Powerco signs major Tasmanian gas network contract
New Zealand gas and electricity network company, Powerco, and the State Government of Tasmania have signed a NZ$30 million development agreement to develop and operate a natural gas network in Tasmania. The agreement provides Powerco with the approval to distribute natural gas to Tasmania’s major in...
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BP announces winning EPC bidder consortium for Tangguh LNG facilities
The consortium submitted a commercial bid worth approximately US$1.4 billion. Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Implementing Agency (BPMIGAS) oversaw the tender process and agreed on the winning bid. BP and KJP will now move to close the final EPC contract. The completion of this tender process maintains the ...
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Jingemia oil field extended production testing commences
Origin Energy have advised that the extended production testing (EPT) of the Jingemia-1 oil discovery commenced on 5 May with constrained flows of 1,000 barrels of oil per day. The flow rate will be progressively increased to planned rates of 2,000 barrels per day or greater. The production test has...
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Kalrez to explore and drill in the SA Cooper Basin
Kalrez Energy has entered into a farm-in agreement with Victoria Petroleum NL to earn a 12.5 per cent interest in the onshore SA Cooper Basin permit PEL 104. PEL 104 covers 1,069 sq km and is located immediately adjacent to the Tirrawarra oil field, Australia’s largest onshore oil field with estimat...
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Santos outline plans to boost oil production
At the Santos Ltd’s AGM, shareholders were told of plans to boost both near and longer-term oil and liquids production. The company announced plans targeting increased near-term oil production through optimisation of existing oil fields and discoveries. It is seeking to trial advanced technology on ...
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Woodside to reduce operating costs by $250 million
Woodside Energy’s reduction in total operating costs, including expenditure managed on behalf on joint ventures, will rise to 20 per cent per year by 2005 as a result of its Profitability Enhancement Program. The program, instigated at the end of 2002, is part of Woodside’s business strategy of opti...
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Contract awarded to Fleetwood Portables
Fleetwood Corporation subsidiary Fleetwood Portables has been awarded a contract to provide construction workforce accommodation to Woodside in Karratha for the LNG Expansion Project. The accommodation will be provided at Fleetwood’s Searipple Village in Karratha, which is currently being developed ...
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Esperance Power Project update
Civil works associated with the project are commencing in Esperance later this year.This includes construction activity along Harbour Road where the underground power cables and gas pipelines will be installed, at the existing power station site where the new substations will be located and at the p...
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Pacific Hydro welcomes final Portland planning approval
Renewable energy generator Pacific Hydro Limited expects to start construction of its $270 million Portland Wind Energy Project in south-west Victoria, in the final quarter of 2003, following the announcement of final planning approval. Planning approval follows several months of studies to relocate...
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WA’s HIsmelt plant a world first in iron production
WA cemented its place in world iron production history with the start of construction of the first commercial HIsmelt process plant in Kwinana. Premier Geoff Gallop said the State Government had committed $30 million for purchasing land and upgrading port facilities associated with the $400 million ...
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Acquisition of processing plant and feasibility study update for Westonia
Westonia mines has taken an option with Interquip Pty Limited to purchase the principal components of a CIP plant. The plant is in good condition and is located at Mt Pleasant, near Kalgoorlie, which is 300 km away from the Westonia mine site. The specifications of the plant will be input into the i...
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Mount Gibson Iron Limited signs ore sales agreement
Mount Gibson Iron Limited has signed an ore sale agreement to supply a total of 550,000 tpa of both lump and fines iron ore from the company’s new mine at Tallering Peak in WA, to Prosperity Minerals (Asia) Limited for use in the Prosperity Group’s new steel mill at Li Yang City in China. The first ...
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Monarch to drill nickel targets
A fresh approach to nickel and gold exploration in the Lake Johnston region of WA has yielded positive results for explorer Monarch Resources Limited with a series of promising new targets identified and drilling set to commence next month. Monarch – which commenced its maiden exploration field seas...
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Wyoming drilling results
Drilling results at the Wyoming Prospect within the Tomingley Gold Project in the central west of NSW is continuing with resource definition drilling at Wyoming One. As a result of the very encouraging results received so far, a second RC drill has been contracted and is onsite. The second drill wil...
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Mineral Commodities unveil major upgrade
Australian-based Mineral Commodities have announced a 29 per cent resource increase for its Xolobeni mineral sands project in South Africa to 16.9 million tonnes of contained heavy mineral. The Perth-based company said it had received an independent resource update from SRK Consulting based on a maj...
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New results lift grade at Namakwa diamond project
Namakwa Diamond Company has announced the latest results from its current sampling program at the Namakwa Diamond Project on South Africa’s West Coast, which have indicated a significant 34 per cent increase in the cumulative grade of one of the key mineralised horizons being tested. The results are...
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ESI awarded more than $20 million of new contracts
During April 2003 Environmental Solutions International Ltd (ESI) finalised commercial and technical negotiations for new contracts exceeding $20 million. A number of the new contracts are for the design and construction of drinking water treatments plants in Australia. These contracts follow on fro...
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New projects boost Downer EDI’s Singapore presence
Downer EDI have announce new contracts in Singapore to provide engineering consultancy services, including detailed studies, design and construction management to a major environmental infrastructure project in Singapore, and the design and construction of a transmission cable tunnel. The total valu...
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BHP Steel investigates opportunities in Vietnam
BHP Steel is investigating an opportunity in Vietnam to establish a metal coating and painting facility with an annual production capacity of approximately 125,000 tonnes. A formal application for investment approval has been submitted to the Vietnamese Government and the company is in discussions w...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar:New events
The following events have been added to the REPS Industry Events Calendar that can be downloaded in the e-mail/ on-line version of each REPS newsletter.Event - The Role of the Technical Regulator Date - 13 May 2003 Venue - Brisbane Hilton Organisers - Australian Pipeline Association Ph - (02) 627...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
To view the REPS Industry Events Calendar click here in the e-mail/ online version of this newsletter. ...
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