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ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF EXPORT PIPELINE FOR GARRAF CONTRACT AREA

PaddingandBackfillingProcedure (PGEPHOPR0060)

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Table of contents Contents

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 SCOPE........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 PADDING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 5.1 5.2 5.3 6. 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 General .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Padding Material................................................................................................................................................... 4 Depth of Padding .................................................................................................................................................. 4 General .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Backfill Material..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Compaction and Crowning.................................................................................................................................. 5 Excess Material .................................................................................................................................................... 6

BACKFILLING............................................................................................................................................................... 5

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1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Padding & Backfilling Procedure is to establish the philosophy and plan of padding and backfilling execution such that all work shall be completed in accordance with contract requirements and the PROJECTS Quality Plan and HSE Plan. 2. SCOPE This procedure is applicable to all matters which affect quality, reliability, safety or performance and schedule of the pipeline padding and backfilling execution of the Export Pipeline Project for the Garraf Contract Area. 3. DEFINITIONS PCIHBV MEE PROJECT EPCC HSE Plan PQP CEP ROW Petronas Carigali Iraq Holding B.V. Middle East Engineering Company. EPCC of Export Pipeline Project for the Garraf Contract Area Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning Health, Safety and Environmental Plan Project Quality Plan Construction Execution Plan Right of Way

4. REFERENCES Exhibit 1- Scope of Work, Section 7.8.18 Padding Exhibit 1- Scope of Work, Section 7.8.24 Backfilling Construction Execution Plan (CEP) Project Quality Plan (PQP) HSE Plan

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5. PADDING 5.1 General MEE shall provide trench bottom padding in areas of rock trench, or other areas where material in the bottom of the trench has potential to damage the pipes or external coating following pipes installation. Where trench is on slopes, MEE will install soft plugs to avoid soil run off. MEE shall provide padding to the top and sides of the pipe where material in the backfill has the potential to damage the pipe or external coating following installation and backfilling of the pipe. MEE shall provide trench bottom padding and padding to the top and sides of the pipe where ditch material has been identified as containing graphite. 5.2 Padding Material Material to be employed by MEE for the purposes of padding shall consist only of fine-grained material such as sand, clay or silt. 5.3 Depth of Padding Trench bottom material shall be placed to a minimum compaction thickness of padding material to a required depth above the highest point in the ditch bottom prior to pipe being lowered into the trench and padding shall be placed across full trench width to ensure the pipelines is evenly supported. A required thickness of padding material as per acceptable standard shall be placed from the top and sides of the installed pipeline.

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6. BACKFILLING 6.1 General MEE shall backfill the pipe in a manner to prevent damage to the pipe and its coating. Backfilling shall proceed as soon as possible after the lower-in operation, in order to anchor the pipe. MEE shall provide a competent swamper on each piece of backfilling equipment to watch for and prevent rocks and deleterious materials from entering the ditch. Swamper shall be present until pipe is covered with a minimum of 300 mm of fine grained materials. 6.2 Backfill Material Backfill material placed around the pipe and above the top of the pipe shall consist only of fine grained material such as sand, clay or silt. Material such as rock or cobbles shall not be used. Topsoil shall not be used as backfill. If excavated material is predominantly fine grained with occasional rocks or cobbles or lumps, it may be used for backfill provided selective techniques are used for filling around the pipe that allow only fine grained material around, and for a height of 0.15m above the pipe. Where padding is unnecessary, material that has been excavated from the trench shall be used as backfill. Rocks in excess of 0.2m in diameter, width or length, shall not be backfilled into the trench. 6.3 Compaction and Crowning In soils where practicable and prior to crowning, MEE shall consolidate the backfill material by at least one pass of a bulldozer with one track centered on the trench line. The trench shall be left with a crown 0.5 to 1.0 meter high unless otherwise directed by PCIHBV. The crown shall be placed directly above the pipe. The trench crown and the top 0.3 meters of the trench shall be left free of any rock across cultivated or agricultural lands. Openings shall be made in the crown where necessary to permit the passage of surface water. Where backfill material settles, leaving the ditch line at a lower level than the adjacent right-ofway, MEE shall take all steps necessary to restore the trench line to a height consistent with the rest of the ROW. All backfilling done shall be of approved suitable material. Backfill must be compacted in layers of approved thickness. Degree of compaction for each layer shall be a minimum of 95% of the maximum dry density as determined by the British Standard Heavy Compaction Test or Modified Proctor Test. MEE shall carry out appropriate testing to verify the compaction. Field Density Tests of each layer of compacted soil shall be taken by an independent soil testing laboratory appointed by MEE.

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6.4 Excess Material Excess material which cannot be used for backfill shall be removed from right-of-way to a location approved by PCIHBV.

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