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QGC has awarded Queensland pipeline construction company Murphy Pipe and Civil a $250m contract to install its upstream network of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipelines.

The project is expected to take approximately two years to complete and will create employment opportunities for pipeline specialists and trades.

The contract award follows on from the award of two other multi-million dollar steel and plastic pipeline contracts earlier this month.

At NRW, we know that our people are instrumental to the growth of our business and as a company we continue to invest in health, safety and training. As part of this investment NRW recently launched the HSE Recognition Program.

Australia Pacific LNG has awarded Leighton $800 million in gas and water infrastructure contracts in Queensland which is expected to generate 1,000 jobs.

Leighton's subsidiary, Leighton Contractors, will work on the contracts in rural and central Queensland, with work expected to begin immediately.  Construction is due to be completed in mid 2014.     

Employee Turnover remains a concern for mining companies in an environment of rising costs, softer commodity prices and continuing stiff competition for staff.

The results of the latest Resources Industry Turnover Analysis (RITA) Report show that employee turnover levels remained at 19% per annum throughout the mining industry despite some evidence of emerging caution within the sector.

Sure, you might not be a pop culture guru, but if you’re in our industry, we’re sure you have some interesting mining facts, stories, statistics or records up your sleeve…

Mining IQ is launching the Weird & Wonderful World of Mining – a book of records for the industry - and we need you! Our aim is to compile all the fabulous and surprising facts you know so we can share it with your fellow mining buddies.

In 2011, J P Kenny, along with the other Wood Group Kenny companies, won the Subsea Energy Australia "Subsea Company of the Year" award.

This award was secured against robust and extensive competition from a wide range of local and international Subsea Companies.

This success further demonstrates our collective reputation and capability in the Subsea market place and the esteem in which we are held by our peers, the Offshore Oil and Gas fraternity at large and the competition judges.