Well we are back writing about beer, just because we haven’t had updates on the web page, doesn’t mean we haven’t been sampling some of the world’s finest brews.

This month in celebration of Paul and Fred’s trip to England and Scotland, we bring you the Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer.  A unique beer aged in ex-Bourbon barrels imported to the Innis & Gunn Edinburgh brewery from Kentucky, Tennessee.  This beer is aged for 77 days in oak, and the resultant flavours make the wait all worthwhile.  From every sip you get a distinctive oak with vanilla overtones complimenting a strong toffee and malt flavour.  Not a light weight beer by any stretch, with an alcohol content of 6.6%, so not one for the designated driver.

This ale is occasionally seen in good beer shops in Australia, if you see a pack grab it with both hands.

Cheers, Paul

Paul has been assisting 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 condusted a materials engineering support contract with BHP Billiton Petroleum for their Macedon Development fosusing on third party inspection of drilling tools.

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 assisted by Howard, and 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