DUNKERQUE LNG TERMINAL TO BELGIUM
Dunkerque LNG pushed GRTgaz and Fluxys

Belgium to extend the pipeline to Belgium and
thus create a direct connection of the terminal to
Belgium
In an European first, a new concept: a single

Fluxys contract for cross-border capacity
between Dunkirk terminal and the Belgian
system
GRTgaz and Fluxys Belgium will lay down a nearly 100 km pipeline offering thus a 8 bcma capacity
from France into the Belgian system on a firm basis
The new capacity is expected to be ready for use by late 2015, to coincide with the commissioning of
the LNG terminal in Dunkirk
Dunkerque LNG terminal offers through a direct connection to 2 major markets,

a gateway to supply gas to NW Europe
9
Developping EPC strategy
10
EPC STRATEGY
Reach a cost As Low As Possible is a common goal for all
project developers
Classical EPCC contracts all in one , despite some real
avantages, suffers
A limitation of competition (number of Tanks manufacturers / number of

engineering compagnies)
Mixing very different activities within only one contract (severability,
liabilities)
A huge amount, among wich any claims seems so little
Dunkerque LNG choice was to split on three homogenous

contracts :
Process, throught an engineering compagny :
Tanks, throught a consortium :
Tunnel, also throught a consortium :

11
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
Rseaux
Matrise
douvrage
Terminal mthanier
Installations portuaires
Dunkerque LNG
GPMD
GRT gaz
COFIVA :
Dpartement
Grands Projets
EDF Ingnierie
SOGREGAZ,
Lot 3 : GC Ctier
Lot 1 : Prparation
Lot 2 : Dragage
Lot 4 : Mesures Comp.
ARCADIS
Lot Tunnel BRS
Lot Rservoirs EP-BY
Fourniture tubes
Pose tubes
Ralisation
TSLNG
MOE : Lot Process TS LNG
Matrise
duvre
Centre
dingnierie
GRTgaz
12
Use of the cooling water discharged from

Gravelines nuclear power plant
13
Reach a 0 CHG emission goal

Zero CHG terminal was a major objective of Dunkerque project
since the begining
First decision was to collect every emission of LNG and gas to
flare systems
TSV and PSV on every lines
ORV and Tanks (hight flow-rate) are collected throught a specific system
Second challenge was to face the sea-water temperature in

winter (-4C as a minimum) :
Dual system (ORV / SCV et ORV / sea-water heater) has been designed
A tunnel solution, from Western to Eastern part of harbour, associated

with ORV, has been designed
Economical comparison has been carried out
TUNNEL (5km) was the optimum solution

Tender result has confirmed this choice
14
OVERVIEW OF TUNNEL
15
FULLY BORED IN FLANDER CLAY

Terminal platform
(+10 m CMG)
Tunnel (-40 m CMG)
Exhaust pit ( 16m)
CNPE pits
16
GRAVELINES POWER : WATER INTAKE
Sea-water
intake (during
unit
maintenance)
inlet pits
EXHAUST PIT : D-WALL OVER 65 METER DEPTH

Main challenge was the verticality, with a requested deviation
of less than 260 mm at -65 m from top.
The result is better than

110 mm
Including for the part
digged in clay (30 m)
18
EXHAUST PIT : D-WALL OVER 65 METER DEPTH

Waterstop CWS welding technique was used at -55m (first of a
kind)
19
Improving safety by demonstrating tanks ability to

support overfilling
20
TANK ABILITY TO SUPPORT OVERFILLING

French regulation request that the consequences of any
danger that cannot be demonstrated as impossible must be
studied in detail
Despite all the safety barriers, an overfilling cannot be
qualified of impossible
Tank design has been slightly modified to take into account
this accidental case
This has been achieved by designing a frangible dome roof
The roof is set to fail at a predetermined over pressure,
The slab and wall are set to remain structurally able to hold the liquid
21
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
t=0: start of overfilling
From 0 to 40 s after start of overfilling:

Total evaporation of LNG in contact with the
warmer elements of the annular space
Internal gas pressure increases quickly
dome frangibility happens at 757 mbarg (safe
margin / operation : 2.5 x design pressure)
22
DESCRIPTION OF HOW IS TANK FRANGIBILITY ACHIEVED (1/4)

