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Project UpdateAfter the disruptions causedby severe wet weather inthe first quarter of this year,our emphasis has been onremobilising additionalconstruction crews to increasecapacity and move closer tomechanical completion.An excavator backfilling the trench across The NarrowsPipe in the ground at Curtis IslandLowering in pipelineWork continues at the Curtis Island side end of The NarrowsAlong the 540 kilometreQCLNG pipeline network,mainline construction activitiesare now progressing towardscompletion. Accordingly, weare increasingly focused onback-end activities such asroad, creek, railway and thirdpartyutility crossings, weldingtie-in sections, hydrostatictesting and reinstatement.All the 200 kilometreGas Collection Headeris now buried and recently wechalked up another milestonewith the completion of the11.4 kilometre Kenya Lateralnear Chinchilla. Hydrostatictesting is also movingahead on the Gas CollectionHeader, with over 40% (80kilometres) of the pipelinesuccessfully completed.Reinstatement activitiesare in full swing along theGas Collection Header. Partof the focus has been in theGuluguba area near Wandoan,where the wet weatherhad the beneficial effect ofencouraging regrowth alongthe easement.On the Export Pipeline thelast remaining part of the 540kilometre easement has nowbeen cleared and graded.Good headway is also beingmade on stringing and bendingalong the Export Pipelineas we near completion ofthese activities.Hydrostatic testing has alsoProject Director PipelinesNorman Ingramcommenced on the ExportPipeline, with the first testsection (26 kilometres)successfully completed.On The Narrows CrossingProject our focus after thesuccessful pipe pull hasmoved to backfilling the 2.3kilometre trench across theNarrows Channel and the1.5 kilometre cofferdam onthe mainland. Constructionactivities are also progressingon Curtis Island, and thefirst pipe section hasbeen lowered in betweenthe Delivery Station andLNG Plant.As always, safety is at theforefront of our minds andthis has been demonstrated byan improvement in our safetyrecord on the QCLNG pipelinefor the first quarter of 2013.I am particularly pleased that inthe first quarter there were nodriving-related incidents. Thisis our highest risk activity, withthe risk heightened during wetweather conditions.Moving forward, the QCLNGpipeline team will continue tobuild on this foundation andstrive to ensure that everybodygets home safely.our business JUNE 2013Page 9