Tony Bacon, Shawcor, recalls surviving stormy conditions whilst attempting to tackle numerous complex pipeline projects simultaneously. The forecast for 2012/13 was looking good for Western Australia LNG; the Wheatstone project was gathering pace. Its 33 km, 24 in. and 34 km, 14 in. of infield lines needed multi-layer polypropylene foam insulation (MLPP), and there was a 210 km, 44 in. trunkline for fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) and concrete weight coating to go with it.
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