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Smarter welding, digitised and documented

In Australia’s infrastructure landscape, polyethylene (PE) pipelines continue to lead the way for critical services like drinking water, gas, and sewerage. But as networks expand and compliance expectations tighten, weld traceability has become just as important as weld quality. Accurate, accessible records of every joint installation are no longer a ‘nice-to-have’, they’re a must-have. Read More

Building better infrastructure through circularity

As Australia accelerates toward its 2035 circular economy goals, one essential infrastructure sector is already demonstrating what circularity in action looks like: plastic pipes. Engineered for long life, durability, repairability, and eventual recyclability, plastic pipe systems show how high-performance products used across water, energy, agriculture, and construction can align with circular principles – not through short-term interventions, but through design choices that reduce resource demand over generations. Read More

New at TPE: a smarter, safer way to support your pipe

What combines the strength of steel, the efficiency of modern plastics, and the safety standards the industry demands? DuraPlas TuffStand pipe stands, now available to the Oceania market via Tremco Pipeline Equipment. Built from super-tough nylon and high-density polyethylene for durability, TuffStand is a first-of-its-kind pipe stand that helps tackle large and small projects with strength, efficiency, and safety. Read More

Technology meets infrastructure

Tomorrow’s pipelines will not only transport water, gas, and chemicals—they will generate data, anticipate failures, and integrate seamlessly with national infrastructure strategies. Read More

Gold standard LDAR

Whether you are just starting out on your emissions management journey, or looking for quality component level emissions data to reconcile with aggregated site level readings, Heath Pipeline Services provides a highly comprehensive range of equipment and services available in the oil and gas sector. Read More

No dig, no doubt – redifining ECDA with CMI

Written by J. Stume, E. Likovskis, EMPIT GmbH, Berlin, Germany. One of the major challenges the pipeline industry faces today is aging assets. Across the globe vast networks of buried steel pipelines continue to operate beyond their intended designed lifetime. It is safe to assume that nearly all are affected by corrosion to some extent. While cathodic protection (CP) systems generally keep corrosion under control, they can fail or lose effectiveness over time, often without visible signs until it’s too late. Thus, periodic inspections and integrity assessments are even more vital on aging pipelines. Read More

Safe pipeline repairs in the hydrogen era – the need to know

Article contributed by Ian Coleman, Zachary Louden and Ernie Lackner from PLIDCO. As hydrogen becomes an increasingly important part of global decarbonisation strategies, the infrastructure required to handle it – especially pipelines – faces new technical and material challenges. Hydrogen’s unique properties, such as its low molecular weight and potential for embrittlement, demand a shift in how the pipeline industry approaches maintenance and repair. Read More

Am I the problem?

Is it imposter syndrome, or is it the institutional bias of decades of male-dominated sectors that’s the problem? Gretyl Lunn, on behalf of the Women in Pipelines Forum, takes a closer look. Read More
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Bridger Photonics helps Phillips 66 drive down emissions

Bridger Photonics has expanded its partnership with Phillips 66 across the operator’s entire midstream value chain to further enhance methane leak detection. This expanded effort includes aerial scans twice per year using state-of-the-art methane detecting sensors to identify emissions, further strengthening Phillips 66’s commitment to reducing emissions. Read More
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Why gas is here to stay

In late 2024, the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) Convention found itself in the news, and for good reason, as shadow Energy Minister Ted O’Brien announced one of the Opposition’s key energy policies ahead of the next election – including gas in the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). Read More