Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria

Classification Status: Restricted

JUNE, 2018 SSG-NG01017365-GEN-CS-6180-00001

SOUTHERN SWAMP SALES GAS EVACUATION PIPELINE (SSSGEP)

PROJECT

RIVER DREDGING PROCEDURE

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Revision Date Status Originator Checker Approver

C01 08-Jun-18 Approved for construction C. Anene M. Umukoro K. Ekiotenne

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 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT/APPROVAL RECORD

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Revision Philosophy
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Deliverables
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 All revisions to this document must be approved by the relevant Technical authority

Revision History

Revision No. Date of issue Document ID/Reason for change

C01 08-JUNE-18 Approved for Construction

D04 15-MAY-2018 Re-issued for Review

D03 21-MAR-18 Re-Issued for Review

D02 01-MAR-18 Re-Issued for Review

D01 22-JAN-2018 Issued for Review

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CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION 4

1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4

2.0 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE 4

2.1 DEFINITIONS / ABBREVIATIONS 5
2.2 RESPONSIBILITIES 6

3.0 REFERENCE, STANADRDS AND SPECIFICATIONS 6

4.0 EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL 6

4.1 EQUIPMENT LIST FOR RIVER DREDGING WORKS 6

5.0 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES 8

5.1 CENTER OF SURVEY 8
5.2 CLEARING AND STUMPING OF ACCESS SLOT 8
5.3 EXCAVATION OF MAJOR WATER COURSE CROSSING 9
5.3.1 EXCAVATION (LONG BOOM EXCAVATOR MOUNTED ON A BARGE) (CREEK 1) 9
5.3.2 CUTTER SUCTION DREDGE EXCAVATION (DODO RIVER AND CREEK 3) 10
5.4 EXCAVATION OF CREEK CROSSING AND MINOR RIVER CROSSING 10
5.4.1 SPUDDED BARGE MOUNTED LONG BOOM EXCAVATION 11
5.4.2 LONG BOOM SWAMP EXCAVATOR WITH LONG REACH REACH DIPPER ARM 11
5.4.3 CUTTER SUCTION DREDGE EXCAVATION (Creek 3 and Dodo River) 11
5.5 EXCAVATION AT TIE-IN POINTS 11

6.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING 11

7.0 HSE 11

8.0 VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS 12

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project scope includes all works necessary for, arising out of and incidental to the
Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning of 16” x 34km Southern Swamp
Sales Gas Evacuation Pipeline from the Tunu CPF of Ekeremor Local Government Area in
Bayelsa State to the EA Riser Platform – A (EARP-A) Offshore Nigeria.

The 16” x 34km SSAGS Sales Gas Evacuation Pipeline shall be installed from the Pig launcher
platform around 354,360E 97051.1N at Tunu Central Processing Facilities (TCF) in Ekeremor
Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and will hook up to a pre-installed riser flange at EA
Riser Platform.

Fig 1.1 Pipeline Layout showing landfall/shore approach

2.0 OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE

The objective of this Procedure is to establish and describe the activities that will be performed in the
field during the ditching operation to be executed at 1km from shore approach and watercourse
crossings (minor creek crossing excluded) for the 16” X 34Km SSSGEP from Tunu CPF to EA Riser
Platform.

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2.1 DEFINITIONS / ABBREVIATIONS

ALARP: As low as reasonably practicable

API: American Petroleum Institute

COMPANY: SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY including its employees,

agents, inspectors and other authorized representatives.

CONTRACTOR: The entity assigned to perform the works related to Project Scope of Work.

HSE: Health, Safety and Environment

HSE MS: Health Safety and Environment Management system

IDC: Inter – Discipline check

ITP: Inspection and Test Plan

JHA: Job Hazard Analysis

NDE: Non – Destructive Examination

NDT: Non - Destructive Testing

PM: Project Manager

PPE: Personal Protective Equipment

PROJECT: Southern Swamp Sales Gas Evacuation Pipeline Project

PTW: Permit to Work

RoW: Right of Way

SAIDEL: Saidel Limited

SPDC: Shell Petroleum Development Company

SSAGS: Southern Swamp Associated Gas Solution

SSSGEP: Southern Swamp Sales Gas Evacuation Pipeline

SUBCONTRACTOR: Qualified Engineering and / or Survey Contractors approved by

COMPANY, which will execute part of the project scope under a subcontract.

WPS: Welding Procedure Specification

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2.2 RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Manager shall ensure that information concerning the work is available on site.
Site Manager shall follow the provisions of this procedure to ensure that the
contents are applied and shall be responsible for safe use, handling
and storage all lifting and rigging equipment on Site. He will appoint
a responsible person to supervise and control all activities.

Construction Manager shall ensure that the quality of the work is maintained.
Quality Manager shall be responsible to carry out all testing and inspection activities to
verify that this procedure is followed and all associated
documentation are collated.
QC Supervisor shall be responsible to monitor and co-ordinate on site all the
inspection and test activities, collect all relevant Quality Records
verifying its adequacy and make sure if the records are correctly
filled out and archived.
Surveyor shall be responsible for performing all necessary checks and
inspections to ensure the dredger dredges the river profile as
established in the alignment sheet. Shall perform post dredge
surveys to confirm the crossing profile is as per specification.

Dredge Master Shall ensure the dredger and all associated facilities are maintained
in fit for purpose status, coordinate the dredging crew and maintain
liaise with the surveyor to ensure the dredging profile is as per
design.

3.0 REFERENCE, STANADRDS AND SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 EP 55000 – COMPANY’s Safety Manual
3.2 DEP 31.40.00.10 – GEN – Pipeline Engineering
3.3 DEP 34.11.00.11 Site preparation and earthworks
3.5 DEP 37.90.10.32 – GEN - Dynamically Positioned Vessels for Construction
3.6 HSE PLAN – SSG-NG01017365-GEN-HX-5798-00001_A01
3.7 Alignment Sheet for 16” Gas Export Pipeline – SSG-NG01017365-GEN-LA-2373-00026_D03
3.8 ASME 31.8 – Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping System
3.9 ISO 13623 - Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation system
3.10 DEP 35.00.10.10 – GEN – Design of Jetty Facilities

4.0 EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL

4.1 EQUIPMENT LIST FOR RIVER DREDGING WORKS

The following major equipment items will be used in dredging operations:

 Cutter Suction Dredger;
 Long boom swamp excavators;
 Short Boom swamp excvators;
 Land track excavator with long-reach dipper-arm (11 meters) mounted on spudded
pontoon (barge);
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  Multicat tug boat(work with Cut Suction Dredger).
 1500 HP Dual diesel driven tug boat
The following general equipment will be used in operations
 House Boats
 Speedboats for personnel transport and survey operations;
 Shallow draught tug-boat
Major equipments, such as Cutter suction dredger, long boom track excavator mounted on
spuuded barge, short and long boom swamp excavators etc. shall be premobilized in accordance
to COMPANY Pre/Mobilization Requirements as per Contract.

All equipment and key personnel shall be pre-mobilized and certified by COMPANY pre-
mobilization team prior to commencement of operations and this shall be revalidated regularly on
expiration.

Dredger details is as per table below:

Dredger Name Princess Ona

Dredge depth 16 Meters
Maximum dredge width 40 Meters
Overall length 51.00 Meters
Overall width 7.95 Meters
Draught 1.15 Meters
Power rating (main engine) 1299 Horse Power
Power rating (Auxilliary engine) 469 Horse Power
Maximum rated daily output at 2000 Cubic Meter per Hour
max engine power
Cutter Power 254 Horse Power
Anchor boom Yes
Anchor size 750 Kg Each
Tank Capacity 60,000 Liters

Table 1: Cutter Suction Dredger Specification

Note: This dredger has not been engaged or contracted. However should any other dredger be
engaged other Princess Ona, it shall meet as a minimum the specifications detailed in Table 1
above.

Position Number Needed

Dredge Master 2
Deckhand 2
Electrician 1
Mechanic 1
Greaser/Helper 1
Tug Boat Captain 1
Tug Boat Deckhand 2
Tug boat Engineer 1
Excavator operators 4
TOTAL 11

Table 2: Personnel requirement.

Note: Survey, speed boat, excavator and multicat tug operators are already resident at the work location.

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 The personnel earmarked for the dredging scope of work as detailed above shall be housed in the
100 man houseboat currently deployed at the work location by contractor.

5.0 DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

5.1 CENTER OF SURVEY

Prior to the commencement of any construction operations a survey along the centre-line of each
crossing will be carried out. The survey will encompass the entire length of the crossing between
the points where the pipeline departs from normal cover on either side of the watercourse. The
levels of the land section and the watercourse profile will be recorded using an echo sounder-
bottom profiler in accordance to the methodologies described and explained in the “Pre
Engineering Survey Procedure” SSG-NG01017365-GEN-LA-6180-00001_C01.

A geotechnical survey to determine the type of soil about to be dredge has been performed and
informed the suitability of the dredger for the operation (SSG-NG01017365-GEN-LA-2373-
00026_C03).

This survey information will be as a basis for comparing the syrvey information that will be
generated during the dredging and excavation activities described in this document.

Survey shall verify the on bottom profile and ground level advised on the AFC RoW drawings and
reports the presence and any changes in location of submarine cables, pipelines or features from
the AFC deliverables. These levels shall be used for the calculation of the dredged volumes unless
any major changes are observed. On the completion of dredging at a site, the Contractor shall
survey the excavation, take soundings and there from present detailed cross sections and
computations for the purpose of establishing dredging quantities.

