Flexshield Facilitates Production Capacity Boost with Clever Noise Controls

Initial project requirements:

With a large resource base in Queensland and a growing international demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), Santos created the GLNG project in 2007. This pioneering project converts natural gas – including coal seam gas from the Bowen and Surat Basins – into LNG for export to Asia.

Santos use gas compressor stations throughout their network, and controlling noise from these stations is a constant challenge.

To prepare for increased demand at their Arcadia Valley facility, Santos built eight new compressor sheds. While initially it wasn’t necessary to run all eight compressors, as productions levels increase, so will the need to run every compressor – which will increase noise emission to above the limits for the site.

Santos identified that future compressor noise escaping from the floor of the compressor sheds would impact neighbouring properties. They took a proactive approach and began implementing the required noise controls in advance to avoid future noise complaints.

They requested an easy-to-install solution that would reduce noise down to the required limit, without creating a confined space, and still allowing easy access under the sheds.