Epa Report Review

Environmental Report
On Ghana Early Phase Gas Infrastructure Project
12/OCT/ Issuedfor
G00 IFA
2013 Approval Bernard Addai Li Mingjun Xu Zhongling
Rev Status Date Revision Prepared By Checked By Approved By

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................3
1.2 Project Description...................................................................................................................3
1.3 Report Scope............................................................................................................................4
2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND............................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Shallow Water Offshore Pipeline.............................................................................................5
2.2 Gas Processing Plant................................................................................................................5
2.3 Onshore Pipeline......................................................................................................................6
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES..........................................................................................6
3.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 Environmental Legislation.......................................................................................................7
3.2 The Environmental Protection Act (1994)................................................................................7
3.3 Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652)..........................................................7
3.4 Environmental Permitting........................................................................................................7
3.5 Guidelines on Environmental Quality.....................................................................................8
4.0 MAJOR WORK ACTIVITY............................................................................................................. 11

4.1 The Gas Processing Plant.......................................................................................................11
4.2 The Onshore Gas Export Pipeline System..............................................................................18
4.3 The Offshore Gas Export Pipeline System.............................................................................21
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING............................................................................................. 26

5.1 Environmental Monitoring Plan............................................................................................26
5.2 Dust Management..................................................................................................................27
5.3 Traffic Management...............................................................................................................28
5.4 Water Pollution......................................................................................................................28
6.0 NOISE MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................. 29
7.0 PUBLIC SAFETY.............................................................................................................................. 30

7.1 Job Safety Analysis.................................................................................................................30
7.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)....................................................................................30
7.3 Traffic Management...............................................................................................................30
7.4 Public or Community Sensitization.......................................................................................30
8.0 CROP AND LAND COMPENSATION...........................................................................................31

8.1 Background............................................................................................................................31
8.2 Crop Compensation...............................................................................................................31
8.3 Land Compensation and Acquisition....................................................................................34
9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE...........................................................................................35
10.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION................................................................................35

10.1 Onshore..................................................................................................................................35
10.2 Offshore.................................................................................................................................36
10.3 The Gas Processing Plant.......................................................................................................36
11.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................... 37
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Introduction
The need to evacuate natural gas from the Jubilee field quickly so that the field could
be optimally produced and to avoid flaring is the prime driver for the project. The
tight schedule driven nature of the project required that the three components of the
project namely, Onshore, Offshore and Gas Processing Plant (GPP) are implemented
in parallel. The Early Phase Gas Infrastructure Project is being pursued aggressively
to enable delivery of Gas to the Takoradi Power Plants in Aboadze as soon as
feasibly possible. To date, significant progress has been made on various aspects of
the project.
The project team during the construction phase has identified significant
environmental and socio-economic impacts; and thereby established a process of
environmental and social screening which permits the team in charge of the
implementation of the project to identify, assess and mitigate the adverse
consequences on the project.
This report will also confirms the environmental measures that have been taken to
reduce adverse effect being immediate or long term on the environment as well as
the inhabitants within the project catchment areas.
1.2 Project Description
The Early-Phase of the Gas Infrastructure Project is proceeding as planned, and has
three main components namely:
 The offshore raw natural gas pipeline component,

 The onshore natural gas processing plant component; and
 The onshore processed (lean) natural gas pipeline component.
The project team is implementing an Environmental and Social Monitoring plan

which consist of the following:
 Dust Management
 Traffic Management
 Water Pollution
 Noise Management
 Public Safety
 Compensation Payment
 Land Restoration.
Dump truck traffic was the major dust sources. However, a local community water
browser was engaged to undertake frequent spraying on access roads especially in
areas where there was community or resident of any kind.
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Water bodies integrity and aquatic species life was not disturbed. Where ever the
pipeline was crossing a water body, the pipelines were place beneath the river bed
by Horizontal Directional Drilling method.
No major road was cut through. Thrust boring method was used at all sectors of the
road where the pipeline crossed a major road.
1.3 Report Scope

This report covers a six months ( October 2013 to March 2014) scope. It captures all
relevant activities that was undertaken on the project during this duration. It also
catapults all environmental activities undertaken during this same period.
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2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND
The Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning agreement for the

Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure Development Project was effective as of 11 th Day of
November 2011. This agreement is between Ghana National Gas Company Limited (the
owner) and Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation (the contractor).
The agreement involves Sinopec providing Engineering, Procurement, and Construction

of;
 An approximately forty-five (45) kilometers shallow water offshore Natural Gas
Pipeline. (offshore Pipeline)
 An early phase Natural Gas processing plant to be located at Atuabo in the
Western Region of Ghana. (Gas Processing Plant)- GPP.
 An Onshore Natural Gas pipeline system, consisting of an approximately one
hundred and eleven (111) kilometers main pipeline. (Onshore Pipeline)
2.1 Shallow Water Offshore Pipeline

