Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from April 2003

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from April 2003

RSPA Gas Pipeline rule sows confusion. (Newsreel).(Research & Special Programs Administration)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... No one could say the proposed federal standards for inspection of gas pipelines in populated areas were unexpected. But many people in the pipeline industry are saying they are confusing. The Research & Special Programs Administration...

Gas utilities, pipelines issue service reliability principles. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Natural gas utility and pipeline representatives recently said they had agreed to a set of principles under which they would work closely to ensure that the historically reliable service received by utilities residential and commercial...

Reliant Resources exits proprietary trading. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Houston-based Reliant Resources, Inc. is getting out of proprietary gas trading activities after losing about $80 million. pre-tax, over one weekend on the futures market Reliant said that starting in late December, the company's financial gas...

Duke Energy quitting merchant finance business. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Duke Energy said it will exit the merchant finance business at its wholly owned subsidiary, Duke Capital Partners, LLC. The company expects to boost cash flows in 2003 and 2004 as Duke Capitol Partners' portfolio of approximately $350 million...

Enterprise Products buys quest transmission. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Enterprise Products says its operating subsidiary Enterprise Products Operating L.P., has bought Quest Transmission Ltd. and its general partner, Quest Energy Co., for $14.4 million in cash. Enterprise will assume operations on May 1. The...

EcoVillage provides innovative renewable energy model. (Newsreel).(Nicolet Area Technical College)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, WI has installed a 10-kilowatt, 120-foot-high wind turbine funded through an $80,000 grant from Wisconsin's Focus on Energy Renewable Energy program. As part of a long-range commitment to renewable...

Louisiana sets goals for oil, gas industries. (Newsreel).(Louisiana Gov. M.J. "Mike" Foster)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Louisiana Gov. M.J. "Mike" Foster and the Louisiana Economic Development Council (LAEDC) approved an action plan and series of benchmarks dedicated to expanding the oil and gas/energy industries in Louisiana, as a part of Louisiana's master...

Editor's notebook.
April 1, 2003... Hey there... know anyone looking for a good CEO? I've got a great candidate in mind.... Let's see now, as it begins its dissolution, Enron plans to start a pipes-only company called PipeCo (pretty jazzy name) and will need a CEO. El Paso...

Rising gas prices may influence energy bill. (Government Guidelines).
April 1, 2003... Congressional concern over this winter's fast rising natural gas prices brings to mind the opening bar of the song "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Except that members of Congress are substituting the words "California in the...

FERC declares some pipeline details "CEII". (Government Guidelines).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Trying to find some middle ground between the new priority for "homeland security" and the public's "right to know," the FERC has agreed in its final rule on critical energy infrastructure information (CEII) to keep some pipeline maps out of...

Baker Energy to operate BP facilities in Gulf. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BP America is the latest operator to opt to outsource operation and maintenance of oil and gas production facilities. The company awarded Baker Energy, a unit of Michael Baker Corporation, a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide...

GE delivers gas plant equipment. (Projects).(GE Oil & Gas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... GE Oil & Gas of Florence, Italy, recently supplied three gas turbine-driven turbo compressor packages and additional equipment for a new onshore gas compression plant in Brunei. Owned by Brunei Shell Petroleum and Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas,...

CorrOcean pushes the envelope of subsea sensor technology. (Projects).
April 1, 2003... CorrOcean Inc., of Houston, the U.S. subsidiary of Trodheim, Norway-headquartered CorrOcean ASA, will supply $1.3 million of worth of high-accuracy digital subsea SenCorr pressure and temperature and sand erosion sensor systems to BP for its...

Greyhawk holds open season for New York gas storage capacity. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Greyhawk Gas Storage Company LLC, a joint venture of Falcon Gas Storage and Emera Inc., recently held an open season for capacity at its Wyckoff gas storage project in Steubem County, NY. Up to 6,000,000 MMBtu of working gas storage capacity...

Wyoming-to-Kansas pipeline planned. (Projects).(Colorado Interstate Gas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Colorado Interstate Gas, a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, plans to construct a natural gas pipeline that will extend from Wyoming to Kansas. The Cheyenne Plains Pipeline will serve markets in the Midwest with connections to mid-continent...

JV to build gathering system. (Projects).(Crosstex D.C. Gathering Company )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Crosstex Energy, L.P., a Texas-based midstream natural gas company, has entered into a joint venture with RLAC Gathering Group LP (RLAC), to form Crosstex D.C. Gathering Company. The JV plans to construct and operate a new system to gather...

