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.

What you should know about oil and gas industry job opportunities

A bit about the oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry is an exciting, international, vibrant, skilled and varied industry to work for. It works with often cutting edge technology and has an excellent safety and health record; but it also operates in often remote locations, difficult climates and high risk environments.

Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is the big growth area for the oil and gas industry in Australia with as many as 12 LNG projects under consideration representing over $200 billion of investment. LNG has triggered a revolution in the global gas market.

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By Miranda Taylor, Director Skills and Safety at APPEA Ltd on 30 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, ACT, NSW, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, Trainee / Apprentice, Other, SA, TAS, VIC, WA

Your Introduction to Elcomm

Elcomm Pty Ltd are experienced providers of a wide range of project management and construction services to projects in the resources and Infrastructure sectors. In it’s current form, the group has been providing these services to the sector for ten years but our key staff can individually claim more than double that experience performing the same services.

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By Geoff ODea, HR Administrator at Elcomm Pty Ltd on 24 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, Managerial, Professional

Construction Progresses at Mt Cattlin Project

Galaxy Resources' Mt Cattlin Spodumene Project near Ravensthorpe in Western Australia is progressing on schedule, with earthworks and concrete works well advanced.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 23 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

CiticPacific Mining - a bit about who we are......

The massive Sino Iron project is being developed by CITIC Pacific Mining at Cape Preston, 100 kilometres south west of Karratha in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

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By Amanda Adams, Recruitment Administrator at CITIC Pacific Mining on 21 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

Northern Territory to benefit from Inpex’s Icthys Project

The Northern Territory government last week accepted Inpex’s Industry Participation Plan, which details its commitment to providing significant opportunity for local employment and to local businesses.

The plan identifies employment and training opportunities for Territorians and helps local businesses to participate in the project during the construction and operation stage. This will give Territory businesses the capacity to compete against national and international companies in the energy sector.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 18 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, NT

Perdaman Industries now tendering

The $3.5 billion urea manufacturing plant proposed for construction at Collie, 200 kilometres south east of Perth, Western Australia, is now calling for tenders for specific work and supply packages

Using innovative and clean coal gasification technology, the plant will transform sub-bituminous coal into 2 million tonnes per annum of urea.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 18 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

Brierty wins BHPB civil works contract

A $13.4 million civil works contract with BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina’s $2.5b Efficiency and Growth Project in Western Australia was this month awarded to Brierty Limited.

The contracted works includes bulk earthworks, drainage and road construction for Worsley’s Marradong mine, part of the Efficiency and Growth project. Brierty will mobilise a construction team to site in January 2010, with works expected to continue into 2011.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 18 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Professional, WA

Ravensthorpe to get a new life

In less than 12 months, the Ravensthorpe Mine Site has seen a complete reversal of fortune, with First Quantum, a Canadian company, buying the operation and announcing plans to bring production online in late 2011.

First Quantum expects around 600 jobs – significantly less than the 1800 previously employed – to be created. The site will also require a number of changes and upgrades, which will generate opportunities for construction suppliers and employment.

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By Jody Elliott, Director at The Resource Channel on 18 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, Managerial, Professional, WA

MMG raises over $8,000 for men's health

Last month a group of MMG Group Office employees banded together to form the Mo Metals Group in support of the Movember fundraising and awareness initiative.

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By Liz Owen, Recruitment Specialist at MMG on 17 Dec 09
TAGS: Blue Collar, National, Managerial, Professional, Student/Graduate, Trainee / Apprentice, Other

What Nickel West vacation work really is...

Each year we hire up to 50 vacation students across our business and almost all go to an operating site. It is from this group we pick our potential graduates, in fact in Nickel West over 70% of our graduates are ex-vacation students. Your vac work can be your job interview in a practical sense, it also often gives you the topic and contacts for your thesis as well. Meeting other vac students, existing grads and even old baby boomers will add to your knowledge of the industry you might be working in.

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By Tracy Santoro, Team Leader, Recruitment Support at BHP Billiton Nickel West on 17 Dec 09
TAGS: National, ACT, NSW, NT, Student/Graduate, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA