The Blog

The Blog enables Australian Resource Sector Employers and members of our Expert Panel to communicate information about jobs, projects, sites, awarded contracts, terms and conditions, career tips and advice, and on a range of other topics that can't always be shared on traditional career websites and print advertising. As a job seeker, this enables you to keep abreast of movements and opportunities in the industry.

APPEA Ltd

Australian oil and gas exploration and productivity activity 2010-2011

Australia’s gas production – for domestic and export markets – continues to increase every year.  But petroleum liquids production is still failing.  In 2000-01 Australia produced 272.4 million barrels (MMbbl) of petroleum liquids.  By 2010-11 this had fallen to 183.7MMbbl.  This ongoing decline is dramatically increasing the nation’s trade deficit.

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By Miranda Taylor, Director Skills and Safety at APPEA Ltd on 30 Jan 12
TAGS: National, ACT, Managerial, NSW, Professional, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

The Resource Channel

300 new jobs with Thiess JV Wheatstone Contract

A $260m contract to develop the breakwater and materials offloading facility (MOF) of Chevron’s Wheatstone Project has been awarded to a joint venture between Thiess and Belgian company BESIX SA (BEST JV). 

The contract is expected to generate 300 new jobs when work starts on site later this year.  The majority of the work will be based in Onslow with at least 80% of the work under the contract taking place in Australia.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 30 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

The Resource Channel

How did I get a start in mining?

Contrary to the norm, my journey started well before I actually worked for a miner. I left high school in 1989 not knowing what I wanted to do. Mining didn’t even rate a mention in those days as it wasn’t the media focus it is now. University wasn’t an option for me as I’d had enough of studying. Besides, I don’t think my TE score would have got me into any university! I eventually joined the Navy after nothing else took my fancy.

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By Jason Nitz, Guest Blogger working for major Australian gold producer in Indonesia at The Resource Channel on 27 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, ACT, NSW, Professional, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

The Resource Channel

Atlas Copco Scholarship – now open

This scholarship allows the winner to spend a week of work experience with Atlas Copco in Australia, followed by two weeks with Atlas Copco in Sweden. It is open to all student members of The AusIMM who are in their penultimate or final year of a recognised minerals-related course. For one week with Atlas Copco in Australia, the winner of the scholarship will gain some practical experience using Atlas Copco's mining equipment and will also understand how Atlas Copco works with the Australian mining industry.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 25 Jan 12
TAGS: National, ACT, NSW, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

MMG

Our Qld Operations Welcomes a new GM

Mark Adams joined MMG in November 2011, and officially took the reigns at MMG’s Century mine in north-west Queensland last week following the departure of former General Manager Karl Spaleck.

In addition to managing Century, Mark will provide Operations leadership to MMG’s Dugald River development project, located about 85 kilometres north-east of Mount Isa.

With extensive experience managing operations in Queensland and Western Australia, Mark was most recently Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Barminco.

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By Liz Owen, Group Recruitment Team Leader at MMG on 25 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice, Other

The Resource Channel

Global skills shortage looms large; new study

Jody Elliott, Director of The Resource Channel speaks to ABC Radio's Babs McHugh about the increasing challenge of securing new resource sector workers as other countries ramp up their own operations and projects, demanding some 250,000 new entrants.

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rural/resource/201201/r882802_8761919.mp3

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 22 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, ACT, Managerial, NSW, Professional, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice, Other, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

INPEX

Extraordinary Ichthys

Named after the classical Greek word for fish, the Ichthys Project is expected to produce 12.8 trillion cubic feet of gas and 527 million barrels of high value condensate over its 40-year life.

INPEX and joint venture partner Total achieved the Final Investment Decision (FID) for this US$34 billion project on the 13th of January 2012. INPEX Chairman Naoki Kuroda made the announcement in Darwin.

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By The Recruitment Team, from INPEX on 19 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, ACT, Managerial, NSW, Professional, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

The Resource Channel

Santos approves $490 million oil project in WA

Santos has approved the development of its $490 million Fletcher Finucane project off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

The Finucane South-1A discovery underpinning the project was made in May 2011 and is located approximately seven kilometres to the south of the Fletcher oil field and 16 kilometres east of the Mutineer-Exeter floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. 

The approval comes only six months after the oil field was discovered.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 19 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

The Resource Channel

Entry Level Mining Skills Training

A new course has been launched by the Mining Industry Skills Centre designed to provide mining job seekers with a better understanding of life in the industry.

Dubbed 'Drill Down' - the course looks at everything from terminology and accommodation issues through to shift work and dealing with isolation - to familiarise potential miners with the reality of the industry.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 19 Jan 12
TAGS: Blue Collar, Professional, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice