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CCE expands its corrosion management offering Corrosion inhibiting grease for equipment 72 Anode offers GreenAmp for cathodic protection 74
Insulation joint testing of water pipeline.
CCE expands its pipeline corrosion management offering
For 20 years, Corrosion Control Engineering (CCE) has established a reputation as the pipeline industry’s leading cathodic protection (CP) goods and services provider. The company has Australasia’s largest number of NACE certified cathodic protection staff including nine CP-4 Cathodic Protection Specialists - the highest level of CP certification offered by NACE, the worldwide corrosion authority.
While many in the pipeline industry know CCE for its CP technical expertise and supply of quality CP materials, many are unfamiliar with the other corrosion prevention services and pipeline specific product lines that CCE can offer the industry.
The company name, Corrosion Control Engineering lends itself to many other areas outside of just CP, and over the past few years, the company has diversified into other sectors of the pipeline corrosion industry.
As well as having more corrosion engineers and technicians specialising in CP than any other company in Australasia, CCE also has an in-house team of corrosion investigation and pipeline integrity consultants, whose primary function is to provide corrosion analysis and mitigation solutions for pipeline asset owners.
Alan Bryson is CCE’s Principal Corrosion and Integrity Specialist based in Melbourne. With more than 40 years of CP, coatings and AC mitigation knowledge, Mr Bryson has been providing pipeline integrity expertise and solutions for some of Australia’s oldest and most complex buried steel pipeline systems.
In Perth, Dr Grahame Strong is CCE’s corrosion expert specialising in corrosion management for both onshore and offshore structures. Dr Strong's 30 years of corrosion experience includes specifying and reviewing corrosion and chemical monitoring equipment and assessing the fitness for service of equipment damaged by corrosion.
Dr Strong is an internal corrosion and corrosion inhibitor consultant and subject matter expert for managing microbial influenced, CO2, H2S, top of the line and under deposit corrosion.
Based in Sydney, CCE Corrosion and Materials Consultant Edgar Mendez has been working in the inspection and testing industry for 17 years, most of which has been in metallurgy. Mr Mendez's corrosion expertise includes condition assessment, failure investigations, visual and microstructural examination, standards review and a wide range of onsite and laboratory testing and reporting.
In addition to the above areas of engineering and field technical expertise, the company’s warehouses across Australia and New Zealand stock and sell a wide range of pipeline related products and materials.
While CCE is known for supplying world class sacrificial and impressed current anodes, earth contact backfills and transformer rectifier units from the world’s leading suppliers, the company has a whole lot more to offer the pipeline industry that many of us don’t know about.
All of CCE’s regional offices have a products, materials and technical equipment specialist with many years of experience in the pipeline industry. Its regional warehouses stock a full inventory of CP and pipeline related products, materials and technical equipment.
CCE’s regional office locations throughout Australia and New Zealand allow reduced shipping costs for products and materials supplied to their customers. This local presence means CCE has the ability to expedite the dispatch of materials all over Australasia at short notice, whenever required.
In support of the pipeline industry, CCE offers competitive pricing for a wide range of products and technical equipment including: • CP test points, stands, cabling and thermit
weld materials • Monolithic Insulating Joints (MIJ’s) - supplied by Zunt in Italy • Surge protectors and decouplers - supplied by
Dairyland USA • Pipeline pigs - all types and sizes of pipeline cleaning and gauging pigs manufactured by the world’s leading suppliers • Corrosion and erosion monitoring equipment • Pipeline casing spacers • Insulating barrel unions for pipework • Pipeline repair sleeves/kits • Speciality cables and heat shrink materials • Radolid Caps - to protect bolted connections against corrosion • DCVG Pipeline Coating Defect Survey
Equipment • CIPS ‐ Close Interval Potential Survey
Equipment • Data loggers and GPS current interrupters • CP remote monitoring systems for test point and transformer rectifiers • DC Current Clamp (Swain Meter) • Soil resistivity testing equipment • Pipeline locators
With eight offices located around Australia and New Zealand, CCE are well positioned to assist pipeline asset owners and constructors with their pipeline corrosion prevention and cathodic protection needs for any project, large or small.
CP survey at a pipeline test point.
Visit www.cceng.com.au or call 1300 COR ENG for further information.
Corrosion inhibiting grease for maintaining construction equipment
Regular maintenance on grease points is one of the best ways to keep heavy construction equipment in good condition with fewer joint failures and repairs. Savcor Products Australia offers top-of-the-line grease products to ensure this equipment is protected against the elements for longer periods of time.
While lubrication can be done with almost any extreme pressure grease, CorrLube™ VpCI® Lithium EP Grease offers an added boost of corrosion protection for equipment used or stored near the ocean.
Extreme pressure applications
CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease is an NLGI grade 2 grease that can be used in extreme operating conditions—high pressure, high temperature applications (dropping point is 182°C) or high pressure, low speed applications where there is a shock loading concern.
This makes it acceptable for almost any common grease point on heavy equipment turrets, shovels, booms, graders, etc. These components should be lubricated according to equipment manual recommendations so extreme pressure and friction do not take a premature toll on joints, pins, bearings, and bushings, leading to costly and difficult replacement.
Applying CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease will help keep moving parts lubricated to avoid these unnecessary interruptions.
Seaside storage
An added benefit of CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease is enhanced corrosion protection. While grease provides a natural barrier against corrosion, equipment exposed to sea spray and airborne chlorides in extreme coastal environments can benefit from extra protection.
CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease is specifically formulated with superior corrosion inhibiting properties to protect against salt water, brine, H2S, HCl, and other corrosive agents in harsh conditions such as these.
The added protection is particularly helpful for construction equipment that will be idle for a while but needs to be kept in ready-to-use condition corrosion-free for use at any time.
Corrlube VpCI EP Grease.
Intermittent operation
Protection of lube joints during equipment layup would typically require the removal of one grease in order to apply another one with greater preservative qualities. The layup grease would in turn have to be removed and replaced with operating grease when putting the equipment back into service.
CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease eliminates this extra hassle. Although ideal for layup applications, it does not have to be removed or replaced before equipment operation, offering much more flexibility to the equipment users.
This is especially good for construction crews that operate intermittently — for example, 16 hours per day for several weeks while trying to finish one project, then not at all when waiting for a new contract. CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease offers the flexibility of lubrication and corrosion protection during any of these stages.
Construction equipment should be kept welllubricated for best results. With the abundance of coastal environments in Australia, the enhanced corrosion protection of CorrLube VpCI Lithium EP Grease makes it an excellent option for lubrication when operating or laying up construction equipment in corrosive conditions.
For more information please contact your local Savcor Products Australia representative on 1800SAVCOR or visit www.savcorproducts.com.au
GreenAmp represents the latest in remote monitoring of cathodic protection
Corrosion experts Anode Engineering are now offering the GreenAmp® remote monitoring system – a patented, cutting-edge technology which allows pipeline operators to acquire a greater understanding of the health and condition of their pipelines.
When it comes to cathodic protection of critical pipeline infrastructure, information is the key. Traditional yearly test point surveys are typically labour intensive and inefficient, providing only a small snapshot of the cathodic protection at that one moment in time.
The GreenAmp® remote monitoring system provides a much deeper insight into the state of a pipeline, providing hourly measurements of pipeline protection levels transmitted daily to an intuitive online portal or to an asset owner’s own systems.
GreenAmp is the patented technology of Anode Engineering – experts in corrosion control engineering. This product has been developed and manufactured in Australia, with a potential worldwide addressable market.
There are two variants of GreenAmp: the single-channel unit and the 4 Plus model. The GreenAmp single-channel unit is designed for installation in a test point box, recording a reading of pipe potential (cathodic protection level) once every hour and transmitting those 24 readings once per day.
The GreenAmp 4 Plus unit compliments the single channel units in locations that have sacrificial anode beds, cathodic protection units (CPUs) or foreign structures. It has the following additional features: • Four channels of data such as CPU output of
Volts, Current, Pipe potential and a foreign structure for interference monitoring purposes. • Accepts active 4-20mA signals from sensors such as soil moisture meters, A.C. current transducers and other custom applications. • A contactor output for synchronous switching of CPU or sacrificial systems to generate instant off potentials. Removing the “IR” drop to indicate the true polarised potential (protection level) of the pipe.
All units feature a variety of communication protocols to accommodate many scenarios. GreenAmp primarily uses LTE internet of things (IoT) protocols of Cat M1 and Narrow Band IoT (NB IOT), Sigfox, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
In areas that lack IoT coverage or Wi-Fi, the Daisy Chain Data (DCD) protocol wirelessly
The GreenAmp single-channel unit is designed for installation in a test point box.
shares data from GreenAmp to GreenAmp along a pipeline. Each unit has a range of 5 km to the next and can link up to 10 units, offering 50 km of daisy chain coverage in such areas.
GreenAmp is also compatible with the latest low earth orbit satellite systems, which are specifically designed for IoT applications allowing economical and reliable coverage in the most remote locations.
The GreenAmp portal is an intuitive webbased interface featuring graphs of test point pipe potential data; configurable alarm states for out-of-range readings; scheduling of current interruptions with high resolution logging; geographic maps of a pipeline with the ability to interrogate individual points; and a range of easily interpreted customisable info-graphics.
A fully documented API allows GreenAmp data to be seamlessly integrated into existing I.T. systems if required. There have been a number of other non-pipeline implementations including monitoring of anode systems on marine structures, commercial ships and pontoons covering both steel or aluminium.
