Perth’s Hydraulic Energy Australia has built a strong reputation over its 16 years in operation, becoming a trusted full-service hydraulic company to some of Australia’s biggest players, including BHP and Woodside.
Founded in 2010 by Kingsley Jones and Marco Cozza, the privately owned business services the oil and gas, mining, marine, defence and general industry sectors.
The company employs 28 full-time staff and can scale up when needed for projects being delivered across Australia, as well as internationally.
Recently, Hydraulic Energy won a tender via ICN Gateway to supply the chemical injection unit upgrade for Woodside’s Pluto Train 1 Scarborough Modifications.
Operations manager, Mathew Graham, described the Pluto project as “a skid-based package with two chemical injection pumps [and] various piping arrangements”. The system draws chemicals from two isolation tanks and includes a demineralised water tank for flushing the lines after injection.
"The system is engineered to precisely dose biocides and inhibitors into the cooling medium loop, providing critical protection against biological fouling and corrosion to ensure the long-term integrity of the asset," Mathew said.
While technically a standard skid for the company, the project carries a significant documentation and compliance requirement necessitated by Woodside and KBR’s exacting standards.
The project began in November 2025 and is expected to be completed mid-2026.
Hydraulic Energy undertakes all design in-house, then subcontracts fabrication of skids and, where needed, piping that might need certified welding and documentation.
“We do all of the fit-up, commissioning and testing before sending equipment to site,” Mathew said, adding that for this project, an onsite team will install the equipment.
To manage this this project, the company has deployed a full-time project engineer, a support engineer and a graduate engineer focused on documentation and compliance.
“The rigorous compliance and engineering standards required by Woodside and KBR necessitated a dedicated team, including a support engineer, to ensure every calculation and material certification met the project's exacting specifications.” Mathew said.
The project was awarded following an Expression of Interest (EOI) lodged through ICN Gateway and represents Hydraulic Energy’s first win attributed to Gateway.
“We put an expression of interest in through ICN… and then it came back full circle through Woodside telling us, ‘OK, here’s a tender for this job,” Mathew said.
Hydraulic Energy has been an ICN member for more than five years and sees clear potential in the platform.
“We find value in it; we just don’t utilise it enough, as traditionally our focus has been on project execution. That’s the constraints of having a smaller business,” Mathew admitted.
With long lead times and limited internal resources, the company has traditionally relied on repeat work and relationships because “It all comes down to relationships at the end of the day”.
Looking ahead, Mathew recognises the need to invest more in business development and ICN engagement.
“It’s something that we do need to focus on a bit more this year – to get someone to keep on top of it and work out what we can and can’t put expressions of interest in for,” he said.
With the Pluto success now on the board, Hydraulic Energy is well-positioned to turn its established technical capability, client relationships and word-of-mouth opportunities into long-term success through ICN and beyond.
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26 Mar 2026
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