Ben Creagh
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Halliburton CEO Warns of 'Softer' OFS Market
Halliburton Chairman, President, and CEO Jeff Miller has warned of a “softer” oilfield services market than he previously expected in the company’s second quarter results statement, which was published recently. “What I see tells me the oilfield services market will be softer than I previously expected over the short to medium term,” Miller said in the statement.
Creating a blueprint for responsible, low-impact deep-sea mining
Several kilometres below the surface of the Pacific Ocean in an area known as the Clarion Clipperton Zone, the seabed is littered with rocks the size of potatoes. Known as polymetallic nodules, they are rich in the minerals required to make batteries. As global demand for critical minerals rapidly increases, a number of companies are considering the potential for mining polymetallic nodules.
Does writing about mining interest you?
As the Australian mining industry continues to grow, so does the Australian Mining editorial team. To support this expansion, publisher Prime Creative Media is looking for journalists to join Australian Mining and its sister titles covering the industry. If writing about Australia’s major mining companies or the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector interests you, then we could have the role you’ve been waiting for.
Mining engineer salaries increase
Wages for engineers in the mining industry rose strongly over the past 12 months, increasing between 2.6 and 2.7 per cent, according to the Association of Professional Engineers Australia (APEA). Announced in the Professional Engineers Employment and Remuneration Report for 2020/2021, the survey found that the median base salary in the mining industry was $135,000.
CSIRO reveals future of critical metals
Powerful and counterintuitive insights into the future supply and demand of critical metals have been uncovered in a new report by CSIRO. According to one scenario modelled using the Physical Stocks and Flows Framework (PSFF) tool, trajectories for metals used in electric vehicles (EVs) may be more complicated than what is currently thought to support the transition to a low emissions future.
Epiroc begins battery-electric fleet conversion
Epiroc is offering customers conversion kits to seamlessly transform loaders from diesel-powered to battery-electric driven. Evolution Mining has ordered the conversion of two diesel-powered Scooptram ST1030 machines for use at its gold mine in Red Lake, Canada. “Converting existing diesel machines to battery electric will be a smart and cost-efficient alternative for mining companies that want to electrify their operations,” Epiroc president and chief executive Helena Hedblom said.
Fosterville gold produces 2021 Melbourne Cup
Gold from Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville mine in Victoria has again been used to produce the Lexus Melbourne Cup ahead of the 2021 race. The gold miner and ABC Bullion have partnered with the Victorian Racing Club once more to produce the most highly coveted trophy in Australian horse racing. The gold in the cup was sourced locally from the site near Bendigo for a second year and was handcrafted by artisans at W.J. Sanders to meet the exact Victoria Racing Club’s specifications.
CRC ORE boosts capabilities with CSIRO partnership
CRC ORE will launch its research into new areas after forming a partnership with the CSIRO to create the Future Research Program. This work will enhance the sustainability of the mining industry by helping reduce energy and water consumption, generation of tailings and residues, the physical footprint of operations, as well as optimise the extraction of valuable minerals from resources.
Bringing data together like never before
As mining companies face the challenge of trying to balance the extraction and processing of minerals with sustainable mining techniques, Control Logic’s unique products solve many problems in the area. Control Logic product marketing manager Martin Daines describes Red Lion’s FlexEdge as a product developed by a research and development (R&D) team that has made a long wish list with an endless budget.
A water management partner from start to finish
Water Wastewater Positioned as the number one water management partner not only within Australia but across the Globe, Xylem provides an end-to-end service for the mining industry. Xylem separates its offer from a supplier of products to becoming a reputable water management partner with a strong portfolio of products and services used within the mining and industrial market sharing its passion of water to support, and partner customers across the mining industry.
Swire Shipping expands service offerings to enhance efficiency, reduce emissions
Lae Chief calling Townsville carrying mine supply and bulk commodities. Swire Shipping has expanded its capabilities with a new direct service in North West Australia that offers customers a connection betweenports globally and the Pilbara region. The direct service is made up of two loops from Singapore to Port Hedland and Dampier. It operates with a transit time of nine days between Singapore and Dampier, and 12 days between Singapore and Port Hedland.
Finance
Shell has delivered a final investment decision for the Timi gas development project in Malaysia, the company’s first to be … The 2014 profit is the second highest in the history of Woodside, beaten only by the 2012 figures bolstered by … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:21 amDecember 6, 2019 The recently commissioned Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility, the prospective completion of Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) and Santos GLNG towards … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:21 amDecember 6, 2019 This...
Crestron AirMedia enhances wireless collaboration
In the modern workplace, it is important that we can easily and confidently present and collaborate. Crestron has released its next generation of wireless presentation and collaboration technology – AirMedia – making it simple to instantly connect and present during a meeting from any device. Easy to deploy and manage, AirMedia can be used in meeting rooms, huddle spaces, classrooms or almost any space to establish a productive meeting environment.
Crestron Flex Video Phones connect colleagues to customers
Having the right technology for your personal workspace at home or in the office is more important than ever in today’s hybrid workforce. With more meetings happening than ever before, it is important that we can be confident with the technology we are using to connect with our colleagues and customers. Crestron has expanded their range of video conferencing devices to include the new Crestron Flex Video Phones for Microsoft Teams.
An Insight into Crypt Whales and Their Impact on the Cryptocurrency Market
As many of you may already know, cryptocurrency has become a lucrative investment for both experienced and newbie investors. Thanks to large investors and companies such as PayPal showing interest in Bitcoin, more and more people are getting attracted to the cryptocurrency investment option, which can be seen by the rising value of Bitcoin as well as many other cryptocurrencies.
3 Short-Term Cryptocurrency Investing Time Frames
Since there’s a big risk associated with more profit, it is commonly referred to as aggressive trading. Therefore, every investment needs a constant balance and tradeoff between risk and return. When it comes to short-term trading, the process can be divided into several categories depending on the time required to gain profits- months, weeks, days, or hours. In most cases, a shorter trading time frame means a high level of risk associated with the trade.
Crestron launches new meeting room solution
In today’s hybrid workforce, it is important that even the technophobe in all of us can confidently connect and collaborate with their colleagues and customers, no matter where they are located. The Crestron Flex Mini Tabletop video conferencing solution is Crestron’s new meeting room solution for personal workspaces and small meeting rooms.
Coronado to face court over Curragh charges
Image: Coronado Global Resources Legal charges have been issued against Coronado Global Resources in relation to the death of a worker at the Curragh coal mine in Queensland last year. An employee of contractor Thiess died in an incident at the mine while changing a tyre in the main workshop on January 12, 2020. Operations were suspended for five days following the incident as the Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) and other authorities attended the site and launched an incident investigation.
Mining urged to transition to energy-saving systems
The global mining industry must move away from legacy systems and processes if it is to meet the challenge of decarbonisation, according to a report commissioned by Weir Group. The Mining Energy Consumption 2021 report calculates mining’s share of global energy consumption and identifies ways the industry can aid the transition to net zero emissions needed to limit temperatures in line with the Paris Agreement.
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News, Uncategorised The Czech partner KREDIT manufactures mobile high-bay shelving systems and sells these all over the world. Its customers store a wide variety of goods in the shelves, from paper rolls to icecream, from automotive spare parts to frozen foods. To provide protection as these racks weighing several tons move about in a warehouse, and also to detect any feet and manned forklift trucks, the company set out to find a competent logistics automation partner.
Macmahon wins $220m Deflector gold mine contract
The Deflector operation. Image: Silver Lake Resources Macmahon Holdings has signed a four-year, $220 million contract with Silver Lake Resources to perform mining works at the Deflector gold-copper mine in Western Australia. The contract follows ongoing success for Macmahon since its 2019 acquisition of GBF, which has been providing mining services at Deflector since 2016.
Komatsu commissions Australian-first ultra-class truck
Komatsu has furthered the sustainability of Australian mining by commissioning an advanced low-emission mining truck, the Tier-4 930E-5. The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is a partner with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In line with its contribution to these goals, Komatsu’s latest truck reduces the volume of fine particles in the air by 80 per cent, allowing the system to work more efficiently.
Ironbark JV moves on from North Carnarvon Basin well
The BP-led Ironbark-1 joint venture is continuing plug and abandonment operations at the well in WA-359-P offshore Western Australia as … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
Armour downsizes with Santos deal
Armour Energy has executed the sale of its remaining 30 per cent interest in a portion of the South Nicholson … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
Ironbark campaign fails to find gas
The BP-led Ironbark 1 joint venture has revealed that drilling of the prospect offshore Western Australia has not returned positive … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
Santos to make Bayu-Undan drilling investment
Santos will spend $US235 million ($306 million) on the Phase 3C infill drilling program at the Bayu-Undan field offshore Timor-Leste … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here. Previous ArticleLeigh Creek to ramp up stage one projectNext ArticleIronbark campaign fails to find gas
West Erregulla JV builds Perth Basin confidence
Strike Energy has revealed that initial drilling results at the West Erregulla 3 well in the onshore Perth Basin in … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
Waitsia stage two moves closer to construction
Joint venture partners Mitsui E&P and Beach Energy have made a final investment decision (FID) on stage two of the Waitsia gas project in the onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia. The 50:50 partners announced the milestone in late December after signing key commercial agreements with the North West Shelf joint venture, the Western Australian Government and the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group.
Rystad Revises Peak Oil Demand Forecast
Rystad Energy revealed on Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic and the acceleration of the energy transition have led it to significantly revise its long-term oil demand forecast. The company now sees global oil demand peaking at 102 million barrels per day (MMbpd) in 2028 as the most likely scenario. Before Covid-19, Rystad Energy was forecasting that peak oil demand of just over 106 MMbpd would be realized in 2030.
BP to transform WA refinery into import terminal
BP remains committed to its Western Australian operations despite revealing plans to close its Kwinana oil refinery and turn the … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
West Erregulla on pace for investment decision
West Erregulla joint venture partners Strike Energy and Warrego Energy are on track with their plan for the appraisal phase … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here. Previous ArticleHorizon Oil offloads PNG assetsNext ArticleArmour outlines next stage of Surat work program
Empire completes drilling at Carpentaria well
Empire Energy has drilled the Carpentaria-1 well in the Northern Territory to total depth to complete an evaluation program at the Beetaloo Sub-basin site. The company carried out an extensive formation evaluation program at the well, which is now cased, cemented and suspended. It plans to release results of the program later this quarter, before updating its resource estimates in the first quarter of next year.
Dorado JV to make FPSO contractor decision
Joint venture partners Santos and Carnarvon Petroleum are on the verge of choosing their preferred contractor for the production storage … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
Oil
Joint venture partners Santos and Carnarvon Petroleum are close to finalising the pre-front end engineering design (pre-FEED) phase of the … The transaction comprises production from the Cheal and Sidewinder oil and gas fields; new discoveries under development at Puka, Supplejack … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33 amDecember 6, 2019 Prepared by Lawrence Consulting for the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), the report said for the period 2011-2018, …...
Santos set for decision on Barossa LNG project
Santos is on track to make a final investment decision (FID) on the Barossa LNG project offshore northern Australian by … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
SA hydrogen project closes in on commissioning
The Hydrogen Park South Australia (HyP SA) facility at the Tonsley Innovation District in Adelaide has entered final commissioning. Designed … To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. If you have an existing subscription, please login here.
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Santos has injected approximately 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide deep underground into depleted reservoirs as part of the final field … Australian LNG export revenue last year has risen 67.8 per cent to $43.3 billion on 2017, making LNG the country’s third largest export in 2018 after coal and iron ore, energy advisory firm EnergyQuest Australia reported.
AusIMM takes lead position on social responsibility
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) has released a world-first Social Responsibility Statement and Framework for resources professionals, highlighting its commitment to global best practice. The statement, the first published by a professional association in the resources sector, leads the way for AusIMM’s 13,000 global members by providing clear expectations of behaviour when working with communities and societies in the course of their professional duties.
Technology
Digital technology is paving the way for the oil and gas industry’s next era, and the experts at Digital Twinning … Chevron Australia announced the start up and operation of the facility, which will capture CO2 emitted from the project and … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33 amDecember 6, 2019 Lattice has been granted authority from the Victorian Government’s Earth Resources Regulation to advance its Enterprise Project, located near Port … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33 amDecember 6, 2019...
