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Our history

MPC Kinetic has earned a solid reputation for being prepared to, and capable of, leading the industry in the development of end-to end project solutions. For more than a decade our teams have played their part in the successful delivery of some of Australia's largest energy and resource sector projects, and each time have brought their innovative thinking, intrinsic understanding of client needs, and overarching pursuit of looking at way to do things smarter and safer.
MPC Kinetic

2018

SCF and Viburnum Funds acquire Kinetic and then acquire MPC Group become MPC Kinetic.

Kinetic

2017

Kinetic acquires Wildcat Chemicals.

MPC Group

2017

In a move to further enhance the company’s broad offering of specialist services to resource sector clients, Murphy Pipe and Civil decides to amalgamate its subsidiary companies Upstream Pipeline Testing (UPT), Australian Fusion Welding (AFW) and Australian Well Servicing (AWS) to now operate under just one multi-faceted company.

 

As part of this strategic amalgamation of services, Murphy Pipe and Civil rebrands itself to become MPC Group.

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In September 2017 SCF Partners and Viburnum Funds acquired the majority stake in MPC Group from the Murphy Group and Pipe and Civil founding shareholders. 

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The business is now set for further investment and future growth.

Kinetic

2016

Kinetic Services Group Pty Ltd is pleased to announce it has combined forces with Wildcat Chemicals Australia Pty Ltd (Wildcat).

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Kinetic, a resource focused services company that offers Logging, Well Intervention, Fluid Management & Production Services, has partnered with Wildcat, a leading provider of speciality production chemicals.

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The partnership with Wildcat diversifies Kinetic’s service offerings and significantly increases the company’s exposure to the production phase associated with all regional oil & gas assets, both onshore and offshore.

Kinetic

2016

The formation of Kinetic is announced, the culmination of three accomplished service companies: Vause, Grizzly and Surtron. The combination of these companies into a single well services company creates the perfect blend of practical innovation and multi-skilled lateral thinkers that do what we say we are going to do.

Vautron

2013

Vautron acquires Al Mansoori Operations in Thailand and Grizzly Energy Services in 2014 to become Kinetic.

Vautron

2011

In 2011, a strategy to create a diversified services company for a growing energy and minerals sector begins with the merger of Surtron and Vause to form Vautron. (A transaction funded by SCF Partners and Viburnum Funds.)     

Murphy Pipe & Civil 

2011

Pipe and Civil and Murphy Group jointly create Murphy Pipe and Civil.

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The construction company reaches a total workforce of 450 and proves its strength as one of the pipeline industry's biggest growth companies.

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Murphy Pipe and Civil Managing Director, Jim Campbell, is named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Queensland).

Pipe & Civil 

2005

Pipe and Civil is established by Queensland contractors, Jim Campbell, Brenton Euler and Tom Dermody.

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