The shallow water offshore pipeline involves installation of a system of offshore
(submarine) pipeline, twelve (12) inch forty-five (45) kilometres, which will transport
dense phase gas from the Jubilee Field to the Gas Processing Plant at Atuabo.
2.2 Gas Processing Plant
The project involves the construction of a Gas Processing plant (GPP) with a capacity of
approximately 150MMscfd. The GPP is required to treat raw gas to meet the sale gas and
pipeline transportation standards as well as to recover LPG.
The Gas Processing Plant will consist of the following processing units:
 Gas Inlet Separators
 Gas Dehydration Unit
 Gas Hydrocarbon Dew Points control unit
 LPG Recovery Unit
 LPG storage (Buffer Tank)
 Stabilized Condensate
 Utility package for 150MMscfd
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2.3 Onshore Pipeline
The main pipeline starts from the Atuabo Initial Station (AIS), which is situated at the
Gas Processing Plant. The onshore pipeline is approximately One Hundred and Eleven
(111) kilometres with twenty (20) inch outside diameter. The onshore pipeline system
consists of initial station, a gas distribution station, a terminal station and two (2) set of
block valve stations.
The associated utilities and auxiliary facilities include; Anti-corrosion and Cathodic
Protection, Automatic control system, Telecommunication system and Vent system.
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

2.4.1 Environmental Policy Statement, Goals & Objectives
The project team recognizes the importance of a healthy natural environment for quality
of life, economic prosperity, public health and growth of a region. For this reason,
Sinopec places environmental protection as the highest corporate priorities, and as a
determinant key to sustainable development. The team is dedicated to carrying out
constructional environmental programming in the areas of dust management, waste
management, water pollution, noise and air quality management. These have provided
the foundation for the following environmental policy objectives:
 Conduct audits and self-assessments of contractor’s compliance with conditions

in EPA permits, measure progress of Sinopec’s environmental affairs
performance, and report to the relevant authorities.
 Educate employees to be accountable for environmental stewardship and
encourage them to seek innovative ways to improve upon the Environmental
Policy.
 Make environmental concerns an integral part of our planning and decision
making process and commit sufficient resources to implement effective
environmental programs.
 Offer and incentivize environmentally friendly benefits to employees
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3.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Environmental Legislation
This outlines the entire requirement by laws of the Republic of Ghana with
regards to the Environment. This is enforced by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) of Ghana.
3.2 The Environmental Protection Act (1994)
The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1994 (Act 490) establishes the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and gives the Agency its present
mandate of advisory, regulatory and enforcement. The agency has the
responsibility of regulating the environment and ensuring the implementation of
Government policies on the environment. Section 2 of Act 490, empowers the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to secure the control and prevention of
discharge of waste into the environment and the protection and improvement of
the quality of the environment.
3.3 Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652)
The Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652) require that all
activities likely to have a significant adverse effect on the environment must be
subject to environmental assessment.
The Regulations also set out requirements for Environmental Impact Assessment,
Environmental Reporting, and Environmental Permitting. In line with these
requirements Environmental Impact Assessment reports were submitted to the
Agency prior to commencement of construction activities on the various
components of the Gas Infrastructure Development Project.
3.4 Environmental Permitting

In accordance with the EPA Act 1994, (Act 490) and the Environmental
Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652), Ghana National Gas Company was
permitted to commence construction and operation of Gas Processing Plant,
111km onshore gas pipeline, 45km shallow water offshore natural gas pipeline
with corresponding permit numbers CE0031560138, CE0031560119 and
CE0031560146 respectively.
Among the conditions of the Environmental Permits, is the obligation to monitor

and submit reports to the EPA during the construction phase of the project on key
parameters including:
 Dust management
 Traffic management
 Water pollution
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 Public safety
 Waste management
 Compensation payments
3.5 Guidelines on Environmental Quality

The Ghana EPA guidelines on environmental quality are present in the following
tables. Table 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 presents EPA guidelines on applicable parameters for
ambient air quality, ambient noise and effluent discharge guidelines respectively.
Table 1.0: EPA guidelines on applicable parameters for air quality monitoring.
Table 1.0 EPA Guidelines for Ambient Parameters
Substance Time Weighted Average Location Averaging

Time
Total Suspended Particulate 230 µg/m3 Industrial 24 hr
150 µg/m3 Residential 24 hr
75 µg/m3 Industrial 1 yr
60 µg/m3 Residential 1 yr
PM10 70 µg/m3 24 hr
Table 2.0 EPA Guidelines on ambient Noise

ZONE DESCRIPTION OF AREA OF PERMISSIBLE NOISE LEVEL dB(A)
NOISE RECEPTION
DAY NIGHT
0600 - 2200 2200 - 0600
A Residential areas with low or 55 48

infrequent transportation
B1 Educational (school) and health 55 50

(hospital, clinic) facilities
B2 Areas with some commercial or light 60 55

industry
C1 Areas with some light industry, places 65 60
of entertainment or public assembly,
and places of worship located in this
zone
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C2 Predominantly commercial areas 60 65
D Light industrial areas 70 60
E Predominantly heavy industrial areas 70 70
Table 3.0 EPA Guidelines on Effluent Quality for Discharge into Natural Water
Bodies
PARAMETER Oil and Gas Exploration, Production
and Refining
1. pH 6-9
2. BOD5 (mg/l) 50
3. Oil & Grease (mg/l) 10
4. Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 1000
5. Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 50
6. Cadmium (mg/l) 0.1
7. Total Phosphorus (mg/l) 2.0
8. Temperature increase < 3oC above ambient
9. Colour (TCU) 200
10. COD (mg/l) 250
11. Chromium (+6) mg/l 0.1
12. Sulphide (mg/l) 1.5
13. Phenol (mg/l) 2
14. Total Coliforms (MPN/100 ml) 400
15. E. Coli (MPN/100 ml) 10
16. Turbidity (N.T.U.) 75
17. Lead (mg/l) 0.1
18. Nitrate (mg/l) 50
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19. Conductivity (S /cm) 1500
20. Mercury (mg/l) 0.005
21. Zinc (mg/l) 10
22. Total Chromium (mg/l) 0.5
23. Total Iron (mg/l) 10
24. Copper (mg/l) 5
4.0 MAJOR WORK ACTIVITY

4.1 The Gas Processing Plant
4.1.1 Introduction
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The work involves the construction of gas processing plant which will comprise
Reception Facilities, Inlet separation, Gas Chilling and De-ethanization, NGL
Fractionation, Ethylene Glycol injection & Regeneration, methanol injection, LPG
& Condensate Storage Tanks, LPG & Condensate Export Unit, Instrument Air and
Nitrogen System, Heat Medium System, fuel gas, Flare & Closed Drain System,
Waste Water Treatment System, Service and Potable Water, Fire Fighting System,
Substation, Power Generator, Drainage, Cooling System For LPG, Water Intake,
Plant-wide Electrical & Control System, Piperack, Lab, workshop, administration
etc. We also have the initial station for the onshore pipeline system situated at the
plant.
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4.1.2 Hydrostatic Test
By hydro-testing pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders,
boilers and fuel tanks were with water and subjected to pressure for leaking and
to test of welding strength of vessels.. The following tanks and vessels were tested
by this method;
 Fire Water Tanks
 Controlled Water Basin
 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Tank (Spherical Tanks)
 Underground pipelines for water runoff.
The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with water, and then
pressurized to specified test pressure. Pressure tightness can be tested by shutting
off the supply valve and observing whether there is a pressure loss. The detection
of a leak can be visually identified more easily if the water contains a colorant.
Strength is usually tested by measuring permanent deformation of the container.
Hydrostatic testing is the most common method employed for testing pipes and
pressure vessels. Using this test helps maintain safety standards and durability of
a vessel over time. Newly manufactured pieces are initially qualified using the
hydrostatic test. They are then re-qualified at regular intervals using the proof
pressure test which is also called the modified hydrostatic test.Testing of pressure
vessels for transport and storage of gases is very important because such
containers can explode if they fail under pressure. To prevent such incident, the
project team implemented a hydrostatic test for all vessel, pipelines and tanks.
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Valves undergoing hydrostatic test to check intergrity.
4.1.3 Atuabo Initial Station (AIS)

The Atuabo Initial station is the building where all the monitoring of pipeline
network from the Gas Processing Plant (GPP) to Takoradi (Takoradi Regulatoring
Metering Station - TRMS) shall be undertaken. This station is where the gas flow
rate, quality and other essential parameters prior to export to TRMS shall be
monitored and determined. The emergency shutdown of the flow of gas to the
TRMS is also located here. The construction of the building is completed, the only
items outstainding are the equipments to be installed in this building to make it
complete.
The AIS monitors its reading from the Metering skip and out going line (shale
gas)
(Insect metering skip and shale gas line)
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The atuabo initial station building.
4.1.4 Substation and Generator Area (E-Zone)

The E-Zone is made up of four generator set. These four generator sets consist
mainly of three (3) Gas Caterpillar 3500 and one (1) diesel generator set. Two of
the gas generators shall be used to operate the plant and one shall be on stand by
basis. The deisel generator set shall be used for back up emergency only, that is, it
will be relied upon to power up certain critical component of the plants during
total black out.
All these generators are all environmental friendly to use.
The generators that will be powering the plant.
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4.1.5 Condensate Storage Tank
This tank stores condensate ready for export. This has been hydrotested and is
about 80 percent ready.
4.1.6 Welding of Facilities

Some tanks such as Spherical tank, Water Tank, and other welding activities were
also carried out on site using standard welding equipment and methods.
Inspection of pipeline welds were carried out to determine the quality of the
welds including any discontinuities within the internal structure of welds using
the Ultrasonic Testing (UT) techniques.
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) uses high frequency sound energy to conduct

