The $1.6 billion Angel gas processing platform located 120 kilometres off Karratha has won the overall award at the 2009 WA Engineering Excellence Awards announced in Perth on 12 September.

The project has set a world standard for not-normally-manned (NNM) gas processing facilities, and is believed to be the most complex, highest production facility of its type in the world, with state-of-the-art environmental monitoring.

Other major projects that won awards include the:
• Australian Marine Complex Floating Dock
• New Perth-Bunbury Highway, and
• Gap Ridge Accommodation Village (Karratha).

There were 11 category winners in the awards, which are organised by the WA Division of Engineers Australia.

“The Engineering Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of cutting edge projects, management and innovation in Western Australia,” said Engineers Australia WA Division President Chris Fitzhardinge.

As well as the overall award, the Angel project also won the Resource Development category. The platform is operated by Woodside and has a production capacity of 800 million cubic feet of gas and 50,000 barrels of condensate a day.

It is located 120 km off Karratha in about 80m of water and supplied by three large-bore, sub-sea wells, and powered and controlled remotely from the North Rankin A platform 50 km away.

The full list of category winners and the companies involved are listed below.

Infrastructure and Building

Joint winners:
Australian Marine Complex – Floating Dock
(The $60 million floating dock at Henderson, due to be commissioned in October 2009, will be able to lift vessels up to 12,000 tonnes out of the water for service and maintenance)
Submitted By:
LandCorp
Department of Commerce

New Perth-Bunbury Highway
(The New Perth-Bunbury Highway will double the length of the existing freeway network and involves the design and construction of 70.5 km of dual carriageway.)
Submitted By:
Southern Gateway Alliance
Leighton Contractors
GHD Pty Ltd
WA Limestone
Main Roads WA

Resource Development

Winner:
Angel gas processing platform, off Karratha
Submitted By:
Woodside
JP Kenny
KBR
Transfield Worley
WorleyParsons

Products and Manufacturing

Winner:
Track-mounted Mobile Mining Unit Plant (MUP)
(A mobile mining plant designed and built for Iluka Resources by RCR Engineering out of the Bunbury Operations)
Submitted By:
RCR Engineering

Environment

Winner:
2 Victoria Avenue
(The design of the Durack II building has slashed power and energy use, and sets a new standard for environmentally friendly buildings in WA.)
Submitted By:
AECOM Australia Pty Ltd
Architect – Woodhead
Builder – Diploma
Owner – Stockland

Engineering for Regional Communities

Winner:
Gap Ridge Accommodation Village (Karratha)
(The 2,163-room camp for workers on Woodside’s nearby Pluto LNG Project features three gymnasiums, a swimming pool, and one of the largest kitchen-diners in the southern hemisphere.)
Submitted By:
Leighton Contractors
Ngarda Civil & Mining

Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology

Winner:
Unifying Western Power’s Telecommunication Network
(A new telecommunication network management system that unifies Western Power’s network operations to serve customers in the south-west of Western Australia.)
Submitted By:
Western Power
Clarity International LTD

Control Systems, Reports and Procedures

Winner:
Advanced Process Management (APM)
(A new, state-of-the-art control room built at the BHP Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie.)
Submitted By:
I&E Systems Pty Ltd
BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Lt D
Honeywell

Management of Engineering

Winner:
New Perth-Bunbury Highway
Submitted By:
Southern Gateway Alliance
Leighton Contractors
GHD Pty Ltd
WA Limestone
Main Roads WA

Small Company Projects

Joint winners:
Glenvar Bale Direct System
(The Glenvar Bale Direct System enables farmers to harvest a crop and bale the residue in a single operation, saving labour, fuel and time.)
Submitted By:
Glenvar Bale Direct Pty Ltd

Refurbishment of Sewer Access Chambers at Coral Bay
(The use of innovative and cost-effective technology that uses PVC liners to re-instate corroded concrete access chambers at Coral Bay.)
Submitted By:
McRobert Contracting Services Pty Ltd
Water Corporation