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The Operations group has overall
responsibility for managing the operation and maintenance of the Bacton
and Zeebrugge terminals and the pipeline.
The 24-hour operation of the Interconnector is managed from the Control
Room at the Bacton terminal. Here the duty Senior Shift Engineer receives
Gas Flow Notices from Commercial Operations advising or revising the
energy flow profile throughout the gas day. The Senior Shift Engineer
controls the compressors for optimum efficiency to achieve the required
flows.
The Senior Shift Engineer also monitors the
gas quality and plant availability and alerts Commercial Operations
of any anomalies or operating constraints.
Maintenance is carried out by a team of experienced engineers and technicians,
supported when necessary by specialist contractors.
 Bacton
terminal
A local operations agreement between IUK and Fluxys is in place for
the Zeebrugge terminal and Belgian onshore pipeline. The Zeebrugge terminal
is designed to be controlled remotely by the Interconnector Bacton terminal,
monitored by the local operations base team. During the initial period
of reverse flow operation, Zeebrugge is being controlled locally, monitored
by Bacton.
Onshore maintenance activities are carried out by IUK or Fluxys personnel
with assistance from specialist companies with whom a number of call-off
contracts have been placed. These enable qualified contractors to provide
services on request at agreed rates.
Zeebrugge
terminal
The Operations group also manages the contract with Lloyd’s Register
for inspection, repair and maintenance of the offshore pipeline.
Offshore
pipeline
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