Tim Jackson

Keeping Momentum on the GGT

Momentum Engineering is currently working with APA Group on the design of two new compression projects as part of the Goldfields Gas Transmission Augmentation Program.
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Analysing debeaders with Widos

The situation is familiar, according to welding equipment and devices manufacturer Widos: after the butt welding of polyethylene or polypropylene pipe, the end result is a stable and long-life welding connection.
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Celebrating the golden age of gas

The 2012 APIA Annual Convention and Exhibition is gearing up to showcase the world-renowned Australian pipeline industry, and is set to provide a platform for discussion on industry growth and opportunity in what Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has described as the "˜golden age for gas'.
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New pipelay vessels test their sea legs

With many subsea resources yet to be discovered and developed, offshore construction contractors are continually on the lookout for ways to improve their pipelay vessel fleets. Here, The Australian Pipeliner features the latest offerings from industry leaders Saipem and Subsea 7, and profiles a current model from Leighton Offshore.
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Trenchless on the RBP

WDS Limited has recently been contracted by APA Group to loop approximately 6 km of the existing Roma to Brisbane Gas Pipeline, which was originally constructed in the 1960s.
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Drilling to Treasure Island

The Treasure Island Project in Russia, which used horizontal directional drilling to install an oil transport pipeline under the Kama River, mimicked many aspects of the Robert Stevenson story of the same name. It involved an island and oil, the modern world's treasure, and daring adventures were had by the drilling crew.
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Exceptional growth in trenchless: Tunnelcorp

Multi-disciplinary trenchless technology contractor Tunnelcorp has taken a leap ahead in the trenchless marketplace, achieving full third-party "˜Quality, Safety and Environmental' ISO accreditation as well as receiving a number of orders for its services.
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Tunnelling into trenchless: microtunnelling and pipe jacking explained

Trenchless technology offers an alternative to the traditional open-cut method of pipeline installation when it is not possible or ideal. Here, The Australian Pipeliner speaks with a number of leading trenchless service providers to find out more about trenchless tunnelling methods - specifically microtunnelling and pipe jacking.
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Working HDD in the Otway Ranges

In 2011 Dunstans Construction Group, in conjunction with the Barwon Water Alliance, completed two horizontally directionally drilled crossings in the environmentally fragile Otway Ranges in order to replace multiple sections of the deteriorating Colac Pipeline.
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Pro-active policy management

Australia's gas transmission industry has a safety record that is the envy of the world. While this is due to a number of factors, the commitment and foresight of the local industry and experts is clearly a large contributor.
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Pipeline works abound at QCLNG

Murphy Pipe and Civil has been awarded a $250 million contract to install the upstream network of high-density polyethylene pipelines for the Queensland Curtis LNG Project.
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Gaining perspective on the gas industry

In October 2009, a group led by GHD Business Leader - CSG Barbara Jinks began researching possible means for providing sufficient expertise in gas transmission, and whether ageing gas transmission systems required more personnel and other expertise.
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Worker on the line: Alan Black

Nacap Supervisor Alan Black, who is currently installing CSG gathering pipelines for the Queensland Curtis LNG Project in Chinchilla, Queensland, took a few minutes to speak with The Australian Pipeliner about his time in the industry.
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Talking AS2885 at the WA YPF

The Western Australian YPF held another successful speaker evening on 19 April, with APIA technical advisor Ed Gaykema delivering an entertaining, informal presentation on AS2885 and why young pipeliners should be involved in its development.
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