Work to restart on Corrib Pipeline- Dept of Transport

mayo | environment | other press Sunday April 25, 2010 13:31 by WMD

According to a notice issued by Eamon Ryan's Department of Transport, work is to re start shortly on the Corrib Pipeline. The notice gives a rough outline of plans to survey the estuary, but makes no mention of Shell/Garda security compounds, increased garda and navy presence, dodgy security guards with cameras, and articles in the O'Reily press saying "we need the gas".

Maybe that's a different department...

Ireland. Marine Notice Corrib Gas Fiels Developement, Broad Haven Bay

Saturday, 17 April 2010
http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=68102

Notice to all Shipowners, Fishing Vessel Owners, Agents, Shipmasters, Passenger Ship Masters, Skippers, Fishermen, Yachtsmen and Seafareres.

Corrib Gas Fiels Developement, Broad Haven Bay, North West County Mayo Ireland.

The Department of Transport would like to advise that Marine Construction works will commence along the pipeline route from 54°17.00’N 009°49.24’W to 54°20.34’N 011°03.51’W (WGS84) and within Sruwaddacon Bay, County Mayo.

Work will commence in late April 2010 and is expected to complete at the end of November 2010.

Scope of works for 2010:-

Subsea construction works on the Corrib Field

Detailed seabed survey of pipeline route and near shore area.

Rock placement on areas of pipeline route near shore as well as in the Corrib Field.

Rock transshipment in Ballyglass waters

Various supporting marine vessel operations.

Geophysical survey and support operations in Sruwaddacon Bay

Geotechnical survey, i.e. bore hole drilling in Sruwaddacon Bay

Types of vessels involved:-

Offshore construction vessels

Survey vessel/s

Self discharging bulk carrier/coaster

Rock placement vessel/s

Tug Boat/s barges

Self elevating Platforms

Service Vessel/s

Safety Craft