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The NSW government has declared a terminal for the importation of liquified natural gas (LNG) in Newcastle to be Critical State Significant Infrastructure. The proposed terminal, at Kooragang Island in the Port of Newcastle, would allow for the direct import of gas to the NSW network via a connecting pipeline. The proposal, by Newcastle GasDock … Continue reading Gas import terminal gets Critical State Significant status →

After many years, Air Liquide came back to National Manufacturing Week (NMW) in 2019. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks to Arnaud Voisin, marketing manager of Air Liquide Australia, about the buzz around its booth. 2019 has been significant for Air Liquide in Australia because they have decided to announce their return to centre stage with a large … Continue reading Back to the front: Getting the best out of welding gases →

On August 6, the federal government released a major announcement on gas pricing. The body of changes hopes to bring down gas prices for domestic and industrial consumers. Industry and manufacturers will play an important role in the plan. In a statement to Manufacturers’ Monthly, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, said that, … Continue reading Government announces reforms to gas pricing →

Applications for $2 million in funding towards future energy technologies are now open, and must be received before 30 September 2019. Administered by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), the funding will support innovation in the energy resources sector. Applicants who are pursuing projects in the remote operations, robotics, and Artificial Intelligence areas, as well as … Continue reading Government funding to support future energy technologies →

Fitting together the pieces of the hydrogen puzzle, as Alison Reeve, taskforce leader of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy, puts it, will take more than commitments from governments, it requires customers. At a session conducted as part of the Australian Clean Energy Summit, panel members discussed the future of hydrogen in Australia, both as an export … Continue reading Growing hydrogen’s potential to be more than just hot air →

More than a century of achieving excellence is plenty of reason to celebrate for a company that offers compressor solutions by thinking outside the box. BOGE Compressors sees innovation as the key to driving continued success and it recognises this innovation is one of the main reasons that BOGE can celebrate 111 years. The BOGE … Continue reading Innovative solutions drive 111-year success for BOGE Compressors →

Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke to Mitch Connelly, business development manager, Auschem about the need for a safe lubricant in manufacturing applications. For industries such as wire drawing, aluminium extrusion and smelting, glass packaging, flat glass, glasswool, cardboard manufacturing, petrochemical, metalworking, mining, drilling and quarrying, etc Condat has a great range of lubricants. Specialising in difficult applications … Continue reading Safety in lubricants – why it matters →

Senex Energy has agreed to a domestic gas sales agreement for up to 10.5 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas with glass-packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) Australia. Under the five-year agreement, which commences 1 January 2021, Senex will supply 1PJ of gas a year over a five-year term, providing O-I’s Australian East Coast manufacturing plants with additional … Continue reading Senex signs gas sales agreement with Australian glass manufacturer →

Nitrogen generators can be used onsite in order to save a company money and time. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. Compressed air is considered the fourth utility being used in many industries after water, gas and electricity, according to Atlas Copco Compressors. The company has nitrogen generator solutions that can help manufacturers produce nitrogen on-site. Salena Estate … Continue reading Taking nitrogen onsite →

Dr Anthony Lynham, mines minister, announced on 3 June Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and Armour Energy successful bid for 18 square kilometres of land 22 kilometres, in Queensland’s Chinchilla. The joint venture aims to seek out gas, for Australian manufacturers, in Queensland’s Chinchilla. Under the permit’s conditions, gas can only be sold to Australian manufacturing … Continue reading Queensland gas fuels manufacturing jobs →

Nitrogen generators can be used onsite in order to save a company money and time. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. Compressed air is considered the fourth utility being used in many industries after water, gas and electricity, according to Atlas Copco Compressors. The company has nitrogen generator solutions that can help manufacturers produce nitrogen on-site. Salena Estate … Continue reading Taking nitrogen on-site →

The Queensland government has opened-up a stretch of the Surat Basin gasfields, with all gas produced to be supplied to manufacturers. State energy minister Anthony Lynham announced on Thursday that tenders were open for an 18-square-kilometre block of the gasfields, located 22 km south west of Chinchilla. Conditions have been attached that any gas produced … Continue reading Qld gov opens-up Surat Basin gas for manufacturers →

Cement manufacturer Adelaide Brighton has signed deals with two new energy providers for the supply of gas and electricity to its South Australian operations. The company has entered into an agreement with Beach Energy for the supply of gas, and also Infigen Energy, who will supply electricity to the manufacturer’s plants in Birkenhead and Angaston. … Continue reading SA manufacturer signs two new energy deals →

A deal has been struck between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and representatives of the gas industry following a warning of shortages along the east coast. Shell, GLNG Operations and Australia Pacific LNG have all agreed to secure more supply over the next two years amid a looming energy crisis. The move follows a report released last … Continue reading Gas agreement offers industry ‘breathing space’ →

Chemistry Australia CEO Samantha Read has said that manufacturers in the Australian chemistry industry are not seeing an end to rising east coast gas prices. “While there has been some important Government action, the crisis is not over,” said Read. “If anything, there appears to be continued upward pressure both on the cost of gas … Continue reading Gas prices still rising for manufacturers →

From July 1, South Australia will surpass Denmark as having the most expensive power in the world. Energy companies AGL, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy will all be increasing their electricity prices this Saturday. On average, AGL will be increasing its prices by 18 per cent, EnergyAustralia by 19.9 per cent, and Origin Energy by 16.1 … Continue reading SA power prices to become world’s most expensive →

Australia’s biggest manufacturer, steel giant BlueScope, has controversially backed a clean energy target for the energy sector. It is unreasonable to favour the provision of affordable and reliable energy over reducing carbon emissions, according to BlueScope chief executive Paul O’Malley. Therefore, he has called for politicians to get behind a clean energy target as a … Continue reading Australia’s biggest manufacturer backs clean energy target →

AGL has announced plans to invest $295 million to develop a 210mW gas-fired power station alongside the company’s Torrens Island plant, near Adelaide. Construction of the Barker Inlet power station is scheduled to begin later this year, with full operation expected to be underway in early 2019. “Our decision to move ahead with this development reflects … Continue reading AGL announces development of $295m gas-fired power station →

The development of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility off Victoria has been suggested as a means to address rising energy costs. The Andrews government is allegedly in talks with energy provider AGL to build the LNG import terminal close to Melbourne, potentially in Western Port. The facility would supply to the east-coast … Continue reading Plans for offshore LNG facility to address energy crisis →

Esso Australia has announced the completion of its Longford Gas Conditioning Plant, which processes gas from the Kipper Tuna Turrum development. This marks the conclusion of the $5.5 billion Kipper Tuna Turrum project. Located in Longford, Victoria, the Kipper Tuna Turrum gas fields and conditioning plant will process 1.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas to … Continue reading Esso completes new gas conditioning plant →