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Slide Presentation from the May Networking Meeting.

Our speaker at the May 24th Networking Meeting was Mr Glenne Drover, Director - Infrasucture, Department of Business and Innovation. 

Glenne spoke on future trends in energy generation and distribution taking into account the challenges that will come with the transition away from a carbon economy. In Victoria the dependence on brown coal will have to be  reduced while our use of wind, gas, solar and other renewables must increase. He was able to give us some indication of how we generate our energy now and the changes contemplated  as the government, and the private sector, work on the plans to cover the immediate future and the longer term for Victoria's energy needs.

It was a complex topic which he handled well using an informative and, at times, equally complex Powerpoint presntation. Glenne has kindly provided AUSEN with a copy of that Powerpoint presentation. To see the full presentation click here. 

Letter from incoming chairman- Garry Meier (Corke Instrument Engineering Pty Ltd)

Dear Committee and Members,

As the newly appointed Chairman to Ausen I would like to thank the Committee for their vote of confidence and I look forward to meeting their expectations at every level. My first duty is to give our sincere thanks to our outgoing Chairman Dino Alessio for his tireless efforts and the wonderful work he has achieved over the past three years. I am sure everyone at AUSEN looks forward to his continuing support as a committee member.

AUSEN provides all our members a wonderful opportunity to network with other suppliers, competitors and most importantly, probable and existing clients within our Oil and Gas Market and it will be one of our goals this year to increase the client participation within our network. We will also continue to bring to you interesting and relevant speakers and to have our membership participate and promote their business at each meeting so please speak to our committee members to arrange this opportunity.

The committee will be working on new and innovative ways to bring value and Information to all our members and we also call on any ideas you may have to be forwarded for consideration.

I thank you in advance for your support in this challenging new role and I look forward to meeting with you at our next function.

Cheers,

Garry Meier.

China International Petrochemical & Petroleum Exhibition (CIPPE)

AUSEN's participation in CIPPE, has been a great success with a number of inquiries coming in from Chinese companies. Members meeting with many industry leaders including Sinopec, Chem China & CNOOC, to discuss participation in major projects including the latter's downstream expansion.

As a network the relationship building in the greater Chinese market is growing and we encourage members to get on board for the next SAMP (Supplier Access to Major Projects) trade mission to China in September- to include the Guandong Province Services Program and Business opportunities in Beijing, For more information contact James Ewenson (ICN-Victoria).

Chevron Australia shares insight on Gorgon Project

On the 17th of December 2009, Linus O'Brien, ICN's Western Australian Gorgon Project representative spoke to AUSEN members about the project and how to qualify for involvement.

Bill Sahegyi, Australian Industry Participation Coordinator Gorgon Project(Chevron Australia) kindly made himself available for members to speak to him directly during and post Networking function.

Worley Parsons Sets The Rules At AUSEN

Jeff Ward, Worley Parsons' Procurement Manager, Victoria Operations informed a packed AUSEN meeting that 'you are your supplier' and how to maximize your chances of winning supply contracts with large engineering firms such as Worley in a presentation you can download here.

Power Generation A Hot Topic At AUSEN

Natural gas-fired electricity generation is emerging as a strong contender for meeting Australia’s escalating periods of peak electricity demand, according to industry experts presenting at a recent AUSEN information evening.

AUSEN Holds Discussion On Nuclear Energy

Nuclear power could be as cheap as coal if carbon capture and storage is enforced, according to Prof Peter Johnston, Head of Physics at RMIT and panel member of the 2006 federal government review into the nuclear industry.