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How to write a good survey that gets responses

Thu, 2 February 2012 Knowing your audience and marketing environment leads to more strategic marketing for strong results. This article shares top tips for writing a survey that audiences respond to, to make sure you get the information that you are looking for.

WDS supports FutureGAS in its biggest year yet

Thu, 2 February 2012 WDS Ltd will be supporting the FutureGAS 2012 Conference and Exhibition, to be held from 27–29 March at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Engineering firm on the move and growing fast

Thu, 2 February 2012 Continuing growth in the oil and gas sectors has sparked a period of record growth for national engineering and surveying firm Fyfe.

Mock ROV developed for offshore testing

Thu, 2 February 2012 Velocious Australia has added to its portfolio of subsea engineering and remote technology services through the development of a new mock remotely operated vehicle.

APIA launches pipeline engineer training survey

Thu, 2 February 2012 The Australian Pipeline Industry Association has launched a survey to assess the pipeline industry’s training needs as part of Stage 2 of its Pipeline Engineer Training Project.

Call for tender: NSW State Transit

Thu, 2 February 2012 The New South Wales State Transit has invited tenders from contractors for the supply of compressed natural gas to the authority’s Kingsgrove, Port Botany, Ryde and Waverley depots.

Plans lodged for Bannaby power station

Fri, 20 January 2012 Snowy Hydro has lodged plans for its proposed Bannaby Power Station, which includes a 23–29 km gas pipeline, to the New South Wales Department of Planning and Infrastructure.

How to effectively market your business in the gas industry

Thu, 19 January 2012 The high penetration rates and heavy use of the internet in Australia has led to a proliferation of new types of marketing tools that are the perfect complement to traditional marketing.

Tremco Pipeline Equipment to shine like gold at FutureGAS

Thu, 19 January 2012 Tremco Pipeline Equipment will be returning as a Gold Sponsor for FutureGAS 2012, Australia’s only whole-of-industry gas event, which will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 27–29 March.

First Mortlake unit goes to market

Thu, 19 January 2012 The first of two units at Origin Energy’s 550 MW gas-fired Mortlake Power Station is now available to be dispatched into the Victorian electricity market.

Metgasco hits first sale jackpot with Casino

Mon, 16 January 2012 Metgasco has entered into its first gas sale agreement from its Casino Gas Project in PEL 16, northern New South Wales.

Inpex and Total announce Ichthys FID

Fri, 13 January 2012 Inpex Corporation and Total S.A. have today confirmed the final investment decision on the $A32 billion Ichthys LNG Project, with first production targeted at the end of 2016.

Orders in for world’s largest FLNG

Thu, 12 January 2012 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation has received orders for three compressor trains and a power generation system for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Project, located approximately 200 km offshore the coast of Western Australia.

WGC2012 heads to Malaysia

Tue, 10 January 2012 Global gas and energy leaders from around the world will gather to attend the 25th World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 4–8 June 2012.

New year sees start of new offshore regulators

Mon, 9 January 2012 Two new offshore regulating bodies – the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator – have completed their first week of operation.

9 ways to generate leads

Wed, 21 December 2011 Generating sales leads are a key component of moving the sales process forward and making more money for your company. This article looks at nine easy ways to generate leads.

How effective is your customer newsletter?

Thu, 8 December 2011 Companies that take the opportunity to communicate to their customers or clients between purchases are more effective with their communication than those that do not.

Tools for navigating the QLD STTM hub

Thu, 8 December 2011 Queensland is the third and latest gas hub to enter the Short Term Trading Market (STTM) as of 1 December 2011, creating much speculation and excitement amongst the retail gas industry. The establishment of the Queensland hub is in addition to the 12 month old Adelaide and Sydney hubs, as well as the Declared Wholesale Gas Market of Victoria.

New Zealand gas finds buyer

Thu, 8 December 2011 Vector has entered into a new agreement with TAG Oil (NZ) Limited (TAG) to purchase up to 3.5 PJ/a of gas from the Sidewinder field until 31 December 2014.

Gas goes to market

Thu, 8 December 2011 The Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson AM MP has announced the start of operations of the natural gas Short Term Trading Market (STTM) hub in Brisbane.

FutureGAS a key plank of CNC Project Management’s support of the industry

Thu, 8 December 2011 CNC Project Management has again signed on as the Gold Sponsor and Gala Dinner Sponsor of the 2012 FutureGAS Conference and Exhibition.

PNG LNG on target

Thu, 8 December 2011 PNG LNG Project joint venture partner Esso Highlands has provided an update on the project, stating that the progress made should enable first LNG sales to be reached by the target date of 2014.

New CSG training centre furthers QLD skills investment

Wed, 7 December 2011 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced the opening of a specialised CSG and Gas Transmissions Pipeline Operations Training Centre at SkillsTech Australia’s Acacia Ridge Training Centre to combat skills shortages in the CSG sector.

CSG to power vegetable production project

Wed, 7 December 2011 Dart Energy has signed a gas sales agreement with Maria’s Farm Veggies in the Fullerton Cove area near Newcastle, New South Wales, to supply gas for a state-of-the-art horticultural glasshouse project.

New research and development laboratory announced

Wed, 7 December 2011 Premier Anna Bligh has announced today at the Queensland Governments International Gas Symposium, plans for a world class training centre supported and financially backed by industry.