e₂o City-Bay Team Raise $3551 for BeyondBlue

This year e₂o recruited a team of "fine athletes" to participate in the 2011 City Bay Fun Run in Adelaide. While we didn't break any official records, many of the team participated for the very first time and others achieved personal best times. Best of all, we are pleased to announce that we raised $3551 for BeyondBlue: the national depression initiative.

BeyondBlue aims to increase community awareness about depression and anxiety and reduce stigma associated with this disabling condition through public education. They make the facts about depression and its effective treatments more widely available across Australia. The generous donations of our supporters will directly assist research and programs throughout Australia to prevent depression and respond effectively.

Thanks to all our participants, support crews and donors!! We will be back with a bigger and better team in 2012!!
September 2011

 

Hard at Work in Devil Creek

Devil Creek is a Gas Processing Facility designed to process up to 200 million standard cubic feet per day. Tasked with the goal of achieving practical completion in 71 days; In July 2011, e₂o mobilised 40 personnel (up to 30 on rotation at any one time), with the specific responsibility of completing all pre-commissioning activities required on site including 1800 EEHA inspections as part of approximately 15,000 ITR’s. The assignment presented many obstacles including interfacing, systems, QA and HR/IR, each of which was dealt with in a timely manner to bring the project back on schedule to meet defined milestone dates and ultimately achieve PC by September 30th. Feedback from both our client and the site Principal with respect to our performance has been fantastic, to the point where the Principal has established a Master Services Agreement with e₂o on the back of our project performance.
September 2011

 

Pluto Riser Platform Draws to a Close

e₂o recently completed all pre-production commissioning and hazardous area requirements on the Pluto Riser Platform. The project was an outstanding success and e₂o has been praised by Woodside for the way in which we proactively and safely completed the scope of works. e₂o recorded zero safety incidents during the project and the way in which we approached the supply of personnel, test equipment, commissioning tools and commissioning consumables was said to have been the most organised that our client had ever seen. Testament to the success of the project was written feedback from the client stating “e₂o was a pleasure to work with and we look forward to working with them again”, this also resulted in Woodside asking if we could maintain our major services contract until the platform goes into full production.
August 2010

 

Pelican Point Power Station Shutdown

Recently, for the third year in a row, e₂o completed all instrumentation calibrations and service at the Pelican Point Power Station as part of planned routine inspections for Gas Turbine 12 and Steam Turbine 18. Whilst on site, e₂o also performed electrical isolations and temporary disconnection of I&E equipment to enable service specialists to remove the enclosure housing and gas turbine. The fact that e₂o was again selected to perform the works is testament to our commitment to safely providing a quality service. The shutdown was completed with zero environmental or safety incidents and achieved a 100% equipment start-up record. A job well done for all technicians involved in this project!
April 2010

 

e₂o... New name, same exceptional service

Due to business growth and our market sector, the team at Eco Connection has made a strategic decision to change our business name to e₂o Pty Ltd. The new name represents the phases of a projects life cycle that we service from "engineering to operations" hence the abbreviated e₂o name. Over the next three months you will notice changes to our website, promotional material and internally in our systems. The name has also allowed us to unify our businesses both nationally and internationally, specifically in regard to our company name.
April 2010

 

e₂o achieves QSE certification

e₂o is proud to announce that we have been awarded certification against the standards for ISO 9001:2008, AS 4801:2001 and ISO 14001:2004. Our Integrated Management System has been in operation for the past 6 months and the auditors were impressed with the 'best practice' approach we have taken in managing our Quality, Safety and Environmental business systems. e₂o is committed to continual improvement and adaptation of these systems as our business expands. This will provide our clients with a considerable advantage in ensuring the highest priority will be given to upholding the standards. Our certification number is AU1089-QC-SC-EC.
March 2010

 

e₂o assists with Ningaloo Vision FPSO commissioning

e₂o has answered the call to provide 11th hour commissioning assistance to the Ningaloo Vision FPSO in Singapore. e₂o has sent experienced technicians to complete last minute commissioning activities prior to the FPSO sailing down to Western Australia, where it will begin a new life servicing an Apache Gas Field off the Western Australia coastline.
October 2009

 

e₂o wins Pluto Riser Platform
Commissioning Contract

e₂o has been awarded the contract to supply commissioning technical services to Woodside for the offshore riser platform as part of the Pluto Gas Project. Woodside were impressed with our understanding of the technical requirements, our capability to supply the right calibre of personnel and our OH&S and IR track record and strategies. The
project commenced immediately after award with the supply of personnel to develop commissioning work packs for both Mechanical and Instrument / Electrical disciplines and FAT testing in Aberdeen Scotland. e₂o will supply all test equipment and personnel, with commissioning of the accommodation facility to take place prior to offshore mobilisation in December. The award of this project is a significant milestone for e₂o and recognises our capability to complete large scale completions and commissioning packages of this nature. e₂o is looking forward to developing this relationship with Woodside and its other project partners.
August 2009

