BISSTECH, October, 15-17th 2015

Grand Inna Kuta Hotel, Bali - Indonesia

ESTIMATING GREENHOUSE GAS

EMISSIONS LEVEL OF A NATURAL GAS
PIPELINE
:
CASE STUDY
FROM A TO B

POINT IN WEST JAVA INDONESIA

Cindy Dianita, ST., M.Eng
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Indonesia

AGENDA

BACKGROUND

METHOD

RESULT

DISCUSSION CONCLUSION

...BACKGROUND...

Government
Target

Pipeline as the
main choice

Natural Gas
Consumption

Methane as a
potent GHG

Environmental
impacts

And the purposes of this work

are ...........

Apply emission estimation methodologies from

Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)

Calculate the fugitive emissions of a pipeline in

Indonesia ( Tier 1 and Tier 2 methods )

Provide relevant information and recommendation for the

Companies and Government to record emission level

What is
fugitive
emission
?

Indonesian
Government

INGAA

Not to compare the methodologies of INGAA and

IPCC

...METHOD...

Tier 1 and Tier 2 Methods

Activity Data
Pipeline length
Number of
compressor
station
Number of
meter/regulator
station

Tier 1

Tier 2

CASE : A natural gas pipeline

system from A to B Point in West
Java (Indonesia)
The total length of this gas
transmission pipeline system counts
220 km
3 compressor stations and 3
meter/regulator stations
The fractions of CH4 and CO2 : 93.4%
and 2% respectively.

...RESULT...

Tonnes CO2 equivalent

from pipeline length
Tonnes CO2 equivalent
from compressor
stations

Tonnes CO2 equivalent

from meter/regulator
stations

Tonnes CO2 equivalent

from transmission line

Tier 1

Tier 2

10346.35

30.62

36088.38

72.58

10346.35

36191.58

...DISCUSSION...

Difference in
emission
factor

Pressure &
Diameter
are not
calculated

Tier 1
emission
from pipeline
length >
Tier 2

Different
Fugitive Emissions
Effect of
leaks from
meter
/regulator
stations

Emission
from
compressor
is the
highest (Tier
2)

Tier 1 or
Tier 2 ?

Tier 2 is
better ??

Tier 2 is an improvement method

of Tier 1
Possibility of higher errors : the
facililty of pipeline system is
different from typical industry
averages
Consider the availability of data
Tier 1 : Estimation tool
preliminary design phase

for

For this case, is it possible that

Tier 1 result = Tier 2 result? Or
Tier 1 result < Tier 2 result ?

...CONCLUSION...

IN SHORT...
The Tier 1 and Tier 2 methods : different input data and result

Selecting the proper approach :

availability and quality of data , purpose of the estimation, cost
consideration
Adapt the same emission factors if facility of the gas
transmission pipeline system is typical industry averages as
regulated by the guidelines

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