Staff Writer

gas, plant, lng

The next intervention shaping the east coast gas market

By Rose Mary Petrass Australia’s east-coast gas market is again at a turning point. In June 2025, the Federal Government launched a comprehensive Gas Market Review, and one of the key options now on the table is a new export-permitting regime that would more tightly link LNG export permissions to contributions to the domestic market. Read More

25 years of kwik-ZIP

In 2025, kwik-ZIP, the Australian-based manufacturer of pipeline spacer and centraliser systems, celebrated its 25th anniversary in business. The company, known for its engineered thermoplastic products used in trenchless technology, civil construction, and pipeline installation, reflected on its growth and the contributions of the people who have shaped its journey over a quarter-century. Read More

Benton’s Gas: Know your pipe

Polyethylene pipe is being laid across Australia almost faster than it’s being made, but when dealing with critical networks like potable water and gas, it’s important to know every link in the production chain is tried and tested. And that’s where Benton’s Gas comes in. Read More

Operation critical

Pipe Tek has completed the ILI of a more than 50-year-old, 9.1km section of pipeline, critical to fuel terminals operated by multiple energy retailers. Read More

Tickets now live for PNG Expo 

Early Bird Tickets are now officially on sale for PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference (PNG Expo), Papua New Guinea’s premier mining and resources exhibition.   Read More

Vale: Fred Verna

Late last year, the pipeline industry lost a legend. Fernando (Fred) Verna sadly passed away on 26 November 2025 after a long struggle with emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis. Read More

Engineering the future

Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia explains why polyethylene pipe is Australia’s century-long infrastructure asset. Read More