Gas

Regulating Canadian pipelines: Murray tells all

The National Energy Board of Canada encourages a goal-oriented approach to pipeline operation. The regulator is currently considering the elimination of hydrotesting and moving toward a more streamlined approach to regulating Canada/United States cross border pipelines.
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The Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline

Constructed in the mid-1990s, the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline provides a natural Australian resource to Qenos' petrochemical facility, located in Port Botany, New South Wales. The following is an edited version of an article that appeared in the July 1996 edition of The Australian Pipeliner. Project Manager Norm Bakker described the construction of the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline.
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IGU – meeting researching all over the world

Following the IGU's scheduled bi-annual WOC4 meetings in London, Boston and Moscow, Barbara Jinks has updated The Australian Pipeliner on developments that have taken place over the last year for the two IGU working committees that she is a member of: WOC3 Gas Transmission and WOC4 Gas Distribution.
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PPI: the perfect PE pipe partner

With the emergence of the coal seam gas sector as one of Australia's fastest growing industrial markets and financial decisions on numerous Queensland LNG projects set for 2010, polyethylene pipe manufacturer PPI Corporation is continuing to grow.
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AGIT group tours Asia

In 1999, the Australian Gas Association established a trust fund to pursue educational activities in connection with the Australian gas industry. The trust is now managed by the Australian Gas Industry Trust (AGIT) but has the same objectives and funds a similar range of activities.
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RER: assisting evaporation

Water evaporation methods are an important part of coal seam gas field development, and also have application in the mining industry. Resource Equipment Rentals is in the final stages of developing Queensland Nickel's high volume evaporation project, located in Townsville.
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Nacap keeps cultural heritage in mind

The involvement of traditional owners and management of indigenous cultural heritage sites was an integral part of Nacap's construction process on Origin Energy's Wallumbilla to Darling Downs Pipeline project.
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Innovative SPL gets gas connected

Stretching across southwestern Sydney, the Sydney Primary Loop (SPL) Project was a challenging undertaking by Alinta that was successfully delivered into operations in November 2007.
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Codmah delivers with western SPL alliance

As part of the Sydney Primary Loop (SPL) project, Codmah was contracted to work on the western section, including 14 km open cut pipeline construction and installation of two automatic line break valves (ALBVs).
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Working hard and eating well at the Kupe spoolbase works

On 18 April 2007 the Kupe Alliance awarded McConnell Dowell Constructors a subcontract for the civil and mechanical works for the establishment and operation of a temporary onshore spooling base, to support the reel-lay installation of the Kupe offshore pipeline by Technip's CSO Apache.
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IGU research finalised for WGC2009

The International Gas Union's Working Committee 3 research triennium on gas transmission issues concluded recently at a final meeting in Melaka, Malaysia. GHD Business Development Manager Oil & Gas Barbara Jinks attended the meeting.
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Pipeline research groups collaborate

In May, the bi-annual joint technical meeting between the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Research and Standards Committee, the Pipeline Research Council International and the European Pipeline Research Group was held with great results.
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Green review: revising the APIA Code of Environmental Practice

The Australian Pipeline Industry Association's Code of Environmental Practice is leading the way in assisting environmental management, thanks to regular reviews and updates to the code. Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Water Greg Hunt launched the completed review at the APIA Melbourne dinner in March.
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Quality control in fauna monitoring

Fauna officers Steve Wilson and Gerry Swan recently relocated 10,150 native animals that had found their way into the open trenches cut during the construction of five pipeline projects across Queensland. Here, they explain the importance of correct fauna handling procedures.
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