Rogers & Philips to build Sonat expansion in three states. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Houston-based Rogers & Philips Inc., a Willbros Group subsidiary, has been awarded a contract to construct Phase II of Southern Natural Gas Company's South System expansion. The project consists of five new segments of pipeline totaling 46.8...

177-mile pipeline to link Turkey and Greece. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Leaders of Turkey and Greece have reportedly finalized an agreement to build a $300 million pipeline totaling 177 miles to link the two countries. What makes the project significant is that it will link the gas reserves of the Caspian basin...

Unocal subsidiaries to develop Bangladesh gas field. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Two Unocal subsidiaries plan to develop the Moulavi Bazar field to provide up to 100 MMcf/d of natural gas to the domestic Bangladesh market. "We could begin commercial production of natural gas from the field within a year after we sign a...

Study shows gas pipeline from Sakhalin to Japan feasible. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Japanese companies, and in particular corporate participants in Russia's Sakhalin-based gas projects, announced that their study indicated that a major new gas pipeline linking Sakhalin to Japan would be both financially and physically...

Rockies Expansion contract awards. (Projects).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Northwest Pipeline Corporation has awarded two contracts for its Rockies Expansion project in portions of Wyoming and southeastern Idaho. The $154 million project is designed to increase capacity for transportation of existing customers'...

Europeans' dependency on imported gas expected to rise by 2015. (International Highlights).
April 1, 2003... In a recent study completed by Wood Mackenzie (Pushing the Boundaries--The Future Dynamics of European Gas Pricing) the importance (if more remote sources of gas supply, in particular. Russian reserves, to meet European gas demand has been...

China offshore oil plans to build competing pipeline. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... China National Offshore Oil Corp (China Offshore) is planning to build China's second-longest natural gas pipeline to link east and south China, placing itself in direct competition with rival PetroChina. The pipeline will be built by a new...

ExxonMobil signs deal with Qatar. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... ExxonMobil Middle East Gas Marketing Ltd. signed a $1.1 billion agreement on March 27 with state-owned Qatar Petroleum for the first phase development of natural gas block al-Kahleej Gas, or AKG-1. The project will produce 1.75 Bcf/d of gas...

Transneft pipeline system to grow 10 percent by 2003. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Oil throughput via Transneft's pipeline system will grow 10% to 397 million tons in 2003, according to the company's president, Semyon Vainshtok. He said this number is based on a projected production level of 420 million tons, and includes...

Phase I of the South Caucasus pipeline approved. (International Highlights).(South Caucasus Pipeline Co. receives approval, International Licensees of Azerbaijan)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... South Caucasus Pipeline Co., received approval from the International Licensees of Azerbaijan for the Shah Daniz gas and condensate field development project located in the Caspian Sea near Baku. Phase 1 of the project includes the start of...

India invited to take part in pipeline project. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... India has been invited to participate as a customer and potential investor in the $2.5 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan natural gas pipeline project. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan formed a partnership last May to develop the...

A Web of pipeline communications. (A Guest Column).(Transport4 )
April 1, 2003... Five years ago, four of the nation's largest petroleum product pipelines--Buckeye, Colonial, Explorer and TEPPCO pooled their resources and set out to build a common, Web-based, customer interface to support the needs of their collective...

Water supply issues similar to oil & gas. (From The Burner Tip).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Surprise! Although this is a leading oil and gas trade magazine. This issue's column is not about oil and gas! This month's topic is water, the vital natural resource needed for human survival and everyday existence. It shares many similarities...

Innovative technologies allow for easy location and use with higher pressures. (High-Tech Plastics For Gas Distribution).
April 1, 2003... The walls throughout the operations labs at Gas Technology Institute (GTI) are lined with racks of common, polyethylene (PE) gas pipe. Various sizes of yellow and yellow-striped PE pipe are stacked on benches, waiting to be stressed, squeezed,...

Utilities save using branching service lines from a single main line tap. (Tech Notes).
April 1, 2003... Perfection Corporation and several gas utilities in the western U.S. have worked together to develop a cost-saving product to improve service line installation. The Permasert[R] Wye Tee can help reduce a portion of single line installation...

Gas quality specifications ensure interchangeability for end users. (Distribution Operations).
April 1, 2003... Engineers can use interchangeability calculations to develop operating specifications for gas quality and to determine when changes in system operations are required. The specified limits on gas quality are required for proper and safe natural...

Gas Products, Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Gas Products, Inc., says its new gas line locator system--GPI Tracer Snap (patent pending)--is a tracer that technicians can find along with the associated gas line. The company says tracer wires, while mandated by law and regulations, can be...

Barton Instrument Systems. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Vortex flowmeters offered by Barton Instrument Systems are said to be ideal for gas, steam and liquid applications. Operating on the principles of vortex shedding and ultrasonic sensing, the insertion and in-line flowmeter types are described...

