cng directive israel

State of Israel Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water

Natural Gas Authority

Compressed Natural Gas Directive

Prepared for Natural Gas Authority Qiryat Hamada 6 POB 45140 Jerusalem 90451 Prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff Beit Bareket 1 Airport City POB 1032 Airport City 70100 Israel www.pbworld.com

State of Israel

Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Natural Gas Authority

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AUTHORISATION SHEET

Current

Revision:

P1

Status: ISSUE

Client: State of Israel, Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water,

Natural Gas Authority

Project: Compressed Natural Gas

Address: Qiryat Hamada 6, Har Hotzvim, Jerusalem

PREPARED BY

Name: David Hanley

Position: Chief Engineer. Oil & Gas Projects, UK

CHECKED BY

Name: Ronen Marko

Position: Engineering Manager, Oil & Gas Projects, Israel

APPROVED AND AUTHORISED FOR ISSUE

Name: Cobi Ben-Shetrit

Position: Country Manager, Israel

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 8

SECTION 2.0 GENERAL .................................................................................................... 10

SECTION 3.0 RELEVANT STATUTORY PLANS .............................................................. 13

SECTION 4.0 DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM .......................................................................... 14

SECTION 5.0 PROCUREMENT ......................................................................................... 24

SECTION 6.0 CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................................... 27

SECTION 7.0 REQUEST FOR GASSING UP .................................................................... 36

SECTION 8.0 OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY............................................................. 40

SECTION 9.0 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PLAN ........................................ 43

SECTION 10.0 QA/QC SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL PLAN .......... 48

SECTION 11.0 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ....................................... 49

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PREFACE

The State of Israel Natural Gas Authority (NGA) require all gas supply and

infrastructure systems to be safe, and operated within tolerable levels of individual

and societal risk, and to maintain the integrity and fitness for purpose of these

systems throughout their designated design and operational life.

All gas system Owners/Licensees must demonstrate their design, operational and

maintenance philosophy, procedures and safe systems of work, which must include

identification of all hazards that may impact on the system integrity or tolerable

individual and societal risk, risk assessment, mitigation measures and definition of

residual risk associated with the management of each risk mitigation strategy.

EXEMPTION OF THE STATE FROM LIABILITY

The Owner/Licensee bears the sole responsibility for the safe design, construction,

operation and maintenance of the system and shall implement the required

procedures, means and methods for assuring that the system integrity is maintained

throughout its design and operational life.

Approvals issued by the State of Israel to the Owner/Licensee do not impose any

liability on the State of Israel and/or its representatives and will not be used as cause

for prosecution or legal action against the State of Israel and/or its representatives by

the Owner/Licensee or a third party.

In the event that the State of Israel and/or its representatives are to compensate any

party due to any act or negligence by the Owner/Licensee, the Owner/Licensee shall

indemnify the State, and/or on its representatives, accordingly. The Owner/Licensee

will bear all legal and other expenses of the State, if any, with respect to such

indemnities.

For the avoidance of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that approvals issued by the

State of Israel do not affect the powers given to the Minister, the Natural Gas

Authority and the Safety Officer granted by law.

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Abbreviation/Definition List

ABD

ADR

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As Built Documentation

European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road

AGI - Above ground installation

ALARP - As Low As Reasonably Possible

CB/Certifying Body - An independent engineering body with the competencies and experience required to evaluate and certify the design. This body shall be approved by the NGA prior to the submission of the design package.

CAR - Corrective action report. Issued to close out a specific NCR

Contractor - The body performing works. Deemed as the 1st party in this document

CNG - Compressed Natural Gas

CP - Cathodic Protection

CS - Carbon Steel

CTOD - Crack Tip Opening Displacement

Deviation - Deviation from the code requirements

EMP - Environmental Management Plan

HAZ - Heat Affected Zone

HAZID - Hazard Identification Study

HAZOP - Hazard & Operability

HSE - Health, Safety & Environment

IGID - Industrial Gas Installation Directive

ITP - Inspection and Test Plan

LD - Lead Designer

NB/Notified Body -

A body which has been notified by the European Union that it fulfills the relevant requirements and has been designated to carry out conformity assessments in according to a directive.

NCR - Nonconformance report detailing a non-conformity to the design requirement or a procedure.

NDT - Non Destructive Testing

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NGA - Natural Gas Authority- Israel

NGV - Natural Gas Vehicles

OPM - Operating Manual

Owner/Licensee - May be the Owner/Licensee and/or operator and is deemed as the 2nd party in in this document

P&ID - Process and instrumentation diagram

PFD - Process flow diagram

PIT - Pressure Indicator Transmitter

(W)PQR - (welding) Procedure qualification record

QA/QC - Quality Assurance / Quality Control

QP - Quality Plan

QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment. A formalized specialist method for calculating numerical individual, societal, (employee and public) risk level values for comparison with regulatory risk criteria.

SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

Shall - Indicates a mandatory requirement

Should - Indicates best practice and is the strongly recommended/preferred option

SIL - Safety Integrity Level

SMS - Safety Management System

TABA - City Wide Outline Plan for Natural Gas

Statutory Plans - TABAs, VATAL's, Building Permits etc.

TIT - Temperature Indicator Transmitter

TPI - Third Party Inspection Body. Deemed as the 3rd party supervision body in this directive

WPS - Welding procedure specification

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SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION

This document shall be known as the Compressed Natural Gas Directive, hereinafter

entitled the CNGD. The purpose of this directive is to provide guidelines for

Owner/Licensees, designers and operators who wish to utilize Compressed Natural

Gas (CNG) in order to ensure system integrity is maintained throughout both the

design and operational life of the system.

The main intended use of CNG technology in the industry is as an alternative fuel for

vehicles (NGV's). Additionally, where potential natural gas consumers are currently

remote from the natural gas transmission and distribution piping networks, and wish

to be connected to the natural gas distribution network, CNG supplies may offer a

temporary solution for bridging the gap in the non-availability of the piped supply of

natural gas to the local distribution network.

It shall however be emphasized, that the preferred option is to connect new

industrial consumers to either the transmission or distribution piped natural

gas networks.

The scope of this Directive includes NGV Vehicle Filling Stations, CNG Compression

Stations, CNG Trailers, Decompression Stations and all other associated auxiliary

systems. The decision regarding whether the NGA or the Ministry of Transport is

responsible for the CNG trailers is currently under review by the government and was

not yet determined.

Concerning the transport of dangerous goods by road in industrial CNG applications

or mother-daughter, it is incumbent on CNG license Owner/Licensees, designers and

operators of CNG assets to demonstrate documented evidence of full compliance

with Israeli Law and ADR requirements.

The CNG Trailers and the routes of the specific installation shall be approved

by the Israeli Ministry of Transport as required by Israeli law.

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The segments of this Directive which are related to Decompression stations are

further based on letters from the CEN and NEN technical committees.

Currently, The State of Israel CNG Safety Decree (2010) requires that the main

applicable design standards to be utilized for CNG Compression and Decompression

installations are the European standards; prEN13638 and the EN12186, respectively.

