Santos awards first major contract for Mutineer-Exeter
On Friday 1 August 2003, Santos awarded its first major contract on the Mutineer-Exeter Project to ABB Vetco Gray (Pte) Ltd. Project manager, Janet Hann, said high quality tenders were received from three well-known international suppliers for provision of subsea production equipment and that compet...
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ChevronTexaco signs MOU with Gorgon joint venture
ChevronTexaco has announced that an affiliate has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Gorgon joint venture in Australia for the supply of LNG for distribution to markets on the west coast of North America. Under MOU terms, a ChevronTexaco affiliate will enter into negotiations, the d...
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Report highlights gas potential of the WA’s Vasse region
State Development Minister Clive Brown has released a government report highlighting the natural gas potential of the Vasse region in WA’s South West.The report documented a prospective coal-seam methane resource located between Margaret River and Augusta, 280 km south-west of Perth.The report outli...
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BHP Billiton announces discovery in Gulf of Mexico
BHP Billiton has announced results from its Neptune-5 appraisal well in the Gulf of Mexico, drilled in Atwater Valley Block 574, approximately 215 km from the Louisiana coast. The well encountered a gross hydrocarbon column of nearly 1,200 feet, with more than 500 feet (total vertical thickness) of ...
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Coonarah Gas Gathering system design and construction contract awarded
Following the calling of tenders for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the gas gathering system for the Narrabri Power Project, Eastern Star Gas has selected Delco Australia to undertake the work. The gas gathering system comprises 22 km of 150 km buries steel pipe and a gas filt...
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New report outlines North Kimberley’s mineral potential
Undiscovered mineral wealth may be waiting to be found in the North Kimberley according to a new report by the Department of Industry and Resources’ Geological Survey Division.The largely under-explored region, known to contain deposits of bauxite and lead-zinc, also has the potential to host econom...
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Vulcan acquires Ukraine gold project
Perth based Vulcan Resources has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority interest in the Saulyak Gold Project in Ukraine. The mine is located in the south-west of Ukraine in the Carpathian Mountains close to the Romanian boarder. Saulyak is an underground gold mine, partly developed in the ...
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AWAC continues to grow through expansion at Suriname
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) partners, Alumina Limited and Alcoa, have announced a 250,000 tonnes expansion of their alumina refinery operation in Paranam, Suriname. The alumina refinery at Paranam sources bauxite from Accaribo and Moengo mines.The expansion at the Paranam refinery, whic...
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Dampier Port to get new bulk cargo export facility
A new multi-user bulk cargo export berth will be constructed at the Dampier Port to accommodate exports from major new gas processing projects.Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan and State Development Minister Clive Brown announced the project as part of the State Government’s co...
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EPA report - King Bay
The Environmental Protection Authority has released its recommendations to the Environment Minister and set an Assessment of Referral Information level of assessment on a proposal by BGC Contracting and the Dampier Port Authority (DPA) to develop a hard rock quarry and industrial site within the Kin...
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Kimberley firms win lucrative roads contract
Companies in the Kimberley will share in a major government contract to supply road building plant and equipment for works on the Gibb River Road.Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan said of the 21 plant items required, 18 would be supplied by five companies in the Kimberley under...
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$400 million residential development for Perth
Futuris Corporation and LWP Property Group have announced a major new master-planned residential development to cater for the strong demand for residential land in the Perth region. The Byford development, located in the south-eastern corridor of Perth, is planned to provide more than 3,500 lots of ...
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Premier welcomes world’s leading radio astronomers to Geraldton
More than 130 astronomers converged on Geraldton for the 2003 International Square Kilometre Array (SKA) workshop. Dr Gallop told delegates the Mid West was outstandingly radio-quiet and it was his vision to have an international radio-quiet reserve established in the region.Workshop delegates will ...
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More Australian companies win JSF work
Three more Australian firms have been awarded work under the Joint Strike Fighter program.Victorianbased Marand Precision Engineering Pty Ltd has won an order from Lockheed Martin for the design and manufacture of a JSF engine removal and installation trailer. The trailer is a complex piece of equip...
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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 - 7th Annual WA Power Conference Date - 23-26 September 2003 Venue - Rendezvous Observation City Hotel, Perth Organisers - Power Generation Wo...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
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