examinations and make measurements. Ultrasonic inspection can be used for flaw
detection/evaluation, dimensional measurements, material characterization, and
more. In ultrasonic testing, very short ultrasonic pulse-waves with center
frequencies ranging from 0.1-15 MHz and occasionally up to 50 MHz are
launched into materials to detect internal flaws or to characterize materials. The
technique is also commonly used to determine the thickness of the test object, for
example, to monitor paperwork corrosion.
4.1.7 Piperacks
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The pipe rack supports pipes, power cables and instruments cable trays extending
for a longer distance above the ground level.
The pipe rack is the main artery of a process unit. This pipe rack is almost
completed, construction is estimated to be about 60% complete at the time of this
report.
Installation
Some crtical equipments and components of the GPP have been installed. These
included
 flare stack,
 Heat medium exchanger,
 Spherical Tanks,
 Pipe racks
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Flare Stack
Heat medium exchanger.
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Metering skip, Pig receiver and Out going line ( shale gas)
The LPG spherical tanks.
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4.2 The Onshore Gas Export Pipeline System
4.2.1 Introduction
The onshore gas export pipeline system starts from Atuabo Initial Station (AIS). It
consist of the construction of gas export pipeline which connects to the Gas
Process Plant (GPP) located at northeast Atuabo and terminates at the northwest
Takoradi Thermal Power Plant (TTPP). The main pipeline is approximately 111
km with 20” outside diameter; gas pipeline transmission system consists of a
Atuabo Initial Station (AIS), a gas distribution station (EDS), a terminal station
(TRMS) and 2 sets of block valve stations.
The gas export branch line starts from gas distribution station (EDS) located at
Essiama, terminates at Prestea Regulating and Metering Station (PRMS) at
Prestea. The branch is approximately 95km and 20” outside diameter with 2 sets
of block valve stations along the pipeline.
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4.2.2 Hydrostatic Test

Refer to hydrotest attached
Reading for an ongoing pipeline hydrotest
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Hydrotest discharge water being chanelled to a proper disposal point
4.2.3 ROW Restoration
Right of Way Restoration Plan
This involved the construction process to restore the right-of-way and easement
land as closely as possible to its original condition
Since this was a requirement of the project, it typically involved such things as
replacing topsoil, removing large rocks that may have been brought to the
surface, completing any final repairs to irrigation systems or drain tiles, spreading
lime or fertilizer, restoring fences and finally planting vegetation.
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Fig. 4-1Seedlings sown growing on ROW. Fig. 4-2 Restoring the Vegetation
on ROW.
Fig. 4-3 Restoring fences on ROW Fig. 4-4 Vegetation Restoration
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4.3 The Offshore Gas Export Pipeline System
The following has been undertaken:
 As-Buit Data
 Free Span Correction Criteria
 Trenching of 600m
4.3.2 AS-BUILT DATA

Location Easting Northing KP WD
Pig Launcher 519029 523071 14.142 81m
Plet Hub 512183 510692 -0.006 788m
KP Zero 512186 510698 0.00 788m
4.3.3 FREE SPAN CORRECTION CRITERIA
it is anticipated that no sea-bottom unevenness are expected along the route

requiring seabed preparation works.
Only post-installation works have to be considered, as necessary.
As-laid survey should identify unacceptable free spans, if any.
The present procedure applies from KP 14.142 to KP 56.830.
Intervention works, as free span correction, will be performed if free span length
exceed the values
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Free Span Correction Procedure shall consist of the following main activities;
Three main activities are expected:

1. As-laid survey (to identify occurred free spans).
2. Identification of free spans to be rectified and detail design of intervention
works.
3. Free spans rectification activities and as-built survey.
The following typical sequence of operations can be foreseen:
1) Arrival of DPII at site and getting it in position.

2) Inspection of the free span to be rectified and surrounding area by WROV,
identification/positioning of all obstacles.
3) WROV inspection of the actual conditions of the area and carry out the free-
span measurement as described in section 8.1.
4) Finalization of positioning of support bags and confirmation of the support
bags quantity.
5) Preparation works in the concerned area, as requested.
6) DPII lowering support bags onto the seabed as close as possible to the
installation point.
7) WROV guiding the bags to position them under the pipe according to design.
8) As-built inspection of the area
4.3.4 PIPELINE TRENCHING

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The pipeline will be trenched in two distinctive phases for offshore trenching and
inshore trenching sections. The pipeline is being trenched with the moored barge
utilizing an eight or six point mooring system depending on the prevailing
weather conditions.
The inshore section is from KP 57.693 to KP 57.994. This section consist of
approximately 200m of intertidal area and will be trenched using the “Tiger
Shark”. This system involve the Tiger Shark being pulled as far as up the beach
towards the Land fall Point (LFP) as possible.
The Tiger shark will have it hoses and tow wire removed so that the machine can
then be turned around by the shore crane. The machine will then be redeployed,
hoses and and pull wire connected so trenching can continue towards the
offshore section being pulled by the 10T winch on the barge.
Trenching Machine “Tiger Shark”doing offshore pipeline trenching

4.3.5 PIGGING AND TESTING HISTORY
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A pig was positioned close to the end of the pig launcher: It has been verified
with Weatherford that this will not affect the line pigging once installed.
4.3.6 Gas Export Pipeline Activities

Micoperi will undertake the following activities in the immediate vicinity of the
PLET as a part of its Pre-commissioning of the Jubilee Gas Export Pipeline.
All field based activities shall be performed by the OSV Remas:
 Mobilise to the PLET location

 Survey the area around the PLET and the Riser parking frame
 Verify the status of all PLET and Pig receiver/launcher valves and Pig
stopper
 Free flood the Gas Export Pipeline from the PLET Pig Receiver/Launcher
using chemically treated Seawater
 Pressure flood the Gas Export Pipeline from the PLET Pig
Receiver/Launcher using chemically treated seawater
 Flush the Gas Export Pipeline to remove entrained Pigs (2 at shallow water
tie-in location and one “lost” pig presumed to be in the PLET or PIG
receiver/launcher) to the onshore temporary receiver head.
 Continue to flush the Gas Export Pipeline until the flushing water runs
clear onshore
 Recover Remote Flooding Console and close valves on PLET pig receiver
 Micoperi will demobilise the OSV Remas
 Hydrotest the Gas Export Pipeline (from onshore to PLET PIG receiver)- no
OSV Remas on site
 If necessary search for any leaks at the PLET end of the pipeline with the
OSV Remas on site.
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GAS PROCESSING PLANT
START-UP FLOW RATES & PRODUCTION PROFILE
Assoc Assoc
Inlet Gas Assoc
Calendar Condensate Water
Activity Flow Rate Gas Prod. Remarks
Days Prod. Prod.
(MMSCFD) (MMSCFD)
(m3/day) (m3/day)
Pipeline Start-up gas rate to be

Pressurisation of offshore dynamically simulated based on pig
pipeline and held above velocities
1st - 10th
hydrocarbon dew point ≤ 150 All GPP Utiltities are commissioned
barg Zero flaring (flare pilots lit using LPG
cylinders)
GPP pressurisation and process
11th - 20th stabilisation at minimum 30 tbc tbc tbc Balance gas will be flared at GPP (to be
equipment turndown flow rate metered)
Increase throughput to start-up
21st - 25th Onshore pipeline network and 40 - 60 tbc tbc tbc Cease flaring at GPP (Intermittent - to be
stations metered)
26th - 30th Operate GPP at Normal capacity 100 tbc tbc tbc
Zero flaring (flare pilots lit)
Operate GPP att Design capacity
31st - 35th 100 - 150 tbc tbc tbc
for Performance Test Run Zero flaring (flare pilots lit)
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5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
5.1 Environmental Monitoring Plan
The objectives of the environmental monitoring and follow-up programs are to

determine the effectiveness of the measures taken to mitigate environmental
effects of the Project and to promote compliance by Sinopec with meeting
regulatory requirements. The contractor has been responsible for retaining
qualified environmental specialists during sensitive construction activities
associated with the Project. For work in less sensitive areas, such as sections of the
land portion of the right of way (ROW) that is further than 30 m away from a
watercourse or from the marine environment. The contractors’ superintendent, or
other designated personnel have been responsible to ensuring we meet the
environmental performance requirements of the work.
The contractors Environmental representative and /or designated personnel in

charge, inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of the work procedures,
performance of the mitigation measures, and provide recommendations, as
necessary, for achieving continued compliance with terms and conditions of
regulatory approvals, environmental laws and permits. Where necessary,
Contractors Environmental Representative, the Environmental Monitors and the
designated personnel in charge from Ghana National Gas Company will be
supported by appropriate specialists having expertise in particular resource
issues such as marine biology, archaeology, and landscape restoration.
The parameters to be monitored are as follows;
 Dust Management
 Traffic Management
 Water Pollution
 Public Safety
 Waste Management
 Compensation Payment
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Table 5.1 Scope of Environmental Monitoring Parameters
Components To Be Frequency Remarks
Monitored
Dust Management Indefinite Water browser is used to
water the construction
site and environs as and
when needed. This
activity is a function of
daily weather condition
Traffic Management Always This is core part of
health and safety
practice in all our works
Water Pollution Always This is core part of

health and safety
practice in all our works
Noise 4 times monthly 2 times in a month at

