$120 million expansion on Varanus Island
Apache Energy, on behalf of Harriet Joint Ventures, will expand their gas processing capacity on Varanus Island to meet the additional demand arising out of their contract to supply gas to the new Burrup fertiliser plant.The Varanus Island Gas Expansion Project (VGEP) encompasses the installation of...
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Woodside achieves key Enfield milestone
Woodside Energy Ltd has committed to the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of the Enfield area oil development located off North West Cape in Western Australia. The total cost of this development phase is $88 million covering all activities required to move to the final investment decisi...
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Bayu-Undan Gas Development plan approved
ConocoPhillips have announced that the gas development plan for the Bayu-Undan project has been approved by the Timor Sea Designated Authority.The project participants have unanimously approved the project’s gas development phase and, with receipt of this final approval, will proceed immediately wit...
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New study to add value to State’s oil and gas resources
The Petroleum Resources Availability and Opportunity Study will examine existing and potential availability of petroleum-based feedstocks to support a new chemicals industry in the State’s north. State Development Minister, Clive Brown, said one of the important aims of the study would be to add val...
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Clough and Aker Marine Contractors form new subsea business
Clough and Aker Marine Contractors, and Aker Kvaerner subsidiary, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the formation of a new global subsea construction business to be known as CASP (Clough-AMC Subsea Partnership). CASP will be headquartered in Oslo with regional offices in Aber...
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First cornerstone equity contributor for SAMAG
Magnesium International Limited (MIL) and Thiess have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) involving the funding of MIL’s SAMAG magnesium smelter project. The MOU commits Thiess to contribute equity to the project on the award of an exclusive Engineering, Procurement and Cons...
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HIsmelt congratulated on hydrogen venture
State Development Minster Clive Brown has congratulated Perth’s HIsmelt Corporation on forming a US $2 million development program to assess the use of HIsmelt’s metal bath processing techniques in the hydrogen production process. The assessment will take place in partnership with US firm Alchemiz, ...
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Comalco signs landmark alumina deal
Comalco Aluminium Limited has announced an agreement to supply the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Norske Hydro with 500,000 tonnes of alumina per year for more than 20 years. The magnitude of the supply arrangements means the contract represents one of the biggest alumina agreements in history. U...
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Japanese interest in magnesium sheet metal
Magnesium International Limited has received an expression of interest from a major Japanese magnesium sheet user to purchase magnesium sheet metal to be produced by the MIL/CSIRO venture (MagSheet). The company is a major Japanese company specialising in the production of high quality metal product...
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Tantalum signs long term contract
Perth company, Tantalum Australia has signed contracts for tantalum materials that will generate a minimum sales revenue of $56 million. A long term contract has been signed with the Australian subsidiary of a major US aerospace components manufacture for the supply of tantalum materials. A related ...
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United Group secure $180 million in new contracts
Diversified services company, United Group has secured $180 million in new and extended contracts across its business. The contracts were held by several of United key operating sectors, including oil and gas, wastewater treatment, rail, property management, electrical and facilities management. Uni...
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AlintaGas to build new power station
The State Government has cleared the way for the construction of a new power station that will reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of Alcoa’s Pinjarra operations. A variation to Alcoa’s Alumina Refinery (Pinjarra) Agreement 1969 was tabled in the lower house of State Parliament. The variation will p...
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Esperance Power Project update
Transformer upgrades commenceThirty-four transformers will be replaced in Esperance as part of the improvements being made to the town’s electricity supply. Western Power started replacing the transformers in May and will take about three months to complete.The new transformers will allow Western Po...
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Jubilee commences underground at Cosmos
Jubilee Mines has commenced the transition to underground mining at the Cosmos Nickel Project in WA after assessing the high-grade massive sulphide zones in the main Cosmos Deeps orebody. Cosmos Deeps is located approximately 330 m vertically below the base of the Cosmos open pit and approximately 5...
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Lynas capital raising and feasibility study progress
Lynas has raised $1,950,000 to further the development of the Mount Weld Project in Western Australia. The pilot plant for the flotation of the mixed Rare Earths oxides ore has been successfully completed at AMMTEC in Western Australia. Results indicate the process will produce 40 per cent concentra...
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Lafayette moves closer to production
Lafayette Mining Limited will commence work at its Rapu Rapu polymetallic mining project in the Philippines. The work that is being started this month forms part of Lafayette’s planned first phase of construction. Construction time for the one million tonne per annum project is estimated at nine mon...
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BHP Billiton approves Escondida Norte copper project
BHP Billiton and its partners have approved the development of the Escondida Norte copper project in northern Chile, as part of Escondida’s operating strategy to maintain copper production capacity in future years. The Escondida Norte open pit will be located five kilometres from the existing Escond...
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New proposal for sinking of the Northbridge railway lines
The State Government is working with the City of Perth on an agreement to deliver the sinking of the railway lines between the Perth CBD and Northbridge. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said the Government has initially considered seeking expressions of interest for developme...
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Defence giant Raytheon Australia expands into WA
Defence giant Raytheon Australia has expanded its operations by moving its Naval Systems Divisions headquarters to the Australian Marine Complex (AMC) Technology Precinct in Cockburn Sound.The move will see the creation of more than 150 high paying jobs for Western Australians and is also expected t...
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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/ online version of each REPS newsletter.Event - Delivering Procurement Efficiency for the Future Date - 18-20 August 2003 Venue - Hilton of the Park, Melbourne (13-15 October, Four Points b...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
To open the REPS Industry Events Calendar click here in the e-mail / online version of this newsletter. ...
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