Petroleum & Mining Engineering

What Petroleum & Mining Engineering does

Petroleum & Mining Engineering (PAME) is a Western Australian, family-owned engineering fabrication company founded in 1991, headquartered at 123 Radium Street, Welshpool with operating sites at Crib Point (Victoria) and Dampier (Pilbara, WA). The company is a specialist project-based service provider to the offshore oil and gas sector, executing onshore pipeline fabrication for reel-lay installation campaigns. Its core technical capability is Mobile Spoolbase fabrication — producing 12 to 42-inch pipe stalks from CRA-lined, duplex, super duplex, and carbon steel — combined with automated Field Joint Coating (FBE, polyurethane, TSA), AUT inspection, ENRYB total-weld-management procedures and welder qualification, and LODIOS offshore lifted equipment hire to DNV/EN/MO standards.

PAME operates an integrated service stack: the mobile spoolbase (rapid mobilisation anywhere in Australia), the Pilbara Spoolbase (first dedicated WA Reel-Lay Pipeline Spoolbase, approved May 2020), the ENRYB Welding Centre (procedures, qualification, inspection, and training), the 5,000 m² heavy-duty workshop in Welshpool, FJC coating services, and the LODIOS OLE hire/maintenance business. Customers are predominantly tier-1 O&G operators (Woodside, Santos, Cooper Energy, Inpex, ENI/Apache) and tier-1 EPC/subsea contractors (Subsea 7, Technip, Saipem, Clough, Monadelphous, Worley Parsons), with additional exposure to mining clients (BHP, Rio Tinto, FMG, Thiess). PAME holds DNV-GL (JAS-ANZ) accreditation across ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS4801, and OSH18001.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project tender basis, supplemented by per-service revenue from welder training/qualification at ENRYB and equipment hire through LODIOS. The business is privately held with no institutional investors, no parent company, and no public revenue disclosure; the company runs on enterprise-field-sales motion targeting major operator and EPC tender lists. Headcount is 11–50, with no app, no API, and no software product layer — the offering is fundamentally physical fabrication and certified welding services.

Name

Petroleum & Mining Engineering

Legal name

Petroleum and Mining Engineering Pty Ltd

Website

https://pame.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Petroleum & Mining Engineering (PAME) is a Western Australian, family-owned engineering fabricator providing onshore spoolbase, Field Joint Coating, welding qualification (ENRYB), and offshore lifted equipment (LODIOS) services to oil and gas operators and EPC contractors across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (237120), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Oilfield Equipment Manufacturing & Supply (Wellheads, BOPs, Surface Equipment) (EUALABAL)

Keywords

• Pipeline fabrication services
• Offshore reel-lay spoolbase
• Field joint coating
• Welding qualification services
• Offshore lifted equipment hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Welshpool

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pipeline Fabrication Services: Project-based revenue from onshore and offshore pipeline fabrication, pipe spooling, reel-lay spoolbase operations, and mobile spoolbase services. Revenue is earned on a per-project basis, typically through competitive tender for oil & gas operators and subsea installation contractors.
2. Welding & Fabrication Workshop Services: Engineering design, fabrication, project management and maintenance services for subsea infrastructure and pipelines, charged on a project or contract basis.
3. ENRYB Welding Centre: Welder training, qualification testing (WQT), welding procedure qualification records (WPQR), welding inspection and supervision services. Revenue earned on a per-service or per-qualification basis.
4. Field Joint Coating Services: Onshore and offshore pipeline and pipe spool Field Joint Coating application, charged as part of overall project fabrication scope.
5. LODIOS Equipment Hire, Sale & Maintenance: Sale, hire and maintenance of offshore DNV 2.7-1, EN12079 & MO32 lifted equipment (open top baskets, cargo carrying units). Revenue from equipment rental, repair/modification services, and bespoke engineering.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Petroleum & Mining Engineering (PAME) is a Western Australian engineering fabrication company providing onshore and offshore pipeline construction services to the oil and gas industry. Its core offerings include mobile and fixed spoolbase pipeline fabrication services (reel-lay, pipeline bundles, beach tow, HDD), Field Joint Coating application via PAME Coating Services, total weld management and welder training/qualification through the ENRYB Welding Centre, heavy-duty workshop fabrication, and offshore lifted equipment hire, fabrication and maintenance via the LODIOS division.

Product overview

Petroleum & Mining Engineering (PAME) is a Western Australian engineering fabrication company offering an integrated suite of pipeline construction and welding services. The portfolio comprises four distinct service offerings: PAME Mobile Spoolbase provides onshore reel-lay, pipeline bundles, beach tow and HDD pipeline fabrication; ENRYB Welding Centre delivers total weld management including procedure development, qualification testing, inspection, supervision and training; PAME Coating Services handles onshore/offshore Field Joint Coating application; and LODIOS manages offshore lifted equipment hire, maintenance and modification. PAME also operates a fixed Spoolbase facility at Crib Point for Western Australian offshore pipeline fabrication. These services work together to provide end-to-end pipeline project delivery from fabrication through installation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ENRYB Welding Centre: Welding training, welder qualification testing (WQT), welding procedure qualification records (WPQR), weld procedure specifications (WPS), welding inspection, supervision, and weld record traceability services. Located at the PAME facility, open weekdays 7.30am to 4.30pm.
• LODIOS

Products and services

• PAME Mobile Spoolbase Onshore pipeline spoolbase services including reel-lay, pipeline bundles, beach tow and HDD pipelines. A fully equipped mobile spoolbase prepared for immediate mobilisation to any site throughout Australia, with 13T forklift (pipe-grab), hydraulic ready-rack, horizontal tensioner, firing line habitats, and roller/rail bogie stalking lines. Targets oil and gas operators and subsea installation contractors requiring rapid spoolbase deployment.
• PAME Spoolbase (Pilbara / Crib Point fixed facility) The first Western Australian Reel-Lay Pipeline Spoolbase, featuring a 1.5km pipe-stalk laydown area, 200m fabrication firing line, multiple welding stations, NDT stations, Field Joint Coating stations and horizontal tensioner. Handles pipe-in-pipe, rigid subsea flowlines and risers using CRA lined, duplex, super duplex and carbon steel pipe, with deep-water berth access for vessel loading.
• ENRYB Welding Centre Total Weld Management service covering weld procedure development (WPQR/WPS), welder qualification testing (WQT), welding inspection (IWS, Cert 10, CSWIP), welding supervision, weld record traceability including PAMS, and welder training to international standards (AS/NZS, ASME, AWS, DNV). Located at the PAME Welshpool facility and deployable across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
• PAME Coating Services Onshore and offshore pipeline and pipe spool Field Joint Coating (FJC) application. Capabilities include induction heating, clam shell coils (all pipe diameters), automated closed cycle multiple head abrasive blasting, automated FBE units, automated plural spray liquid epoxy units, injection moulded polyurethane, thermally sprayed aluminium (TSA), quick set weight crete, bitumen infill, and cathodic disbondment testing. One of Australia's pioneers in modern Pipeline Field Joint Coating.
• PAME Fabrication Services Design, engineering, fabrication, project management and maintenance services specialising in pipeline construction, pipe spooling and welding to international codes. Delivered from a 5000 m² heavy-duty workshop with 2x10T overhead cranes (30m span, 9.5m under hook), 10T articulated yard crane, integrated machine shop, blast & paint yard, and full welding process capability (GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, MMAW, STT, SAW, automatic and autogenous orbital welding).
• LODIOS Offshore Lifted Equipment Services Sale, hire, fabrication, maintenance and management of Offshore Open Water Lifted Equipment (OLE) including cargo carrying units and open top baskets, in accordance with DNV, EN and MO standards. With 20+ years of OLE experience, LODIOS provides internationally approved OLE designs, bespoke design and structural FEA analysis, plus dedicated engineering, fabrication, testing and painting facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63.9km pipeline fabricated and installed for Cooper Energy Sole Development Project via Subsea 7 reel-lay vessel
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers35 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Subsea 7coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubsea 7 is a major subsea engineering and installation contractor operating reel-lay vessels. PAME provides pipeline fabrication and mobile spoolbase services at Crib Point Terminal to support Subsea 7's reel-lay installation operations for the Cooper Energy Sole Development Project and Santos VIC/P44 Gas Development. PAME manipulated pipe stalks to the stern mooring position for spooling onto Subsea 7's Seven Navica vessel.
• Shawcor / Canusa CPScoreTechnology or IntegrationShawcor's Canusa CPS IntelliCOAT field joint coating technology is applied by PAME Coating Services on pipeline projects including the Cooper Sole Pipeline. PAME uses Shawcor's IntelliCOAT FJC products as part of its integrated coating service offering, ensuring pipeline corrosion protection to international standards.
• TechnipminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnip (now TechnipFMC) operated the Global 1201 vessel for Woodside's Greater Western Flank subsea pipeline installation. PAME provided pipe stalk fabrication and FJC for the project at its onshore facility, supporting Technip's offshore installation operations.
• WoodsidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoodside is a major Australian oil and gas operator and a significant client for PAME. PAME has delivered multiple projects for Woodside including Greater Western Flank, Persephone risers, 2TL pipeline infill, Pluto trunkline, Enfield subsea tie-in spools, and others. The relationship spans multiple years and projects.
• MonadelphouscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMonadelphous is an Australian engineering group providing construction, maintenance and industrial services to the resources sector. PAME has worked with Monadelphous on multiple projects including Inpex 42-inch pipeline, Gorgon carbon sequestration pipeline, and PEPL pipe spooling (18-inch).
• Cooper EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooper Energy is an Australian oil and gas company for which PAME fabricated the entire 63.9km Sole Development Pipeline using its Mobile Spoolbase at Crib Point. This was a landmark project for PAME, representing one of its largest single contract engagements.
• SantoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSantos is an Australian oil and gas operator and long-term client of PAME. PAME has completed Santos VIC/P44 Gas Development Stage 1 (Helix) and Stage 2 (Subsea 7 Seven Navica) — two 23km x 12-inch subsea pipeline projects at Crib Point. PAME previously completed the 24km Santos Casino Henry VIC/P44 extension in 2009.
• AllseascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAllseas is a Swiss-headquartered global subsea pipeline installation contractor. ENRYB established the Australian Training and Qualification Centre to train and qualify Allseas welders for Gorgon, Wheatstone, and Julimar subsea pipeline projects.
• CloughcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClough is an engineering and construction company operating in the energy and resources sectors. ENRYB qualified Clough welders for the Ichthys LNG project (offshore CPF Ichthys Explorer hook-up) and Clough also engaged PAME for Wheatstone Platform hook-up and commissioning WPQR/WPS development.
• InpexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInpex is the operator of the Ichthys LNG project in the Northern Territory/Western Australia. ENRYB qualified Clough welders for Inpex-led Ichthys LNG offshore hook-up activities. PAME also worked on Inpex 42-inch pipeline with Monadelphous KT Pipelines.
• ThiessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThiess, a major mining contractor, engaged ENRYB for WPQRs and welder qualifications for the Roy Hill iron ore mining project.
• DNVcoreTechnology or IntegrationDNV (Det Norske Veritas) provides accreditation to PAME for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS4801 and OSH18001 standards, and certifies PAME's LODIOS offshore lifted equipment to DNV 2.7-1, EN12079 and MO standards.
• Pilbara Port Authority (PPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pilbara Port Authority approved the development of PAME's Pilbara Spoolbase facility, providing regulatory and port authority endorsement for the first dedicated reel-lay spoolbase in Western Australia.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Shawcor: Canadian-headquartered energy services company (parent of Canusa CPS) supplying pipeline coatings, field joint coating systems and related services — comparable to PAME Coating Services and a direct technology partner through Canusa IntelliCOAT.
• Subsea 7: Global subsea engineering, construction and installation contractor that is both a key PAME customer/partner and operates reel-lay vessels requiring onshore spoolbase pipeline fabrication services comparable to those PAME provides at Crib Point and Pilbara.
• EnerMech: Global mechanical, welding, coatings, inspection and asset integrity services company serving oil & gas, LNG, petrochemical and mining — directly comparable to PAME's welding (ENRYB), field joint coating and inspection services portfolio.
• Allseas: Swiss-headquartered offshore pipeline installation contractor (Pioneering Spirit, Solitaire) that engaged PAME's ENRYB Welding Centre to qualify welders for Gorgon, Wheatstone and Julimar subsea projects — directly comparable as a pipeline installation specialist reliant on Australian fabrication and welder training infrastructure.
• Wasco Energy: Malaysia-based global pipeline services company providing pipe coating, field joint coating, spool fabrication and manufacturing for offshore and onshore pipelines — directly comparable to PAME's spoolbase and coating services offering.

Broad incumbents

• TechnipFMC: Major offshore engineering, construction and subsea installation contractor that has utilised PAME for pipe stalk fabrication and FJC on Woodside GWF; comparable as a broader offshore pipeline installation and fabrication incumbent operating across Australia and globally.
• Saipem: Italian-headquartered offshore engineering and construction major that contracted PAME for ENI Black-Tip subsea pipeline work; comparable as a large-scale offshore pipeline installation contractor with overlapping reel-lay and subsea fabrication requirements.
• McDermott International: Global offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contractor with offshore pipeline fabrication and reel-lay capabilities — comparable as a broad offshore pipeline incumbent competing for the same EPC customer relationships in Australia and globally.

Regional players

• Clough: Australian engineering and construction contractor serving energy and resources sectors; a regional comparable that engaged PAME/ENRYB for Ichthys LNG and Wheatstone hook-up WPQR/WPS work and competes in adjacent Australian pipeline and offshore fabrication scopes.
• Monadelphous: ASX-listed Australian engineering group providing construction, maintenance and industrial services to resources and energy — a regional comparable that partners with PAME (Inpex 42-inch pipeline, Gorgon carbon sequestration, PEPL) and competes for similar Australian pipeline fabrication scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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