Civil Engineering July 2022 | Vol 30 No 6

34 July 2022 Civil Engineering I n 2004, Sasol bought the rights from Enron to explore on-shore gas in Pande-Temane, Mozambique. Sasol cleans and processes the natural gas from the gas fields in a 120 MGJ/a central processing facility (CPF) in Temane before transporting it via an 865 km pipeline to its Secunda plant in South Africa. The aim is to ensure an alternative form of fuel for power generation in South Africa. Gas from the CPF is being used as the feedstock for the first permanent gas-to-power plants in South Africa (Sasolburg) and Mozambique (Ressano Garcia), thereby enhancing energy security and helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both countries. Unfortunately, the Pande-Temane Gas Fields come with a history of war, and the area was prone to land mines which were used as a form of guerrilla warfare defence action. Ensuring that the Pande-Temane Complex is land mine free is paramount to safety, and an unfortunate incident involving a roaming cow on the complex recently highlighted the dangers of uncleared land mines. ECS Associates’ and CCQ International’s collaboration means that this important demining work progresses on time, ensuring the safety of Sasol employees and the community that surrounds the gas fields. It will also help facilitate the Pande-Temane Phase 2 expansion project which is currently in the approval stage and expected to start in 2024. PROJECT OVERVIEW CCQ International provides the demining services (searching for and removal of landmines) and site prepara- tion to Sasol, while ECS Associates provides project management support using Primavera’s project programming techniques and the NEC Option A with activity schedule, fully compliant with Sasol’s requirements. Contract manage- ment support services are provided for change control, compliance and ECS Associates also developed the health, safety, environmental and quality plans, all to Sasol’s standard. Additionally, both ECS Associates and CCQ International are fully com- mitted to social responsibility and are implementing the following initiatives: Q Q A community landmine awareness programme Q Q Support to local schools and orphan- ages in the Temane area Q Q ECS Associates provides training and mentoring services to the em- ployees of CCQ International. The project is currently 20% complete, on schedule and within budget. CCQ International’s recent Sasol HSE audit score was an outstanding 91%. The first project milestone, Transfer Line T1, was delivered two days ahead of schedule. No safety incidents have occurred, resulting in a recordable case rate score of zero – well ahead of the Sasol benchmark. CONCLUSION The hidden threat of land mines in land identified for development in Mozambique remains a reality. The Sasol Pane-Temane Gas Fields project highlights the successful collabora- tion between contract providers and customer in ensuring a safe work environment for all employees, as well as benefitting the surrounding local community.  Julie van Niekerk ECS Associates admin@ecs.co.za Demining and land clearing in the Pande-Temane Gas Fields For the last three years, ECS Associates has supported CCQ International with contract and project management services for their projects which provide demining and land clearing services to Sasol for its new Pande and Temane Gas Production Facilities in Mozambique. Landmines in Mozambique Demining the Pande- Temane Gas Fields Land clearing in Mozambique Project team Joseph Keogh (ECS Associates) – www.ecs.co.za Mile Sofijanic (ECS Associates) – mile.s@ecs.co.za Bakir Lozane (CCQ International)