Finalists for this year’s Women in Industry awards have been announced, as businesses come together to recognise the exceptional women working in industrial sectors.
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Saipem and Clough reach full contractual effectiveness for Perdaman urea plant project
Saipem and Clough, the Australian subsidiary of the Webuild Group, in an equally shared joint venture, have reached its full contractual effectiveness for the development of Perdaman Industries’ Western Australian urea plant.
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Work begins on new pipe at Port Vincent
SA Water has started installing around 990 metres of new water main at Port Vincent to prepare future growth for the area.
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Cleaning pig tips from the original ‘Polly-Pig’ manufacturer, Girard Industries
As manufacturer of the original ‘Polly-Pig’, Girard Industries has been producing high-quality pipeline cleaning pigs and accessories for over 55 years. Tremco Pipeline Equipment spoke with Girard general manager Michael Henry about the changes he’s seen in the pipeline industry, and his top tips for a successful pipeline cleaning program.
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Reflections on a year of gender equality action
By Margaret Gayen, APGA Women’s Pipeline Forum Advocacy Committee.
About 18 months ago, I had a conversation with some colleagues who were struggling to acknowledge gender inequality. It left me frustrated – at myself, because I didn’t have the words to explain it – and also at society, because we have learned to believe only what we experience for ourselves.
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Pipeline Plant Hire keeps water industry moving with VacLifts
Pipeline Plant Hire’s Gerard O’Brien and business partner Global Pipeline Equipment’s Mat Dridan tells The Australian Pipeliner how the company’s VacLift equipment has been utilised by operators across Australian pipeline construction projects for the last 20 years.
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APPEA warns NSW on its gas strategy
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is adamant: New South Whales needs to reconsider its pre-existing energy strategy.
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Health and safety at forefront of APGA seminar
The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) hosted at the start of March an insightful APGA/IPLOCA Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) Seminar in Melbourne.
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Water: The vital ingredient in Australia’s energy industry
Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre is at the centre of developing the future technology of Australia’s energy pipeline infrastructure.
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Oil and gas industry urge NSW to consider energy challenges as priority
Repeated recent warnings from independent authorities like the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) regarding the NSW energy strategy are not to be ignored any longer if forecast shortfalls are to be avoided.
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AGPA discusses the storage cost of energy
The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (AGPA) has launched its “Facts Sheets”. In this series of fact sheets it unpacks several key issues facing the pipeline and gas industry in the short to medium term.
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Strike Energy receives key approvals for Walyering gas field development
Strike has received multiple key regulatory approvals regarding the Walyering gas field development via the Part V works approvals, Pipeline License and now the Environmental Plan which will support construction and commissioning operations.
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‘I was humbled to meet so many women’ – MP tours Iplex on International Women’s Day
Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing, and State Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington MP visited Iplex Pipelines’s site on Brisbane north on 8 March 2023.
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Learning from the experts: YPF experiences Northern Goldfields pipeline
Members of the Young Pipeliners Forum had the opportunity to visit the APA Group’s Northern Goldfields Interconnect to see how the pipeline is being constructed at the ground level.
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23 year partnership still delivering industry leading fittings to local market
An exclusive partnership between Tremco Pipeline Equipment and PLIDCO (The Pipeline Development Company), stretching back to the turn of the century, continues to supply the local market with industry leading fittings.
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Entrenching the east coast’s energy future
Australia’s east coast has found itself in the midst of an energy crisis. With soaring energy prices putting increasing pressure on households, businesses and manufacturers, governments are increasingly looking to projects that can ease the pressure for residents and achieve greater energy security into the future.
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No-Dig Down Under 2023 calls for abstracts
The deadline is looming for industry personnel who wish to submit an abstract for the No-Dig Down Under 2023 conference.
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Jemena exemplifies community engagement around Bathurst
The 254 km Young to Lithgow Pipeline is responsible for delivering gas to some of New South Wales’ major population centres. On 2 November 2022, a fault in the pipeline interrupted the gas supply to some 20,000 of Jemena’s customers.
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APPEA critically eyes gas security mechanism reforms
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has formalised its concerns surrounding the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM).
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POG 2023 tackles the big industry questions
2023’s Pipeline Operations Group (POG) Seminar, held 2 March, took a hard look at what the pipeline industry has learned in the last year, and what the future might hold for industry operators.
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Hydrogen workforce to get world-class training
Ground has been broken on TAFE Queensland Bohle campus’ new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Training Facility and Advanced Manufacturing Skills Lab.
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Vermeer appoints new Area Manager for Construction
Andrew Falvo is stepping into a new role with Vermeer Australia as Area Manager for Construction in northern New South Wales.
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Gas and energy policy
By Jordan McCollum, National Policy Manager, APGA
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Verbrec contracted for Mahalo North Gas Supply Expansion FEED
Australian engineering services company Verbrec has won a front-end engineering study from Denison Gas for its proposed infrastructure expansion to accommodate gas from Comet Ridge’s planned Mahalo North gas development.
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WSAA welcomes $150 m to support First Nations water infrastructure
WSAA has welcomed the announcement by the federal government to commit $150 m over four years to support First Nations water infrastructure and provide safe and reliable water for remote and regional Indigenous communities through the National Water Grid Fund.
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Potential pipeline to supply drought vulnerable communities in QLD
Heavy rainfalls have eased short-term water supply concerns in rural Queensland, but recent history has shown that regional towns are still vulnerable to drought.
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