Sullair Australia - QGC

CASE STUDY
AIPP REPORT May 2012
Sullair Australia
QGC and its main contractors employ a wide variety of suppliers to
provide goods and services for its world-first QCLNG Project.
One such company is Sullair Australia, which was awarded a contract
in May 2012 to provide 23 air compressor packages. Under the contract
85% of spending on goods and services will be with Australian
companies, underlining QGC’s commitment to provide full, fair and
reasonable opportunity to capable local suppliers.
Sullair Australia is the country’s largest manufacturer of rotary screw
air compressors, with all industrial products designed, engineered and
manufactured in Melbourne.
The company also provided instrument air packages to QGC for
domestic gas operations in recent years.
Peter Laws, business development manager at Sullair Australia, said
state-of-the-art nitrogen technology incorporated in the compressors
was integral to the QGC project.
Quick facts
• Sullair was awarded a
contract in May 2012 to
provide 23 air compressor
packages
• The contract is the largest in
Sullair Australia’s history.
• Sullair Australia will hire
staff for engineering teams
and the factory floor
• Nitrogen technology has
been designed to QGC
specifications
“Sullair is one of the few compressor companies that can deliver a fully
skidded package to meet QGC’s exact specifications,” Mr Laws said.

About QGC
QGC is a leading Australian coal seam
gas explorer and producer focused on
developing world-class reserves for
domestic and international supply.
Almost 9000 staff and contractors
work for us in central and southern
Queensland.
Our priority development is QCLNG
– one of Australia’s biggest capital
infrastructure projects and the world’s
first liquefied natural gas project
based on gas from coal seams.
The contract is the largest in Sullair Australia’s
history and will provide additional work for
the factory over the coming 18 months.
“The equipment scope is the most extensive I have seen for a single
project in my 40 years in the industry.
“We were able to offer the right technology and the solution we
have engineered is tailored to QGC’s specific requirements to be
able to operate in harsh conditions.”
The contract is the largest in Sullair Australia’s history and will
provide additional work for the factory during the coming 18
months.
“The contract with QGC will see Sullair Australia hire staff for our
engineering teams and on the factory floor,” Mr Laws said.
“We’ve been working with QGC on their domestic gas operations
and we understand the needs of coal seam gas operators, including
how to reliably supply parts and servicing.”
Designing compressors in Australia has allowed Sullair to
manufacture equipment to fit QGC’s specific needs. The company
collaborates with customers to find efficiencies in energy usage,
which leads to a decrease in operational costs.
Sullair’s industrial compressors bear the Australian Made symbol,
which represents quality through longevity, reduced downtime and
savings on servicing.
QCLNG involves significantly
expanding QGC’s operations in
the Surat Basin and transporting
the gas via a 540km underground
pipeline network to Curtis Island, off
Gladstone, where it will be cooled to a
liquid for transport by ship.
QGC also supplies about 20 per cent
of Queensland’s gas demand through
our existing domestic gas business.
Our commitments
We seek to minimise the effects of our
operations on landholders and make a
positive contribution to the protection
of the environment.
We run our business in accordance
with government regulations, industry
standards and the access rules that we
agree with landholders.
Our staff, contractors and consultants
follow QGC’s Code of Conduct,
outlined in our Information for
Landholders booklet available via our
website: www.qgc.com.au
Contact details
Please contact QGC for more information.
1800 030 443 (toll-free)
email: community@bg-group.com
QGC Pty Limited
275 George St
Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia