Final Section of Australia's Moomba-Sydney line completed
Newham-Techint Gas Line JV, a joint venture between Techint Engineering (Australia) Inc. and Eric Newham (Wallerawang) Pty. Ltd., has finished construction of the final 58-mile leg of the Moomba-Sydney gas line. More than half the line is owned by The Pipeline Authority (a goverment department); the remainder belongs to the privately owned Australian Gas Light Co. Along the right-of-way, the terrain varies from an open farm belt to some 28 miles of rugged sandstone requiring blasting and drilling. In addition, the excessive number of river (2) and stream (43) crossings presented considerable problems to work crews. At the river-crossing sections, the pipe was installed (with a minimum of 3-ft cover) in the dry after crews temporarily dammed the river.
- OSTI ID:
- 5693058
- Journal Information:
- Pipe Line Ind.; (United States), Vol. 45
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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