each site; fabrication and
GPP
Public Safety Always
Compensation Payment On going Farmers and land
owners are still being
paid their compensation.
Waste management 4 times monthly Skips are taken two
times every month for
solid and two times
monthly for liquid waste
5.2 Dust Management
The contractor uses water suppression method to control dust and particulate
emission. A Water browser is used to water all access roads and other exposed
surfaces regularly to suppress dust and particulate emission from such roads.
This is also replicated in local communities, construction sites where people may
be prone to ill health by the dust and particulate from moving construction
vehicles.
The monthly average record of dust emission is provided below in Table 1.1.0.
This dust monitoring was done in a 12 hours sample time duration at GPP and
Prefabrication yard.
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5.3 Traffic Management
The contractor implement management systems that ensure the safety of all traffic
related issues. The contractor’s method statement explains how traffic is to be
managed per the work to be done. This traffic management always enforces and
implement:
 How adequate reflective road signs are placed at appropriate locations of the road
to avoid accidents
 Construction equipment and machinery bear or carry appropriate warning signs
 If require per the job at hand, Alternate route (detour) for pedestrian and vehicular
traffic at closed or obstructed access routes.
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5.4 Water Pollution
5.4.1 Sewage
All grey and black sewage from the temporary worksite and messing facilities are
hard piped to adjacent septic tank which are emptied by vacuum tanker for offsite
disposal. Grey and black sewage from temporary worksite camps are hard piped
to existing sanitary sewer system.
5.4.2 Sludge
Sludge from work activity especially from drilling is contained to avoid any spill
or pollution to nearby water bodies or environment. This sludge are directed via
pipes into a tank close to site and then an EPA authorised waste management
authority comes to empty this tanks.
5.4.4 Water bodies Pollution
The project team is committed to the protection of all water bodies in areas within
the scope of the work. For instance where we had to lay the pipeline across any
river, a pipeline technique called Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) was
employed. This technique involved drilling below the sea or river bed in order
not to disturb the aquatic acumen.
6.0 NOISE MANAGEMENT
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The contractor ensures that the noise from operations is as low as reasonably
practicable. We put in every effort to ensure that the construction site do not
generate noise beyond local regulatory acceptable limit. The table below shows
the average noise produced during this year (2013) so far.
7.0 PUBLIC SAFETY
The contractor recognizes the health of personnel and safety of operations as the
corporate priority. The contractor committed to safety of personnel hence senior
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management is involved in all Health and Safety issues. Senior managements are
committed to these objectives;
 Safety and Accident prevention is first priority
 HSSE involvement in all levels and comprehensive control of HSSE
performance
 Sustainable development through continuous improvement of environmental
performance and protection of the health of people.
7.1 Job Safety Analysis
In all of the contractor s work activity, a Job Safety Analysis is performed prior to
the task at hand. This is to ensure all hazards present in all jobs to be undertaken
are recognised and relevant control measures have been considered so as to
eliminate the hazard or reduce it to as low as reasonably practicable.
7.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
All workers working on site are equipped with the minimum mandatory Personal
Protective Equipment. Also, all visitors coming to site are equally equipped with
minimum PPE.
PPE may vary as per the job requirement. Where additional PPE is needed, the
contractor makes provision for this and keeps spare on site for any incidental.
7.3 Traffic Management
The contractor all the time implements all traffic signs and cautions adequately as
per the job requirement. This detail is outlined in the traffic management section
of this report.
7.4 Public or Community Sensitization
The entire project team plays a key role in sensitizing the community on all work
that may directly or indirectly affect the community. This is done through GNGC
community liaison persons. Every community is represented by these liaison staff
of GNGC, and Sinopec’s HSE department works with these liaison people to
ensure that all communication is carried across to the affected community at least
24 hours in advance.
8.0 CROP AND LAND COMPENSATION

All crop compensation have been paid, the outstanding payment which is
ongoing is land compensation.
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8.1 Background
The State Lands Regulation, 1962 (Act 125) gives the President powers to
acquire any land through the Compulsory Acquisition process for public
purposes or in the public interest.
Subsequent to identification and demarcation of the proposed project sites
for the Gas Infrastructure Project in the Western Region, the Land
Valuation Division (LVD) of Lands Commission was engaged by the
Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) to undertake a crop and land
enumeration/referencing and valuation exercise in order to compensate all
the Project Affected People (PAP). The exercise was undertaken in
consultation with the various Metropolitan Municipal & District
Assemblies.
8.2 Crop Compensation

Officials of the LVD carried out enumeration of crops on all affected
farmlands in the presence of the affected farmers and Ghana Gas
representatives. The crop enumeration exercise is summarized below:
 The sizes of the affected farms were determined in the presence of the
farmer using Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. Crop density
within the farm is then determined through computations and agreed
with the farmer.
 Particulars (name, identification card, location, photographs, etc) of the
farmers and crop density were then recorded by LVD.
 Field data was processed after each day’s work. Standard Form ‘Fs’ (A
document that describes all the attributes of the affected farms) were
prepared and distributed to the affected farmers whose farms had
already been enumerated; these forms were endorsed by LVD, Ghana
Gas and the farmers.
 The LVD then proceeded with Valuation and the compensations were
determined.
 All affected farmers were compensated at a later date. Summary of the
crop compensation payroll per community is presented in Table 7.1
below.
PAYROLL SUMMARY FOR CROPS WITHIN THE ATUABO GAS PROCESSING

