The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is responsible for operating Australia’s largest gas markets and the Victorian gas transmission system, and power markets and systems. As Australia’s independent energy markets and systems operator, AEMO provides critical planning, forecasting and energy systems information, security advice and services to its stakeholders.
AEMO operates these gas markets:
- Victorian Declared Wholesale Gas Market (DWGM) and the Victorian gas transmission system
- Wholesale gas Short Term Trading Market (STTM) hubs in Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane
- Retail gas markets in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and New South Wales and the Australia Capital Territory
- Wallumbilla and Moomba Gas Supply Hub in Queensland and South Australia, along with Pipeline Capacity Trading and Day Ahead Auctions of pipeline capacity
- Natural Gas Services Bulletin Board
- Western Australia Gas Bulletin Board.
AEMO operates these power systems and markets:
- National Electricity Market (NEM), the interconnected power system in Australia’s eastern and southeastern seaboard
- Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) and the power system in Western Australia.
AEMO develops the following major reports:
- Gas Statement of Opportunities and the Victorian Gas Planning Report
- Electricity Statement of Opportunities and the Victorian Annual Planning Report
- Integrated System Plan
ERIAS specialises in environmental and social impact assessment and management, delivering permitting and life-of-project environmental and social management services to pipeline, petroleum and energy projects.
Its career experience includes assignments in more than 40 countries, bringing global industry experience to its projects, whether it be for owners/operators, lenders, constructors or regulators.
ERIAS also specialises in construction environmental and social management services, including the provision of onsite planning, advisory, auditing and monitoring personnel embedded into owner and constructor teams.
ERIAS undertakes assignments across Australia and throughout Asia and Papua New Guinea. Its clients include APA, Beach Energy, ExxonMobil, GB Energy, Oil Search, Santos, Shell and TOTAL.
ERIAS service lines include: permitting and approvals, environmental and social impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and social performance management, environmental management and monitoring, marine and freshwater studies, construction environmental and social management and auditing.
ERIAS has offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby.
Fortin Pipelines is an independent, specialist engineering firm providing clients with advisory support in the sustainable development, implementation and operation of long-distance slurry, tailings and water pipeline systems worldwide.
Advisory services are derived from a comprehensive understanding of the complete pipeline project lifecycle, ensuring that decision making is consistently informed by real-world operational experience.
The Fortin Pipelines team is focused on providing independent, proven and outcome-driven consultancy support from asset management and operation to system design and execution.
Heath Pipeline Services (Heath), previously known as Heath Consultants, has been serving the gas, oil and water industries for the past 40 years within Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The company is a major supplier to the pipeline industry and offers assistance in the safe operation and maintenance of pipelines and facilities.
It represents a range of leading companies that specialise in the maintenance and operation of pipeline and plant with focus on offering customers equipment hire, lease, purchases, services and training.
Heath distributes market-leading products, sourced internationally, including: gas leak detectors (GMI, Heath), fugitive emissions sampling equipment (Heath), fugitive emission detection and thermal cameras (Opgal), hot tapping machines and fittings (Ravetti, Tecpesa), intelligent pigging solutions (CDI, Inpipe), pipeline repair solutions (Indumar), pipe locators (Goldak, Heath, Metrotech), valve servicing pumps, lubricants and fittings (Sealweld).
Services include: gas leak surveys, audits, training, calibrations (NATA certified) and equipment repairs, hot tapping, line stopping, pipeline repair and valve servicing.
Jiva is an independent Canadian consulting and educational organization with significant experience in effective transfer of deeply technical knowledge. An important focus is providing high-quality technical training and competency development to the industry.
This training is designed to support the development of technical and non-technical personnel across an organization, and stakeholder groups, to ensure teams can work together more effectively.
In terms of consulting services, Jiva believes strong management systems (i.e. "...the set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish policies and objectives and processes to achieve those objectives..." [ISO 55000]) are an essential foundation for effective operational management. As such, Jiva supports clients through any stage of maturing management systems from identification of gaps in the management system to reaching a state of ongoing audit-readiness.
Specifically, Jiva’s philosophy is to ensure programs, policies, plans and standard operating procedures reflect industry wisdom through collaboration with subject matter experts in a way that is practical for the client’s specific challenges and constraints. Further, these processes are documented in a way that is easily accessible and useable by client personnel.
McElroy manufactures and sells welding equipment and accessories for high-density polyethylene pipe.
The ROSEN Group is a globally leading provider of cutting-edge solutions in all areas of the integrity process chain. The business is privately owned and employs a team of almost 4500 workers, operating in more than 120 countries.
“Empowered by Technology” is the promise that ROSEN systematically delivers on by enhancing the operations of its customers and making them safe, cost-effective and more efficient.
ROSEN offers the know-how and technology to ensure that customers comply with legal standards and safeguard people and environment, while gaining maximum profit from assets as diverse as pipelines, tanks, vessels, wind turbines, trains, and telecommunication towers.
ROSEN’s products and services:
- Inspection of critical industrial assets to ensure reliable operations of the highest standards and effectiveness.
- Customised engineering consultancy providing efficient asset integrity management.
- Engineering support as well as integrity assessment for H2 and Co2 projects.
- Production and supply of customised novel systems and products.
- Market-driven, topical state-of-the-art research and development providing “added value” products and services.
Susan Jaques, of Sage Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd, is an independent advisor in the areas of risk, quality and competency in the infrastructure industry.
Susan provides training and facilitated learning opportunities for project engineers, quality managers and users of the AS2885 Standard. She also facilitates risk workshops, and lessons learnt and other collaborative discussions, and she guides companies in quality management towards achieving minimal effective documentation.
Sustech Engineering is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy (ISO 9001:2015 certified) providing engineering and project management services since 2013 to WA’s key oil and gas, hydrogen, chemical, fertiliser, ammonia, pipelines, water, CCS, mining-mineral processing and port with an emphasis on safety and sustainability.
The company partners at any stage of small to medium greenfield, brownfield and shutdown engineering projects and take up roles of owner’s/lender’s engineer or feasibility concept-FEED-detail design engineer. We do regulatory compliance, readiness for operation, operation-maintenance, asset integrity and troubleshooting, technical due-diligence, 3rd party design & MDR review-validation as well as litigation support and pilot plants.
We also provide niche services like pipe stress analysis, pipelines, vessel, tank, FEA, FRP-piping, inspection, various studies and FFS, structural analysis, process safety, electrical system analysis. We think out of the box and provide cutting-edge solutions and in-depth analytics to process and projects.
Driven by a passion for forensic engineering, the company creates long-lasting value through experienced professional service and efficient risk management. Our ethos is what sets it apart and keeps it ahead of the competition: We put our clients first.
Universal Corrosion Coatings (UCC) provides solutions to corrosion and material degradation issues across the oil and gas, water, energy, marine, mineral processing and civil infrastructure sectors. UCC specialises in offering unique and customised solutions to corrosion and material degradation problems associated with infrastructure assets.
Verbrec is a leading engineering, asset management, infrastructure and training services provider operating across the entire asset lifecycle.
With capabilities that range from concept design to end-of-life management, Verbrec is uniquely positioned to support and understand their client’s priorities in their energy transition goals.
Verbrec's experienced team operates across multiple regions, including Australia, New Zealand, PNG, and the Pacific Islands, executing projects for organisations of all sizes.
At the heart of the business lies an endless drive to offer clients a better way of working. Founded on a culture of high performance and safety, Verbrec continues to foster effective partnerships and alliances through a deep respect for its people.
The company brings together more than three decades of experience in engineering and operational services to the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors.
Verbrec represents the industry's evolution and continued growth by leveraging emerging technologies for a more sustainable future.
Verbrec's core services
Verbrec Engineering services
Innovative engineering, and project delivery solutions. Through our technical specialities, including automation and control, power, process plant, and pipelines.
Verbrec Asset Management
Asset management solutions that increase efficiencies, reduce cost and improve productivity, unlocking higher value from client’s assets.
Verbrec Infrastructure services
Full lifecycle services for project delivery from inception through procurement and/or construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance.
Industry Training
Australia’s leading provider of training delivery and competency assurance solutions for the industry. Through the trade names, Competency Training and Site Skills Training deliver a range of hazardous areas, high voltage and high-risk training courses, and qualifications to help clients and their employees advance in the mining, resources, oil, gas, construction and engineering industries.
Western Process Controls (WPC) is an Australian-owned and operated company and was originally incorporated in 1987 as an exclusive Fisher Controls Representative. Today, WPC represents many high quality international manufacturers of industrial process control equipment and services to provide its valued customers with valve solutions for any application.
Areas of expertise:
Control Valves
On/Off Valves
ESD/SIS Valves
Severe Service Valves
Pressure Safety Valves
Regulators
Field Instrumentation
Actuation Pneumatic/ Hydraulic/ Electric
Automation Accessories
Worley has delivered many of Australia’s pipelines, gathering systems and facilities over the last 40 years with a reputation of delivering quality projects on time and on budget.
As one of the world's largest engineering and project delivery providers and the only one with a dedicated pipeline capability, Worley focuses on developing and maintaining skilled people and efficient digital delivery processes to ensure consistent quality on every project.
It has specialists in all aspects of pipeline and pipeline facilities design, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, integrity management, cathodic protection and decommissioning including capability in environment, regulatory approvals, geotechnical and community relations.
Worley is at the forefront of the digital revolution offering full automation of pipeline and gathering design, construction management and integrity management using the GIS-based OmniSight™ platform reducing cost and schedule. Further customer savings are achieved through extensive use of our Global Integrated Delivery centre in India.
Worley has operations and maintenance responsibilities on two major pipelines in Australia and multiple power assets. Worley works with OneBridge to use machine learning to reduce the cost of dig-ups.