Intergraph Corporation. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Intergraph recently rolled out a next-generation Geospatial Information and Outage Management System (GIS-OMS) powered by Intergraph's G/Electric solution, for Companhia de Electricidade de Macau--CEM, S.A. (CEM). CEM serves more than 187,000...

FF-Automation Ltd. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... FF Automation's AutoLog GSM-5 programmable logic controller supervises and controls remote applications via almost global GSM network. It is mainly used in applications that must have long operating time with low power consumption. The GSM-5...

Project Partners LLC. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Project Partners developed OP 3, a new interface, to address the integration needs of customers requiring a quick and easy-to-deploy interface between Primavera scheduling software and Oracle's project accounting system. OP 3 helps project and...

VisionMonitor Software, LLC. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... VisionMonitor Software, LLC, offers its web-based VisionMonitor Compliance Intelligence (VMCI) v2.0 suite of software products designed to track, log, analyze and forecast environmental compliance operations. Built on Microsoft's advanced .NET...

Sensotec. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Sensotec's Model DS family includes a wet/wet differential pressure transducer with an onboard module to digitally compensate for temperature change and for fluctuations in line pressure. Controlling these parameters results in an accuracy of...

Dresser-Rand. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Dresser-Rand is offering at comprehensive schedule of product training programs for operations and maintenance personnel for 2003. Areas of concentration include reciprocating process gas/high-speed separable compressor's, integral gas engines,...

Honeywell. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Honeywell Industry Solutions says its Experion PKS[TM] business, process and asset management system has generated orders of about $200 million. Deliveries started recently. Experion PKS enables customers to integrate, control and monitor...

STOPAQ AMCORR. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... STOPAQ AMCORR is offering a color flyer about its Flange Protector paste that Can be injected into voids and spaces where water accumulates and into bolt and thread areas. The flyer explains that the protector is a unique approach to solving...

IKS. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... IKS Division of TIX Corporation is offering a color brochure devoted to its new A-1 pipeline ball valve that is made with a single vertical weld. Features include fully welded body of forged steel parts; trunnion-mounted ball that is supported...

North American Hydraulics Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... North American Hydraulics is offering a color brochure devoted to the Rototilt[TM] by Indexator of Sweden. Rototilt allows multiple attachments to be operated by one piece of construction equipment. It consists of a heavy duty upper linkage for...

Vulcan Utility Signs And Products. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Vulcan Utility Signs and Products offers marker options for identifying and protecting pipelines. The H-41 Bullet Marker provides 360-degree visibility for greater line identification. The marker's post and bullet top are made from specially...

Inline Services Inc. (New Products).
April 1, 2003... Inline Services Inc now offers PCOM non-intrusive pig detectors. Pig passage is indicated by a flashing light on the unit, a hand-held pocket receiver or a PLC-based control system. The wireless pocket alert allows the operator to confirm pig...

Understanding the challenges, measuring the results. (Integrity Management).
April 1, 2003... The industry's increased focus on integrity management is paying off in an improved release record. Still, the industry recognizes that there is more to accomplish, and the DOT's rule Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas codifies a...

What operators need to know and do to prepare for OPS requirements. (Integrity).(Office of Pipeline Safety)
April 1, 2003... Operators of interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines are in store for a busy 10 year, or more, addressing integrity management requirements from Congress and the Department of Transportation Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)....

Operator, supplier develop technician-friendly meter verification software. (Gas Measurement).(Dominion Transmission )
April 1, 2003... An operating company and a supplier have worked together to craft a solution to the challenge facing many gas transmission companies in establishing a corporate protocol for providing independent third-party verification of the company's gas...

Controlotron. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... Controlotron spotlights its System 1010LD, a turnkey pipeline leak detection and leak location software and hardware system. The company says more than 30 major installations testify to its product's high performance and reliability....

Bristol Babcock. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Bristol Babcock has released PocketBSI--a portable handheld version of the OpenBSI communication interface and utilities--providing full on-line access to all ControlWave, Network 3000 and TeleProduct lines. PocketBSI is designed to operate on...

ProSoft Technology. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The ProSoft Technology MVI56-AFC Flow Computer module supports 16 meter channels for the measurement of hydrocarbon gases and vapors using the AGA 3, 7 and 8 measurement standards. To obtain its process inputs for the calculations, the module...

AMCO Automated Systems. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... AMCO Automated Systems recently launched its new automated meter reading product, TRACE VRT (Virtual Real Time) Transponder Model 1G. The transponder, for gas meter use, is a combination encoder and radio frequency transceiver that provides...