Pre and post dredge surveys shall be done to determine the effects of the dredging on the river
morphology and immediate marine conditions. Echo sounding shall be utilised to determine the
profile of the dredged section.

The turbidity (TNU) of the river (300 meters radius) shall also be surveyed by measuring the
turbibdity of samples of water obtained within 300 meters of the dredging activity before the
dredging activity and after the dredging activity.

5.2 CLEARING AND STUMPING OF ACCESS SLOT

Clearing and stumping of all trees and bushes within the pegged areas for dredging work shall be
executed after survey works.

The bushes and trees shall be moved where practicable to the perimeter of the acquired land area
and be processed into a bundwall to prevent the dredged spoil from spilling into the surrounding
third party property. This bund wall shall be made with a combination of ‘chicoco’ mud and the
felled trees and brushed to a neight of about 2 meters high and 2 meters width.

The disposal of felled trees, cleared bushes and stumps within the acquired boundaries shall
comply with Section 3 of the Standard Construction Specifications.

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5.3 EXCAVATION OF MAJOR WATER COURSE CROSSING

The dredge used for the excavation of the crossing will be governed by the crossing depth.
Generally the crossing excavation will be carried out using a barge-mounted excavator dredge.
Where the required depth is in excess of that at which the excavator dredge can operate efficiently
or economically a cutter-suction dredge will be utilised in conjunction with the excavator dredge to
excavate the deeper part of the crossing profile.

5.3.1 EXCAVATION (LONG BOOM EXCAVATOR MOUNTED ON A BARGE) (CREEK 1)

The long boom swamp excavator mounted on spudded barge will excavate from the creek bank
into the mangrove swamp as far as the start point of the overbend. The excavation depth at this
stage will be sufficient that the barge on which the dredge is mounted will float at all stages of the
tide. When the dredge reaches the start point of the overbend it will commence excavation to the
design profile of the crossing.
Excavation depth will be controlled by the installation of tide gauges in the sides of the excavation.
These tide gauges are marked with numbered graduations which correspond to markers fixed to
the boom of the long boom excavator.
The gauges are set so that the graduations relate to the design ditch bottom.
As excavation progresses the bottom profile will be checked periodically from a survey boat using
echosounders. Any necessary corrections to the profile will be made as excavation proceeds.
The material excavated from the area inside the bank of the creek will be deposited away from the
sides of the excavation in the extra-width temporary right of way and in the additional temporary
right of way obtained by CONTRACTOR to accommodate the volume of material necessarily
excavated to form the specified crossing profile.
The disposal of spoil on the banks of the dredged canals and slots shall be carried out in such a
manner that overloading of the banks does not occur. To achieve this, bund walls shall be made 2
meters high and 2 meters away from the river banks. This will prevent excavted spoils from flowing
back into the river banks. In order to curtail dredged material / waste within Company acquired land
boundaries, necessary temporary land acquisition or construction of spoil disposal trenches and
bund walls around the slots and canals prior to dredging operations shall be made.
Excavation will proceed from the overbend to the creek bank. At this stage the long boom
excavator mounted on a barge will be turned and will commence excavation to the opposite bank in
the same manner as described above. On completion of excavation inside the creek banks the
dredge will commence excavation in the bed of the creek. During this stage the excavated material
will be deposited in the bed of the creek on either side of the excavation. The majority of the
material will be deposited as close to the creek banks as possible to maximise the width of the
creek which will be navigable by the craft which habitually use it. The survey crew will check the
profile of the ditch excavation during the dredging operation and will also check the profile of the
deposited material to ensure that it does not form an obstruction to navigation. Excavated spoils
shall not be allowed to be dumped more than 2 meters high at any point
The final profile of the crossing excavation will be produced by sweeping the bucket along the
bottom of the excavation to eliminate any pockets or high spots and produce a smooth bottom

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 profile. This profile will be recorded by the survey crew and compared to the design profile. Any
necessary corrections will be made, a final survey will be carried out and a plot of the as-excavated
profile will be presented to COMPANY for approval.