European standard prEN13638 is currently still at draft stage and the current scope

of this standard covers the design, manufacturing, assembling, installation and

testing of CNG vehicle filling stations for filling of natural gas fuelled vehicle tanks up

to a delivery pressure of 200 barg at 15o C. As such, the NGA considers that for the

design of CNG Compression installations, this standard may only be used as a

guideline, and additionally requires these designs to encompass best engineering

practices.

The scope of European standard EN12186 limits the maximum inlet operating

pressure of natural gas pressure reduction and metering stations (PRMSs) to 100

Barg. This European standard states that For higher maximum inlet operating

pressures, this standard should be used as a guideline. As such, the NGA requires

that the design of PRMSs at pressures exceeding 100 Barg shall additionally be in

accordance with best engineering practices and best available techniques.

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SECTION 2.0 GENERAL

2.1. The scope of this document takes into consideration the upstream boundary

limits from the upstream natural gas supplier, for both NGV filling station and

Compression Stations, as the isolating valve downstream of the supplier

meter. The downstream boundary limits are the fuelling nozzle to the NGV's

in Vehicle Filling Stations and the last isolating valve downstream of the

PRMS in the decompression station in industrial applications e.g. the

connection to the factory.

2.2. Potential CNG Facilities Owner/Licensee shall provide the NGA with a full

system Master Plan which would detail the number of expected installations,

their type and specific location.

The Master Plan shall be provided in advance of commencing any facility

design, procurement or construction activities. It is incumbent on these parties

to ensure sufficient lead time is available to allow the NGA to review the

Master Plans and comment accordingly.

2.3. The CNGD shall be supplementary to the relevant statutory plans (TAMA 18,

TABAs, Building Permits etc.), the Natural Gas Law, Safety Decree and other

relevant regulations, and shall be read in conjunction with them.

2.4. The relevant statutory plans shall be in place and sanctioned independent of

the CNGD. The CNGD provides more detailed specifications concerning the

requested information necessary to obtain NGA approval for the design,

fabrication, installation and operation for the CNG system concerned.

2.5. The precedent codes relevant to the CNGD are the following:

Compression and Decompression Stations: The Pressure Equipment

Directive 97/23/EC (PED) and all other applicable EU directives or

ASME B31.3 and all other referenced ASME standards.

NGV Filling Stations: SI-6236 and SI-6119.

It shall be emphasized that regardless of the station type or

purpose, once a design path is chosen by the Owner/Licensee

and Designer, it shall be followed and implemented consistently

throughout the design using the normative references found in

either the EU directives or the ASME suite of standards.

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2.6. NGV Filling Stations and CNG Decompression Stations providing gas to

industrial consumers are to comply with the Weights and Measures

Ordinance (1947) and the Weights and Measures Regulations (1963). This

will be in accordance with the guidelines and under the supervision of the

Israeli supervisor on weights and measures, with the involvement of an

approved laboratory which would include including the following but not

limited to:

General audit and review.

Type approval verification.

Accuracy verification testing.

Periodic re-validation of the accuracy tests.

2.7. The CNGD is applicable to the planning, design, fabrication, construction,

operation and maintenance of CNG systems, however, it does not address

local and regional permitting.

2.8. The system Owner/Licensee shall be in full compliance with the CNGD. When

in full compliance with the requirements of the CNGD and all other specific

requirements made by the NGA in all other applicable directives, the NGA will

submit written confirmation of compliance to the required Regional Planning

Committee.

2.9. Once written confirmation has been submitted by the NGA to the Regional

Planning Authorities, the Owner/Licensee may continue to apply for the

required building permits ( ).

2.10. The Owner/Licensees compliance with the CNGD shall be verified with the

NGA through the ongoing process, as described below. Only upon completion

of this process will written approval be submitted.

2.11. The Owner/Licensee shall bear all costs associated with Owner/Licensees

compliance with the CNGD and application for permits. The NGA shall not

bear any commercial or other responsibility related to the Owner/Licensees

successful or unsuccessful compliance with the CNGD and application for

permits.

2.12. The NGA shall be the custodian of the CNGD. The Owner/Licensee shall be

obliged to obtain the latest version of the CNGD, inclusive of all its

supplements, addendums, etc., from the NGA.

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2.13. The purpose of the CNGD is to create conditions for the safe and efficient

development and use of CNG systems in accordance with Israeli

governmental law and policy.

2.14. Before the Owner/Licensee can install and subsequently operate a CNG

system, the Owner/Licensee shall apply for a permit, and such permit shall be

granted prior to commencement of any installation related activity. The CNGD

provides guidelines and instructions for the Owner/Licensee to follow in his

application procedure for an installation and an operating permit.

2.15. Exemptions to the CNGD may be granted by the NGA only upon written

request by the Owner/Licensee and subject to agreed restrictions and

conditions. Such agreed exemption shall carry NGA signature. Exemptions to

the CNGD shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and a given

exemption can be withdrawn if:

2.14.1 If the data furnished by the Owner/Licensee in order to obtain an

exemption appears to be incorrect or incomplete to the extent that

the exemption would not have been granted if the actual data had

been known at the time the decision was made.

2.14.2 The circumstances on the basis of which the exemption was

granted have changed to the extent that the exemption would not

have been granted if the altered circumstances had existed at the

time the decision was made.

2.14.3 The exemption cannot be maintained in case a safety hazard

develops out of it.

2.14.4 It appears that one or more conditions, under which the exemption

was granted, have not been complied with.

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SECTION 3.0 RELEVANT STATUTORY PLANS

3.1 The design, procurement, construction and operation of the system shall fully

comply with the relevant statutory plans, instructions and law, as applicable.

3.2 The Owner/Licensee shall verify if more than one statutory permit is

applicable to the segment.

3.3 The designer shall provide a statement in the design package (as described

below) that the design conforms to the relevant statutory plans. Should this

not be the case, the designer shall list the non-conformities.

3.4 The Owner/Licensee shall prepare a risk assessment in accordance with the

instructions of the Ministry of Environmental Protection in order to obtain the

appropriate approvals from the planning committees.

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SECTION 4.0 DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM The Owner/Licensee shall submit, as part of the requirements of this Directive, a

Project Organogram. The Organogram shall identify the specific independent

organizations delivering the Certifying Body, Notified Body and Lead Designer

services, inclusive of a detailed explanation of each of their roles and responsibilities.

In addition, the Organogram shall identify the name of the lead designer against the

requirement for a single point of contact between the NGA or its representative.

4.1. Schedule

4.1.1 As an essential part of the preparation of the design, the Owner/Licensee

shall prepare a detailed schedule providing data on all aspects of the

planned project development including but not limited to design,

procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, testing and

commissioning aspects. This data shall include:

i. Description of all key activities in logical sequence

ii. Early and late start of these activities

iii. Early and late completion of these activities

iv. Interfaces with third parties

v. Milestones

vi. Target dates for getting permits

vii. Contingencies and mitigation measures in case of conflicts

4.1.2 This schedule shall take into account the review process of the NGA, as

described below. This schedule shall be submitted to the NGA periodically

during the life of the project.

