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Only last week, we blogged about AGC being awarded a $34m contract for the onshore painting and insulation for Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project and today they have announced the award of a AU$100 million contract by BHP Billiton Iron Ore. This brings the Group’s current order book to AU$500m.

AusGroup’s Australian subsidiary, AGC Industries Pty Ltd ('AGC'), was awarded the contract for the structural, mechanical, piping and heavy haulage of the Rapid Growth Project 5 at the company’s Yandi operation.

Energy Skills Queensland and the Bligh Government have joined forces in an $850,000 partnership to meet the energy sector’s training needs and make sure the industry is ready for economic recovery.

Queensland Minister for Education and Training, the Hon. Mr Geoff Wilson said Energy Skills Solutions, based at Rocklea, is a result of a partnership between Energy Skills Queensland and the Bligh Government’s free training and career information service, Skilling Solutions Queensland.

Whilst working with BHP Billiton, I had the pleasure of being a representative on the advisory committee for the Resources and Chemistry Precinct at Curtin University of Technology, which was opened this week.

The Precinct will be one of the largest centres of resources, energy and chemistry research and education in the Southern Hemisphere, boasting more than 200 research, teaching and support staff from the University’s Department of Chemistry and the State Government’s ChemCentre.

The combined history of the many companies comprising Baker Hughes – providing products, services and solutions for the petroleum and continuous process industries - dates back nearly a century.

In 1907, Reuben C Baker developed a casing shoe that revolutionised cable tool drilling, followed in 1909 by Howard R Hughes’ introduction of the first roller cutter bit that dramatically improved the rotary drilling process.