 

e₂o heads back to Kalgoorlie

After taking part in the successful completion of the Furnace Rebuild in 2008, e₂o has been invited (as the preferred contractor) to return to Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter for the 2009 shutdown. This year we will supply thirteen dual trade personnel to complete replacement and calibration of instrumentation in the Acid Plant, Oxy Plant and Mac Compressor. In 2008, BHP Billiton were very impressed with the quality of our technicians and praised our attitude towards safety and quality under arduous conditions.
July 2009

 

Industrial Instrument is introduced

e₂o now has an Industrial Instrument in place. In June 2009, the e₂o Employee Collective Agreement was established, which will be valid until 2015. This agreement sets out arrangements to ensure all e₂o employees are appropriately valued and rewarded and ensures that industrial and employee relations remain a priority to our business.
June 2009

 

Power Station clientele grows

Following on from a successful shutdown for Alstom, e₂o was asked to put in a submission for the shutdown works at Swanbank E Power Station. The competitive tender process resulted in e₂o providing the most attractive proposal for the provision of instrumentation services for the project. We will value add to the service by capturing calibration results electronically and uploading these results directly into CS Energy's calibration database. e₂o will not only supply skilled technicians, but also calibration equipment and supervision for the project.
May 2009

 

Victorian bushfire disaster

e₂o would like to express its sorrow with respect to the tragic fires that have recently occurred in Victoria. Given the circumstances e₂o has contributed $1000 to the Red Cross, in the hope that this will assist in rebuilding some of the lives of those affected.
February 2009

 

e₂o helps secure SA's water supply

e₂o recently completed the Swan Reach Low Lift Pump Station, achieving the same great outcome as with the Mannum project, which we completed early in 2008. With the client requiring the station to be operational by 19 December 08, e₂o produced the goods, and the plant has been operational ever since. The Low Lift Pump Station ensures water feed to the existing main pump station which supplies South Australia’s Peninsulas with water.
January 2009

 

e₂o adds Santos to its list of satisfied clients

e₂o recently supplied a Supervisor to look at punch list items and remedial actions necessary for EEHA compliance on Santos' Fairview CSG project. Given the quality of work performed, e₂o was then asked to supply a team of Hazardous Area Inspectors to complete inspections and correct any non-conformances. This work commenced in September 2008 and will wind up at the end of January 2009.
December 2008

 

Our next water project

e₂o have been awarded the design and construction of the Swan Reach Low Level Pump Station which follows on from the Mannum Low Level Pump Station, which we completed earlier this year. e₂o was selected to complete these works after the outstanding job that was done in Mannum. Our contract is to provide all instrumentation and electrical controls for the pump station consisting of 2 x 150 kW pumps controlled by WEG Variable Speed Drives. We will have built the switch room and MCC by November 30 and completed the entire installation by December 19.
October 2008

 

We're "Generating" some interest!

e₂o has signed a contract with Leighton Contractors to facilitate pre-commissioning and hazardous area activities for the installation of a new GE Frame 9E Single cycle 180mW generator at the Quarantine Power Station. Leighton’s approached e₂o as the preferred supplier given our experience and ability to facilitate a total package solution for commissioning, inspections, calibrations and Quality Documentation for system handover. The project is currently expected to be completed in January.
September 2008

 

Major shutdown in Kalgoorlie

e₂o has completed a major shutdown in Kalgoorlie and received accolades from both the client and third party stakeholders for the job performed. At short notice, e₂o gathered a crew of 16 personnel to facilitate a shortfall in experienced Instrumentation and Dual trade personnel. e₂o’s crew were chosen to stay for an extended period to complete post commissioning works, which is a fantastic indicator of the quality of the people on our team. This project completes a significant milestone for e₂o, being our first million dollar contract.
September 2008

 

Shutdown at Darwin LNG Plant

e₂o has completed a shutdown at the Darwin LNG plant for ConocoPhillips and Monadelphous. The shutdown involved critical calibration testing on all six compressor turbines as part of their planned maintenance services. Working through Monadelphous, the prime maintenance contractor on site, e₂o was able to mobilise personnel and calibration equipment at very short notice to complete all required tasks ahead of schedule, with no Environmental or Safety incidents or near misses. EcoConnection was commended by ConocoPhillips on the services provided and has been asked to perform additional works to be completed on site.
April 2008

 

All new calibration equipment

e₂o is now armed with the latest in instrumentation calibration equipment after making an investment in state of the art Beamex Calibrators. These, coupled with the best calibration quality management software, enable us to track and maintain all of your calibration requirements to NATA traceable standards.
October 2007