AGA launches cylinder certification scheme

The AGA Cylinder Certification Scheme introduces a much improved and traceable arrangement that has also appealed to government regulators responsible for overseeing public safety in this area. AGA’s
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CSG – next generation legal issues

With the ever increasing pressures on government and business alike to find cleaner and more environmentally friendly sources of energy, CSG is well placed to provide long term and sustainable electricity
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Actuators for critical mainline natural gas valves

The efficient transport of natural gas in pipelines across the world is critical to modern society. Achieving this, while incorporating high expectations for the levels of inherent safety and reliability
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Safe and practical field calibration

Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electronic equipment in explosive environments. An intrinsically safe calibrator is therefore designed to be incapable of causing ignition
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Protecting SCADA systems

Forming the central nervous system of a gas chain, SCADA systems integrate a variety of crucial components including remote monitoring and control of wellheads, gate stations, district regulators, pressure
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Lucas Energy – tapping NSW CSG

Paul Bilston, the man in charge of Lucas Energy – a company set to spin off from its parent, AJ Lucas Group, within the next twelve months – seems quietly confident about the company’s
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Monitoring solutions for the gas industry

As greenhouse gas emissions rise and non-renewable energy sources diminish, landfill waste gas, coal seam methane and biogas are becoming increasingly popular as major sources of clean energy. The most
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Dräger develops new gas detector

The Dräger X-am 5000, 1 to 5-gas detector reliably measures combustible gases and vapours as well as oxygen and harmful concentrations of CO, H2S, CO2, Cl2, HCN, NH3, NO2, PH3, SO2 and Organic Vapours. The
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Safety challenges for the offshore gas industry

Australia’s offshore oil and gas industry currently faces a range of challenges which have the potential to impact on safety. These include rapid growth in the industry leading to skills and labour
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Process systems for an emerging CCS industry

The CO2CRC Otway pilot project is the world’s largest research and geosequestration demonstration project. It aims to demonstrate the safety and security of the transport, injection and storage of
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