Overview of dome roof structure arrangement
23

Welds failure happens first
24

Welds failure leads to large displacement
P2 = 757 mbarg weld failure

Tension redistributed in rebars
Rebar plastification; large rebar deformation
Separation dome / rafter
25

Large displacements leads to dome cracking
P2 = 757 mbarg weld failure

Tension redistributed in rebars
Rebar plastification; large rebar deformation
Separation dome / rafter
Cracking of dome
Gas flow => overpressure evacuated
26
Improving safety by using state of the art

sea protection
27
STATE OF THE ART SEA PROTECTION

During the 1990s, and beginning of 2000s, several bad
weather conditions leads to industrial damage in France
LNG Terminal took into account sea-water protection from the
early design, regarding :
Static level of plateform,
Wave protection.
Static protection was achieved with a plateform level of +10 m

CMG (Gravelines Coastal Level), including some provision for
climate change
Methodology for wave protection is not define nor requested
by regulation or standard.
28
DEFINITION OF PROJECT CRITERIA

Criteria for dike design :
Stability for W100 / L100 (stands for 100 years return period)
Limited (less than 5%) disorders for W100 / L1000
No overtopping for W10 / L10 (stands for 10 years return period)
Additionnal protection (sea walls) have been designed to

obtain a level of protection defined per :
a wave climate of W100 / L100

a protection level :
LNG pipes : no over-topping
Gangways : < 3 l/s/ml
Roads : 10-50 l/s/ml
Protection efficiency has been checked under W100 / L1000 wave

climate.
29
SPECIFICATION FOR SEA PROTECTION
30
RESULTS
DIKE
31
Erection Status to date
32
DUNKERQUE WESTERN HARBOUR
33
21 octobre 2007
34
16 septembre 2011
35
9 dcembre 2011
36
20 avril 2012
37
25 mai 2012
38
24 aot 2012
39
27 septembre 2012
40
TERMINAL
MTHANIER
DE DUNKERQUE
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND

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SECURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION

OF SUPPLIES WITH THE TWIN

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

TERMINAL MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Emission flow rate

13 bcm/y (# 9.2 mtpa)

GRTgaz (French grid)

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

DUNKERQUE LNG STRUCTURATION

Dunkerque LNG : EDF subsidiary

Belgium gas TSO

Zeebrugge LNG terminal operator

Main Oil & Gas player

Contrats de rservation de capacit

Dunkerque LNG & Fluxys subsidiary

Dedicated to terminal operation

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

Research topics (materials, industrial safety, process efficiency)

Training in cold technologies

Test facility development

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

Site location : connections to Belgium

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

CONNECTION OF DUNKERQUE LNG TERMINAL TO FRANCE

Has triggered 1,2 G investment on the

GRTgaz is thus laying down a 170 km

The natural gas will not be odorized after

For the first time in France,

a no odorized pipeline: a first step towards a

CONNECTION OF DUNKERQUE LNG TERMINAL TO BELGIUM

Dunkerque LNG pushed GRTgaz and Fluxys

In an European first, a new concept: a single

Dunkerque LNG terminal offers through a direct connection to 2 major markets,

Developping EPC strategy

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

A limitation of competition (number of Tanks manufacturers / number of

Dunkerque LNG choice was to split on three homogenous

Process, throught an engineering compagny :

Tanks, throught a consortium :

Tunnel, also throught a consortium :

Lot 4 : Mesures Comp.

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

Lot Tunnel BRS

Lot Rservoirs EP-BY

MOE : Lot Process TS LNG

Use of the cooling water discharged from

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

Reach a 0 CHG emission goal

TSV and PSV on every lines

Second challenge was to face the sea-water temperature in

A tunnel solution, from Western to Eastern part of harbour, associated

Economical comparison has been carried out

TUNNEL (5km) was the optimum solution

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

FULLY BORED IN FLANDER CLAY

Tunnel (-40 m CMG)

Exhaust pit ( 16m)

GRAVELINES POWER : WATER INTAKE

EXHAUST PIT : D-WALL OVER 65 METER DEPTH

The result is better than

I LNG Tech S. Ringot I 04 dcembre 2012

EXHAUST PIT : D-WALL OVER 65 METER DEPTH