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September 2014 Vol.1

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  1. Open Day and Grand Opening of Poly Pipe Testing (Dalby, QLD)
    When: WED 17TH SEPTEMBER 2014 (5-8 pm)
    Where: 18080 Warrego Hwy, Dalby QLD 4405
    To include:
    • Tour of new testing facility (the largest HDPE pipe testing laboratory in Australia)
    • Demonstration of new NDT equipment for inspection of poly pipe welds (PE80 & PE100)
    • Presentation on latest poly pipe testing techniques (& failure analysis)
    • Food and refreshments
    To register, please email: [email protected]
  2. New Coal and CSG Piping Projects for QLD

  3. OSD Introduces A New Course in HDPE Pressure Testing

  4. Australian Poly Solutions – new company specialising in polyethylene pipe fusion services and technical HDPE jointing procedures

  5. Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Projects

  6. SunWater to Build 149 km Trunk Pipeline

  7. Santos GLNG Gas Field Development Project – New Information

  8. Qenos Showcases New PE100 Pipe Resin Grades

  9. Georg Fischer are set to display their piping system solutions, with a particular focus on their electrofusion couplers, at the Mining & Engineering New South Wales (M&E NSW) Exhibition

August 2014 Vol.4

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  1. Attendees List Published for Australian Pipeline Convention – Melbourne 18-21 October 2014 (Declassified) 
  2. GD Pipelines Name Change
    On 24 June 2014, GD Pipelines Pty Ltd officially changed its name to GD Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd (GDEC).
    The legal entity bearing that name and identified as ABN 15 119 337 138, however, remains unchanged.
  3. CSG Major Pipeline Projects Announced – Declassified 
  4. Arrow CSG Brine Water to be Trucked to Ipswich 
  5. Arrow Energy to build 580km CSG pipeline 
  6. More Bidders for QGC Pipeline Auction 
  7. Australian Coal-Seam Gas Projects Blow Past Budgets 
  8. Worley Parsons wins QGC contract 
  9. Clough Downer Joint Venture Installs HDPE Pipe.
    Works have begun with the Gallagher 660 and Vermeer 330 drill rigs to complete 1 x 670m bore installing 500mm Steel under the Dawson River and 2 x 420m bores installing 710mm HDPE and 500mm HDPE pipe under Hutton Creek 
  10. Mr. Allen Switzer of Fast Fusion LLC Special Guest to visit Australian Pipe Conference in 18-21 October 2014 
  11. Pressure Testing for HDPE Pipeline Appreciation Course (Brisbane: Thursday 31 July)

August 2014 Vol.3

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  1. Non Destructive Examination of PE welds – Emerging Techniques (New PIPA Document)
  2. Murphy Pipe and Civil have celebrated welding and installing 3,000km of PE100 pipe across southern Queensland
    Hundreds of the company’s work crews have been installing up to 240km of PE100 pipe a month for the QCLNG Project
  3. FAST FUSION Explained- (HDPE) Polyethylene Pipe Fusion
  4. Clough AMEC JV signs contract for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project (New PE100 Gathering Pipelines)
  5. Administrators Appointed for GFR Industries will offer by Public Auction Major Event Poly Pipe Welding Equipment For Sale:
    • Fast Fusion Mobile Fusion TRAC20 Serial No C27318 Track Mounted Enclosed Cab 500mm Poly Pipe Continuous Welder with Hydraulic Pipe Lifter/Feeders On Board Generator 1172 Hrs Indicated (ex GFR)
    • McElroy Tracstar AT900D801 630 Rubber Track Poly Welding Machine 4 Clamping Heads Hydraulic Poly Pipe Feeder 496 Hrs Indicated Serial No. C58345 (ex GFR)
    • Fusion Master Dixon HF1200 Poly Pipe Butt Welding Machine with Clamps & Container Serial No HF12BB01 (ex GFR)
    • Ritmo Delta 630 4WD 4WS Jaw 2012 Poly Pipe Welder with Gemiuiani 422P Diesel Power Pack 108 Hrs Indicated with 2 Boxes of Clamps Set 1 & Set 2 Serial No. 127100001M (ex GFR)
  6. Why are the heater plates of hot plate welding machines coated?
  7. iPipe Publish New Catalogue of PE100 Pipe Welding Equipment
  8. Recent projects 20km of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) installed at Rio Tinto Hope Down 4 Mine (HD4) and more than 20km for BHP Billiton Mt Whaleback, also Roy Hill and Santos Surat Basin.