Carsonite International. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... GreenLine[TM] is the first line of marking posts manufactured by Carsonite International from recycled consumer-market plastic. The durable posts are available in three profiles and in a variety of colors. The GreenLine General Purpose Marker...

The RMS Group. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... The latest version of the C-Scan remote coating condition monitoring system for buried pipelines includes a computer controlled system that comprises a signal generator, a magnetic field detector and support software and hardware. The company...

H&M Pipe Beveling Machine Company, Inc. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... H&M Pipe Beveling Machine Co. has released its 2003 revised parts catalog featuring three updated products. The updated products include the Standard & Model No. 0 Shape Cutting Attachments, the Model C Adjustable Torch Holder, and the H&M...

TT Technologies, Inc. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... The GRUNDODRILL 4X from TT Technologies is the subject of a new color leaflet. TT Technologies calls it "A Smarter Directional Drill from TT Technologies." The Grundodrill 4X includes the Smart Vice[TM] system that is said to make directional...

Sensotec. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... Sensotec is now offering a pressure sensor that also records temperature. The company says the reliable RTD technology provides temperature information which may be considered and applied to the pressure measurement for improved system...

VACMASTERS. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... The VACMASTERS System 4000 offers utilities and utility contractors the ability to pothole using supersonic air in any kind of soil, no matter how hard, wet, sun-baked or compact. The system's use of air rather than water is said to get the job...

William Frick & Company. (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... William Frick & Co. is offering a two-page color brochure illustrating and describing its joint utility markers. The products include aluminum signs/posts, flex-posts, domed posts, soil markers, marking flags, buried warning tape, magnails,...

The Charles machine works (DitchWitch). (What's New In Gas Distribution And Transmission Products).
April 1, 2003... A compact hydraulic trencher has been added to the Ditch Witch[R] pedestrian trencher product line. The new 1330 trencher is a reliable, low maintenance hydraulic drive trencher that features a reversible digging chain for dislodging rocks or...

35th annual offshore technology conference. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).(OTC 2003 )
April 1, 2003... OTC 2003 will be held in Houston's Reliant Center at Reliant Park, May 5-8. and is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production and environmental protection. Recognized...

UKOOA director general James May discuss UKCS activities. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).(UK Offshore Operators Association)
April 1, 2003... The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) is the representative organization for the UK offshore oil and gas industry. Its 30 member companies are licensed by the Government to explore for and produce oil and gas in UK waters. UKOOA's...

Study indicates $40 billion spending program for deepwater wells. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... A report by energy analysts Douglas Westwood Ltd. forecasts that over the next five years 14,626 offshore wells will he drilled worldwide at a total cost of some $170 billion. Of these, development wells will total 10,231, exploration wells...

How gas infrastructure players must deal with changing North Sea landscape. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... Today in the North Sea (particularly the UK North Sea) there are a number of significant industry forces working together to create a complex and demanding environment for the operators of offshore gas infrastructure. Increasingly, managing the...

Calgary's Talisman acquires U.S. gas properties. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Fortuna Energy Inc., has acquired natural gas properties, production and facilities in upper New York state for $250 million. "This is a step toward building a meaningful position...

Ultrasonic examinations detail fitness of North Sea pipeline. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... Externally applied, high-resolution ultrasonic examinations of pig-found anomalies that were successfully carried out by Veritec Ltd. on a North Sea pipeline have allowed AEA Technology to conduct a detailed Fitness for Service (FFS) analysis...

Offshore sand wave dynamics, engineering problems and future solutions. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... On the seabed of the North Sea, and many other shallow shelf seas, a variety of strikingly regular patterns can be found. These have different spatial and temporal scales, as shown in Table 1. Sand waves (Fig. 1) are bed forms with...

Dresser-Rand to provide power for bass strait platform. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... Under a contract agreement with Origin Energy, Dresser-Rand will provide power generation equipment for rite BassGas Project offshore platform in Bass Strait, Australia. The contract was awarded by Origin Energy through its engineering,...

Dutch industry outlook: interview with Hans de Boer, managing director of IRO. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).
April 1, 2003... IRO represents approximately 300 member companies, all Dutch oil and gas industry suppliers and service companies. Member activities include engineering, pipeline installation, field development and maintenance and material and equipment...

First of a kind subsea compression module for deepwater gas fields. (Pipeline & Gas Journal's International/Offshore Report).(GE Oil & Gas)
April 1, 2003... GE Oil & Gas, based in Florence, Italy, and Kvaerner Eureka of Norway have jointly developed a subsea compression module to reduce deepwater oil and gas field exploitation costs. Representing a technology breakthrough for subsea projects, the...

