Corrib pipeline route altered

SHELL unveiled plans for its onshore gas pipeline yesterday with a route twice as far away from houses as the previous design.

Despite objections from Mayo locals, Shell said it had agreed to limit the pressure in the pipeline to bring gas ashore from the Corrib field to 144 bar, less than half the original amount.

Shell managing director Andy Pyle said the changes would see fewer clashes than have taken place outside the project’s terminal in Ballinaboy, north Mayo.