Digital Twinning unearths revenue streams
The Digital Twinning Australia team (left to right): Doug Green, Edward Cronin and Genene Kleppe. Digital technology is paving the way for the mining industry’s next era, and the experts at Digital Twinning Australia are providing companies with the opportunity to unlock a full suite of financial benefits in the virtual world. Are we living in a simulation? It’s a question that has remained central to the debates of science fiction moviegoers for decades.
Schenck Process’ whole-of-life approach to screening
The Beast. Image: Schenck Process. Schenck Process has strengthened how the company works with mining clients by taking a whole-of-life outlook to the screens it designs and supplies to the industry. Bigger is often viewed as better, but in the minerals processing sector size is just one factor that original equipment manufacturers (OEM) must consider when developing and supplying modern screens.
Sandvik shifts mindset underground with Artisan Z50
The Artisan Z50 at Sandvik's Brisbane workshop. The Artisan Z50 battery-electric haul truck has given underground mining companies a vision of what a cleaner, safer mining future could look like in Australia earlier than many expected. Changing the mindset towards battery-electric machinery has been a challenge in the underground mining sector in Australia. The benefits of electrification are widely known.
Ben Creagh
A change of mindset in the oil and gas industry has companies increasingly seeking ways to be more innovative in …
Basin review
A change of mindset in the oil and gas industry has companies increasingly seeking ways to be more innovative in … Ben CreaghMay 25, 2020, 9:24 amMay 25, 2020 Strike ran a successful capital raising exercise at the end of October in order to fund further exploration of Western … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33 amDecember 6, 2019 Project operator Strike Energy reported the Kingia Sandstone zone is currently being tested, with 48 m of perforations placed across … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33...
Australia
A change of mindset in the oil and gas industry has companies increasingly seeking ways to be more innovative in … Ben CreaghMay 25, 2020, 9:24 amMay 25, 2020 Strike ran a successful capital raising exercise at the end of October in order to fund further exploration of Western … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33 amDecember 6, 2019 New research from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) found the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) …...
Location
A change of mindset in the oil and gas industry has companies increasingly seeking ways to be more innovative in … Ben CreaghMay 25, 2020, 9:24 amMay 25, 2020 RBR has taken a pivotal step in its strategy to supply training and labour to Mozambique’s emerging $70 billion liquified … Molly HancockJanuary 15, 2020, 12:38 pmJanuary 15, 2020 Strike ran a successful capital raising exercise at the end of October in order to fund further exploration of Western … pcm_adminDecember 6, 2019, 9:33...
Features
A change of mindset in the oil and gas industry has companies increasingly seeking ways to be more innovative in … Ben CreaghMay 25, 2020, 9:24 amMay 25, 2020 Pickles Oil & Gas is a key international auction and valuation specialist that resources the purchasing of oil and gas … The oil and gas industry presents a number of highly hazardous environments that potentially keep safety risks hidden under the … Companies servicing the oil and gas sector are finding innovative ways to capitalise on...
Remote control mining in a time of need
With an influx of automation technology entering the mining industry, companies continue to look for ways to take advantage of the latest gadgets. And as the coronavirus causes ripple-effects across the country’s workforce, automation could prove to be a saving grace. In the 1984 movie blockbuster, The Terminator, mankind’s ambition to create more advanced technology results in its creations rising and taking over.
Sandvik AutoMine for Trucks surfaces in underground mining
The Swedish original equipment manufacturer has released AutoMine for Trucks, a first for autonomous ramp haulage applications in underground mining. How will the system benefit the industry in Australia? Sandvik has taken the next step with the AutoMine system by extending its autonomous truck haulage capabilities from underground mining environments to the surface.
Nickel back on track for a green mining future
Image: Western Areas. As social conversations surround the future of mining, with focus on climate change, green batteries, electric vehicles and decarbonising operations, nickel is making a comeback. China is a world leader in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) powered by lithium ion batteries, with the government’s subsidies a massive incentive for people looking to purchase an EV.
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