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Wa BIM47430 DPS Apia Ad OL.indd 1 12/12/07 12:28:15 PM Contents January 2008 REGULARS 7 President’s Message 9 Chief Executive’s Report 10 Members and Memos 123 APIA Meetings 2008 123 Exhibitions and Conferences 124 APIA Membership List 126 APIA Membership Application Form 128 Advertisers’ List, Product Enquiries & Subscription Details APIA EVENTS 12 Meet the board for 2008 16 New team takes the helm in WA 18 Kellett takes reins as APIA President 22 Phil Venton honoured with Standards Award 24 WA Chapter celebrates Christmas APIA CONVENTION REVIEW 26 APIA Convention 2007 - a record achievement 30 Golf Day 32 APIA recognises industry achievements 36 SEA Gas wins inaugural APIA Safety Award 38 YPF gathers at Convention 40 Trade Exhibition 44 The lighter side IPLOCA 46 And the winner is....Sydney! 50 Recollections of an IPLOCA President POLICY ROUND-UP 52 Environment and climate change on centre stage 54 2008 to see new NGL INDUSTRY NEWS 56 IGU - meeting and researching all over the world 60 AGIT group tours Asia Cover image shows construction work on the South Gippsland Natural Gas Pipeline. Pipeline Publications Australia/ Great Great Southern Press Pty Ltd Pipeline Publications Southern A.C.N. 005 716 825 (A.B.N. 28 096 872 004) Press No 133 January 2008 GPO Box 4967 Melbourne Vic. 3001 Tel: +61 3 9248 5100 Fax: +61 3 9602 2708 E-mail: [email protected] WebSite: www.pipeliner.com.au APIA 2007 Convention Review ISSN 0310-1258 South Gippsland Natural Gas Pipeline Sydney Primary Loop Editor: Scott Pearce Associate Editor: Hannah Cartmel Water Pipelines Feature Journalist: Maryam Jahanshahi Journalist: Lyndsie Mewett Senior Account Manager: Tim Thompson Sales Representative: David Marsh Graphic Design: Emily Browne, Michelle Bottger Managing Director: Chris Bland Office Manager: Stephanie Fielden 4 The Australian Pipeliner - January 2008 BUILDING AUSTRALIA’s PIPELINE SYSTEM 62 The early development of gas and oil pipelines in Victoria 64 Legends of the Pipeline Industry: Ian Haddow COmpaNY NEWS 66 OSD in BRW ‘Fast 100’ for three consecutive years 68 The rise of aerial video mapping and spatial multimedia 70 Fyfe welcomes in the New Year with further expansions 72 Jotun creates new multi-layer FBE pipe coating 75 Boots that work as hard as you do 76 Mathey Dearman bands and band crawler 77 PPI soon to produce PE pipe to 800 mm 79 Savcor introduces Metrotech’s HL 5™ wireless water leak detection instrument 80 Tremco: building on years of industry experience WaTER PIPELINES 82 Water: Australia’s liquid gold 86 The application of cross country pipeline methods - Burdekin to Moranbah Water Pipeline 90 JHL Civil proves greenthumb to win State Earth Award 91 Nacap on fast track for Wimmera - Mallee Stage 2 92 Computational surge analysis benefits on the WCRWP RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING 94 Why should the pipeline industry invest to retain more graduates? 95 Push to get young pipeliners interested in industry 96 Pipeline engineer training 98 A year on, PIPEd continues to grow 99 Companies invest in one-stop training solution OPERATIONS 100 OSD commissions Broome Gas Pipeline PROJECTS SYDNEY PRIMARY LOOP 102 Innovative SPL gets gas connected 107 Codmah delivers with western SPL alliance KUPE 110 Working hard and eating well at the Kupe spoolbase works SGNGP 112 SGNGP - delivering gas across southeastern Gippsland CONFERENCES Australian Pipeline 118 3rd Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition another Industry Association resounding success Leading the Development of a 121 Trenchless Australia 2008 Dynamic Pipeline Industry The Australian Pipeliner is the official journal of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) and is distributed The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) is a to members without charge and circulated to interested non-profit organisation formed to represent the interests organisations throughout Australia and overseas. 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Bredero Shaw offers technologically advanced solutions for anti-corrosion coatings, protective and weight coatings, thermal flow assurance coatings, internal coatings, custom coatings and field joints for both onshore and offshore applications. the GLOBAL LEADER in pipe coating solutions. www.brederoshaw.com Australian Office: Telephone: +61-2-4261-3455 | Fax: +61-2-4261-4571 | [email protected] Executive Report President’s Message s this is my first President’s everything you ever wanted to know Message I would like to firstly about anything, the venues worked well Athank the many people who, on and the fancy dress night was hilari- the night and subsequently, have congrat- ous, with outfits getting more innovative ulated me on being appointed President. I every year. If you didn’t get there in 2007, would also like to thank Garry O’Meally, put the Perth Convention in your diary our first Chief Executive, for having the for next October. 2008 is a significant courage to nominate me to the Board in year for APIA – we turn 40 (which is ‘the 2004 and again in 2006. As President, new 30’ and not middle-aged as some I plan to make myself as accessible as might suggest!). possible to members and to maintain the Congratulations to all of our award Ashley Kellett excellent working relationship between winners, Cheryl names them in her President Australian Pipeline Industry the APIA Board and our professional report, however, I would be remiss in not Association Secretariat. also passing on special congratulations I would like to acknowledge past to Keith Fitzgerald on becoming our 10th President Mark Harper for his steward- Honorary Life Member. ship of the Association over the last two 2007 was a year of activity and years and, in particular, his contribution