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Compensating for the Joule-Thomson effect

Wed, 25 August 2010 When choosing a direct electric heater, it is important to take many factors into consideration, including the Joule-Thomson (J–T) effect. Grimwood can analyze your process conditions to accurately confirm the true J-T effect based on the gas composition.

Gas detection units

Gas Today — August 2010 Using a reliable gas detector can be integral to the safety of workers, and reducing risk. Gas Today looks at some of the industry’s latest products.

Gas detection unplugged

Gas Today — August 2010 When gas leaks into the atmosphere from a pipe, the pressure differential and resulting high velocity flow creates acoustic signatures in both the air and the pipe at ultrasonic frequencies that can be used to detect the presence of a leak.

New generation in power: fuel cells

Gas Today — August 2010 Fuel cell technology is often overlooked as a source of low emission electricity generation. Ceramic Fuel Cells is lobbying federal and state governments to change that.

Harvey Norman to sell gas-to-electricity units

Tue, 20 July 2010 Harvey Norman has signed a contract to become a distributor of Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited’s 2 kilowatt BlueGen gas-to-electricity generators in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

IANGV making changes

Tue, 15 June 2010 The International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV) will make structural changes, amendments to membership rules and implement a name change following recent meetings in Rome.

Australian NGV association established

Wed, 2 June 2010 The Australian natural gas vehicles industry has come together to form a new association, NGV Australia, which has held a workshop in Melbourne to establish its near-term priorities.

Rig simulator opened in Brisbane

Tue, 25 May 2010 The School of Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales has opened a drilling rig training facility in Brisbane to train oil and gas industry workers under real-life conditions.

Maui Gas Pipeline – a new maintenance philosophy

Gas Today — May 2010 Unexpected equipment failure can lead to unplanned downtime and create substantial losses for companies – moving from a fail/fix to a predict/prevent maintenance philosophy was an easy choice for Mokau Compressor Station operator Vector Gas.

Determining gas quality – field versus laboratory testing

Gas Today — May 2010 With so much activity in Australia’s gas market, the need for reliable and rapid gas quality testing has never been so important.

Totally addicted to BassGas

Gas Today — May 2010 Valve Tech Engineering recently completed operations at Origin Energy’s BassGas Project, located in the Bass Strait, Victoria. The company provided maintenance and upgrade services on more than 150 valves at the project.

Mobilising workshops in outback Queensland

Gas Today — May 2010 Austral-Powerflo Solutions has recently developed a new approach to its work, resulting in the award of a contract to execute infield servicing on valves in mid-west Queensland’s tricky terrain.

Polyethylene pipe for CSG pipelines

Gas Today — May 2010 As Australia’s CSG industry booms, polyethylene pipe is emerging as the material of choice in CSG gathering pipeline networks. Plastics Industry Pipe Association Executive General Manager Mark Heathcote gives an overview of the use of polyethylene pipe and the Code of Practice currently being developed to regulate the industry.

Pietro Fiorentini launches new piloted gas regulator

Gas Today — February 2010 Accutherm International, the Australian distributor for Pietro Fiorentini products, has recently launched a new gas pilot regulator, the Aperflux 101.

Moisture measurement for natural gas in a new light

Gas Today — February 2010 Monitoring moisture content is an important part of preparing natural gas for transmission through pipelines or distribution for burning by end users. GE’s Aurora analyser uses tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) to measure moisture in natural gas rapidly and accurately.

EMICO ball valves have class

Gas Today — February 2010 The EMICO ball valve and actuator range includes everything from small bore three-piece to the latest in cryogenic and trunnion ball designs.

Outlook good: forecasting gas demand

Gas Today — February 2010 The daily operations of a gas pipeline can rely heavily on accurate forecasting of gas demand. EnergySolutions Product Manager Morten Kristiansen outlines the factors that can influence demand for gas and the benefits of being able to accurately predict them.

Nixon keeps in touch on remote projects

Gas Today — February 2010 Nixon Communications has been providing communications services for Australian pipeline projects for over 20 years. With so much recent activity in the gas industry, including coal seam gas in Queensland’s Surat Basin, the company has been busier than ever.

Agility’s local experts, global networks

Central to the challenges faced in establishing and operating gas facilities in remote regions is ensuring the timely and economical execution of the logistical activities necessary to guarantee the onsite availability of essential resources.

FLOWSIC 100 FLARE – the new ultrasonic flare gas flowmeter

Gas Today — February 2010 Demand for flare gas flowmeters has increased significantly as the gas industry moves toward a carbon constrained environment, becoming more aware of waste gas emission and stringent regulations for CO2 control.

Bentley Systems – expanding into Australia’s gas industry

Fri, 26 February 2010 The Australian gas industry is investing billions of dollars to commercialise Australia’s natural gas resources, requiring the design, construction and operation of new gas processing facilities – Bentley Systems offers a range of integrated engineering software to manage design and engineering data from initial conceptual design through to facility operations.

Bluewater wins contract for Eni’s Kitan field

Thu, 28 January 2010 Bluewater Energy Services has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Eni Australia for the chartering, operation and maintenance of the floating production, storage and offtake vessel (FPSO) Glas Dowr in the offshore Kitan Oil Field, located in the Timor Sea.

Powering up: FutureGAS 2010

Mon, 9 November 2009 To be held in Brisbane between 9 and 11 March 2010, the FutureGAS Conference and Exhibition is shaping up to be one of the most exciting natural gas events for 2010.

Screw compressing on show

Gas Today — November 2009 Howden Australia, together with its screw compressor design and manufacturing colleagues from the United Kingdom, delivered two days of technical seminars in Brisbane in August.

The gas advantage – drilling CSG

Gas Today — November 2009 Easternwell Group is providing Australia’s first automated, technologically advanced coal seam gas drilling rigs built exclusively by the company in Toowoomba, Queensland, representing an innovative advance in Australian coal seam gas drilling.

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