South Australia

Watching the water in Adelaide

The Adelaide APIA dinner on 28 August 2008 drew a large number of members and guests to hear a presentation by John Williams, Head of Strategic Projects at SA Water.
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EnergyQuest report shows slowing exploration rates

A report from EnergyQuest says the global oil prices are “officially decimating” oil and gas exploration activity in Australia. This comes despite production levels hitting record highs over the past
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Industry rejects ACCC findings

The pipeline industry has come out swinging at the ACCC’s suggestion for increased regulation, saying increasing supply should be the focus. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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ACCC targeting pipeline regulation reform

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has targeted the pipeline sector for possible reforms to improve the east coast gas market. Speaking at the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook 2016
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APA launches ethane pipeline takeover bid

The Ethane Pipeline Income Fund, whose core asset the Moomba to Sydney Ethane Pipeline, has received a takeover bid from APA Group for around $130.3 million. APA Group already has a 6.08 per cent share
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Trade Exhibition

As is always the case at APIA Conventions, the Trade Exhibition proved to be a highlight, both for the suppliers showing their equipment and services and the buyers keen to hear about the latest developments from the supply side of the industry.
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Leadership change at SEA Gas

His successor, Ms Oldham, is originally from Melbourne and has spent the last 25 years working for NT Gas and APA Group. For 12 of these years she was General Manager. In the role as General Manager
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South Australian networks link up

In November 2015 pipeline owner/operators SEA Gas and Epic Energy successfully interconnected the Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline system (MAPS) and the SEA Gas pipeline. The connection will allow natural
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Gas leakage detection revolutionised

The need to detect gas leaks as early as possible coupled with advances in infra-red gas detection equipment prompted APA’s South Australian Networks Engineering team to conduct a review of available
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Gas boost for regional Victoria

Australian Gas Networks (AGN), with financial support from the Victorian Government, has successfully completed an AU$14 million upgrade to the 379 km Angaston - Mildura Gas Pipeline.
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SA workers back the NEGI

The South Australian civil construction industry has backed a call from the State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis for the construction of a pipeline that would take gas from Northern Territory gas fields to the Eastern states through South Australia's outback.
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Santos Moomba

BOC injects urgent supply of gas for Whyalla

Following a rupture to Epic Energy's Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline near Port Pirie and Whyalla on 12 April, gases and engineering company BOC and APA Group successfully injected natural gas into a section of the Whyalla Natural Gas network yesterday to deliver critical gas supplies to Whyalla Hospital and other parts of the town.
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The two-state supply story

Acting as a peak-demand processing and storage facility for both Victoria and South Australia, the Iona Gas Plant is a unique and important facility in Australia's natural gas network. At different times, the facility is integral to ensuring the demand needs of homes and business in these two states can be met. With this in mind, The Australian Pipeliner decided to find out more about the unique engineering and operational features of the facility from its owner, EnergyAustralia.
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