Santos closes offshore platform after leak
Santos’ John Brookes platform has been temporarily shut down due to a gas leak, located offshore Western Australia.
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APGA welcomes Clayton Warner to Board
The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) has welcomed Clayton Warner to its Board of Directors.
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$58 m contract brings large-scale pipe manufacturing to WA
Extra-large steel water pipes are set to be produced in Western Australia for the first time under a new $58 million Water Corporation contract that will support local jobs and manufacturing.
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Shell strikes deal with APA to send more gas south
Shell Energy Australia has struck an agreement with APA Group to transport more gas from Queensland to southern markets for up to six years.
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Verbrec secures contract for NZ pipeline replacement project
One of the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies has awarded Verbrec the contract for the Wharf Line Replacement at Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand.
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CCE and the outstanding contribution John Kalis has made to the Australian pipeline industry
As a principal engineer with a degree in chemical engineering, and as an ACA corrosion technologist, John Kalis has over 45 years’ experience in corrosion and cathodic protection engineering, primarily in oil and gas pipelines.
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Santos and Brickworks finalise gas supply agreement
Santos has entered into a new long-term agreement to extend its gas supply agreement with Brickworks.
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WATCH: kwik-ZIP demonstrates its innovative product range
kwik-ZIP’s spacers and centralisers have a segmented design, meaning they can be fit to an extensive range of pipe diameters with the addition of multiple segments.
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Young pipeliners’ journey to NGI
Australia’s kwik-ZIP and the case of San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower
301 Mission Street is getting a helping hand from Australian-owned kwik-ZIP Spacers as the building foundations are being modified in an effort to keep it from sinking.
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From filling sandbags to COO: Taddam Farrant is no longer a new kid on the block
After getting his start in pipelines as a labourer, Taddam Farrant has experienced every stage of the pipeline lifecycle, rising from the tools to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of one of Asia-Pacific’s leading inspection and testing contractors.
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Q&A with PAC’s Matt Nash
Pipeline Actuation and Control’s (PAC) Matt Nash shares his experiences in the pipeline industry and how he became involved in the Young Pipeliners Forum and the work the committee is doing.
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Beach Energy enters $246 million proposal to acquire Warrego Energy shares
Beach Energy has entered into a proposal with Warrego Energy to acquire all of its issued shares, valued at $246 million.
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STATS Group secures pipeline market frame agreements
Just one year on from establishing a new entity in Australia, STATS Group is looking to a bright future after securing frame agreements with some of the region’s operators.
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Considerations for large-diameter utility HDD work in metro areas
Many utility companies and local governments opt for trenchless construction instead of open-cut work in busy urban areas when upgrading water, wastewater, gas and electrical transmission lines.
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RoGeo PD – A new platform for pipeline movement screening
Throughout Australia and Oceania, recent climate change has intensified rainfall and raised the mean temperature, causing hydrological hazards such as shifting debris, landslides, erosion and flooding. Pipelines are particularly vulnerable to those geohazards, which can result in pipeline movement and bending strain. Remaining undetected, those stresses will cause these lines to fail.
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Speciality pipeline recruiter celebrates 30th anniversary
Friday 21 October 2022 marked three decades since Peter Norman Personnel was established.
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Network emissions quantification – if you can measure it, you can improve it
Gas utilities worldwide are using Picarro’s Advanced Leak Detection technology and analytics to efficiently identify, quantify, and report their fugitive emissions at various levels across their network, to further improve their emissions mitigation efforts.
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APA Group to acquire Basslink
Leading Australian energy infrastructure, APA Group, has announced that it has entered into a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) with regard to the acquisition of Basslink and BPL.
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Verbrec supporting construction of Australia’s first LNG import terminal
Leading engineering services company Verbrec is supporting a major energy distributor’s construction of Australia’s first LNG import and regasification terminal located at Port Kembla New South Wales.
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INPEX marks new Ichthys milestone
Hard work at the INPEX-operated project has paid off with the departure of Ichthys LNG’s 750th export cargo.
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Horizon Industrial – all things pigging
Horizon Industrial has provided pipeline pigs, pigging equipment and pigging services to customers throughout Australia and New Zealand for over 35 years and the capabilities and expertise of the company are well recognised.
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Directhitt set to expand
Armed with a well-earned reputation for expertise in cost-effective horizontal directional drilling (HDD) solutions, Directhitt is broadening its job capacity and bulking out the services it can now provide its clients.
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APGA Convention back after three year hiatus
It’s been three years in the making and finally we are here at the 2022 APGA Annual Convention and Exhibition.
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Origin bails on Beetaloo Basin investment
Origin Energy has confirmed it will divest 100 per cent of its interest in the Beetaloo Basin following its plans to exit its upstream exploration permits and redirect its ambitions to lead the energy transition.
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So much to see and do at 2022 APGA convention!
The 2022 APGA Annual Convention and Exhibition is just around the corner, set to kick off 24 September and running until 27 September.
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