RefMet commenced an inspection assignment with Tek-Ocean for the Huski Lewan project.  Howard is overseeing the manufacture of completion tooling at the Cameron facility in Deer Park.

Fred is providing engineering inspection and Fitness for Service work at the Mobil Altona Refinery as part of their 2011 maintenance shut down.

Michael presented a technical paper (co-authored with Paul), at the annual Feuerfest Kolloquium in Aachen, Germany after completing an assignment for Worsley Alumina regarding their #4 calciner shut.

Paul has been supping AGR Asia pacific and Reliance India Limited with some subsea materials issues.

RefMet commenced an assignment with Origin Energy for their Yolla A MLE Project. Fred visited Singapore to conduct an extensive fabrication quality assurance audit of the installation aid fabrication vendor.

Paul also visited Singapore and Batam for meetings with McDermott and Cladtek with BHP Billiton Petroleum for the Macedon project.

Paul and Fred have continued support to the Macedon project.

Paul continued support to the Esso Kipper Tuna Turrum development project.

Paul and Fred attended the 2nd International Symposium on CO₂ Storage and Transportation, in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Michael held his one day Refractories training seminar at the Trade Winds Hotel, Fremantle, as an adjunct to his visit to Worsely Alumina regarding their upcoming #4 Calciner shut.

RefMet kicked off a new materials engineering support contract with BHP Billiton Petroleum for their Macedon Development.

Fred conducted some in-service inspection and supervision of piping / instrument modifications for the Integro Foods facility in West Footscray, Victoria.

RefMet commenced an inspection assignment for PTTEP Australasia.  The assignment involves the refurbishment of running tools to be used in the De-completion of the Jabiru and Challis fields.  This work is being managed by Paul and Howard, and has involved some welding procedure reviews of drill riser equipment.

RefMet is pleased to announce that Fred Plater joined RefMet on a permanent basis.  Fred joins RefMet with an extensive welding, in-service inspection, quality assurance, and fabrication capability.  More details are provided in the Personnel section.

RefMet have again been retained by BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina, this time for their #4 Calciner shutdown planned for early October 2011.

RefMet assisted Renewable Metal Technologies (rmt) with shutdown planning and inspection services at their new Wagga Wagga lead-acid battery recycling facility.

Paul was in Dunfermline Scotland for a pre-production meeting with Proclad FPV, for the Esso KTT project.

Michael visited Worsley Alumina to assist in pre-shut planning and safety risk assessments for the #5 Calciner.

The Australian Oil and Gas Review published an article on RefMet, see Page 33 of the February 2011 edition.

Paul continued support to the Esso Kipper Tuna Turrum development project.

The whole RefMet team was involved in materials support for BHP Billiton Petroleum, involving QA/third party supervision involving the welding of reducers to  drilling connectors at the workshops of Begley International in Perth .

Michael visited Nyrstar’s Hobart smelter to assist in final safety (risk) assessments at the beginning of their shutdown period