Lucas is an Australian leader in long distance gas pipelines. We have also built significant water, wastewater and slurry pipelines.

Lucas is an Australian leader in long distance gas pipelines. We have also built significant water, wastewater and slurry pipelines.

Major projects include:

• The $170 million, 285 km Bonaparte Gas Pipeline, which carries gas from Eni’s Blacktip offshore gas field to supply Darwin and the Northern Territory.
• The $500 million Eastern Pipeline Alliance on the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, fast-tracking 120km of pipeline in built-up urban areas with numerous complex crossings of major rivers, motorways and rail lines. The project included large pump stations, reservoirs and storage tanks, and used micro tunnelling and HDD technology in construction.
• The SEA Gas Pipeline, which runs for 686 km from Port Campbell, Victoria to Pelican Point in Adelaide, South Australia. Starting alongside the Twelve Apostles, it travels through rich farmland, some of Australia’s most famous vineyards and the Adelaide suburbs. It was built by Lucas, in joint venture with Spie Capag, as an engineer/procure/construct project.
• Roma to Brisbane Pipeline looping project – 250 km of 400 mm pipe to double Brisbane’s gas supply. This has been built in stages over the past several years.

Lucas’ partnership approach to business focuses on our clients’ objectives. We get involved in projects earlier and concentrate on adding value.

By working with our clients, we can work faster and more openly, getting product flowing sooner. In the end, everyone benefits.

We offer everything from engineering through landowner liaison, environmental planning and approvals, procurement, reinstatement, testing and commissioning. Our clients can focus on their core business of carrying and selling their product and leave us to take care of the engineering, construction and operation of their pipelines.

Lucas is a leading member of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA), which represents the interests of pipeline owners, operators and builders. We take this involvement seriously. We’re also contributors to industry research through several cooperative research centres developing innovative techniques to a commercial level.

Lucas senior management and project managers are well versed in carrying out construction and engineering projects in areas with specific local project sensitivities or impacts on the local environment. Lucas management systems include procedures for:

• Cultural heritage
• Landowner relationships
• Community and stakeholder relations
• Environmental and wildlife protection

NATA accredited

Lucas holds NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) accreditation for hydrostatic testing of low and high pressure pipelines as well as pipes, hoses, valves, fittings, cylinders and pressure vessels in compliance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Lucas routinely carries out hydrostatic testing for water, sewer, gas and oil pipelines.