Tim Jackson

Mears: offering exceptional AC interference services

Pipelines sharing, paralleling or crossing high-voltage AC transmission line right-of-ways may be subjected to electrical interference from capacitive, electromagnetic inductive and conductive effects. Electromagnetic induction is the primary effect of the high-voltage AC transmission line on the buried pipeline during normal (steady-state) operation.
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GSP team back for APIA 2012

The Great Southern Press team, publisher of The Australian Pipeliner, will be back at the 2012 APIA Convention and Exhibition and is looking forward to catching up with APIA members and new visitors.
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Bredero Shaw: supporting Australian offshore LNG industry growth

Driven by demand from growing regional economies and a changing energy mix increasingly favouring natural gas, Australian LNG capacity is expected to jump from the 2011 level of approximately 20 MMt/a to over 80 MMt/a by 2020, as projected by the Bureau of Regional Energy Economics. This amounts to Australia being fourth in the world in LNG production behind Qatar, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
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Advanced in-line inspection technology tackles unpiggable pipelines

In recent years, several high-profile pipeline failure incidents have grabbed media attention in both Australasia and around the globe. Some of these events occurred in pipelines that are either difficult to inspect or unpiggable with conventional intelligent pigging technologies. The expectation of regulators and the general public is that these events can and should be avoided. Operational goals are generally focused on ensuring processes are in place to address health, safety and environment incidents, and to ensure economic performance targets are met.
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Pipeline support for CSG hubs

Pipelines play a critical role in supporting CSG developments from start to finish. Gathering lines are used at the exploration and production phase, transmission pipelines transport gas from the field to processing plants and to market.
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X-Info Connect PriceFinder saves Metgasco’s time

In response to these requirements, Mipela GeoSolutions and Property Data Solutions have created Australia's first innovative live property data update service, which involves the integration of Mipela's X-Info Connect stakeholder information management software with the PriceFinder online property search application.
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Hydratight: number one for Bechtel

Bechtel has recognised the outstanding performance of global joint integrity specialist and engineering services company Hydratight, placing the joint integrity leader among the top one
per cent of its suppliers.
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Looking beyond the rates: career progression in the pipeline industry

Observing the increased activity of projects across Australia, it would appear that opportunities for local engineering and piping professionals are on the incline. As companies strive to build sustainable workforces and suitably skilled project teams, there remains a strong demand for niche skills and experience within the engineering and associated disciplines.
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