4.1.3 This planning stage shall be accompanied by a revision track record that

provides information, background of schedule changes and mitigation

measures in case schedule changes might create conflicts.

4.2. Detailed Design

4.2.1 The Design shall make reference to the relevant statutory plans and

shall provide more detailed information complementary to the

requested information therein.

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4.2.2 The design shall provide a complete and comprehensive summary of

all design related data and criteria applicable to the proposed

Installation system such as:

i. Reference to the precedence design code, guidelines,

technical specifications and all addenda to these.

ii. Relevant engineering decisions, their rationality, choice of

design related parameters and any other variables having

impact on the design.

iii. Software used for design and analyses.

iv. Decisive design factors, environmental, corrosion and

protection philosophy, specific operating criteria, required

lifetime for the pipeline, etc.

4.2.3 Code deviations will not be accepted by NGA.

4.2.4 This design should include a description and drawing that shows the

boundary limits of this project. These boundary limits should note the

upstream provider as well as the downstream Owner/Licensee (as

applicable).

4.2.5 The scope of the NGA review takes into consideration the following

boundary limits:

i. Compression Stations and NGV filling stations which are fed

from a piped supply: the upstream boundary limit is the isolating

valve downstream of the supplier meter and the downstream

boundary limit is the connection to the CNG Trailers or the NGV.

ii. NGV Filling stations which are fed by a CNG Trailers: the

upstream boundary limit is the connection to the CNG Trailers

unloading the CNG and the downstream boundary limit is the

connection to the NGV.

iii. CNG Trailers.

iv. Decompression station: the upstream boundary limit is the

connection to the CNG Trailers unloading the CNG and the

downstream boundary limit isolating valve downstream of the

Decompression station meter.

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4.2.6 General Design Requirements:

i. The design shall be undertaken by a competent design

organization with proven experience in the design of at least

two CNG installations similar to those designed. The

Owner/Licensee shall provide details of the designers track

record. The Owner/Licensee shall also include their own

operational and maintenance philosophies and details of any

incidents which may have occurred on existing installations

owned by them within any detailed design package

submitted for NGA Approval.

ii. A comprehensive site specific Quantitative Risk Assessment

(QRA) shall be carried out for Compression, Decompression

and daughter-NGV Filling Stations by a competent

organization which had successfully undertaken at least two

risk assessments for such CNG installations in order to

identify, mitigate and record all potential risks. This

assessment shall be based on site data and surveys and not

on assumptions. Please note that NGV filling stations which

are fed via a pipeline do not require the QRA mentioned

above.

iii. All components, pipe spools, instruments, electrical

apparatus, drying equipment, odorization system,

compressors, coolers, valves, pressure vessels etc. shall be

designed and selected in conformance with the applicable

design parameters and code requirements, and shall be

approved by the Notified Body.

iv. The overall global design of the installation shall be fully

assessed and certified as fit for purpose by the Certifying

Body.

v. All steel components shall be provided with 3.2 certificates in

accordance with the requirements of the EN 10204.

vi. The operational philosophy of the Decompression station

shall be 'fail-safe' e.g. two slam-shut valves per pressure

reduction stage.

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vii. All installations which physically connect to the CNG trailers

shall be equipped with an earth control system which would

allow for positive verification of a static ground connection

prior to the connection to the trailer and would stop the

filling/unloading operation if a fault is detected.

viii. The station shall be commissioned, operated and maintained

by a competent organization, experienced in the

commissioning, operations, maintenance and emergency

response of such CNG installations. The station

manufacturer shall accompany the Owner/Licensee and

provide on-going support during, at least, the first year of

operation and as per the CNG license.

ix. The design of Compression stations and NGV filling stations

which are supplied via pipe shall be coordinated with the

upstream supplier to avoid any disruption to the upstream

network. As per NGA, the station flow rate shall not exceed

30% of the total capacity of the consumers within the same

industrial area, including all future connections.

x. Compression, Decompression and NGV filling stations shall

be equipped with an inlet valve station with remotely

operated valves (Fail to Close).

a) CNG Trailers:

i. The CNG Trailers shall meet the requirements of the Israeli

Ministry of Transport and Israeli Law and approved

accordingly.

ii. The CNG license Owner shall receive an approval from the

Israeli Ministry of Transport regarding the routes to the

specific factories or NGV filling stations he wishes to truck

CNG to.

iii. Remotely operated pneumatic valves (Fail Close) shall be

installed in the CNG Trailers priority panel and operated by

the control system of the Compression, Decompression or

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NGV filling station if a mother-daughter method is used.

Manual Isolating valves shall be of a Ball Valve type and

designed to the appropriate differential pressure, design

conditions and cyclic duty.

iv. At least two TIT's and one PIT shall be installed inside two

separate CNG cylinders in the CNG Trailers. These shall

transmit the process data to the main station PLC

(compression, decompression and NGV filling station) and

would enable the closure of the remotely operated valves in

the event that the design limitations are reached.

b) NGV Filling Stations:

i. Temperature compensation filling shall be used with the

appropriate instrumentation and TIT's installed.

ii. Filling nozzles in public access stations shall automatically

vent the trapped gas between the receptacle and the

dispenser.

iii. The design shall consider the 'worst case scenario' in terms

of the expected temperatures in the NGV CNG cylinders,

whereby Type 4 cylinders are used, and detail how the risks

associated with this scenario were mitigated.

iv. NGV Filling Stations shall be equipped with the appropriate

signage to be erected in the entrance to the station indicating

the allowed number of vehicles and/or buses and trucks.

v. NGV Filling Stations which will serve buses/trucks and

private vehicles shall be equipped with the appropriate

dispensers, nozzles and meters for the specific application.

vi. NGV Filling Stations supplied by the distribution company

shall receive natural gas at an inlet pressure of at least 4

barg and up to 16 barg. The upstream distribution pipe flow

velocities shall not exceed 10 m/s.

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4.2.7 The detailed design shall include the following items that firmly

establish the system parameters, installation and operating criteria

and limitations:

a) List of design personnel names, roles and initials.

b) Basis of Design Document which include the following, but

not limited to:

i. Project specific introduction.

ii. Overall design philosophy and statements of code

compliance.

iii. A list of the codes applied and the precedence code.

iv. Design pressure and operating pressure ranges. The MIP

shall be lower than the design pressure.

v. Design and operational temperatures. Design

temperatures shall be at least -10 to +50 degrees C for

buried CS pipework and -10 to +65 degrees C for above

ground pipework. Wider design temperature ranges can

be applied, providing they encompass the ranges stated

above, and that all materials, fittings and equipment are

suitable for the design temperature ranges selected.

vi. The design shall address mitigation measures against the

effects of vibrations, mechanical and thermal fatigue etc.

vii. Pipe diameters, Material grade (composition, choice of

material etc.).

viii. The Pipe and Valve Specifications used.

ix. The design shall detail the mitigation measures and

protection systems against exceeding the design pressure

and temperature values of the designed system and of the

downstream consumer/vehicle/CNG Trailers.

x. Safety measures taken to mitigate third party interference

with the CNG trailer and the provision of a transportation

plan for the site.

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c) Wall thickness calculations. 1 mm corrosion allowance is

required by NGA.

d) Design drawings, Isometrics and an aerial photo ('Tatza')

with the pipe route, valve station, consumers etc.

superimposed.

e) Hazardous area classification report and drawings covering

the station scope and the scope downstream of it.

Hazardous Area Classification shall be carried out as per the

requirements of the EN 60079-10.

f) Ventilation assessment of enclosed spaces.

g) HAZOP and SIL Assessments.

h) Corrosion protection measures (Corrosion coating, CP,

impressed current). Isolation Joints and/or Isolating Flange

Kits shall be installed above ground. Isolation Joints shall be

installed in the Horizontal position only.

i) Geotechnical report.

j) Fire and Gas assessment and mapping.

k) Earthquake design.

l) Pipe support calculations.

m) Thermal calculations regarding the required heat input or

output.

n) Pressure regulator calculations, where applicable, and

equipment sizing.

o) Electrical basis of design and drawings.

p) P&ID and PFD indicating the battery limits. All tie-in

interfaces between the upstream provider (INGL or the

Distribution Company) shall be above ground and flanged.

q) Control and Instrumentation basis of design and drawings.

r) Stress analysis using commercially proven software, such as

Autopipe or Caesar II, which considers the influences of the

upstream and downstream pipeline stresses on the AGI

stress analyses.

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The submitted stress analysis files for design review shall

include the following:

i. Input echo file with the geometry and restraints applied,

materials, process data used e.g. T1, P1, soil stiffness

values (taken from the soil report) etc.

ii. Load case table (Sustained, Expansion, Occasional,

Operational, Hydrostatic and Fatigue).

iii. Electronic copies of the output files.

iv. Restraint summary report inclusive of the forces and

moments at each support type.

v. Code compliance summary report.

vi. Stress isometrics generated by the software.

s) Pressure Test Plan which shall include the following:

i. A table containing the various test sections (numbered

and color coded), design and test pressures, test medium

and test duration.

ii. General Arrangement Drawing or Pipe Isometrics

indicating the highlighted test sections in color and cross

referenced with the table detailed above.

iii. Only one golden weld is permitted.

4.2.8 The completed detailed design package(s) shall be signed and

approved by the Lead Designer, the Certifying Body, and the

Owner/Licensee prior to submission to the NGA for review.

4.2.9 The Lead Designer shall provide a statement that approves that the

design meets the requirements of the design code as well as the

relevant statutory plans.

4.2.10 The Owner/Licensee shall also provide a statement approving the

above and stating his readiness to own and / or operate the system(s)

in a safe manner.

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4.2.11 All matters related to Cyber-Attacks and security shall be dealt with

the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water's Security

Officer.

4.2.12 The design shall comply with the requirements of the Home Front

Command.

4.2.13 The issues related to Fire Detection and Extinguishing shall be

approved by the Fire Brigade.

4.2.14 All matters related to the Israeli Police as per the CNG Safety Order

shall be approved.

4.3. Provision of the Package

4.3.1 The Owner/Licensee shall provide the NGA with three color copies of

the design packages, during regular office hours, as well as three CDs

that include all documents found in the hard copies.

4.3.2 Office hours for submitting design packages and other material are

strictly 08:30 - 15:00 on weekdays. Design packages will NOT be

accepted outside of these hours.

4.4. The NGA Review Process

4.4.1 The NGA shall review the design for content and shall be allowed to

reject the design out of hand, should the package contents / quality

not meet the required high standards.

In the event that the package is rejected as such, the Owner/Licensee

shall have the right to reissue the package upon revision as described

above. This reissuance shall include a specific table of changes made

to the package that will clearly identify all the changes made and thus

will assure that the revised package is robust. This revised package

shall also be approved by the experienced international design

organization performing the required Lead Designer role and the

Certifying Body.

4.4.2 Upon initial acceptance of the design package, the NGA shall carry

out a design review and issue an approval or design comments.

These design comments will be provided in a tabular format, to the

Owner/Licensee for response.

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4.4.3 Responses to these comments shall be provided to NGA within the

table format to assure tracking of the comments. Revised

documentation shall be provided in the format as described above.

The tracking of this design review stage shall be carried out strictly

through the table and therefore, it is advised that a highly detailed

response be provided within the table along with a specific mention of

the location of the document within the revised package.

4.4.4 Upon conclusion of the review, a final revised design package shall be

provided, as per the method described above.

4.4.5 The final design package shall be signed and approved by the

designer, Owner/Licensee and the international design organization.

4.4.6 The NGA shall provide the design approval for this package upon

completion of this review as well as other requirements of the NGA

described elsewhere.

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SECTION 5.0 PROCUREMENT

5.1. Manufacturing of the System

5.1.1 Based on the approved design package, and only once the NGA

approval was granted, the Owner/Licensee shall begin to carry out the

procurement process.

5.1.2 The Owner/Licensee shall obtain all materials from reputable

suppliers with proven track records.

5.1.3 Owner/Licensee shall establish acceptance criteria associated with

suppliers and demonstrate that these are met through conducting a

pre-qualification process.

5.1.4 This process of approval by the Owner/Licensee shall be fully

documented for the possible audit by the NGA.

5.1.5 Procured pipes shall be hydrostatically pressure tested at the mill.

5.1.6 Procured valves shall be API 6D or ISO 14313 compliant. Ball valves

shall be of a solid ball type.

5.1.7 The use of unlisted components is not permitted in ASME B31.3

systems.

5.1.8 The Owner/Licensee shall provide NGA with a notification of 60 days

prior to the performance of the Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).

5.2. Lawful code

Line pipe and pipeline appurtenances shall be specified in compliance with

lawful codes and the NGA approved specification. Before commencement of

any manufacturing, fabricating or procurement, the NGA and Owner/Licensee

shall have agreement on the material specification, the manufacturing

process and the QA/QC plan in place to assure compliance of the materials

with the specification and codes in place.

5.3. Certificates

Each completed pipe or equipment part (e.g. bend, tee, valve, etc.) shall have

its own unique manufacturing inspection certificates, countersigned by the

NB, which shall be presented to the NGA or its appointed representative for

final acceptance. The NB shall accept the definitive material certificate by

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signing off the original manufacturers documents. The certificates of

components fabricated/manufactured from other certified parent components

shall be provided with the certificate of the parent component.

5.4. Traceability

Each pipe, fitting or part shall have a fully traceable history inclusive of its

base certificate and all steps of its manufacturing process and acceptance

testing.

5.5. Material Specification

The Material Specification shall provide details for the manufacturing method,

limitations, acceptance and rejection criteria, inspection method and the

material traceability method, of the following related elements (as applicable

and not limited to):

Bare pipe certificate

Line pipe corrosion coating

Line pipe weight coating and/or protection coating

Anodes

Line pipe bends

Flanges, Tees, valves and any other appurtenances

Corrosion coating for Flanges, Tees, valves and any other

appurtenances

As a minimum, the following data shall be verified:

Chemical composition of base materials in compliance with chosen

material grade.

Mechanical properties of base materials based testing as per the

relevant code.

Destructive tests may include: tensile testing (longitudinal and

traverse), fracture toughness, hardness (Charpy V, CTOD),

lamination detection, bending, etc.

Mechanical properties of all welds inclusive HAZ.

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Mechanical properties after bending, forging, heat treatment, forming

of base materials.

Corrosion sensitivity of end product. Accelerated corrosion testing of

weld, HAZ and base material sample.

Dimensions.

Measurements of wall thickness, pipe straightness, pipe body ovality,

pipe end ovality.

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SECTION 6.0 CONSTRUCTION

6.1. Construction of the system

Upon completion of the above items, the Owner/Licensee may commence

with the construction document's submittal. NGA will review and provide

comments to the issues stated above. Owner/Licensee shall provide

response to these comments in a timely manner. No construction activity

shall take place prior to resolving all comments to the satisfaction of NGA.

The construction procedures review process may be timely and should be

taken into account when developing the schedule. 60 days prior to

construction the Owner/Licensee will provide the following information:

6.1.1 Quality Management System procedure

The Owner/Licensee shall be responsible to supply the NGA with a

detailed Quality Management System Plan. This plan shall be

assessed by the NGA on its safety aspects through a formal and

systematic review of the installation plan with the objective of hazard

identification and execution concerns. The plan shall provide full

details of the pipeline installation aspects with emphasis on

management of personnel safety and pipeline integrity control during

all phases of the installation. Procedures shall be developed for all

specific installation aspects such as the pipe laying, pipe burial,

pressure testing etc. The procedures shall noticeably address how

human safety and pipeline integrity are managed through all steps of

the installation, how this is monitored and judged.

6.1.2 Spread Supervision Procedures

Spread Supervision procedures shall include a description of the

project that is to be carried out as well as the roles and responsibilities

of each supervisory entity in the project.

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6.1.3 Inspection and Test Plan

Inspection and Test Plan shall include specific construction actions

and the inspection and supervision coverage that is required by each

entity on the project, inclusive of the contractor and supervisory

bodies. A definition of each method of coverage should be included to

assure that the definitions are fully understood by all parties.

6.1.4 Organogram

Organogram shall include the role of each person on the project

inclusive of the contractor's personnel as well as the supervisory

staff's.

6.1.5 Schedule of project

As an essential part of the preparation of the design, the

Owner/Licensee shall prepare a detailed schedule providing data on

all aspects of the planned pipeline development including but not

limited to design, procurement, manufacturing, fabrication, installation,

testing and commissioning aspects.

6.1.6 Risk Assessment for construction

Risk Assessments shall include any risks that may arise during the

construction phase. This may include but is not limited to; personnel

risk, equipment risk, material risk, and environmental risk.

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6.1.7 Construction Procedures

Construction procedures shall include a detailed process for each and

every construction action that is expected to take place on the project.

These may include, but not limited to, the following procedures:

Welding and Inspection QA plan.

Welding consumables handling procedure.

Mechanical connections assembly procedure.

Painting procedure.

Coating procedure.

Holiday Detection procedure.

Pipe and Fitting Alignment procedure.

Excavation and Trenching procedure.

Lowering Procedure.

Backfilling procedure.

Stringing procedure.

Pipe and Fitting Site Storage.

Receiving, Transporting and Piling of Pipes and Fittings

procedure.

Factory Acceptance Test procedure.

Site Acceptance procedure.

Pipe and Fitting Identification and Traceability procedure.

Change Control procedure.

Document control procedure.

Pressure test procedure.

Drying and cleaning procedure.

6.1.8 WPS, PQR, welder qualifications and NDT Examination for the project

Owner/Licensee shall develop, test and implement approved welding

and NDT procedures for all of the welding of the pipeline in obedience

of the lawful codes and the requirements of the design code, stated in

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section 2.5, augmented with the additional requirements to be detailed

in a project specific specification.

The 3rd supervision body shall verify compliance with the codes for all

phases of the weld procedure development inclusive its mechanical

and chemical testing. The NGA or its representative shall have the

right to witness the welding qualification process.

The WPSs shall not be written by the 3rd supervision body used in the

specific project.

Welder's qualifications and PQRs shall be performed to the specific

WPSs issued for the project. Personnel performing the installation

activities related to mechanical connections shall be appropriately

trained and certified.

Owner/Licensee shall apply a strict material traceability record of all

base material, weld consumables and test coupons identification and

verification procedures. Similarly Owner/Licensee shall apply strict

recording of the applied welding parameters including the WPS used

and the welder number. The approved welding procedure shall have

been signed by the 3rd supervision body and supplied to the NGA for

review.

Each welder or welding machine operator shall be qualified in

accordance with design code requirements prior to the start of

production welding by making a test weld using the qualified welding

procedure whereas Owner/Licensee shall assure that only qualified

welders and welding operators are employed during the welding of the

Installation.

Production welding shall not commence until the qualified welding

procedures, qualified welders and qualified inspection personnel lists

have been reviewed and supplied to the NGA and satisfy the

inspection requirements of the 3rd supervision body.

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All CS pipeline and station welds (100%) shall be non-destructively

examined. (NDT) Weld quality shall be in accordance with design

code requirements.

NDT shall be carried out to written procedures, which shall be

submitted to the NGA or its representative prior to the commencement

of the work and shall be reviewed and accepted by 3rd party

supervision body.

Owner/Licensee shall submit detailed procedure and technique sheets

for NDT examination signed off by the 3rd party supervision body for

approval by NGA prior to the start of production.

6.1.9 Electrical and Instrumentation Procedures shall describe the method

of construction of these systems.

6.1.10 All compression fitting assemblies shall be strength tested.

6.1.11 The Cathodic protection procedures shall describe the methods of

installation of the CP system to assure that the system is protected

both temporarily and permanently as per the requirements of the

approved design.

6.1.12 Specific Construction and Supervision Requirements:

a) The Owner/Licensee shall employ piping contractors certified to ISO

3834-2.

b) The Owner/Licensee shall employ the services of a supervision body

to operate on his behalf (2nd party supervision) to supervise all

aspects of construction i.e. mechanical works, welding, civil work,

control and instrumentation CP etc. and to issue reports accordingly.

Personnel performing these supervision activities shall be

appropriately certified, experienced and competent to perform their

respective tasks e.g. AWS, API etc. certification for carbon steel

mechanical and welding supervision.

c) The Owner/Licensee shall employ the services of a 3rd party

supervision body to oversee specific key items in the project, as per

the ITP, and to issue a final inspection certificate and report. The

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inspectors performing these inspection activities shall be directly

employed and approved by the 3rd party supervision body to perform

their specific tasks in their respective disciplines. The 3rd supervision

body body, or inspectors on their behalf, shall not be hired by the

Owner/Licensee as a consultant in the project.

d) Supervision activities shall be carried out by the contractor, 2nd party

and 3rd party supervision bodies, as per the approved ITP.

e) Supervision bodies shall be certified to ISO 17020.

f) The NDT contractor shall be employed by the Owner/Licensee.

g) Re-repairs of welds are not allowed.

6.2. NGA Supervision

The NGA will visit the project over the course of the project and review issues

such as mechanical works, welding works, NDT, CP and Electrical, Control

and Instrumentation.

6.3.1 Contact between the 3rd supervision body and the NGA should be

open and independent. The reports of the 3rd supervision body shall

be provided to NGA for information, as needed.

6.3.2 The Owner/Licensee shall provide the supreme supervision reports

written and Approved by the Lead Designer organization.

6.3.3 Owner/Licensee shall routinely update the NGA with regards to the

project schedule and the foreseen upcoming construction activities.

6.3.4 In the event of a significant design change, the Owner/Licensee shall

provide a design change with the revised drawings/documentation to

the NGA for review and subsequent approval.

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6.3. Notification to the NGA

The Owner/Licensee will provide NGA with notification of the following

activities at least 72 hours in advance. NGA will have the option to attend

these actions as appropriate.

6.3.1 Welding of sample for WPS approval.

6.3.2 Destructive tests at a certified lab.

6.3.3 Approval of welder's to the WPS.

6.3.4 Commencement of mechanical construction activities.

6.3.5 Completion of 30% of the project.

6.3.6 Completion of 75% of the project.

6.3.7 Pressure testing (strength, tightness).

6.3.8 Function testing and SAT.

The Owner/Licensee shall notify NGA if the repair rate of welds exceeds 5%

during any stage of construction.

6.4. Testing and Commissioning

6.4.1 Owner/Licensee shall conduct and successfully complete both

strength and tightness pressure testing before taking the system into

service. Pressure testing shall only be initiated after all construction

activities inclusive any remedial work, have been successfully

completed and the specific piping systems, as a whole, shall no

longer be subjected to any abnormal loading or displacements, other

than those expected for normal operating.

6.4.2 Pressure testing of the complete system shall be carried out in

compliance with the requirements of the precedence code and the

approved pressure testing procedure.

6.4.3 Tightness testing is normally executed in continuation with the

strength test whereby the tightness test pressure is lower than the

strength pressure. A pneumatic tightness test is permitted after the

successful performance of a hydrostatic pressure test.

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6.4.4 Owner/Licensee shall develop and present to the NGA a detailed

pressure test procedure based on the designer's pressure test

procedure submitted during the design stage. The NGA reserves the

right to review the pressure test procedure and to request any

changes and/or amendments, before pipe pressure testing begins.

6.4.5 The agreed Pressure Test Procedure shall be accepted by the 3rd

supervision body and the Lead Designer and shall contain as a

minimum the following key criteria:

Testing criteria to meet inclusive settings, allowable margins.

Test rejection criteria.

Remedial action(s) in case that the test fails.

6.4.6 Following the completion of the hydrotest, the Owner/Licensee shall

provide the NGA with an acceptance of hydrotest certificate as well as

back up documentation that includes:

Pre-hydrotest checklist.

Pressure test report.

Filling reports.

Equalizing reports.

Table of pressures.

Graphs of pressure and temperature values.

6.4.7 This certificate shall be approved and signed by the contractor, the

supervision team on behalf of the Owner/Licensee and the 3rd

supervision body.

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6.5. As built Documentation Provision

The Owner/Licensee shall supply the NGA with one hard copy and two

electronic copies of the As Built Documentation (ABD). The ABD shall

encompass as-manufactured, as-built and as-installed data of the completed

pipeline system and all its parts. This includes but is not limited to:

6.5.1 All line pipe-manufacturing records, approved and signed by a

recognised and by the NGA accepted Notified Body and procured

from pre-qualified known manufacturers.

6.5.2 Inspection and acceptance certificates of all associated materials

such as flanges, elbows, anodes, valves, etc., signed by a

recognised and by the NGA accepted Notified Body and procured

from pre-qualified known manufacturers.

6.5.3 WPSs, PQRs and WPQRs.

6.5.4 All welding and NDT records of welds. All RT films shall include

the letter 'B' for Backscattered Radiation control.

6.5.5 Pipe log book and a daily welding log book.

6.5.6 All inspection and test reports of the field joint coating.

6.5.7 All other construction reports pertinent to the system.

6.5.8 As laid co-ordinates of the pipeline and stations on the original

design layout.

6.5.9 As buried data of the buried pipeline and station sections with

confirmed depth of cover.

6.5.10 Civil engineering as made documentation.

6.5.11 Cathodic protection as made documentation.

6.5.12 Electrical and instrumentation and loop diagram as made

documentation.

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SECTION 7.0 REQUEST FOR GASSING UP

7.1 Request Requirements

Upon completion of the construction and pressure testing stages, the

Owner/Licensee shall submit a formal request for gassing up to NGA. This

request will include the following items:

7.1.1 A formal letter addressed to the NGA requesting an operations permit.

This letter should clearly define the system which is under request.

7.1.2 Construction Completion certificate (as noted in section 7.2) signed by

the contractor, the supervising company, the 3rd supervision body, the

Owner/Licensee and other relevant supervision. This certificate should

base its approval of completion to the design code stated in section

2.5.

7.1.3 Final mechanical completion certificate stating clearly parts of the

system completed. This certificate shall be related to a relevant

specification. This document shall be signed by all relevant parties.

7.1.4 The Owner/Licensee shall provide the letter he receives from the

downstream consumer (or upstream provider) stating the readiness to

receive/accept gas at the relevant pressures, quantities, flows, etc., as

applicable.

7.1.5 Approval letters from the Lead Designer of the installation.

7.1.6 Check list for cold commissioning including general diagrams and

P&IDs.

7.1.7 Operation, Maintenance and Emergency procedures are approved by

NGA and other relevant parties and in place. (as described below)

7.1.8 Pressure test results and approvals inclusive of mechanical

completion checklist that was issued prior to the pressure test

commencing.

7.1.9 A copy of the building permits.

7.1.10 List and approved copies of all NCR/CAR reports.

7.1.11 The final inspection report issued by the 3rd party supervision body.

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7.1.12 Approval of the risk assessor that his recommendations were

implemented and the approval of the risk assessment by the Ministry

of Environmental Protection.

7.1.13 Approval of the CNG road trailers routes to the factory or NGV Filling

Station, as applicable.

7.1.14 The Certificate of conformity to all applicable EU directives and the

PED by the Notified Body.

7.1.15 All items required by the Israeli CNG Safety Decree and the CNG

License.

7.2 Construction Completion Certificate

Upon completion of all work and documentation, the following construction

completion certificate, by each contractor covering his scope of work, will be provided

to NGA:

# Statement Requires Signature of:

1 All materials have been fabricated and

constructed according the relevant designer

documents.

Owner/Licensee, 2nd party

supervision, 3rd party

supervision , contractor

2 All materials were purchased by

Owner/Licensee or on his behalf and

supplied in accordance with the design and

standards.

Owner/Licensee, 3rd party

supervision

3 All welds have been checked, approved and

accepted in accordance with the standards

and design.




4 All works have been constructed in

accordance with the approved design.

Owner/Licensee, Designer, 2nd

party supervision, 3rd party


5 Holiday detection was performed in

accordance to the standard.