PLANT AND THE 111 KM ONSHORE PIPELINE ROW EXCLUDING RUBBER
PLANTATIONS
S/N
COMMUNITY NO. OF CLAIMANTS AMOUNT(GHC)
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1 KWAKUTIAKROM 37 31,594.00
2 WHINDO 5 4,936.00
3 ANAJI 10 14,252.00
4 KANSAWORADO 9 12,890.00
5 NKROFUL 5 7,805.00
6 MAMPONG 8 7,537.00
7 NTANKOFUL 8 5,882.00
8 ADENTAM 8 9,186.00
9 ASSAKAI 14 18,337.00
10 DIABENEKROM 18 22,199.00
11 AHINKOFIKROM 6 3,645.00
12 ENOE 18 19,877.00
13 INCHABAN 65 87,045.00
14 ESHIEM 35 39,281.00
15 SOFOKROM 33 28,721.00
16 DWOMO 47 30,220.00
17 ETUMA 11 8,311.00
18 MPINTSIN 5 7,302.00
19 ABOADZE 8 17,503.00
20 LOWER INCHABAN 123 169,627.00
21 ANWONAKROM 8 5,515.00
22 ANOMAWOBIDI 19 25,411.00
23 PRETEA 3 5,729.00
24 MPOHOR 125 108,896.00
25 ADIEWOSO 23 23,023.00
26 KYEKYEWERE 28 37,917.00
27 AFRAPOKROM 1 49,046.00
28 AYIEM 6 7,317.00
29 TETREM 15 16,875.00
30 ATUABO 45 107,624.00
31 KAMGBUNLI 43 18,828.00
32 EIKWE 38 12,815.00
33 ASEMDA-SUAZO 111 189,507.00
34 KRISAN 20 12,958.00
35 AZULENLOANU 17 18,255.00
36 AMPAIN 15 7,157.00
37 ANOKYEKROM 7 9,535.00
38 ANKOBRA 11 9,614.00
39 NGALEKPOLE 7 3,199.00
40 ANKOYE 42 68,512.00
41 NGALECHI 14 7,281.00
42 SANZULE 22 12,978.00
43 ESIAMA 83 143,420.00
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44 KIKAM 28 59,373.00
45 ASANTA 30 31,541.00
46 AYISAKRO 25 25,219.00
47 NDATIEM 11 15,615.00
48 NDUABESA 36 165,593.00
49 KAGYINA 29 42,893.00
50 ANKYERYIN 13 9,996.00
51 AWUKYIRE 39 14,514.00
52 APATAM JUNCTION 24 16,051.00
53 ANAGYE 17 69,760.00
54 BAKU 11 10,200.00
55 ABURA 14 25,905.00
56 ADUKROM 1 978.00
57 DIVERSION 7 10,369.00
TOTAL 1461 1,945,299.00
PAYROLL SUMMARY FOR RUBBER PLANTATIONS WITHIN THE GAS

PROCESSING PLANT AND THE 111 KM ONSHORE PIPELINE AND ACCESS
ROADS ALONG THE ROW
COMMUNITY NO OF CLAMAINT AMOUNT(GHC)
1 ADIEWOSO 4 119,617.00
2 KYEKYEWERE 1 58,899.00
3 AYIEM 2 83,927.00
4 TETREM 3 409,235.00
5 ANKOBRA 4 194,970.00
6 KIKAM 2 81,189.00
7 ASANTA 2 57,654.00
8 AYISAKRO 2 70,268.00
9 KEGYINA 2 25,301.00
10 ANKYERYIN 2 59,521.00
11 AWUKYERE 7 840,361.00
12 ANAGYE 2 293,309.00
13 ABURA 2 1,340,574.00
14 ADUKROM 2 55,580.00
T0TAL 37 3,690,405.00
OF CROPS FELLED IN TRACKS WITHIN THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE
DOMUNLI POWER AND GAS PROCESSING PLANT PROJECT
COMMUNITY NO OF CLAIMANTS AMOUNT(GHC)
1 DOMUNLI 166 57,631.00
TOTAL 166 57,631.00
Table 7.2 Crop Compensation Summary
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8.3 Land Compensation and Acquisition
In accordance with the State Lands Regulation 1962 (Act 125), Ghana Gas made
an application to the Western Regional Minister for acquisition of all affected
lands. A Site Advisory Committee (SAC) was set up by the minister. The
Committee undertook a site inspection and made recommendations to the
minister about its suitability. The minister has approved the recommendations of
the Site Advisory Committee and referred it to the Lands Commission for further
works leading to compensation and acquisition. The process is currently on
going.
9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

9.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Incident type Number of times in 2013
Fatalities 0
Lost time injury 5
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Medical treatment case 5
Total Recordable Injury 10

First aid case 4
Motor vehicle accident 4
Environmental incidents 7
(minor)
Asset Damage 2
Near Misses 23
Work related illness 1
Security incidents 12
**These are minor incidents which were resolved by our team in the act of our
activity. These includes hydraulic oil spill from equipments and a fish pond turbidity
affected due to our work
10.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
10.1 Onshore
Hydrostatic test activity was mainly undertaken on the onshore section of the
pipeline. A comprehensive report on the hydrotest undertaken is attached to this
report as an appendix. Monitoring activities were limited largely to activities of the
onshore sections of the right of way (ROW) and communities affected by the right
of way. Work on the RoW started during the main rainy season and completed in
the dry season
The overall physical and biological environment along the ROW over the period
of monitoring did not change from the established environmental baseline
conditions. In general the monitored environmental components suggest that the
construction activities did not negatively impact air, water or soils around the
project area or beyond. Soils around sections of the ROW onshore were however
slightly eroded due to the rains and topography.
The non re-instatement of vegetation immediately upon the completion of major