August 2014 Vol.2

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  1. Pipe Crews Celebrate 3,000km Milestone 
  2. Effect of Forced Cooling on the Integrity of Polyethylene Butt Fusion Welds (New Report) 
  3. The Boom Down Under – Australian LNG Projects Drive Thriving Market for Piping Coal Seam Gas
    At the end of 2013 approximately 3,330 CSG wells had been drilled in Queensland since 2010
    CSG-LNG projects will lead to the drilling of more than 30,000 CSG wells over the next nine years 
  4. ExcelPlas – a Leading Australian polyethylene (PE) testing organisation for NATA and ISO tensile testing of butt fusion and electrofusion polyethylene welded pipe joints 
  5. Pipe Recoiled, Killing Worker – Site Principal Convicted 
  6. New Pipeline for WA Goldfields Region 
  7. Showcase Your Company’s PE/CSG Gathering Lines Capabilities 
  8. Welding Supervisor needed in Dalby QLD 
  9. New Poly Pipe Player in CSG in Surat Basin 
  10. *FREE* Download McElroy Publish Full TracStar Operator’s manual for terrain fusion machine 
  11. Dixon Showcases FUSIONMASTER® Butt Welders for Fusion of PE Pipe 
  12. Plastic Pipe Connects Australia by Mark Heathcote
    Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia Executive Manager 
  13. Pipe Failure Prediction

August 2014 Vol.1 (Special Edition)

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  1. Showcase your company’s PE/CSG gathering lines capabilities

  2. ExcelPlas Receives Full NATA Accreditation for its Pipe Testing Labs
    ExcelPlas Pty Ltd, a leading Australian Polyethylene Welding Testing Organisation and ISO Weld Testing Facility in Dalby (Queensland), has officially received full NATA Accreditation for tensile testing of butt fusion and electrofusion polyethylene welded joints.
  3. The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) and its Coal Seam Gathering (CSG) code of practice now require destructive testing to be carried out on a number of welds cut out of existing pipelines prior to commissioning as an industry best practice.
    With the increasing use of polyethylene piping in infrastructure and construction, testing of welds has seen a corresponding rise over the last few years making NATA accreditation more important than ever for quality assurance.
    The integrity of piping welds is critical as welded joints are considered the weak points of a pipeline.
  4. The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accreditation officially approves ExcelPlas for conducting tensile tests of polyethylene welded product according to ISO 13953 and Peel Decohesion Tests on pipe and related products including electrofusion pipe fittings to ISO 13954.
    This recognition combined with 8 dedicated pipe testing stations makes Excelplas the leader of a very select group of internationally recognised laboratories in Australia eligible to offer these testing services.
  5. The NATA recognition also ensures that the mechanical testing of polyethylene welded joints performed by ExcelPlas laboratories meet a very stringent and demanding set of test protocols.
    The NATA accreditation also assures clients that Excelplas test methods and procedures meet the exacting requirements of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and as well as those of the Australian and New Zealand Standards (AS/NZ).
  6. New Flexible Rubber Leak Clamp Seals Cracks and Failures in HDPE Pipes

  7. New Poly Pipe Tender (NSW)

  8. Pipe Poly News (PPN) Australia is now Australia’s most current and comprehensive source of news on polyethylene pipes and poly pipe welding