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Register now for Trenchless Live 2010!

Mon, 26 July 2010 Keynote speakers for the Breakfast Session at Trenchless Live 2010 have been confirmed and online registrations are now open!

Under the sea with HDD

Wed, 5 May 2010 EnergyAustralia will use horizontal directional drilling for the installation of electricity cable 30 m below the seabed of the northern arm of Booker Bay, located in New South Wales.

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Codmah overcame the challenge of construction in an urban environment, installing a high pressure gas line in Paddington, New South Wales using a combination of open cut and under road boring.

FutureGAS 2010 fires up the industry

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 The movers and shakers of the gas industry gathered recently for the FutureGAS 2010 Conference and Exhibition, held from 9–11 March.

Gas in the pipeline

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Thousands of kilometres of gas networks stretch across Australia, and Trenchless Technology is becoming a commonly used method to minimise the impact on the environment and on local residents. Trenchless Australasia spoke with Jemena in regards to their recent gas projects.

Trenchless Technology sparks the gas industry

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Gas will be the source of more than one third of Australia’s electricity generation by 2030, according to a recent report launched by Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson.

I love Trenchless Technology!

Wed, 3 March 2010 The Trenchless Australasia magazine team loves Trenchless Technology – do you?

Undergrounding power lines in Pilbara

Thu, 18 February 2010 HDD will be used as part of a $A130 million project to install powerlines underground in Pilbara, Western Australia.

Directional drilling for Devil Creek

Thu, 11 February 2010 HDD works are currently underway for the installation of the offshore gas pipeline as part of the Devil Creek Development Project, 40 kilometres southwest of Dampier in Western Australia.

Contract awarded for Tasmanian pipeline

Wed, 10 February 2010 The contract for the gas supply pipeline between the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline and the BOC Micro-LNG Plant being built in Westbury, Tasmania has been awarded.

Trenchless to give Adelaide an extra jolt

Thu, 4 February 2010 Microtunnelling and HDD will be used to install a new 275 kilovolt underground transmission line from Torrens Island to Keswick Terminal in Adelaide, South Australia.

Trenchless – top of the charts

Mon, 1 February 2010 The April 2010 edition of Trenchless Australasia will feature the inaugural Trenchless Wall Chart, which will be posted free to thousands of decision makers.

Tite Lining a magnetite pipe in Western Australia

Thu, 28 January 2010 United Pipeline Systems has been awarded a $A12 million contract to supply and install a lining solution on mining pipelines for the Sino Iron Ore project in Western Australia.

Port Bonython oil pipeline to use HDD

Wed, 27 January 2010 HDD will be used to install sections of a pipeline for the recently announced $A110 million diesel storage and refinery facility at Port Bonython, South Australia.

Bogong powers up in the high plains

Trenchless Australasia — Tunnelling Supplement 2009 The Bogong Power Development Project has been officially opened by Victorian Premier John Brumby. Earlier in the year Lucy Rochlin visited the site, getting up close with the project’s tunnel boring machine, Aurora Australis.

Bogong officially open for clean energy business

Mon, 30 November 2009 The Bogong Hydro Electric Scheme has been officially opened by Victorian Premier John Brumby.

Environment a key consideration for Gorgon

Tue, 17 November 2009 AJ Lucas will use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to construct nine holes as part of the Gorgon LNG Project in Western Australia.

1,200 homes to benefit from HDD installation in NZ

Wed, 4 November 2009 Works are currently underway in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand, to reinstall 24 kilometres of power and energy cables underground using directional drilling, a move that will benefit 1,200 local homes and businesses.

J&C Reid Earth Moving wins Earth Award for Bogong Power Station cable installation

Wed, 28 October 2009 The Civil Contractors Federation (CFF) has awarded J&C Reid an Earth Award for 2009 for the Bogong Power Station Cable Installation Project.

Round five proposals open for Underground Power Program

Tue, 27 October 2009 Western Australian Energy Minister Peter Collier has invited local councils to submit proposals to replace overhead powerlines in their communities as part of round five of the Underground Power Program. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) will be an important component in the installation of the lines.

Maddington powers up underground

Thu, 1 October 2009 The City of Gosnells in Western Australia is the latest local council to participate in Round 4 of the Western Australian State Underground Power Program (SUPP), which aims to deliver underground power to more than 1,100 households in the Maddington area, using horizontal directional drilling.

McDow closes tunnel door on Bogong

Wed, 30 September 2009 McConnell Dowell has completed the final inspection of the waterway and closed the tunnel plug door at the Bogong Power Development Project, located in Victoria’s high country.

HDD: a powerful solution

Trenchless Australasia — September 2009 Horizontal directional drilling is playing an important role in the Western Australian State Underground Power Program (SUPP), an initiative that was implemented after severe storms in May 1994 caused serious widespread damage to existing overhead power mains.

Companies clamour for Vermeer’s big rigs

Trenchless Australasia — September 2009 Jemena has recently purchased a 330,000 pound horizontal directional drilling rig from Vermeer, and will utilise it immediately on a slew of upcoming projects. Jemena HDD Manager David Warner tells Trenchless Australasia how the drilling equipment available on the market today has transformed the quality of its projects.

Approval for east-west Liddell pipeline depends on HDD

Tue, 28 July 2009 The New South Wales Government has approved the east-west component of Macquarie Generation’s proposed Liddell Gas Pipeline, to be located north of Sydney.

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