WA Resource Development Services (REPS) Directory 2004
REPS subscribers are advised that corporate entries in the 2004 edition of the WA Resource Development Services Directory are due now.Entries are still being accepted. To ensure your company does not miss the opportunity to be listed in the directory, send your entry (with changes or marked ‘no chan...
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Unconditional approval for Alinta’s co-generation project
Alinta’s Board has given unconditional approval to proceed with the first co-generation unit to be installed at Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery. The approval comes after the finalisation of all necessary agreements. The major agreements include: standby arrangement with Western Power agreement wit...
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East Spar wins contract to supply new co-generation unit
The Apache-operated East Spar joint venture has signed a new sales gas contract with Alinta Ltd to supply up to 90 petajoules of gas from the East Spar gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore WA. The gas will be supplied to fuel Alinta’s new gas-fired co-generation unit in Pinjarra in south-west ...
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New power contract signed
Exmouth is to get a new gas-fired power station after Energy Minister Eric Ripper approved an 18-year power purchase contract for the supply of clean, reliable electricity to the town.The contract would result in the construction of the new power station in Welch Street with an initial six-megawatt ...
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Public Transport Authority signs electricity feeder station contract
Western Power Integrated Network Services (WPINS) has won a $3.3 million contract for the construction of an electricity feeder station at Beckenham.The feeder station would be a key element in the operation of the proposed railway spur line to Thornlie.The Thornlie spur was part of the PTAs $1.4 bi...
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Esperance Power Project update
Nine Mile-Beach wind farm The new Nine-Mile Beach wind farm in now complete. All turbines are operating successfully and their performance will be fine-tuned over the next month or so. Transformer and surge diverter replacement program Work to replace the remaining 12 transformers requiring upgradin...
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Major expansion at Ardlethan
Marlborough Resources has announced that a second treatment plant will be installed at the NSW Ardlethan Tin mine to increase tin production by about 70 per cent to an annual rate of around 2,200 tonnes of containing tin per annum. A major exploration program will be initiated to define additional t...
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Gindalbie develops Gossan Hill deposit
Gindalbie Gold has taken a step towards extending its gold production and exploration operations at Minjar in WA through an agreement with Newmont Australia to jointly develop the Gossan Hill gold deposit; part of Newmont’s nearby Golden Grove operation. The development is subject to the completion ...
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Pilbara iron ore scoping study complete
Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG) Pilbara iron ore project is economically viable at a production capacity of 20 million tonnes a year based on the company’s three projects - Mt Nicholas/ Springo Bore, Tongololo Creek and Mt Rove - which have indicated resources of 850Mt of iron ore.The project, includ...
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Plumridge nickel sulphide project – joint venture Falconbridge
Mithril Resources has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Falconbridge to explore and develop nickel sulphide deposits within the Plumridge project located approximately 300 km east of Kalgoorlie in WA. The Plumridge project comprises seven granted tenements together with four new applications co...
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Macmahon wins $210 million of new open cut contracts
Macmahon’s Open Cut division has been awarded two new contracts with a combined value of $210 million. New Eaglefield mine In Queensland RAG Australia Coal Pty Ltd has awarded Macmahon a significant seven-year contract to develop and operate their new Eaglefield open cut mine. The Eaglefield coal mi...
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Capital-raising takes Arrow closer to development
Funds raised from the placement of $1.5 million worth of ordinary shares will be utilised in funding Arrow Energy’s share of the exploration and development programs in the Surat and Clarence Moreton Basins near Brisbane, and the Queensland Coastal Basins near Gladstone. The immediate focus is the c...
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Major new Otway Basin gas contract for Santos
Santos Limited, operator of the Vic/P 44 permit in the Otway Basin, has successfully concluded a new long-term gas contract with TXU Australia to supply gas from the Casino gas field. The contract is conditional on the results of the next Casino appraisal well, which is due to commence drilling next...
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Hovea produces a million barrels
The Hovea Field has now passed the million barrel mark. The bulk of this production has been since the permanent facilities were commissioned in March. The oil production from Hovea has now exceeded the total oil production from the Dongara Field over the last 30 years and will shortly exceed the to...
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NWS venture continues relationship with Kansai Electric
The North West Shelf Venture LNG Sellers have signed a heads of agreement with The Kansai Electric Power Company for long-term LNG supply. The agreement is for the supply and purchase of 0.5 million tonnes of LNG a year between 2009 and 2014 and 0.925 million tonnes of LNG a year between 2015 and 20...
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Prioritising implementation of Keating recommendations
Industry will have direct input into the implementation of recommendations from the Keating Review into the Project Development Approval System through an Industry Reference Group announced by State Development Minister Clive Brown.Mr Brown said the reference group would assist the Government to pri...
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Australia’s biggest construction vessel berths at AMC
Australia’s biggest construction vessel, the Semac Barge, has berthed at the Australian Marine Complex for maintenance after working on the North-West Shelf’s second trunkline.The 200m semi-submersible pipe-laying barge is the largest vessel to have berthed at the AMC for maintenance. It demonstrate...
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Austal announces third contract with NWFF
Austal Limited has signed a third contract with New World First Ferry (NWFF) of Hong Kong for two 47.5 m passenger ferries, taking the total number of Austal-built vessels for the company to seven. With a contract value of $28.4 million, the vessels - to be built by Austral Ships division Image Mari...
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Timber bridges to be refurbished in Great Southern
A contract has been awarded to refurbish five timber bridges in the Great Southern region of WA. The $711,964 contract has been awarded to BGC Contracting Pty Ltd.The works will commence in mid-September and be completed at the end of March 2004. The bridges were located on Muirs Highway near Mt Bar...
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$550 million added to Downer EDI order book
Downer EDI has been awarded contracts and is in contract-preferred positions for a number of new projects in road, rail, power, local government and industrial site maintenance, adding more than $550 million to the company’s forward order book. The new work covers the company’s Engineering (Power), ...
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John Holland joins Brisbane Water Enviro Alliance team
John Holland has been selected as part of an industry team to deliver the $150 million Brisbane Water Enviro Alliance, which involves upgrades to Brisbane’s Sandgate, Oxley Creek and Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plants. John Holland will work in a fully integrated Alliance team with personnel from Bri...
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Commercialising Emerging Technologies program
The Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) program is an AusIndustry program designed to assist small to medium-sized companies and individuals commercialise their innovative products, processes or services.COMET offers tailored assistance to eligible firms, providing the opportunity to work ...
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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 - Electrical Engineering in Mining Date - 30-31 October 2003 Venue - Rendezvous Observation City Hotel, Perth Organisers - Australia Journal ...
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REPS Industry Events Calendar
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