5.3.2 CUTTER SUCTION DREDGE EXCAVATION (DODO RIVER AND CREEK 3)

The depth of the crossing shall be evaluated during the pre-survey activities as stated in the SSG-
NG01017365-GEN-LA-6180-00001_C01 – “Pre-Engineering Survey Procedure” and where such
surveyed depths shall be so to necessitate the use of a cutter-suction dredge, this equipment will
be deployed to the crossing after the sections of the crossing within the creek banks have been
excavated by excavators to sufficient depth to permit floatation of the cutter-suction dredge within
the slot.
The dredging operation will commence with the setting up a bund wall along a piece of temporarily
acquired community land at the banks of the river. The bund will be constructed in such a manner
as to prevent run off of dredged sand back into the river.
The material excavated from the area inside the bank of the creek will be deposited away from the
sides of the excavation in the extra-width temporary right of way obtained by Contractor to
accommodate the volume of material necessarily excavated to form the specified crossing profile.
The spill pipe from the dredger will be positioned insie the bund wall in the temporary land acquired
using swamp excavators. The discharge point of the spill pipe will be moved periodically during the
dredging operation so that the dredged material deposited in the bund wall area does not run back
into the river to backfill the dredged slot. The swamp buggy will continously maitain the bund wall
and discharge material to maintain the integrity of the bund wall and prevent backflow of dredged
sand.
Excavation depth will be controlled by reference to tide gauges as previously described and the
profile of the ditch will be checked by sounding with an echo sounder from a survey boat. On
completion of ditch excavation the ditch profile achieved will be plotted and the dredge will make a
final sweep to make any necessary corrections.

5.4 EXCAVATION OF CREEK CROSSING AND MINOR RIVER CROSSING

The excavation method for each crossing will be governed by the availability of access to the
crossing. Where the access to the crossing is such that the Long Boom Equipped Spudded Barge
cannot be mobilised to the crossing then excavation will be carried out using Long boom Swamp
excavator with long-reach dipper-arm. Where the width and depth of the crossing are such that
these items of equipment cannot operate efficiently or economically then access for the long boom
excvator will be made either by excavating floatation ditch from the nearest available access point
or by removal of overhanging tree branches along the creek which is to be crossed to permit the
Barge mounted long boom excavator to pass along the creek to the crossing point.

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 5.4.1 SPUDDED BARGE MOUNTED LONG BOOM EXCAVATION
Activities shall be in accordance to Paragraph 5.3.1 of this procedure.

5.4.2 LONG BOOM SWAMP EXCAVATOR WITH LONG REACH REACH DIPPER ARM
At crossings of narrow creeks which cannot be accessed by Spudded Barge Mounted Long Boom
Excavator the excavation will be carried out either by Long Boom Swamp Excavator.

This equipment will excavate the crossing profile in the same way as the Spudded Barge Mounted
Long Boom excavator but will be assisted, where necessary, by swamp buggies which will double-
handle the excavated material away from the excavation and into any extra-width temporary right of
way and in the additional temporary right of way obtained by Contractor to accommodate the
volume of material necessarily excavated to form the specified crossing profile.

Survey and control of excavation depth will be as described for excavator dredge excavation.

5.4.3 CUTTER SUCTION DREDGE EXCAVATION (Creek 3 and Dodo River)

Activities shall be in accordance to Paragraph 5.3.2 of this procedure.

5.5 EXCAVATION AT TIE-IN POINTS

Excavation at tie-in points will be performed by short boom swamp excvators.

Where the width and depth of the access ways to the Tie In Point Location are such that these
items of equipment cannot operate efficiently or economically then access will be made either by
excavating floatation ditch from the nearest available access point or by removal of overhanging
tree branches along the nearest creek to permit the short boom swamp excavator floating on a
small barge to pass along the creek to the Tie In Point Location.

5.6 DREDGE SPOIL RECLAMATION

The dredged spoils especially the spoils from the long or short boom swamp excavation shall be used
to backfill the pipeline after the laying activities. The spoils shall be backfilled in such a manner that
the top soil which was the first to be removed will be the last to be replaced.

6.0 INSPECTION AND TESTING

The work performed will be monitored, verified and recorded in accordance with the Quality Plan
mentioned at section 2, by Contractor Discipline Inspector.
The Field Quality Control organization shall be responsible for collection and preservation of Quality
Records, documentation and data which shall be monitored by QC supervisor.

7.0 HSE
The work and all the connected activities performed will be monitored, verified and recorded in
accordance with the Project HSE Plan SSG-NG01017365-GEN-HX-5798-00001_A01.
All personnel involved in the dredging operation shall have Safety Induction Training prior to
commencing work on the project. All operators of excavators and dredgers will be experienced and with
a proven track record of operating the particular piece of equipment on which they are employed.
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 Any operators not previously employed by the contractor will be assessed for competency on the actual
equipment, which he will operate prior to being allowed to start work on the project.
Proper lighting shall be ensured for the night activities and a stand-by boat fitted with hand held battery
operated search light shall be in position for rescue in case of man overboard situation.
All personnel shall also be subjected to premobilisation by medical certification of fitness, SPDC certified
swimming tests and shall wear appropriate PPE always (life vests etc.) for water borne operations. Boat
& Water craft handlers shall also undergo appropriate SPDC certified training prior to commencement of
the operations.
Permit to work shall be requested in accordance to Work Permit System.

8.0 VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS

The activities shall be recorded by Contractor Inspector/Supervisor in a daily activity report containing all
the pertinent information.

In particular, Contractor shall submit to Company the documents relevant to the pre-engineering survey
records and as-built survey records.

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