Mercury Instruments Inc. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Mercury Instruments Inc. has the newest solutions for field instrument activity--the MI Palm Suite. Using any PDA running Palm[TM] OS 3.2 or greater, the MI Palm Suite provides three separate applications: MI Config, MI Calibrator, and MI...

Murphy Bros., Inc. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Murphy Bros., Inc. is a full service pipeline contractor. * Pipeline Construction * Maintenance Crews * Compressor Station * Process Piping. Murphy Bros., Inc. 3150 5th Ave, East Moline, IL 61244. (309) 752-1227 ...

Denso's new Protal 7200 and 7250. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Denso's new Protal 7200 and 7250 is a high build (50 mils one coat) liquid epoxy coating. It exhibits excellent cathodic disbondent results of 7 mm at 176[degrees]F (80[degrees]C). The coating has a fast cure and can be backfilled in 1 hour at...

Mueller[R] Magic Box[TM]. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Mueller[R] Magic Box[TM] The Mueller[R] Magic Box[TM] delivers a new capability for servicing 2", 3" and 4" polyethylene gas mains at a pressure of 100 psig without disrupting downstream flow. * Replace a damaged section of pipe. ...

Polyball[TM], Kerotest Manufacturing Corp. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Polyball[TM], Kerotest Manufacturing Corp.'s new line of polyethylene ball valves, features increased flow capacity, full traceability forwards and backwards, and sizes 1/2" to 12". Polyball meets or exceeds ASME standards, operates to 125 PSI,...

Clock Spring[R] Leak Stop-02. (Exhibitor showcase: operations conference/OTC exhibit in print).
April 1, 2003... Clock Spring[R] Leak Stop-02 is a repair technique for leaking pipelines derived from the patented Clock Spring[R] composite technology. It provides multiple sealing barriers and is safe, economical, and easy. Since no cutting or welding is...

Growing emphasis on pipeline integrity puts the world spotlight on NAPCA: in-plant coating association continues to grow in numbers and influence because it focuses on fundamental objectives--stimulating use of permanent coating facilities, standardizing application specifications and demanding high workmanship and ethical standards. (National Association Of Pipe Coating Applicators).(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators )
April 1, 2003... Attention of elected and appointed regulatory officials around the world zeroed in on pipeline integrity issues during 2002 and this served to put the National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators (NAPCA) and its membership in the spotlight...

NAPCA founder Bert Irish dies. (National Association Of Pipe Coating Applicators).(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators )(Obituary)
April 1, 2003... The plant-applied pipe coating industry--and the entire pipeline industry--became poorer on Nov. 19, 2002, due to the loss of L.B. (Bert) Irish who died at age 75 at his home in Shreveport, LA. According to NAPCA Managing Director and...

NAPCA president considers the value of cooperation in the pipeline industry. (National Association Of Pipe Coating Applicators).(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators; Hank C. Reuser)
April 1, 2003... NAPCA is in its 38th year of operation. Serving as NAPCA's president for a second consecutive one-year term has been an honor and pleasure. Last year, my message was "The Value of Trust in a Relationship". Continuing on that line, I would...

Pipe coating industry leaders define success: Wayne Norris and Dura-Bond go the distance. (National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators).
April 1, 2003... Wayne Norris has spent his entire career working at Dura-Bond Coating, Inc., a family-owned business, and currently serves as president and CEO. Joining Wayne at Dura-Bond are his two brothers, Brad and Jim; his two sons, Jason and Ryan; and...

Bob Alliston and SPC are growing in leadership. (National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators).
April 1, 2003... Since Bob Alliston founded Specialty Polymer Coatings, Inc. (SPC) in 1992, the company has grown to become a leading North American formulator, manufacturer and marketer of 100 percent solids liquid epoxy and polyurethane coatings. SPC's...

Peter Blome says Eupec stands for quality. (National Association Of Pipe Coating Applicators).(Eupec Pipe Coatings GmbH)
April 1, 2003... Eupec was founded in 1992 by the merger of two private coating companies and Europipe, continuing the work characterized by high quality, flexibility and technical expertise under Mannesmann and Blome for more than 25 years, according to Peter...

Controlotron's WideBeam, cavity-free ultrasonic flowmeters achieve gas custody transfer accuracy performance. (Tech Notes).(Controlotron Corp.)
April 1, 2003... Controlotron's WideBeam[TM], Cavity-Free[TM] ultrasonic flowmeters have been proven to meet the recently released API standards for liquid custody transfer. This same Cavity-Free technology is now available for gas applications and will meet...