YPF News
APIA Assistance – YPF Attendance at IPC, Canada
JTM and Study Tour 2009 Presentation – David West
YPF Moomba Site Visit – 27/28 Aug.
Victorian YPF Drinks – 21 August.
Joint Technical Meeting Scholarships
Milan, Italy 11 – 15 May 2009
APIA joined with the Australian Gas Industry Trust to offer three scholarships for young people to attend the Milan JTM. The objectives of the AGIT are to contribute to the advancement of young people in the gas industry through support for study, education and research across all sectors of the gas industry. APIA Lead Member Orrcon Pipelines offered to fund two extra scholarships – which meant that FIVE young members were given the opportunity to attend a major international research conference as well as an extended visit to pipeline and gas industry related entities and companies in Europe. There were more than 30 applications and most were from highly qualified, capable young people. It was very difficult to narrow the number down to only five.
The five succesful applicants were:
David West – WorleyParsons
Lara Kayess – Oil Search
Ben Cooper – A J Lucas
Craig Clarke – APA Group
Cameron Dinnis – Orrcon
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YPF Wollongong Tour 2009
On 17 April, the YPF crew boarded two buses – provided by Sargent – to be taken around APIA members’ facilities in Wollongong. The tour provided an opportunity to learn about the entire pipe making process, with visits to the BlueScope Steel mill, the OneSteel pipe manufacturing plant and Bredero Shaw’s pipe coating plant.
2008 YPF Forum
Following the success of the original Young People’s Forum in 2006, the YPF Committee held a second YPF seminar in Brisbane on 22 May in conjunction with the usual APIA Brisbane Seminar.
In the morning the Seminar consisted of two streams. The YPF Stream was aimed at providing an “introductory” session for newer young members as well as provide broader input and discussion about the future for the more experienced younger members. The 64 YPFers in attendance learnt about the depth and breadth of the industry through presentations on Environment, Operations, Construction & Safety, Design & Materials, Project Management and Economics and Regulation. Simultaneously the more experienced members were informed about Innovations, New Technology and the Future.
In the afternoon the two groups joined to learn about generational change and preparing the industry for the future. Professional psychologist, Avril Henry set a challenge to all attendees to think about leadership and the future of the industry.
APIA would like to thank all the participants in all of the sessions and to APA Group for sponsoring the Seminar. Thanks also to the bosses who sent their younger employees.
Joint Technical Meeting, Canberra, 16 – 20 April 2007
When the JTM was held in Australia, APIA provided an opportunity for six young engineers from the Research and Standards Committee’s member companies to participate in the International Joint Technical Meeting by offering scholarships to cover the travel and accommodation costs of each recipient. Attendance at this major international conference equipped the participants with knowledge about important industry research and introduced them to many international industry experts. The successful applicants were: Christopher Jones (BlueScope Steel), Mohd Hisham Bin Abu Bakar (PETRONAS), Mark Dragar (Alinta), Peter Barnett (GHD), Anthony Cobiac (Epic Energy) and Nicholas Scott (WorleyParsons).