GreenAmp patented technology brought to you by Anode Engineering – experts in corrosion control design, installation, reporting and material supply.
100 km of FLOWTITE GRP DN1000 and 1200 on the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme in South East Queensland.
Iplex delivers on large-scale project management from start to finish
Iplex demonstrates end-to-end capabilities on large-scale pipeline infrastructure projects, from design to delivery. The 83-year-old company employs proven strategies and tailored client solutions to safely deliver projects with the best results.
Since its foundation in 1938, the Iplex modus operandi has been solving Australia’s pipeline industry challenges, delivering future focused products and solutions with demonstrated longterm customer value. Today, the company is a onestop shop for large scale pipeline projects and has a specialist service in project delivery on major pipeline infrastructure projects.
The team can offer an end-to-end service from design phase through to manufacturing, quality certifications, logistics and delivery management as well as provide expert installation advice.
Project delivery expertise
Iplex’s project delivery team handles high volumes with complex delivery requirements under tight time constraints. Mark Brunning is the Manager of Project Delivery and regularly coordinates large daily volumes on projects backed by expert project knowledge.
“The team individually tailors a solution for every project. Each project has a specially selected team with high skill and diversity – everybody brings a different skillset from technical product knowledge, engineering, manufacturing to expert supply management knowledge,” says Mr Brunning.
To bring all elements of a project together requires strong internal and customer relationships, and communication is key. The Iplex Project Delivery team has experience in many large-scale water and sewer projects, one example being the delivery of the Haughton Pipeline Duplication Project for the Townsville City Council.
Funded by the Queensland Government, the $215 million project involved the duplication of an existing pipeline to provide the town with a backup supply from the Burdekin Water Supply Scheme. Iplex was awarded the tender for the supply of 36 km of DN1800 FLOWTITE® glass reinforced pipe (GRP), engineered to provide up to 234 ML of water per day into the Ross River Dam.
FLOWTITE GRP was the preferred medium for its superior properties and material strength. Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) is resistant to chemical attack and can be installed in ground conditions such as acid sulphate soils or saline ground conditions that are detrimental to metal and concrete. You don’t have to use special linings or wrap the pipe in plastic sleeving; GRP products have a resistant resin barrier through all the layers of glass and sand, so the whole wall is protected.
To meet the significant project delivery requirements, Iplex chartered six transport ships from Adelaide to Townsville. Each vessel carried 500 lengths of 13 GRP with a diameter of 1,800 mm – that’s over 6 km of pipe on each vessel. On arrival in Townsville, the team was able to discharge each vessel within 72 hours, safely transferring each pipe onto a single B-Double for transport to a specially secured laydown facility.
Iplex’s end-to-end capabilities ensured the project was delivered successfully, on time and on budget. One of the key ingredients for the success of the project was communication. “There’s always a single point of contact for the customer,” says Mr Brunning.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s an engineering question, a supply enquiry, a warranty question, a question around paperwork for the Manufacturers Data Reports (MDR) – the client only needs to know one person in the business, and they’ll get all their answers. This is what sets Iplex apart from others.”
From the outset, the Iplex Project Delivery team will engage with the customer to ensure a clear understanding of their requirements, goals and timelines they want to achieve. The team is also committed to ensuring onsite safety and working collaboratively with the customer across product and safety requirements.
Product Marketing & Training Manager Nathan Swaffer says providing onsite support is one of Iplex’s core offerings for large-scale projects.
“An important component we offer is site presentations to help with the installation process. It’s not formal training, but it is our technical staff onsite helping the contractors to get it right the first time.”
Depending on the product to be installed, Iplex provides an installer presentation to guide
contractors on the unique features of the product and how to correctly install it, whether it is cutting, joining, bedding, or correct handling. A Certificate of Attendance is issued to ensure contractors are aware of best practice installation methods.
On larger scale projects where staff rotations are commonplace, Iplex continually offers refresher training to support client safety and results – it’s all part of the service. Iplex offers a wide range of products suited to large-scale pipeline projects, as well as design guidance and support through the sales engineering team.
Iplex offers a wide range of products that are suited to large scale pipeline projects. Iplex Head of Sales Shaun O’Brien says the company works with its clients to give them the best possible solutions for their project, whether it is polyethelene, PVC, GRP or ductile iron.
Iplex has a range of polyethylene systems sold under the Poliplex® brand, which are manufactured and controlled within Iplex facilities and can be made in sizes up to 2 m in diameter. Poliplex pipes are used to convey all types of liquids and gases for above and below ground applications.
For PCV, Iplex has a wide range of technologies suitable for major supply trunk and reticulations mains, industrial process pipelines and irrigation systems. Iplex’s Rhino® PVC-M for pressure pipes incorporates the advancements of modified PVC technology, whereas Apollo® PVC-O, a dualpatented technology, offers an exceptionally tough, high-performance thermoplastic. This has greatly enhanced physical characteristics including an increased hydraulic performance capacity due to its exceptionally smooth and enlarged bore.
Iplex has always been an innovator in terms of introducing new materials to the Australian market. In fact, it was the first company to introduce large bore GRP pipes for water and sewer.
Michael Lancuba is the Manager for Engineered Products at Iplex.
“Iplex were the pioneers in offering a competitive alternative to conventional clay, concrete and steel pipes. In 2006 we became partners with RPC Pipe Systems and introduced FLOWTITE GRP pipe systems in Australia: an advanced GRP technology that gave our customers more options for large projects,” says Mr Lancuba.
“The FLOWTITE range offers flexibility in design and installation, from standard to nonstandard pipes and fittings, and we can also custom design and manufacture to the required specification.”
FLOWTITE GRP pipes can be made in a range of standard pressure classes, stiffness classes and lengths. As such, the product can be engineered to meet the clients’ requirements.
FLOWTITE GRP is a composite pipe using continuously wound glass fibres, sand as a filler and thermosetting resins as a corrosion barrier. Australian made FLOWTITE has been used on a number of high-profile, largescale projects, including the Haughton project, the Burgowan to Takura Water Main upgrade for the Fraser Coast and the Belconnen Truck Sewer project in Canberra.
“We’ve supplied a lot of projects with GRP pipes with diameters up to 2 m, but the product can actually be supplied up to 3 m. It’s not a commodity product, it’s a specialised fully engineered product which we can make to the required specification,” says Mr Lancuba.
Iplex offers GRP piping with superior
FLOWTITE GRP DN1800 on the Elermore Vale Project.
strength and hydraulic properties, and specialised personnel to see the project through to delivery, achieving proven results from end to end.
For more information visit www.iplex.com.au
FLOWTITE GRP on the Haughton Pipeline Duplication Project.
Composite pipes prove both safe and efficient
Baker Hughes knows there are many benefits to using composite line pipe over steel – one being the added safety benefits in the mobilisation and installation processes.
Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company with a diverse portfolio of equipment and service capabilities. The company designs, manufactures and services energy technology, operating in more than 120 countries across the globe.
One of the company’s latest developments has been the introduction of composite pipe to drive onshore progress. Today, these flexible composite pipe solutions serve as the natural transition from steel pipe to non-metallic pipe, offering a more economical, safer, and faster-to-deploy solution to Baker Hughes’ customers around the world.
Mobilisation
The spoolable, lightweight design of reinforced composite pipe allows for fewer trucks to transport materials to the installation site, with one truck able to transport 3.5 km of composite pipe compared with only 1.5 km of traditional steel pipe.
Fewer equipment rentals
The lightweight pipe can be deployed with a backhoe, A-frame, spools, and a coupling machine. Connections do not require welding, which also eliminates the need for x-rays. In the case of pullthrough rehabilitation, no trenching equipment is needed.
Composite pipe also requires less space for easements or rights of way. This means less equipment with fewer workers and minimal trenching requirements due to the simple installation process, giving way to an efficient use of space.
Faster installation with lower risk
Long lengths of pipe on reels can be unspooled in less time than it takes to lower small segments of stick pipe into place. The process poses fewer safety risks due to the lightweight nature of the materials. With less equipment required, risk is also mitigated by minimising the potential for equipment failure.
Installation is simpler, faster and more cost effective than rigid steel or poly HDPE pipes with fewer connections and no need for welding or nondestructive testing.
Construction crews
Typically, a team of two to three people can manage the installation of a line, substantially fewer than traditional steel or poly pipes. The pipe itself can be unspooled from an A-frame and laid in longer continuous lengths than stick pipe.
Composite pipes are more durable than steel alternatives, creating more sustainable, longer lasting infrastructure. Without corrosion, the need to condemn, repair or install new infrastructure is eliminated, reducing the likelihood of workers having to revisit jobs.
Composite pipes pose a lower safety risk due to their reduced transportation needs, their spoolable and lightweight design, and their less cumbersome handling requirements.
They allow for fewer trucks and equipment, requiring less to mobilise, minimising the consequences of equipment failure. The pipes are stronger than their unreinforced alternatives and better able to resist forces applied during installation, while also being lighter and easier to install.
Baker Hughes brings a solution to the onshore pipe industry that holds ergonomics and worker safety at its core.
Baker Hughes offers flexible, spoolable composite pipe.
The flexible composite pipe solutions serve as the natural transition from steel pipe to non-metallic pipe.
AMS Instrumentation & Calibration provides a range of top-quality equipment for the oil and gas industry from some of the world’s leading manufacturers. These manufacturers include Katronic – a global expert in ultrasonic flow measurement technology that has been used by thousands of customers worldwide.
Within the oil and gas industry there are various applications that require the measurement of flow of liquids such as oil, hydrocarbons or produced water. For oil platform operators, for example, it is imperative they ensure they are adhering to the directives of oil discharge guidelines.
