Tassie Shoal Methanol project progresses
Methanol Australia’s Tassie Shoal Methanol has achieved several milestones during the last quarter. Significantly the company received environmental approval from the Australian Government to construct and operate both stages of the Tassie Shoal Methanol Project. This approval was granted in 2002 an...
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SA Government reaffirms SAMAG commitment
The SA Government has completed its review of the SAMAG project and has reaffirmed its commitment to providing $25 million in infrastructure support. The government review team examined the engineering package, including the technology, capital and operating cost estimates, legal agreements, market ...
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Overston, Tardrum appraisal and production testing commences
Appraisal of the Overston gas discovery will commence during the first week of August 2003. Sunshine Gas and Samson International have secured the work-over drilling rig for the Overston 1 production testing immediately following completion of its current operations. The Overston gas discovery is lo...
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Major boost to quest for new petroleum resources
Nine new offshore exploration permits, expected to generate almost $193 million in exploration activities over the next six years, have been announced for Commonwealth waters off the coast of Australia. Acting Federal Resources Minister Joe Hockey jointly announced the release of permits with WA Min...
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Carnarvon Basin offshore installation contract
The directors of Mermaid Marine Australia have announced that the Mermaid Clough joint venture has been awarded a further contract by Apache Energy and their Carnarvon Basin partners, for the Linda Offshore Pipeline Installation Works. The project is to commence in the new year. However, it is subje...
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Sakhalin Energy signs third LNG supply deal
The Sakhalin II Phase 2 project has achieved a major success with the signing of a substantial LNG supply agreement between Sakhalin Energy Investment and Kyushu Electric Power. The deal calls for the supply of up to 0.5 million tonnes per year for a period of some 21 years. The sales deal with Kyus...
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BHP Billiton accelerates expansion of WA iron ore business
BHP Billiton has announced that it will be accelerating the development of its WA iron ore expansion projects to ensure a system capacity of 100 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) by the end of the second quarter of 2004. President of Carbon Steel Materials, Bob Kirby, said the accelerated development ...
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Sunrise Dam underground development receives approval
The AngloGold Board has given the go-ahead to commence underground development at the Sunrise Dam mine in WA to test the feasibility of committing to a full-scale underground mine. The underground feasibility study approved by the Board has a capital cost of $87 million and will involve development ...
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Dominion announces go ahead for Challenger underground
Dominion Mining has announced that it will proceed with an underground mine development at its 100 per cent owned Challenger Gold project in SA. This decision follows the completion of an updated resource statement and mine design parameters. The underground development has the potential to extend t...
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Drilling program commences at Tom’s Gully gold mine
Renison Consolidated Mines have commenced a drilling program at the Tom’s Gully gold mine in the NT. The drilling program is the next stage of the feasibility study into the development of an underground mining operation at the Tom’s Gully gold mine. The drilling program will involve 12 inclined dia...
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QMASTOR secures contract with Anglo Coal
QMASTOR – supplier of bulk materials management information systems – has secured a five-year contract with Anglo Coal Australia (ACA) for the provision and ongoing support of QMASTOR’s Pit to Port.Net product as ACA’s marketing and logistics systems. The scope of the project involves management of ...
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Latest wind power project gets green light
Energy Minister Eric Ripper has announced the go-ahead for a $3 million Western Power proposal to build a single, 70 m tall wind turbine at Hopetoun, 580 km south-east of Perth. Mr Ripper said wind technology was the most cost effective renewable technology for electricity generation currently avail...
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Tender decision and grants for Geraldton and Mid West
The State Government has selected a preferred tenderer for Geraldton’s Southern Transport Corridor and announced more than $190,000 in grants for coastal protection and marine facilities projects in the Mid West.Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said Thiess Pty Ltd had been cho...
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New Ashburton River Bridge
A new, dual lane Ashburton River Bridge will replace the existing single lane bridge on North West Coastal Highway near Nanutarra in the Pilbara next year.The new bridge, estimated to cost about $10 million, will improve transport access to development on the Burrup Peninsula.Planning and Infrastruc...
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Contractors short-listed for amphibious and afloat support ships
The Request for Tender, released on 21 July 2003, for the logistic support management of four of the Navy’s current amphibious and afloat support ships has been short-listed to three companies. The successful companies are KBR (previously Halliburton KBR), Kvaerner Facility Management, and Rolls-Ro...
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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: WA Transport Infrastructure Date: 1-2 September 2003Venue: Hyatt Recency PerthOrganisers: IBC Conferences Ph: (02) 9080 4307 E-mail: regi...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
To access the REPS Industry Events Calendar click here in the e-mail version of this newsletter. ...
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