SA Water has awarded a contract for the construction of the Kangaroo Creek Dam upgrade to a local contractor. South Australian civil engineering and construction company, Bardavcol will soon begin construction on the $94million upgrade. Water and the River Murray Minister, Ian Hunter, said the project will see the equivalent of up to 220 full time workers directly and indirectly […]
AGL Energy Limited has awarded a $200million contract to a joint partnership between two Australian utility companies. Broadspectrum and WorleyParsons have begun a joint venture in which they renewed a five and a half year contract with AGL Energy Limited to provide maintenance services to Loy Yang A power station and its adjacent mine in Victoria. The new contract is […]
One of Australia’s leading energy companies has secured the long-term gas rights utilising the Iona Gas Storage Facility. AGL Energy Limited (AGL) has entered into a 15-year Gas Storage Services Agreement (GSSA) for the provision of gas storage services from the Iona Gas Storage Facility. The facility will be owned and operated by a consortium managed by QIC on behalf […]
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has sold environmental water allocations for $6.458 million to be used to improve the Murray Darling Basin. Of the 22.864 gigalitres sold, more than 95 per cent was bought by Victorian Goulburn and Murray irrigators. The remaining allocations were sold to primary producers in South Australia. The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Mr David Papps, said […]
Horizon Power have announced the company that will construct and operate a new South Hedland (WA) 150 megawatt power station. Horizon Power awarded the ‘build, own and operate’ contract for the new power station to TransAlta Energy Australia (TransAlta), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian energy company TransAlta Corporation. The contract was awarded following an exhaustive procurement process on behalf […]
A deal to supply and transport gas via the North East Gas Interconnector (NEGI) pipeline has been signed and confirmed. Power and Water Corporation Board Chair, Mr Alan Tregilgas, signed agreements on behalf of the corporation with Incitec Pivot to supply and transport gas via the North East Gas Interconnector (NEGI) to Mt Isa in Queensland. The gas transport agreement, […]
Bundaberg Regional Council (QLD) have announced the successful company who will construct, maintain and operate the Rubyanna Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP) and Regional Pump Station. Downer Utilities Australia will now begin construction on stage one of the Rubyanna WTP with the work due to be completed over three years. Bundaberg Regional Council said that this is a major component of […]
QGC has awarded an Australian construction company a contract to deliver gas infrastructure in the Surat Basin, Queensland. Leighton Contractors was awarded the contract and they expect the project to generate revenue of approximately $250 million over 18 months. Leighton Contractors Managing Director, Román Garrido, said: “Our integrated project management, engineering and construction capabilities provide clients with a single interface for […]
Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) has awarded a contract for the delivery of gas field development works in the Surat Basin, Queensland. CIMIC Group’s construction company, Leighton Contractors, has been awarded the contract. The Collaborative Well Delivery (CWD) project is expected to generate revenue of approximately $300 million to Leighton Contractors over two years. Under the contract, which has an additional […]
Sydney Water has awarded a 15-year contract extension for the operation and maintenance of the Wyuna Water Facilities. The contract extension was awarded to Veolia. Wyuna Water is a Special Purpose Vehicle owned jointly by IFM Investors and Veolia. Wyuna Water outsources the Operations & Maintenance requirements to Veolia under a long term agreement. Under the contract extension, worth in […]
Redland City Council (QLD) has announced that construction on a $12.8 million, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant on North Stradbroke Island will commence before the end of the year. Redland City Mayor, Karen Williams, said Downer Tenix had been awarded the contract to design and construct the new wastewater treatment plant on the site of the existing plant at Tramican Street, […]
A three-year contract for facilities maintenance services associated with Chevron operated Barrow Island assets has been awarded. Monadelphous Group Limited has been awarded the contract. The contract includes operations and management of water and wastewater treatment plants, power generation and distribution systems, as well as the management and maintenance of various buildings, vehicles, plant and equipment. Approximately 500 people are […]
United Energy (UE) and Multinet Gas (MG) have entered into agreements for the provision of IT services to support a multi-vendor operating model and introduce specialist IT management services. The contracts have been awarded to ASG Group, Accenture, and Mark Gurry & Associates (MGA). Head of UE and MG IT, Basile Sepsakos said, “The deal will see us implement an […]
Melbourne Water has awarded a major contract to construct three new stormwater drains that will reduce flooding in Glenroy in Melbourne’s north, Aberfeldie in the north-west and Glen Iris in the south east. Thiess Black and Veatch Joint Venture have been awarded the contract. Melbourne Water’s Project Manager, Paul Jackson, says the announcement is an important step towards the delivery […]
Yarra Valley Water has awarded a contract for the delivery of $200 million in water and sewerage maintenance services over five years in Victoria. Ventia, a 50/50 investment partnership between CIMIC and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, has been awarded the contract.. Yarra Valley Water has engaged Ventia to deliver integrated civil maintenance and mechanical and electrical […]
The Australian newspaper has reported that Santos GLNG has awarded a long-term contract to service the turbines and compressors of the $24.3billion project. GE’s oil and gas business will maintain these core components of the facilities to ensure reliability. The performance of the LNG plant in Gladstone will be monitored with advanced technology that can learn from the plant’s performance […]
A contract for the proposed Woodside-operated Browse FLNG Development offshore northwest Australia has been awarded. OneSubsea has been awarded the contract for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of the project. A dedicated team of OneSubsea experts, operating out of OneSubsea’s Perth city office, will now work collaboratively with Woodside to fully define and determine the optimal subsea production system […]
ZNX Network Services Victoria has renewed their operations and maintenance contract with United Energy (UE), with an option to extend to June 2021. The contract, worth approximately $475M, covers the 24/7 operations, maintenance and augmentation of the northern region of the UE electricity distribution network in Victoria, covering over 315,000 customers. Kevin McGrath, General Manager of ZNX, commented, “We will […]
United Energy has awarded an $180 million contract for 24/7 network operations, maintenance and augmentation services. Downer EDI Limited (Downer) was awarded the three-year contract which will see 300,000 consumers benefiting from their services. Downer has been United Energy’s electricity network service provider for their southern electricity region since 1 January, 2012. “The renewal of this contract is testament to […]
An Australian mining and energy sector service company has been awarded a subcontract for the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Barrow Island (WA). Tempo Australia has been awarded the subcontract and will provide construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning services to the project. Tempo will provide skilled personnel to support the ME&I scope on a call-off basis and has the potential to create […]
APA Group has awarded a contract for the Eastern Goldfields Pipeline – Gas Pipeline Facilities Project. Works are scheduled to commence immediately. VALMEC Limited has been awarded the contract that is expected to run through until works are completed in November 2015. VALMEC’s scope of work will comprise the supply, fabrication, installation, construction and testing of facilities required as part […]
Jemena has awarded a $5million contract to upgrade the Wilton Offtake and Metering Facility, NSW. WDS Limited was awarded the contract, which represents a significant milestone for the company, being the first project to be executed for this new client. The works consist of fabrication which will be undertaken in WDS’ Yatala facility, onsite civil construction works, mechanical, electrical and […]
Seqwater have awarded a contract for upgrade works at the Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant (WTP), Brisbane. Zinfra Group have been awarded the contract after a multi-staged tender process which included presenting 30% of the design of the plant, pricing, several interviews and a third party review. The scope of the work includes design, construction and commissioning of alum dosing and flash […]
A $120 million contract has been awarded by Santos GLNG to provide plant services for the operational phase of its Curtis Island LNG facility. UGL Limited has been awarded the three-year contract which includes options to extend the contract for a further four years. Under the scope of the contract, UGL will perform maintenance, shutdown, engineering and project services for […]
A multi-million dollar contract has been awarded to provide a substation upgrade solution for connecting the transmission grid to the new 150 megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas power station currently under construction in South Hedland (WA). The contract was awarded to power and automation technology group, ABB. The upgraded substation will enable TransAlta’s new South Hedland Power Station (SHPS) to […]
Electricity transmission specialist ElectraNet has appointed Aurecon to provide consultancy services for its Unit Asset Replacement (UAR) Project to support reliable electricity service delivery to customers. Aurecon will provide detailed design services for the replacement of substation assets that have reached the end of their technical and economic life, including circuit breakers, relays and voltage transformers, at 21 sites across […]
Santos has entered a contract to supply natural gas to Australia’s biggest alumina producer, Alcoa of Australia Limited. The contract commences in 2018 and will see Santos supply 82PJ of gas to Alcoa from the John Brookes field in the offshore Carnarvon Basin, over an initial contract term of five years. The contract allows for two five year extension options […]
Sydney Water has appointed a contractor for the $87 million Green Square Trunk Stormwater Project. The contract has been awarded to the Drying Green Alliance, which comprises Seymour Whyte, UGL Engineering, Parsons Brinkerhoff Australia, RPS Manidis Roberts and client partners Sydney Water and City of Sydney. The Green Square project involves the construction of a 2.4km kilometre stormwater drain to […]
The successful projects have been announced for the ACT Government’s 200MW wind auction. ACT Minister for the Environment, Simon Corbell MLA, announced the auction in March 2014. All developers participating in the wind auction were required to demonstrate best practice community engagement processes for their projects and contributions to local job creation. Three successful candidates have been announced for 2015: […]
A multi-year engineering services agreement has been awarded as part of the APLNG Project to support the sustaining capital program after its completion. The contract has been awarded to Jacobs Engineering Group by ConocoPhillips. The facility is located on Curtis Island in Queensland, and consists of two LNG trains, each capable of producing 4.5Mtpa of LNG. First LNG is expected […]
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