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LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS French Company Total in LNG Push for Browse Basin WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE December 2006–February 2007 $3 (inc GST) LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS French company Total in LNG push for Browse Basin TITANIUM Scope for a major titanium metals industry for the State INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY Exciting opportunities for the resources sector in Western Australia Print post approved PP 665002/00062 approved Print post DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES Investment Services 1 Adelaide Terrace East Perth, Western Australia 6004 Tel: +61 8 9222 3333 • Fax: +61 8 9222 3862 Email: [email protected] www.doir.wa.gov.au INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Europe European Office • 5th floor, Australia Centre Corner of Strand and Melbourne Place London WC2B 4LG • UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 20 7240 2881 • Fax: +44 20 7240 6637 Email: [email protected] India — Mumbai Western Australian Trade Office From the Director General 93 Jolly Maker Chambers No 2 9th floor, Nariman Point • Mumbai 400 021 INDIA Tel: +91 22 6630 3973 • Fax: +91 22 6630 3977 Email: [email protected] India — Chennai Innovative talent spurs the WA resources sector Western Australian Trade Office - Advisory Office 1 Doshi Regency • 876 Poonamallee High Road Kilpauk • Chennai 600 084 • INDIA to new heights Tel: +91 44 2640 0407 • Fax: +91 44 2643 0064 Email: [email protected] For the record, the value of mineral and petroleum sales in Western Australia soared Indonesia — Jakarta to an all-time record figure of $43.2 billion during 2005-06. That’s a staggering Western Australia Trade Office $118 million per day, or nearly $5 million an hour, representing a 29 per cent JI H R Rasuna Said Kav - Kuningan Jakarta 12940 • INDONESIA increase in the value of output over the previous year. Tel: +62 21 5290 2860 • Fax: +62 21 5296 2722 Email: [email protected] The exponential growth of the resources sector in recent years is due to a number of Japan — Tokyo factors, not least of all the inventiveness of Western Australians and the clever use of Government of Western Australia, Tokyo Office technology to maximise output and efficiency within the industry. 13th floor, Fukoku Seimei Building 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho Chyoda-ku • TOKYO 100-0011 JAPAN Tel: +81 3 5157 8281 • Fax: +81 3 5157 8286 The common perception of “dig it up and ship it out” ignores some very serious Email: [email protected] brain power that goes into keeping the State’s rich mining and petroleum resources Japan — Kobe internationally competitive. Western Australian Government Office 6th floor, Golden Sun Building • 3-6 Nakayamak-dori 4-Chome Chuo-Ku • Kobe 650-0004 JAPAN So innovation and technology in the Western Australian resources sector is the feature Tel: +81 78 242 7705 • Fax: +81 78 242 7707 of this edition of Prospect. Email: [email protected] Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur The iron ore industry is a good example, where technology and innovation is embedded Western Australian Trade Office 4th floor, UBN Tower • 10 Jalan P Ramlee in every facet of operations. For example, the Pilbara rail management systems are KUALA LUMPUR 50250 MALAYSIA regarded as amongst the most advanced in the world; the HIsmelt plant at Kwinana Tel: +60 3 2031 8175/6 • Fax: +60 3 2031 8177 features breakthrough technology in iron making; and on the environmental front, BHB Email: [email protected] Billiton and CSIRO have teamed up to use spectral scanning to remotely measure the Middle East — Dubai Western Australian Trade Office • Emarat Atrium impact of iron ore dust on mangroves in Port Hedland harbour. PO Box 58007 • Dubai • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Tel: +971 4 343 3226 • Fax: +971 4 343 3238 And there are many other examples in the past, such as the efforts of Dr Bob Becher, E-mail: [email protected] the Western Australian mineral research scientist, who pioneered the technology by People’s Republic of China — Shanghai which synthetic rutile is now produced from ilmenite. Western Australian Trade & Investment Promotion Shanghai Representative Office • Room 2208, CITIC Square 1168 Nanjing Road West • Shanghai 200041 The innovation and technology feature in the current edition of Prospect provides an PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tel: +86 21 5292 5899 • Fax: +86 21 5292 5889 insight into some of the many new and exciting inventions and R&D initiatives that are Email: [email protected] now unfolding and will have a positive impact on the Western Australian resources People’s Republic of China — Hangzhou sector. The feature begins on page 7. Western Australian Trade & Investment Promotion Hangzhou Representative Office Finally, I would like to pay tribute to the late Sir Laurence Brodie-Hall for the huge Room 910 • World Trade Office Plaza Zhejiang World Trade Centre contribution he made to resources development in Western Australia during a long and 15 Shuguang Road • Hangzhou 310007 distinguished career. To his wife Jean and other members of the Brodie-Hall family, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tel: +86 571 8795 0296 • Fax: +86 571 8795 0295 may I offer my sincere condolences on the loss of a great man. Email: [email protected] South Korea — Seoul Dr Jim Limerick Western Australian Trade & Investment Office 11th floor, Kyobo Building 1 Jongro 1-Ga, Jongro-Gu Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Tel: +82 2 722 1217 • Fax: +82 2 722 1218 Prospect Cover photo: Western Australian inventor Derek Hall with a Email: [email protected] Western Australian Prospect magazine is published quarterly sample of his multi-functional Test Pup jumper spools, with by the Western Australian Government’s Department of Burrup Fertilisers’ ammonia plant near Karratha in the Taiwan — Taipei Industry and Resources (DoIR). background. Turn to page 9 for more details. WA Business Development Manager Australian Commerce & Industry Office Editorial management: John Terrell, DoIR Communications and Suite 2606, International Trade Building Marketing Division. Tel: (08) 9222 3804 • Fax: (08) 9222 3069 #333 Keelung Road Section 1 • Taipei 110 TAIWAN Tel: +886 2 8780 9118 ext 216 • Fax: +886 2 2757 6707 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer Prospect has been compiled in good faith by the Department Thailand — Bangkok of Industry and Resources. Opinions expressed in Prospect are those WA Business Development Manager of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views, or have Australian Trade Commission • Australian Embassy the endorsement of the Department of Industry and Resources. The Department of Industry and Resources has used all reasonable endeavours 37 South Sathorn Road • Bangkok 10120 • THAILAND to ensure the material contained in this publication is correct, but it is Tel: +662 344 6337 • Fax: +662 344 6306 intended to be general in nature. No representation is made with regard Email: [email protected] to the completeness or accuracy of the information contained herein. The Department of Department of Industry and Resources disclaims any or all liability for United States — Los Angeles loss or damage whatsoever suffered or incurred resulting from the use of or reliance on information contained herein. Readers of this publication Industry and Resources Western Australian Trade and & Investment Office should make and rely on their own enquiries, research and judgements in Howard Hughes Centre, 6080 Centre Drive, 6th Floor making decisions affecting their own or any other persons interest. www.doir.wa.gov.au Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA Tel: +1 310 216 2827 / Fax: +1 310 216 5632 Email: [email protected] DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES Investment Services 1 Adelaide Terrace East Perth, Western Australia 6004 Tel: +61 8 9222 3333 • Fax: +61 8 9222 3862 Email: [email protected] www.doir.wa.gov.au INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Europe European Office • 5th floor, Australia Centre Corner of Strand and Melbourne Place London WC2B 4LG • UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 20 7240 2881 • Fax: +44 20 7240 6637 Email: [email protected] India — Mumbai Western Australian Trade Office 93 Jolly Maker Chambers No 2 9th floor, Nariman Point • Mumbai 400 021 INDIA Tel: +91 22 6630 3973 • Fax: +91 22 6630 3977 Email: [email protected] India — Chennai Western Australian Trade Office - Advisory Office 1 Doshi Regency • 876 Poonamallee High Road Kilpauk • Chennai 600 084 • INDIA 2 LNG — Big French petroleum company Total buys into Tel: +91 44 2640 0407 • Fax: +91 44 2643 0064 Email: [email protected] Ichthys gas field and may process the gas onshore and Indonesia — Jakarta export the resource as LNG. Western Australia Trade Office JI H R Rasuna Said Kav - Kuningan Jakarta 12940 • INDONESIA Tel: +62 21 5290 2860 • Fax: +62 21 5296 2722 3 Nickel — Experts predict a long sustained run for nickel Email: [email protected] in Western Australia. Japan — Tokyo Government of Western Australia, Tokyo Office 13th floor, Fukoku Seimei Building 4 Titanium metal — Western Australia has all the 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho Chyoda-ku • TOKYO 100-0011 JAPAN Tel: +81 3 5157 8281 • Fax: +81 3 5157 8286 ingredients to support the development of a titanium Email: [email protected] metal plant. Japan — Kobe Western Australian Government Office 6th floor, Golden Sun Building • 3-6 Nakayamak-dori 4-Chome Chuo-Ku • Kobe 650-0004 JAPAN 7 - 15 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FEATURE Tel: +81 78 242 7705 • Fax: +81 78 242 7707 Email: [email protected] 16 Industry and Export Awards — Australian Gold Malaysia — Kuala Lumpur Western Australian Trade Office Reagents, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Genalysis Laboratory 4th floor, UBN Tower • 10 Jalan P Ramlee KUALA LUMPUR 50250 MALAYSIA Services are all major winners in the 2006 WA Industry Tel: +60 3 2031 8175/6 • Fax: +60 3 2031 8177 Email: [email protected] and Export Awards.
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