Research and Standards Committee

Gas Infrastructure Research Australia (GIRA)

Members of APGA’s Research and Standards Committee (RSC) pay an additional annual fee to participate in the work of the committee. The committee advises on research projects that are undertaken by Gas Infrastructure Research Australia (GIRA) to ensure they are relevant to the needs of the pipeline industry. RSC members have immediate access to locally relevant research results that can make pipelines safer and more efficient and give member companies a competitive advantage. RSC membership also affords access to the research carried out by the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) and the European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG).

The research focuses on area including social acceptance, public safety, security of supply, network lifecycle management and the opportunities for the use of future fuels.

Critically, the RSC works closely with the pipeline committees of Standards Australia to ensure research results can be quickly applied to the industry’s national standard, AS 2885, for the benefit of the industry and wider community.

International collaboration

Even in the earliest days of the RSC, the members recognised the benefits of international collaboration and developed a formal relationship with the world’s leading pipeline research organisations – the US-based Pipeline Research Council International and the European Pipeline Research Group. APGA’s links with these organisations were formalised, allowing RSC members confidential access to pipeline research undertaken by North American and European researchers, helping to reduce duplication of research efforts by all groups. The three research organisations also meet biennially at a Joint Technical Meeting to share results, discuss issues and determine future research priorities for the industry.

Achievements

Creating an industry-driven and funded research program in advance of government funding.
Securing government and university support to establish the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre and the Energy Pipelines Cooperative Research Centre.
Creating a formal relationship with the world’s leading pipeline research groups to share results and determine research priorities.

Committee Members

Mr Sean Armitage Committee Member

Mr Tim Aujard Committee Member

Dr Frank Barbaro Committee Member

Mr Clint Bevan Committee Member

Mr Greg Bishop Committee Member

Mr John Blain Committee Member

Mr Craig Bonar Committee Member

Mr Bevan Boocock Committee Member

Ms Liz Brierley Committee Member

Mr Alan Bryson Committee Member

Ms Gayle Burns Secretary

Mr Bart Calvert Committee Member

Mr George Carofano Committee Member

Mr Francis Carroll Committee Member

Mr Chris Carter Committee Member

Mr James Chaabani Committee Member

Mr Craig Clarke Committee Member

Mr Anthony Cobiac Committee Member

Mr Philip Colvin Committee Member

Mr Geoff Cope Committee Member

Mr Peter Cox Committee Member

Mr James Czornohalan Committee Member

Mr Ben Dahl Committee Member

Dr Cameron Dinnis Committee Member

Mr John Eijbergen Committee Member

Mr Mehdi Fardi Committee Member

Mr Joel Fletcher Committee Member

Mr Tom Forde Committee Member

Mr Paul Fortune Committee Member

Mr Mark Fothergill Committee Member

Dr Maina Garcia Committee Member

Mr Tim Gray Committee Member

Mr Jack Greenwood Committee Member

Dr Jeremy Harris Committee Member

Mr Chris Harvey Committee Member

Mr Doug Herd Committee Member

Mr David Innes Committee Member

Ms Susan Jaques Deputy Chair

Mr Cliff Johnson Committee Member

Mr Nick Kastelein Committee Member

Mr Blair Kelly Committee Member

Dr Rihanna Khosravi Committee Member

Ms Anastasia Kontogiorgis Committee Member

Mr Hugo Kuhn Committee Member

Mr Rob Kulkarni Committee Member

Mr Kevin Lester Committee Member

Mr Boon Liaw Committee Member

Mr Owen Lucas Committee Member

Mr Michael Malavazos Committee Member

Mr Richard McDonough Committee Member

Ms Alison McGregor Committee Member

Mr James McHugh Committee Member

Mr Tan Jeck Meng COMMITTEE MEMBER

Mr Ted Metcalfe Committee Member

Mr James Mozafari Committee Member

Mr Miles Nichols Committee Member

Mr David Norman Committee Member

Mr Lanre Omoya Committee Member

Mr Tony O'Sullivan Committee Member

Mr Jason Paterson Committee Member

Mr Andrew Pearce Committee Member

Mr Glenn Pfluger Committee Member

Dr John Piper Committee Member

Mr Douglas Proud Committee Member

Mr Tawake Rakai Committee Member

Mr Kane Ramsay Committee Member

Mr Leon Richards Committee Member

Mr Ben Richmond Committee Member

Mr Wahid Roshan Committee Member

Mr Daniel Schneke Committee Member

Mr Nicholas Scott Committee Member

Mr Thomas Seeber Committee Member

Mr Scott Sharbanee Committee Member

Mr Craig Sheather Committee Member

Mr June Shen Committee Member

Mr David Smith Committee Member

Mr John Stuart-Robertson Committee Member

Mr Ian Swainbank Committee Member

Mr Soheil Taherian Committee Member

Mr Stuart Thompson Committee Member

Dr Klaas van Alphen Chair

Ms Jennifer Ward Committee Member

Ms Sachie Welikala Committee Member

Mr George Wettenhall Committee Member

Mr Josh Wickham Committee Member

Mr Rob Wiltshire Committee Member

Mr Jarrod Woolnough Committee Member

Mr Chris Yoxall Committee Member

Mr Jordan Yoxall Committee Member

Gas Infrastructure Research Australia (GIRA)

International collaboration

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