6 All pressure testing, dewatering and drying Owner/Licensee, 2nd party

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of the system piping within the CNG

facilities and systems has been performed

in accordance with the approved procedures

and the results have been completed and

accepted in accordance with the standards.



7 The Golden weld was performed and

accepted by all.




8 All NCRs and CARs have been successfully

closed out.




9 Permanent Cathodic Protection has been

put in place as per the design and relevant

standards and accepted by all.


supervision, contractor

10 All electrical works have been constructed

as per design and relevant specifications

and are ready for startup of the facility.



11 The SCADA/Control system has been

constructed as per design and relevant

specifications and is ready for operation

upon startup of the facility.



12 The firefighting system has been

constructed as per design specifications,

successfully hydrotested and is ready for

startup of the facility.



13 All safety and security measures are in

place and are ready for startup of the

facility.

Owner/Licensee

14 Cold commissioning has taken place

successfully and accepted by all.




15 The system is ready for gassing up as per

the design and relevant specifications.

Owner/Licensee, Designer, 2nd

party supervision, 3rd party

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16 Operations, Maintenance and Emergency

Procedures are complete and approved, all

operators personnel have been trained, all

parties are aware and knowledgeable of the

emergency procedures.

Owner/Licensee

17 All issues and recommendations raised in

the risk assessment (carried out during the

design phase) have been successfully

addressed.

Owner/Licensee, Risk Assessor

18 All issues and recommendations raised in

the geotechnical assessment and structural

assessment (carried out during the design

phase) have been successfully addressed.

Owner/Licensee/operator,

Geotechnical and/or structural

engineer

Any request for concession from the above language shall be raised, in writing, to the

NGA.

7.3 NGA Review

The NGA shall review the documentation provided for the above items and

will provide comments and request clarification as necessary.

Owner/Licensee shall allow for sufficient time for NGA review of these items.

7.4 Provision of Gassing Up Permit

Upon fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter, the NGA shall provide a

gassing up permit to the Owner/Licensee for the initial startup phase.

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SECTION 8.0 OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY

8.1 Procedure Details

The Owner/Licensee shall prepare signed and approved copy of the detailed

emergency, maintenance and operations procedures that will be reviewed by

the NGA.

8.1.1 The emergency procedure will take into account the natural gas

facilities in the premises as well as mutual influences possible from

other, nearby gas works and/or other infrastructure in the area. This

plan shall provide all possible emergencies related to the operation of

an Industrial Gas Installation system.

The Owner/Licensee shall identify and classify emergencies and their

consequences regarding HSE.

8.1.2 For all cases the Owner/Licensee shall analyze the short term and

long term effects of such emergency and the response to the

occurrence.

8.1.3 For each type of emergency, the Owner/Licensee shall have a pre-

established response and effect mitigation plan with the objective of

avoiding, or at least, limiting the negative effect regarding HSE. To

accomplish this, the Owner/Licensee must demonstrate to the NGA

that an effect mitigation / limitation philosophy is in place, that

personnel rescue and evacuation procedures is in place, that

associated spare/repair materials are in stock, that specialist contracts

are in place, and that repair and clean-up procedures are developed,

etc.

8.1.4 The emergency procedure will also include a valve by valve opening

and closing status to assure proper closure in the event of an

emergency.

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8.1.5 The Owner/Licensee shall prepare a copy of the operations

procedures that will include venting, gassing up, start up, restart,

commissioning and decommissioning procedures (air to N2 to NG and

NG to N2 to air), and maintenance and will include specific valve

maneuvering and all other actions to be carried out to assure safe

practices on site. Valve maneuvering tables shall be prepared that

clearly note the status of each and every valve during the operation in

order to assure safe practices. These tables will provide for the

signature of the operator for each and every maneuvering action of

valves.

8.1.6 The operations manual shall provide more detailed and specific

information applicable to the CNG systems and complementary to the

requested information therein.

8.1.7 The operations manual shall address the following topics:

Steady flow operating conditions of the piping system(s)

Planned shut-down of the system

Unplanned shut-down of the system

Planned re-start-up of the system

Emergency shut-down and blow-down

Corrosion management

Inspection and maintenance

8.1.8 For the above operations, the Owner/Licensee shall develop detailed

procedures, inclusive of step-by-step description of necessary actions,

plans, drawings, signs, manpower requirements, organization, names

and contacts.

8.1.9 As per NGA, of the CNG license Owner/Licensee shall operate a 24/7

main control room. The Compression and NGV Filling Stations shall

be manned at all times.

8.1.10 The License Owner shall develop the appropriate operations

procedure which will ensure that the gas quality in NGV filling stations

meets with the requirements of SI 6119.

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8.2 System Final Approval

Upon successful completion of the hot commissioning of the system, the

Owner/Licensee shall provide a completion of hot commissioning and transfer

to normal operations certificate to the NGA. The NGA shall consider the

provision of the final operation approval based on the information provided.

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SECTION 9.0 HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PLAN

9.1 General safety

Health, Safety and care of the Environment are of prime importance to the

NGA. The Owner/Licensee shall be committed to maintain a safe, healthy and

injury free workplace for its employees and any person working on behalf of

the Owner/Licensee. Furthermore, the Owner/Licensee shall be committed to

avoid damage to the environment.

9.2 Adherence to Procedures

Adherence to agreed procedures, work-plan, operating philosophy, etc., of all

personnel is fundamental to ensuring safe and efficient working conditions. It

should be stressed that the responsibility for Health, Safety and care for the

Environment is the responsibility of the Owner/Licensee and shall be an

integral part of and is inseparable from all daily operations.

9.3 HSE Objectives

9.3.1 Owner/Licensees HSE objective shall be to:

9.3.2 Provide effective safety systems and plans for managing HSE in all his

operations to ensure those risks are assessed and reduced to level:

As Low As Reasonably Possible (ALARP).

9.3.3 Properly inspect and maintain all equipment and tools.

9.3.4 Promote safety awareness, near miss reporting and a healthy,

responsible attitude amongst all personnel.

9.3.5 Ensure effective emergency response arrangements, backed-up with

trained and exercised personnel.

9.3.6 Establish and maintain clear written standards and procedures to

control the risk to HSE and ensure that these are adhered to.

9.3.7 Ensure that all personnel involved, either staff or subcontractors, are

competent and able to perform their tasks safely.

9.3.8 Ensure prompt investigation of incidents and that adequate corrective

actions are taken.

9.3.9 Promote joint consultation and lateral learning for all personnel

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9.3.10 Provide sufficient resources for HSE advisory and audit services to

assist management to meet set HSE policy objectives.

9.3.11 Co-operate with statutory and professional bodies to promote

workable, practical standards and improve codes of practice and

legislation in relation to HSE matters.

9.4 Training and Maintenance

9.4.1 The NGA requires that all work under supervision of the

Owner/Licensee shall be carried out with due observance of all legal

requirements to achieve the required statutory standards for Health,

Safety and Environment.

9.4.2 Owner/Licensee shall ensure that for all parties, personnel,

contractors, working on behalf of Owner/Licensee, are fully familiar

with and will adhere to statutory health, safety and environmental

standards and regulations. The HSE-Plan shall include for regular

audits, inspections, HAZIDs and HAZOPs. The NGA reserves the right

to witness audits, inspections, HAZOPs, HAZIDs and if considered

required, the NGA request for changes and/or amendments of the

plans prior to implementation.

9.4.3 The Owner/Licensee shall ensure that the training and certification

requirements for Safety Advisors, Fillers, Drivers etc. contained within

the ADR are satisfied.

9.4.4 The Owner/Licensee shall provide appropriate general NG safety

related training and specific CNG certification to all relevant personnel.

9.5 Safety Management System

9.5.1 Owner/Licensee shall develop and implement a safety management

system (SMS).

9.5.2 The SMS is a systematic approach to safety and health aspects in the

execution of onshore pipeline installation operations.

9.5.3 The approach must be laid down in a formal description in which it

must be demonstrated that the work is organized in such a way that it

can be executed safely.

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9.5.4 The SMS relates to all phases and combination of phases involved in

installation operations.

9.5.5 The SMS must in general contain objectives relating to safety and

health:

The way it is intended to accomplish these objectives.

The standards applicable to accomplish these objectives.

The way in which observance of these standards will be

monitored.

9.5.6 The description of the SMS should satisfy the principles of quality

management as formulated in the ISO-9000 series and should

contain, as a minimum, the following elements:

Safety policy and control.

Establishment of safety management evaluation criteria.

Design, safety margins, review, applicable codes.

Operations, HAZOPs, compliance with statutory regulations

and industry standards, environmental limitations,

Personnel required training standards, required courses, and

job selection criteria.

Supervision, required experience, job analysis, risk

identification, incident and near miss reporting, accident

and incident investigation

Emergency planning and drills

9.6 Items to be addressed in HSE Procedures

9.6.1 Disposal of chemicals used for the commissioning and conservation of

pipelines such as dye, corrosion inhibitors, oxygen scavengers,

biocides, etc.

9.6.2 Any limitations to exposure to the environment of chemicals i.e. zinc

anodes.

9.6.3 For each project installation a HSE plan shall be developed. This plan

needs to address all measures taken to support safe and healthy

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working conditions for all personnel involved and all measures taken to

avoid pollution of the environment. The HSE shall include safety

training of personnel, health and safety measures related to personnel

transport to and from the offshore installation sites, health and safety

training and standards applied for hazardous.

9.6.4 The HSE plan shall provide details of and schedule for safety audits.

9.7 Environmental Responsibility

An Environmental Management Plan shall be prepared by the

Owner/Licensee. The EMP shall address the effects of materials, anodes, and

coating on its environment. With respect to cleaning and testing of the

pipeline/AGI's using inhibited water, the used chemicals shall be of a

biodegradable nature. The EMP will specify all areas of possible impacts due

to the construction of the pipeline and all proposed mitigation measures.

9.8 Incident reporting

9.8.1 Any incident occurring during the course of the manufacturing,

construction, installation and commissioning phase shall be reported

immediately to NGA and by written statement within 48 hours of the

incident. Such Incident Report shall provide a full description of the

course of such an incident and the measures to mitigate reoccurrence

of a similar type of incident. The Owner/Licensee shall maintain

statistics with respect to the incidents occurring. These statistics shall

be evaluated against threshold values, pre-agreed between the NGA

and the Owner/Licensee. In case unacceptable levels of incidents take

place, the NGA shall instruct the Owner/Licensee to re-assess his

SMS and might stop all work until such re-assessment has been

undertaken.

9.8.2 Similarly, the Owner/Licensee shall report near-misses, situations

that have not caused incidents but had the potential to do so. The

Owner/Licensee shall actively pursue near miss reporting amongst all

personnel involved in the work.

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9.9 Hazard Identification Study (HAZID)

9.9.1 The Owner/Licensee shall apply a structured manner in hazard

identification, by conducting frequent assessments of the work. These

HAZIDs shall be in the form of a meeting in which a multidisciplinary

brainstorming season shall be held about the work activities, the

circumstances on the work place, the human factor, etc. The end

result of a HAZID should lead to identification of potential hazards,

shortcomings and out of this, possible recommendation, improvements

could be accomplished.

9.9.2 The objective of a HAZID is to provide the NGA with assurance that:

The Owner/Licensees selected technology can be applied

with confidence so as to provide a safe and operable

Industrial Gas Installation system.

The manufacturing, fabrication and installation of the

system can and will be achieved without unacceptable

dilution of design intent.

That the Owner/Licensee is adequately prepared to

commission and operate the pipeline

That the system is achieving an acceptable level of safe

operation consistent with commercial intent.

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SECTION 10.0 QA/QC SYSTEM QUALITY ASSURANCE AND

CONTROL PLAN

10.1 The Owner/Licensee shall develop, implement, maintain and report using an

approved Quality System, which shall be in accordance with ISO 9000 series.

The Owner/Licensee shall present to the NGA his quality system as a

document hereinafter referred to as the Quality Plan (QP). The QP shall

address the measures taken to assure that all aspects of manufacturing,

procurement, installation and commissioning are executed to internationally

and/or domestically recognised standards and, as a minimum, to ISO 9000

series.

10.2 The QP shall include for hold points related to, witnessing, inspection and

acceptance hold points by the NGA. The NGA reserves the right to review the

QP and to request for changes and/or amendments, before the QP is

implemented.

10.3 Upon implementation of the QP, the Owner/Licensee shall timely invite the

NGA for witnessing the agreed hold points. It will be up to the NGAs

discretion to witness these hold points.

10.4 The 3rd supervision body shall further check the quality of the work and the

effectiveness of the Owner/Licensees quality system on spot check basis.

The Owner/Licensee shall carry out all remedial actions as a result of such

sampling.

10.5 Contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, fabrication and installation

contractors, proposed by the Owner/Licensee for the pipeline work, shall be

reputable, pre-qualified entities. The Owner/Licensee shall, on request, supply

the NGA information regarding the proposed entities track record, reputation,

pre-qualification criteria and compliance with these, audit results. On request,

the Owner/Licensee shall supply the list of pre-qualified entities.

10.6 The QP plan shall further include for an inspection, test and audit plan.

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SECTION 11.0 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

11.1 The Owner/Licensee shall develop and submit to the NGA a system

inspection and maintenance program for the lifetime of the complete system

including all sections based on the NGA Factories Operation and

Maintenance Directive (FOMED).

11.2 The internal inspection shall confirm the system(s) integrity. The integrity

could be jeopardized as the result of corrosion, pitting, and buckling

resulting from internal or external accidental loads.

11.3 The external inspection shall confirm that the external piping system(s) has

not suffered from accidental loads.

11.4 External inspection shall be conducted using approved methods of

inspection.

11.5 The NGA or its appointed representative shall be invited by the

Owner/Licensee to witness the inspection.

11.6 If the inspection results give reason for concern and the piping system(s)

integrity is considered an HSE concern, the NGA has the right and will

request the Owner/Licensee to shut-down the system and to make it safe

without delay.

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