LPG Import and Storage Facility Feasibility and FEED Study

FEED study for importing LPG via an offshore jetty structure and LPG loading arms. Facility includes 6 x 714 MT (total of 4,284 MT – phase 1) and 18 x 714 MT (total of 12,852 MT – phase 2) storage tanks, supply pipeline, road loading gantry and LPG bottling plant.

Services provided:

  • Feasibility study
  • FEED study
  • Tender documentation

The value of the contract was USD 11,000.00 with a Project Value of USD 15,000,00.00. EPCM was to do a Feasibility study for the Bulk Storage of LPG in Matola Mozambique. The client has leased the land, and the Feasibility study is the first phase of a Bankable Feasibility study to be completed by EPCM.

Feasibility

Services provided:

Phase 1 – Feasible LPG depot sizes and preliminary engineering

  • Sizing of the maximum potential storage capacity for LPG storage in the available plot in accordance with NFPA/ SANS design codes, standards and best practises.
  • Evaluation of practicality and feasibility of:
  • Vertical LPG bullets
  • Aboveground horizontal LPG bullets
  • Mounded horizontal LPG bullets
  • Aboveground LGP Spheres
  • Evaluation of feasible phased approach of construction storage capacity to grow with throughput and market demand
  • Preliminary plot plan considering relevant safety distances

Phase 2 – Detailing

  • A feasibility study report was generated with feasibility level engineering and design basis including:
  • Offshore and Jetty Infrastructure
  • Supply pipeline sizing, hydraulics and material selection
  • Onshore storage facility – Mounded LPG bullets design parameters and tank data sheet
  • Cathodic protection
  • Fire-fighting and gas detection
  • Road loading gantry
  • LPG bottling plant
  • Detailed plot plan
  • A feasibility level cost estimate was produced based on the volumes and type of storage (mounded bullets) decided on in phase 1.
  • A feasibility level schedule was produced based on the same information.

Phase 3 – Financial Model

  • A full financial model was performed by a qualified chartered accountant on all the information as described in phase 2
  • The results and economic indicators were reported over various scenarios

FEED

EPCM was awarded the FEED contract after the successful completion of the Feasibility study – FEED which was completed in May 2019. And has been updated since according to various design changes.

The value of the contract was USD 250,000.00 with a Project Value of USD 15,000,00.00. EPCM was contracted to perform Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) for the Storage and Cylinder Filling of LPG in Matola Mozambique. The client has leased the land, and the FEED is the second phase of a Bankable Feasibility study to be completed by EPCM. The project included:

  • Port loading facilities capacity and readiness
  • Supply pipeline tie-in point from existing LPG pipeline
  • Maximum of 3807 MT of LPG product storage facility to be developed in phase 1 and designed in accordance with international engineering codes and standards – 6 x 634 MT mounded LPG bullets
  • Truck fuel loading facilities (2 road loading gantries); and an
  • LPG bottling plant (1200 cylinders per hour capability).

Scope of Work

  • The following are the deliverables submitted as part of the FEED.
  • Design Basis
  • Process Description
  • Process Control Philosophies
  • HAZOP
  • Process Flow diagram
  • Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
  • 3D model
  • Line list and tie-in line list
  • Single line diagram
  • FEED level plot plan
  • Process equipment list
  • Equipment datasheets
  • Instrument process datasheets
  • Instrument List
  • Hydraulic design report
  • Fire system
  • Cost Estimate
  • Tender Document Compilation
  • Contractor Engagement
  • Contractor Shortlisting and Validation
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