pipeline laying activities on the RoW heightened the soil erosion problem
especially during times of flash floods at the peak of the rainy season. The
planting of trees and natural re-vegetation observed in the area from September
has however helped to mitigate the erosion problem.
SINOPEC SERVICE.
Socio-economic studies in the catchment communities affected by the Right of
Way during the monitoring indicated a strong awareness of the people to the Gas
project and a sense of immense appreciation. There have also been significant
corporate social interventions from Ghana Gas/Sinopec. One was the
construction of a road from Asemda to Atuabo.
10.2 Offshore
The offshore campaign is currently on-going, there has been consistent
monitoring per the as laid survey carried out by Micoperi. The pipeline have not
had impact on any aquatic species so far. Also there shall be trenching activity to
bury the offshore pipeline lying on the seabed (about 600m from the landfall into
the sea). The technique to be used is the jetting method. This does not affect the
soil organism or have any damage on the pipelines integrity.
10.3 The Gas Processing Plant
The GPP construction is currently nearing completion, we are currently over 80

percent through and we scheduled to reach Mechanical Completion and
anticipate first gas by April 2014. We have had over five million man hours
without any significant loss time injury (LTI). The construction team has done its
best to avoid any major environmental incident and this is still one of the
construction team major priorities. The GPP is nearing completion and the
construction team is hopeful to keep environmental protection as one of it most
important priorities.
11.0 REFERENCES
Sinopec Documents;
 Bridging Simultaneous operation (SIMOPS) document. (022J12-HSE-PRC-
0026)
 Project Execution Plan (PEP) – 2011074-GGGG-00-PMAA-PLPE-0008
 Method Statement (working method) and Risk Assessment for:
 Thrust Boring
 Open Cut
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 Horizontal Directional Drilling
 Right of Way Restoration Plan
 Survey
 Gravel Pile
 Radiographic Test
 Excavation
Micoperi Documents:
 Project HSE Plan (022J12-HSE-PLN-005)
 Environnemental Management Plan (022j12-HSE-PLN-006)
 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment – HIRA. (022J12-HSE-
PRC-003)
 QA & HSE Documents – 022J12-INA-PRC-0204S
DNV Codes:
 DNV RP-C205 Environmental Condition and Environmental loads.
http://www.dnv.com/industry/oil_gas/segments/offshore_pipelines/
codes_standards_rules/
 DNV RP-F107 Risk Assessment of Pipeline Protection

http://www.dnv.com/industry/oil_gas/segments/offshore_pipelines/
codes_standards_rules/
SHELL DEP
 Protective Coating for Onshore Facilities- DEP 30.48.00.31- GEN.
January 2009.
SINOPEC SERVICE.

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On Ghana Early Phase Gas Infrastructure Project

Rev Status Date Revision Prepared By Checked By Approved By

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................... 3

2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND............................................................................................................... 5

3.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK...................................................................................................................... 7

4.0 MAJOR WORK ACTIVITY............................................................................................................. 11

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING............................................................................................. 26

6.0 NOISE MANAGEMENT................................................................................................................. 29

7.0 PUBLIC SAFETY.............................................................................................................................. 30

8.0 CROP AND LAND COMPENSATION...........................................................................................31

9.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE...........................................................................................35

10.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION................................................................................35

1.2 Project Description

 The offshore raw natural gas pipeline component,

The project team is implementing an Environmental and Social Monitoring plan

1.3 Report Scope

The Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning agreement for the

The agreement involves Sinopec providing Engineering, Procurement, and Construction

2.1 Shallow Water Offshore Pipeline

2.2 Gas Processing Plant

2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

 Conduct audits and self-assessments of contractor’s compliance with conditions

3.2 The Environmental Protection Act (1994)

3.3 Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652)

3.4 Environmental Permitting

Among the conditions of the Environmental Permits, is the obligation to monitor

3.5 Guidelines on Environmental Quality

Table 1.0 EPA Guidelines for Ambient Parameters

Substance Time Weighted Average Location Averaging

Table 2.0 EPA Guidelines on ambient Noise

A Residential areas with low or 55 48

B1 Educational (school) and health 55 50

B2 Areas with some commercial or light 60 55

D Light industrial areas 70 60

E Predominantly heavy industrial areas 70 70

3. Oil & Grease (mg/l) 10

4. Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 1000

5. Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 50

6. Cadmium (mg/l) 0.1

7. Total Phosphorus (mg/l) 2.0

8. Temperature increase < 3oC above ambient

9. Colour (TCU) 200

10. COD (mg/l) 250

11. Chromium (+6) mg/l 0.1

12. Sulphide (mg/l) 1.5

13. Phenol (mg/l) 2

14. Total Coliforms (MPN/100 ml) 400

15. E. Coli (MPN/100 ml) 10

16. Turbidity (N.T.U.) 75

17. Lead (mg/l) 0.1

18. Nitrate (mg/l) 50

20. Mercury (mg/l) 0.005

21. Zinc (mg/l) 10

22. Total Chromium (mg/l) 0.5

23. Total Iron (mg/l) 10

24. Copper (mg/l) 5

4.0 MAJOR WORK ACTIVITY

4.1.3 Atuabo Initial Station (AIS)

(Insect metering skip and shale gas line)

4.1.4 Substation and Generator Area (E-Zone)

The generators that will be powering the plant.