https://www.ipl.co.nz https://www.ipl.co.nz/specialist-gas-analysis IPL has the capability to measure hydrogen sulphide, mercaptan and mercury contamination in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gas streams. We can supply Sulfinert coated pressure vessels in which to take your samples and can offer urgency of analysis to meet all your requirements.  Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:57:57 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/specialist-gas-analysis thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/energy-and-industrial-group7b37d27d IPL joined the EIG group in 2014. The Energy and Industrial Group (EIG) is a multi-disciplined group of New Zealand companies who provide a range of technical specialist and support services to the energy and industrial sectors, facilitated by the regional development agency, Venture Taranaki. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:33:37 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/energy-and-industrial-group7b37d27d thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/our-people-is-our-greatest-resource Kicking off the new year/new decade by acknowledging why People are at the center of all that we do. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:07:04 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/our-people-is-our-greatest-resource thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/health-and-safety-at-work This H&S video is fantastic, and a really timely reminder of our need to continually raise the safety standard of our practice for ourselves, for our colleagues, and for our loved ones at home. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 21:42:52 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/health-and-safety-at-work thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/fostering-kids-nz-fun-day On behalf of the IPL team we have sponsored $200 this Christmas to the Fostering Kids Northland Family Fun Day for deserving Northland families of children that are vulnerable or from less fortunate backgrounds in the region. Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:09:46 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/fostering-kids-nz-fun-day thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/oil-weathering-processes IPL’s weathering and dispersant testing of crude oil plays an important role in minimising risks associated with potential oil spills. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:00:51 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/oil-weathering-processes thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/discharge-consent-monitoring IPL offers a range of environmental testing that helps you assess whether your activities meet the terms of your resource consent. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:41:41 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/discharge-consent-monitoring thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/rising-star-award What a well deserved achievement for one of IPL's employee last week. Stephanie joined IPL's Fuels Team back in April and has made quite an impression on her workmates and supervisors. Last week, all her efforts and positive energy were acknowledged by being awarded the Rising Star Award by Refining NZ.  Sun, 03 Nov 2019 19:57:34 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/rising-star-award thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/laboratory-management-ipl Operating laboratories efficiently is what IPL does best, let us help you with the daily management of your lab so you can concentrate on your core business. Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:27:02 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/laboratory-management-ipl thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/taranaki-vehicle We've applied our new style to IPL New Plymouth's ute...looking sharp isn't it! Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:06:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/taranaki-vehicle thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/naphthenic-acid-number Along with our analysis of Total Acid Number (TAN), IPL has the capability to analyse for Naphthenic Acid Number (NAN). NAN relates to the organic acids present in crude oils. The determination of NAN is an important parameter for the petroleum industry as it allows for the evaluation of corrosive properties prior to their processing of the crude oils. Sun, 20 Oct 2019 19:27:05 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/naphthenic-acid-number thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/tph-analysis TPH analysis of the site soil and water samples gives information about the amount of petroleum hydrocarbon present and thus can be used to quantify the extent of the contamination so the remediation can be targeted in the correct areas. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 20:43:19 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/tph-analysis thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/our-people What allows to succeed as a company is our PEOPLE. Find out more about our PEOPLE strengths and how they will help us achieve our next goals. Sun, 29 Sep 2019 21:00:41 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/our-people thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/supporting-local-children IPL is supporting four children and/or caregivers living with special needs by sponsoring four tickets to attend the Going Bananas Stage Show that will be held at Whangarei Intermediate School in October. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 23:26:48 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/supporting-local-children thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/maori-language-week IPL took part in recognising and celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori with daily lessons distributed to all staff. These lessons ranged from basic greetings, introductions and asking after the wellbeing of each other, through to using various Maori words in every day New Zealand English conversation. Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:31:13 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/maori-language-week thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-s-fun-health-and-wellbeing-initiative Whether you want to get a head start on getting the summer body you always dreamed of, want to join a fun workplace initiative or are looking at implementing big or small lifestyle changes targeted at increasing your overall health and wellbeing, IPL has put together a cool challenge for the staff who may wish to become IPl’s “Biggest Loser”. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 19:41:32 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-s-fun-health-and-wellbeing-initiative thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/crude-assay-analysis-benefits This blog talks about some of the benefits related to Crude Assay Analysis. Among a few, Crude Assay data can help maximise your processes to generate efficiency gains and it can also be performed for cost effectiveness considerations. Sun, 25 Aug 2019 20:54:12 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/crude-assay-analysis-benefits thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/the-lims-project We thought we'd give you a little bit of information about what a LIMS system is and on how critical LIMS are to operate our laboratory efficiently. Sun, 18 Aug 2019 23:19:52 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/the-lims-project thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/testing-that-meets-your-needs We have a wide range of test methods accredited across a variety of sample matrix. Find out more about the range of services we offer.   Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:20:53 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/testing-that-meets-your-needs thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-celebrating-20-years We are so incredibly proud of IPL for celebrating another important milestone this year. This week, IPL will be celebrating its 20th birthday. Sun, 30 Jun 2019 22:41:36 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-celebrating-20-years thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/mercury-testing This blog identifies some of the most common reasons why Mercury analysis is carried out and highlights some of the benefits of routine checks. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 23:02:51 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/mercury-testing thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/long-service-milestone-for-ipl In the past couple of months, two of IPL’s employees have reached massive milestones!Congratulations on reaching 35 and 40 years of services with IPL/RNZ and thank you for all your hard work. Tue, 28 May 2019 22:13:36 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/long-service-milestone-for-ipl thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-zealand-petroleum-club IPL will be attending the quarterly petroleum club meeting held in New Plymouth today. We will promoting our testing services, handing out our new corporate brochure and finding out all about the latest development in the region. Tue, 21 May 2019 21:23:46 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-zealand-petroleum-club thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-beach-clean-up On April 9th, IPL checked-out a spot for our community beach clean-up initiative.  We are hoping to monitor the same stretch of beach 4 times per year and tally up the results of our findings. Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:19:47 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-beach-clean-up thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/2019-nrc-environmental-awards IPL recently submitted its entry details for the 2019 NRC Environmental Awards under the leadership category. Finalists to be announced on the 29th of April. Watch this space! Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:40:33 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/2019-nrc-environmental-awards thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/Lab-plastic-waste-recycling IPL recently initiated the recycling of a large portion of their #1 and #2 single use plastic items. By implementing this process, an important part of their plastic wste will now be going through the correct channels. Next step is to find a solution for the other recycling codes plastic items used in the lab. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/Lab-plastic-waste-recycling thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/petroleum-product-testing IPL analyses a range of petroleum products including: crude oil and condensate, petrol, diesel, aviation fuels, marine and fuel oils, bitumen, biofuels and gas and pressurised gas. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/petroleum-product-testing petroleum-products thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/petroleum-product-testing IPL analyses a range of petroleum products including: crude oil and condensate, petrol, diesel, aviation fuels, marine and fuel oils, bitumen, biofuels and gas and pressurised gas. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/petroleum-product-testing petroleum-products thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/why-test-produced-watera1dc3841 Produced water is a by-product of the oil and gas industry. It is a combination of the injected water used to force the hydrocarbons out of the ground, as well as the naturally occurring water from the hydrocarbon reservoir. Testing on produced water is carried out for various purposes such as consent monitoring. If reused, testing needs to be carried out to determine and maximise its treatment efficiency or to make sure that reusing the produced water won’t cause any other issues. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/why-test-produced-watera1dc3841 Environmental thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/fire-fighting-foams-testing3e6dd06d IPL provides Fire Fighting Foam testing to help you determine the safety and compliance of your foams. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/fire-fighting-foams-testing3e6dd06d Chemicals thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-lims-upgrade-project IPL is embarking on a project to upgrade and replace their lab information management system (LIMS). Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/ipl-lims-upgrade-project thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/jet-fuel-recertification-process In our industry, we understand that things are constantly on the go! Recently, we dug deeper into the jet fuel recertification process. View the fact sheet we put together. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/jet-fuel-recertification-process Petroleum,Products thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-defstan-91-091 AVIATION FUELS: Testing to the new issue of DEFSTAN 91-091. Find out more about the most recent changes. Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-defstan-91-091 thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/john-morris-aviation-conference As one of the renowned laboratories providing Aviation Fuel testing in the South East Pacific, IPL was invited to take part in this first Aviation focus group, which included specialists from the whole network. Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/john-morris-aviation-conference thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/bioenergy-conference In October, IPL attended the Bioenergy Conference in Australia. By attending the conference, IPL were able to find out more about all the different projects that are taking shape in the Bioenergy sphere. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/bioenergy-conference Biofuels thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/exxonmobil-audit IPL was audited by ExxonMobil at the start of November. The purpose of the audit was to evaluate the quality assurance practices associated with the testing carried out by IPL and to determine the effectiveness of these practices with respect to ExxonMobil's data integrity framework. Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/exxonmobil-audit thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-zealand-biofuels-roadmap Find out more about the Bioenergy Value Chain Model, the methods linked to biofuels' production, how the picture would change if 30% of the liquid fuels were to emerge from biofuels and what's required to make this happen.  Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/new-zealand-biofuels-roadmap Biofuels thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/bbc-students-visit-ipl-lab Last week, IPL’s Northland lab hosted six Year 13 students from Bream Bay College. Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/bbc-students-visit-ipl-lab Community thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/fun-sciences-for-kids What a jam pack day we had last Thursday experimenting with our kids from the Northpine Champion enrichment group. It was awesome to see the kids taking a huge interest in the science concepts we introduced. On Day 2 we addressed surface tension, acids and bases, had a lot of fun with dry ice and we finished the day talking about microorganisms. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/fun-sciences-for-kids Community thumbnail https://www.ipl.co.nz/testing-for-performance-specification-of-asphalt-binders-m1-a IPL has worked with NZTA, suppliers and customers to gain a good understanding of this new specification and have expanded their Bitumen testing capabilities to meet the suppliers and customers M1-A testing requirements. The M1-A specification sets out the performance characteristics to be met by the binders used for asphalt manufacture. Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.ipl.co.nz/testing-for-performance-specification-of-asphalt-binders-m1-a Petroleum,Products thumbnail