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It’s a gas for Melbourne’s outer east

Mon, 30 August 2010 To meet increasing demand for natural gas in Melbourne’s outer east, Jemena is about to construct a multi-million dollar transmission pipeline using horizontal directional drilling.

Tender for pipeline replacement

Tue, 17 August 2010 Barwon Water has put out a call for tenders in the construction of a new pipeline in the town of Colac, Victoria.

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!

Project wrap from BTB

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 BTB Australia has continued to work on a variety of HDD and civil construction projects across Australia in 2010.

Big rig in NZ

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 When New Zealand’s North Shore City Council needed help cleaning up their beaches, they turned to horizontal directional drilling to get the job done.

Drilling know-how comes down under

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 Leading international trenchless firms Vermeer, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products and Prime Horizontal joined forces in May to tour the Maxi HDD Rig Training Seminar along the east coast of Australia.

Young Australians set drilling record

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 Country Energy’s Lismore to Mullumbimby (via Ballina) power network upgrade may have set a new world record, with two teenage drillers being the youngest to complete the task in South Lismore, New South Wales.

Drillers: trial your fluid

Trenchless Australasia — July 2010 ADG Global Supply, distributors of world-leading drilling fluids, M-I SWACO's has announced a promotion to encourage drillers around Australia to trial their fluids with package prices – including a free mud consultation.

Worldwide recognition for wastewater project

Tue, 13 July 2010 South East Water has received worldwide recognition from The International Water Association for their Flinders and Shoreham Pressure Sewerage Project on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, a project incorporating horizontal directional drilling (HDD).

Queensland expansion to use HDD

Wed, 7 July 2010 The Southwest Queensland Pipeline Expansion is about to begin construction and will involve two horizontal directional drills (HDD) for the crossings.

Delays for Devil Creek

Fri, 28 May 2010 Apache Energy has delayed the estimated completion date for the shore crossing at Gnoorea Point, which is part of the Devil Creek Development Project, located off the coast of Western Australia.

HDD for Somers

Wed, 26 May 2010 South East Water will use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for parts of its Somers Recycled Water Project in Somers, Victoria.

Robinvale - prince of pipes

Thu, 20 May 2010 JHL Civil has been awarded a contract by Lower Murray Water to design and construct domestic and stock pipelines as part of the Robinvale Irrigation System, located in northwest Victoria.

Drilling – never a bore!

Fri, 7 May 2010 Country Energy’s Lismore to Mullumbimby (via Ballina) upgrade may have set a new world record, with two teenage drillers possibly being the youngest to complete the task in South Lismore, New South Wales.

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.

AHD Trenchless earns ‘A’ for grades

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 AHD Trenchless has been awarded the Braybrook Sewer Diversion contract by principle contractor MFJ Construction and City West Water. Here the drilling team reports on the unique ground conditions of the project.

Down the hole for free with HDD products

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Tsubaki Australia can provide HDD drill pipe together with a full range of complementary down hole tools including saver subs, starter rods, sonde housings, backreamers, pilot bits and more. The products the company stock are manufactured and supplied by Ballantine Inc USA.

New HDD rig designed to meet industry needs

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 JB Sales International has recently launched Astec Underground’s latest HDD rig, the DD-4045. Trenchless Australasia was in attendance and spoke to the developers of the rig.

Dig your paws in

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Access to highly-urbanised subterranean infrastructure is becoming increasingly constrained, with ever increasing environmental impact concerns, companies in the trenchless drilling industry need affordable ways to process their mud solids.

Nine hole win for HDD

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 AJ Lucas won the $A95 million contract to use horizontal directional drilling to construct nine holes as part of the Gorgon LNG Project in Western Australia.

Directional drilling for Devil Creek

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Drilling 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.

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.

Broadbanding the Top End: HDD and then some

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Northern Arnhem Land was recently linked to the rest of the country’s fibre optic network as part of Telstra’s $A34 million Broadbanding the Top End project. The harsh climate and inhospitable terrain, areas of cultural sensitivity and the crocodile mating season meant that the installation of over 800 kilometres of fibre optic backbone cable running across Kakadu National Park in Arnhem Land was no easy feat.

Gympie Regional Council

Trenchless Australasia — April 2010 Located 160 kilometres north of Brisbane, Gympie is a popular tourist destination in South East Queensland. Commonly referred to as the ‘Town that Saved Queensland’, the discovery of gold in 1867 sparked the Gympie Gold rush of the late nineteenth century, saving the state from almost imminent bankruptcy and enabling the colony’s economy to survive.

HDD the environmental choice

Fri, 9 April 2010 In the recent Environment Impact Statement for Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) horizontal directional drilling was outlined as a preferred method for part of the Queensland-based project.

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