This requires them to find a way to reliably and accurately monitor the platforms’ discharges, such as produced water. These circumstances lead to a situation where flowmeters often have not been installed on pipelines where monitoring was originally unnecessary.
In this case, instruments, which can subsequently be installed to pipes of various materials and diameters without the need to interrupt ongoing processes, are in high demand. The clamp-on mounting technique allows the flow of oil and hydrocarbons to be measured safely and accurately without the need to open pipes.
Considering the previously mentioned requirements, Katronic’s ultrasonic clamp-on flowmeters are the perfect solution for various applications of the oil and gas industry. As the sensors are clamped onto the pipe surface, platform operators do not have to face large costs caused by lost production and intensive engineering work as is normally the case during the installation of inline meters.
Katronic can supply fully ATEX and IECEx certified metering solutions and within an hour the operator could have fitted a flowmeter. More importantly, Katronic have the application experience in the offshore industry to know that measurement of produced water systems is possible in all the different pipeline materials used offshore, including duplex pipes.
Leading companies in the industry such as BP and Schlumberger have already installed Katronic flowmeters on platforms for produced water metering. In the case of BP,
Katronic flowmeters are available through AMS across Australia and New Zealand.
"Katronic can supply fully ATEX and IECEx certified metering solutions and within an hour the operator could have fitted a flowmeter. More importantly, Katronic have the application experience in the offshore industry to know that measurement of produced water systems is possible in all the different pipeline materials used offshore, including duplex pipes."
Katronic’s ultrasonic meters were used to monitor produced water pipes where electromagnetic meters failed.
These flowmeters are easy, quick and costeffective installation on existing pipelines and applicable on pipes of various materials for diameters from 10 to 3,000 mm. Various power supply options are available, including AC, DC, battery and solar power, while integration into existing or future control systems is possible.
Katronic flowmeters are available through AMS across Australia and New Zealand. AMS has been confirmed to be an essential service supplier, with the company’s support to customers in the energy, water, food, mining, defence and pharmaceutical industry, mean the continued ability to supply its products and services.
Preventative measures have been implemented, including a dedicated sanitation officer and social distancing in work areas being monitored and maintained.
For further information contact AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd on 03-9017 8225, or free call (NZ) 0800 442 743, email sales@ams-ic.com.au or visit the web site at www.ams-ic.com.au
www.peternorman.com.au 1300 THE KEY (1300 843 539) pipework@peternorman.com.au
The NT YPF gathered for a fishing charter event in Darwin.
YPF takes to the water in sunny Darwin
While the rest of the country might have been shivering away on a cold winter’s day, the Northern Territory Young Pipeliners Forum enjoyed an afternoon on a fishing charter offshore sunny Darwin.
In August, the NT YPF took to the water to enjoy the NT YPF Fishing Charter event, thanks to sponsors Winnellie Valve and Process, Tremco Pipeline Equipment and Fyfe.
On a chilly NT winter dry season day at 3O° Celsius and blue skies as far as the eye could see, the young pipeliners were treated to flat water, plenty of drinks and the occasional fish to have a great day fishing the harbours of Darwin.
Those in attendance consisted only of pipeline and gas personnel from the vibrant Darwin community, with the inclusion of a special Queensland pipeliner, Brett Trembath, who word was gave up seats at the State of Origin game to make the day’s proceedings.
The NT YPF would like to give a special thanks to Arafura Bluewater Charters and Captain Dan who kept all pipeliners in attendance safe on the water.
The YPF would also like to thank the APGA, and the Sponsors Winnellie Valve and Process, Tremco Pipeline Equipment, and Fyfe for putting on events like these to bring together the lively gas and pipeline community in the NT.
Want to get involved?
The YPF provides a forum for all young people involved in the pipeline and gas industry working in APGA member companies to get together at events to exchange ideas, network, share information, discuss issues in the pipeline industry with each other and learn about other industry disciplines.
The YPF has committees across Australia and in New Zealand. These committees organise events in their areas several times a year. Events are likely to include educational visits to member companies’ facilities, fun-focused networking events (such as bare-foot bowls, quiz nights, geo-tagging) and mentoring events where more experienced pipeliners can share their experiences.
Any employee of an APGA member company can join under the age of 35. Although the YPF focuses on pipeliners aged up to 35, you don’t have to leave the forum. Both long-serving ‘young’ members who have turned 35 and the more experienced pipeliners can be involved in YPF activities.
The day’s proceedings were not without the occasional fish.
Interested in joining the YPF? Visit www.apga.org.au/YPF to contact your state chair.
Pipeliners out and about
APGA wasn’t able to have as many in-person events as it wanted this year, but here is a look at some of the functions that took place around the country. APGA looks forward to seeing members in person again soon.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR Aegis Pty Ltd Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd Anode Engineering Pty Ltd Atteris Pty Ltd Australian Energy Market Operator Avmin Pty Ltd Bureau Veritas Asset Integrity and Reliability Services Pty Ltd Civil Geospatial Services Pty Ltd Core Group Limited Corrosion Control Engineering Pty Ltd Denso (Australia) Pty Ltd DSQ Pty Ltd Energy Matrix Group Pty Ltd ERIAS Group Pty Ltd GB Energy Hard Metal Industries
CONSULTANT Heath Pipeline Services Pty Ltd Inductabend Pty Ltd Jindal Saw Limited Jiva Consulting JLL Infrastructure Advisory Pty Ltd LFF Australia Lidiar Group Lochard Energy (Iona Operations) Pty Ltd Long Energy and Resources Pty Ltd Maxibor Australia Moody Civil & Pipe Pty Ltd National Australian Pipelines PAC Pipeline Drillers Group Pipeline Plant Hire Pty Ltd PipeServ Plant & Platform Consultants Ltd Qenos Pty Ltd Refining NZ Rider Hunt International (RHI) Scape Consulting Pty Ltd
ENERGY DISTRIBUTOR Shipman King
ENGINEERING/PROJECT MANAGER SPIE Plexal System Control Engineering The Hills Rockslinger TIB Chemicals AG TRACTO-TECHNIK Australia Pty Ltd Trushape Engineering Pty Ltd Veris Viega Pty Ltd Western Process Controls A J Stack Solutions Pty Ltd ABB Australia Pty Ltd AFS Projects Pty Ltd
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS/ REGULATORS Anti Corrosion Technology Pty Ltd ASME Projects AtlasGas Pty Ltd Austrack Equipment Sales and Rentals Australian Pipeline Valve
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AXS Pty Ltd
PIPELINE OWNER/OPERATOR Bao Australia Pty Ltd Brookfield Infrastructure Group Brownline Australia Pty Ltd Cloudcon Pty Ltd Deaton Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as CST Hire Delnorth Pty Ltd Department of Planning, Industry and Environment DNV GL Australia Pty Limited EnergyQuest Pty Ltd Esperance Pipeline Company Fast Fusion, LLC Flowtran Pty Ltd Future Fuels CRC Future-Proof Solutions HH Civil Pty Ltd IntelliGas Iontech Engineering Solutions iPipe Services Kleinfelder Australia Pty Ltd Land Access & Management Services Pty Ltd McElroy Australia Metcalfe Engineering Consultants Metropolis Services Pty Ltd
SERVICE PROVIDER MST Global MVC Services Pty Ltd OC Project Services Pty Ltd P and G Welding Pty Ltd Peter Norman Personnel Pty Ltd Pipe Tek Pty Ltd Pipecraft Pipeline Engineering Consultants Pipeline Equipment Rentals Pipeline Machinery International LP Piping Specialty Supply Service Pty Ltd Powered Prime Creative Media Pro Pipe Services Pty Ltd PSAH Pty Ltd QIC Protective Coatings (Aust) Pty Ltd RAEDLINGER PRIMUS LINE PTY LTD Red Rock Oilfield Service Resources Safety and Health Queensland Sage Consulting Solutions Pty Ltd Savcor Products Australia Pty Ltd Shawcor (Singapore) Pte Ltd Sustech Engineering Pty Ltd T D Williamson Australia Pty Ltd Tapex Industrial Techrite Controls Australia Pty Ltd The Newham Group Tremco Pipeline Equipment Pty Ltd Tubi Pty Ltd Twycross and Partners Pty Ltd Universal Corrosion Coatings Pty Ltd Vacuworx Australia Vlentec Australia Pty Ltd WestSide Corporation Worldpoly Pty Ltd WRAP Resources Australia ACIL Allen Consulting Alltype Engineering Department for Energy and Mining EagleBurgmann Australasia Pty Ltd GF Piping Systems LandPartners Pty Ltd Laurini Officine Meccaniche Srl Locusview Ltd Mipela GeoSolutions
SUPPLIER OF EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS Oceaneering Australia Pty Ltd ORIX Commercial Ozzie's Pipeline Padder Inc Pipeline Research Council International, Inc RDO Australia Group Richmond ROSEN Australia Pty Ltd SICK Pty Ltd Vinidex Pty Ltd Worldwide Group Arrow Energy Pty Ltd ATCO Gas Australia AusNet Services Baker Hughes Beach Energy Limited Brooks Hire Service Pty Ltd CNC Project Management Comdain Infrastructure Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd EDMI Gas Pty Ltd Energy Safe Victoria EnerMech Pty Ltd Enscope Pty Ltd First Gas Ltd Fortescue Metals Group Fyfe Gasco Pty Ltd GHD Pty Ltd Global Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd GPA Engineering Pty Ltd Herrenknecht AG Iplex Pipelines Australia Pty Ltd ITI International Lincoln Electric Company (Australia) Pty Ltd Man Industries India Ltd Michels Corporation Mitchell Water Australia Pty Ltd Mobil New Zealand Oil Limited Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd Momentum Engineering NDT Global Pty Ltd Origin Energy Limited Papuan Oil Search Limited Power and Water Corporation Qube Energy Pty Ltd Santos South Australian Water Corporation STATS Group Tas Gas Holdings Pty Ltd Valmec Limited Viva Energy Australia Ltd Wasco Energy Group Water Corporation Welspun Corp Limited Woodside Energy Ltd Zinfra
