Walker, Newman & Associates

Oil & Gas Projects

Woodside Pluto Project – Woodside

Walker Newman and Associates are contracted to Woodside to undertake;
• Project superintendent role as part of the Woodside Pluto Project team, ensuring that the various work done by FWWP, EoS, WEL-IT, major suppliers and other parties is aligned and on track.
• Burrup Materials Facility (BMF) communications design.
• Offshore hookup and commissioning telecoms temporaries design.

Woodside Pluto Project – FWWP

Walker Newman and Associates were contracted to Foster Wheeler Worley Parsons (FWWP) to engineer and supervise the implementation of construction communications for the onshore LNG park works.

Chevron Gorgon Project – KJV

Walker Newman and Associates were part of a multi-consultant team undertaking pre-FEED works for KJV and subsequently have had two resources contracted in to the KJV Gorgon telecoms team during conceptual design, specification and procurement phases.

Inpex Ichthys Project

Walker Newman and Associates have undertaken the following works for Inpex;
• Options review of offshore to onshore communications (in joint venture with another Perth based telecoms consultant).
• Planning for public carrier infrastructure and service access to the Darwin Blaydin Point site.

BHP Billiton Petroleum

Walker Newman and Associates have undertaken a number of small projects for BHPB Petroleum over a number of years including;
• Completion of Telstra site access documentation as required under Facilities Access Agreements for Stybarrow and Pyrenees microwave system installations at Cape Range.
• Pyrenees FPSO LAN/WAN design.
• Feasibility study on microwave path for Stybarrow.

Woodside – other projects

Walker Newman and Associates have undertaken a number of projects for or on behalf of Woodside including; • Independent review of NR2 telecomms design.
• Production of WEL Telecomms Standards.
• Development of WEL Telecomms data sheets.
• Life of field communications strategy for NWS.

Woodside Enfield FPSO Communications

Walker Newman and Associates were contracted to Woodside to engineer the following systems for the Enfield FPSO • Ship to shore microwave system.
• LAN, WAN and VoIP telephony system.
• Entertainment system.

Honeywell Laminaria FPSO Communications

Walker Newman and Associates were subcontracted to Honeywell to undertake the complete detailed design of the communication systems for the Woodside Laminaria project. This included providing voice, data and video communications to a vessel operating 500kms North West of Darwin in the Timor Sea. The work included
• The development of specifications and tendering for the ship to shore link, public address, PABX, entertainment, UHF/VHF radios, radio console system, GMDSS, DC power supplies and paging systems.
• The development of factory acceptance and commissioning test procedures for all communications equipment. Undertaking the supervision of the factory acceptance testing.
• Site supervision of the installation and commissioning of all communications systems in Korea and Singapore.

Worley Benchamas Project

Walker Newman and Associates provided engineering assistance to Worley Engineering for the Chevron Thailand Benchamas field expansion. The work has included
• Design of communications systems for voice, data and telemetry communications between the central facility and eight unmanned well head platforms.
• Preparation of Bill of Materials and contractor scope of works.
• Factory testing.
Subsequent to this Walker Newman and Associates worked directly for Chevron Thailand to assist in the development of a 5 Year SCADA Strategy (communications aspects).

Clough Sawan Project

Clough contracted Walker Newman and Associates to manage the design, installation and commissioning of communications for the onshore Sawan project in Pakistan.