News

YPFers off to the JTM

As in 2009, APIA has joined with the Australian Gas Industry Trust to offer four scholarships for young people to attend the 18th Biennial Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research in San Francisco, USA, from 16-20 May 2011, and participate in an extended visit to pipeline and gas industry-related entities and companies in the USA and Canada.
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APIA talks golf and gas in Perth

APIA members gathered at the Parmelia Hilton on 9 February 2011 for the Perth APIA dinner, where they heard from Apache Energy Deputy Managing Director Warren Ford.
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Chief Executive’s report

Discussion about climate change and a carbon tax is not going to quietly go away. Sure, it has diminished in the past as each political party ditched a policy that was too difficult to "˜sell'. This time, there's no going back and that's because it has been ditched before and, if the Prime Minister ditches it again, Labor has nowhere to go on the issue. It's a gamble but it's so far out from an election campaign that the Prime Minister is likely to get away with it.
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President’s Message

Welcome to the April edition of The Australian Pipeliner. There are several companies in our industry that have been very busy working on the development of major pipeline and coal seam gas (CSG) projects, but many APIA members have been waiting to see these major projects result in real work for the industry.
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Dynamic duos – welders and their TAs

Welders and their technical assistants (TAs) work long days in some of the toughest conditions, sometimes seeing more of each other than of their own families. This often results in a deep friendship and a lengthy partnership. The Australian Pipeliner asks some active welder and TA pairs about their relationship and why this strong bond is important when working in the pipeline industry.
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New generation pipelayers released

Cat Pipelayers has released the new PL83 and PL87, which - while retaining the solid basic design of their predecessors - answer customer needs for increased lift capacity, enhanced slope capability, ease of operation, performance and transportability.
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Linking employers and indigenous workers

More and more businesses involved in the construction of CSG pipelines are seeking to employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and Indigenous Workstars has set out to facilitate this employment.
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Energise your information

EMC Oil and Gas has launched a new website that can help companies accelerate the discovery of hydrocarbons, enhance compliance, minimise downtime, enable collaboration, and mitigate risk by optimising and strategically leveraging their information assets.
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QGCE sets agenda for Queensland gas

The Queensland Gas Conference and Exhibition, held in Brisbane in mid-August, proved to be an agenda-setting event, bringing together presenters and delegates to discuss some of the major issues affecting the state's gas industry.
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Engineering companies form alliance

OSD Pipelines and PROCOM Consultants have formed an alliance to provide a seamless project management, engineering and execution service through an integrated team of engineering consultants.
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Strength in new pipe products

Victaulic has introduced two new products: the StrengThin Piping System, a duplex/super duplex high-pressure mechanical piping system, and the Series 726D Super Duplex Stainless Steel Vic-Ball Valve, a super duplex ball valve with grooved ends.
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New land mobile radios released

Icom Australia has released the new IC-F3103/4103 and IC-F5123/6123 series of land mobile radios, which offer the superior performance of IDAS, while being a much more user-friendly and cost-effective solution.
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