APGA New Membership Approvals
CORPORATE MEMBERS Manufacturer of Equipment or Material LFF Australia - CMBL - Mark Grubanovich
Supplier of Equipment or Materials Techrite Controls Australia Pty Ltd - CMBR - Anubhav Anand EagleBurgmann Australasia Pty Ltd - CMG - Dean Channer
Service Provider Civil Geospatial Solutions Pty Ltd - CMBL - Tony Forde WRAP Resources Australia - CMBR - Rex Sim IntelliGas - CMBR - David Nichols Man Industries India Ltd - CMPL INT - Sant Lal
Adviser/Consultant Powered - CMBR - Wade Elofson
EMPLOYEE MEMBERS Yuyu Fang - Arrow Energy
Body. APGA would particularly like to acknowledge the generous support of its Owner Members
• APA Group • Australian Gas Infrastructure Group • Epic Energy SA Pty Ltd • Jemena • SEA Gas • Tasmanian Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd
• AGL Energy Limited • Esso Australia Pty Ltd • McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd • MPC Kinetic • Nacap Pty Ltd • OSD Pty Ltd • QGC • Quanta Services Australia Pty Ltd • Solar Turbines Australia • Spiecapag Australia • Worley Services Pty Ltd
Honorary Life Members
• Ken Barker • David Curry • Keith Fitzgerald* • Leigh Fletcher • D C Gore* • Robert Gration • Max Kimber • Andy Lukas • Tony Marletta • Mick McCormack • Stuart McDonald • Jim McDonald* • Allan Newham • Stephen Ohl • Mark Twycross • Phil Venton *deceased
Individual Members
• Dean Barker • John Blain • Bevan Boocock • Grant Bowley • Ken Cameron • Chris Carter • Andrew Cook • Mark Cooper • Geoff Cope • John de Robillard • Stephen Dykes • John Fleming • Kenneth Flowers • Gretchen Gagel • Chris Gatehouse • Lynndon Harnell • Mark Harris • Chris Harvey • Graeme Hogarth • Justine Hyams • Jeff Jones • Ashley Kellett • Steven Liddell • John Lott • Cameron
MacDiarmid • Jason Mansfield • Mick Murphy • Trevor Nichols • John Piper • David Pollock • Brett Reay • Jasper Tieland • Andrew Wood • Howard Wright • Ken Wyllie
Employee Members
• Michelle Andersen • Awais Ashraf • Eric Bardy • Geoff Barton • Tony Bird • Tom Bohacik • Liz Brierley • Peter Bucki • Mark Bumpstead • Ivan Byak • Annette Cahill • Geoff Callar • Francis Carroll • Philip Colvin • Jeff Cooke • Craig de Laine • Edwin De Prinse • Jason de Ross • Ross Demby • Carlo DiCarlo • Yuyu Fang • Daniel Faulkner • Matt Felvus • John Ferguson • Mike Flynn • Tom Forde • Mark Fothergill • Paul Frederick • Jarrod Gilby • Calvin Gordon • Peter Harcus • Geoff Harrison • Chris Hewson • Ian Israelsohn • Hugo Kuhn • Trent Leach • Benjy Lee • Keith Lenghaus • David Levy • Stephen Livens • Paul May • John Messent • Paul Miller • Stephen Mudge • Ashley Muldrew • Matthew O'Connell • Brian O'Sullivan • Neil Parry • Bob Paton • Michael Peoples • Jan Peric • Janusz Podgorski • Tawake Rakai • Jim Reaman • Josh Row • John Rutherford • Craig Sheather • James Smith • Reynard Smith • Andrew Staniford • Robert Strong • Colin Symonds • Soheil Taherian • Farrah Tan-Savva • Warwick Tidswell • Mark Turner • Sean Ward • Louise Watson • Rob Wheals • Paul Williamson • Ben Wilson • Alex Wong • Michael
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POSTAL ADDRESS:
SUBURB:
STREET ADDRESS:
SUBURB:
PHONE:
WEBSITE: STATE:
STATE:
FAX:
APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE (5) NAME:
POSITION:
PHONE:
MOBILE:
ORGANISATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE (if different from above): NAME: FAX:
EMAIL:
TITLE: ABN:
POSTCODE:
POSTCODE:
APGA POINT OF CONTACT – for distribution of APGA information within your organisation (if different from Appointed Representative) NAME: POSITION:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
SUBURB: STATE: POSTCODE:
PHONE:
MOBILE:
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT CONTACT: FAX:
EMAIL:
EMAIL:
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN ORGANISATION: 1-5 6-25 26-50 >51
ORGANISATION’S INTEREST IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY
(Must tick ONE ONLY. If more than one applies, please tick the one most applicable to your business): Adviser/Consultant Construction Contractor Energy Distributor Engineering/Project Manager Pipeline Owner/Operator Service Provider
Manufacturer/Distributor of Equipment or Materials Government Department/Regulator
Other Industry Association (Please Specify)
SECTOR Please indicate which of the following industry sectors you are primarily working in (please tick ONLY ONE box) Gas Water Oil Slurry
We hereby apply for Full Membership of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association in the Category and Interest Group indicated above and agree to abide by the Association’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. We attach our payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription.
SIGNED: DATE:
NOTE (1) Upon payment of the relevant fees, an organisation may hold more than one category of full membership.
(2) The appointed representative of an Owner Member should be the Chief Executive.
(3) All Owner Members are entitled to nominate up to ten Employee Members without additional subscription.
(4) All Lead members are entitled to nominate up to three Employee Members without additional subscription.
(5) All correspondence will be sent to the appointed representative, who will hold the member’s voting rights. A member’s appointed representative may be changed at any time by advising the Association’s Secretary in writing.
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP/EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP(1)
APPLICANT’S NAME:
ORGANISATION:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
SUBURB:
STREET ADDRESS:
SUBURB:
PHONE:
MOBILE: EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP
POSITION:
STATE:
STATE:
FAX:
EMAIL: POSTCODE:
POSTCODE:
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: I hereby apply for Individual Membership of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association and agree to abide by the Company’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. Payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription is attached. NOTE (1): Open to any individual consultant with an interest in the pipeline or gas industries. This membership category is designed to accommodate the one-man consultants working within the pipeline and gas industries and will not be open to consulting organisations consisting of more than one person. Employees of a company will not be accepted as an Individual Member of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association unless the company employing that person is a Full Member of APGA.
EMPLOYEE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: (Open to employees of full members of APGA) I hereby apply for Employee Membership of the
Australian Pipelines and Gas Association and agree to abide by the Association’s Constitution and any By-laws set from time to time. Payment for the appropriate portion of the first year’s subscription is attached. SIGNED: DATE:
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (2019/2020 Membership year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020)
Membership year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 OWNER Applicable to owners only – fee upon application LEAD $11,780 (incl. GST) CORPORATE 1-5 Employees AUD $2,360 6-25 Employees AUD $3,160 26-50 Employees AUD $3,980 >51 Employees AUD $5,100 (incl. GST) INDIVIDUAL $630 (incl. GST) EMPLOYEE $230 (incl. GST)
Membership year 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 OWNER Applicable to owners only – fee upon application LEAD AUD $10,710 CORPORATE 1-5 Employees AUD $2,140 6-25 Employees AUD $2,880 26-50 Employes AUD $3,620 >51 Employees AUD $4,640 (incl. GST) INDIVIDUAL AUD $580 EMPLOYEE AUD $220
AUSTRALIA
New members joining after 1 October 2019, please contact APGA to discuss the appropriate pro-rate subscription rate. (All applications received after 15 May 2020 will be issued with an invoice for the 2020/2021 membership year).
ALL PRICES QUOTED FOR AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS INCLUDE 10% GST.
INTERNATIONAL
New members joining after 1 October 2019, please contact APGA to discuss the appropriate pro-rate subscription rate. (All applications received after 15 May 2020 will be issued with an invoice for the 2020/2021 membership year). ALL PRICES ARE IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS. A TAX INVOICE WILL BE ISSUED.
PAYMENT
EFT Bank Westpac Banking Corporation, Swift/ABA/Routing# WPACAU2S. IBAN No. 032729162756. BSB: 032-729. Account No: 16-2756.
I enclose my cheque made payable to The Australian Pipelines and Gas Association, or APGA. Please debit my credit card (please tick) Amex Visa MasterCard Credit card processing fee applies.
CARD NUMBER:
CARDHOLDER’S NAME: EXPIRY DATE: TOTAL AMOUNT AUD$
SIGNATURE:
Please return completed form with payment to: AUSTRALIAN PIPELINES AND GAS ASSOCIATION (ABN: 29 098 754 324) PO BOX 5416, KINGSTON ACT 2604 | PHONE: 02 6273 0577 | FAX: 02 6273 0588 EMAIL: apga@apga.org.au | WEBSITE: www.apga.org.au
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DEADLINE
January 2021
