People and policy

APIA Convention host sponsors

Each year, the APIA Convention gets bigger and better than ever. The Association does a fantastic job putting on the event, and wouldn't be able to do so without ample support from the industry. This year's Convention Host Sponsors explain why they support the event.
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Pipelining expats: providing overseas experience and character

Each year Australia grants working visas to skilled workers to boost the nation's pipeline building capability. These international personalities provide a much-loved flavour to the Australian industry. The Australian Pipeliner talks to eight pipelining personalities who have come from Canada, Scotland, Croatia and Kenya to find out what brought them to Australia and to hear about their experiences of, and insights into Australia's pipeline industry.
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The global steel industry: an Australian perspective

Steel is a globally strategic industry. It is a fundamental material used in countless applications that touch our everyday lives. Up until relatively recently the steel industry around the world was characterised by stability and predictability. This has now changed and it has changed dramatically.
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YPF on the go in WA

June was a busy month for the Western Australian Young PIpeliners Forum, with the group organising a site visit and a formal mentoring session with experienced pipeliners from the industry.
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Robinson ready to tackle key training issues with APIA

Oil Search Executive General Manager of Operations Richard Robinson is excited to bring his experience in the pipeline industry to the key projects currently at the heart of the APIA Board's work. Here, he talks to The Australian Pipeliner about his work in the pipeline industry, and reveals how those experiences are set to shape key training and innovation projects during his tenure as APIA Treasurer.
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APIA steels itself for Sydney

While there may have been some debate about whether it was the first APIA Sydney Dinner, there was no debate that the dinner on 1 July 2010 was a great success.
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Ich-citing Ichthys: Darwin dinner hears from Sean Kildare

The proposed Ichthys Gas Field Development will involve the construction of the longest offshore gas pipeline in the southern hemisphere. Project proponent Inpex General Manager Darwin Sean Kildare addressed the APIA Darwin Dinner about the scope of the project and the opportunities it poses to the industry.
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Solutions to encroachment issues

The Australian Pipeline Industry Association is developing a campaign to engage with planning authorities and to raise awareness of gas transmission infrastructure and issues. The Association has begun to reach out to state planning departments, and the early responses have been positive.
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Deutz focuses on coal seam market

Deutz AG has a long history with reciprocating gas engines, dating back to the foundation of the company in 1864 and the invention of the 4-stroke Otto cycle in 1876, which began the "˜motorisation of the world.'
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President’s Message

This year is shaping up to be one with many successful APIA functions. Events held since my report in the last edition of The Australian Pipeliner include the Sydney POG Seminar and dinner, the Perth lunch, the Melbourne Cocktail Party, the Brisbane Seminar and dinner and, most importantly, the Young People's Forum.

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Chief Executive’s Report

Chloe's Bar in Melbourne has a lot to answer for! And it's all positive! My introduction to APIA's party crowd was at the famous Young & Jackson's bar on Flinders Street. But it wasn't just at Chloe's that members told me of their concerns about the future of the industry and its young people.
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Young People’s Forum – 5 – 6 May 2006

Ideas, initiative, incentive and industry were the themes of the day at the Young People's Forum in Canberra, where an enthusiastic audience gathered, keen to learn more about the range of careers and opportunities in the pipeline industry.
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Risk focus for Brisbane seminar

Held on 23 May, the seminar opened with a presentation by Max Kimber outlining the changes affecting the industry over many years. Mr Kimber's wise observations were appreciated as he highlighted challenges, in particular the vexed issue of allocation of risk in the new economic environment.
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Territory set for pipeline boost

Recently, Australian Pipeline Trust (APA) announced that it will construct a new 275 km gas pipeline in the Northern Territory. The Australian Pipeliner spoke with APA's General Manager Operations, Stephen Ohl, about this major new development.

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Refiners face a new marketplace

The marketplace refiners are facing today is very different to what they experienced a decade ago. As demand shifts from a mixture of heavy products to light products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, refiners who want to capitalise on this market are looking to increase their complex refining capacity.
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