Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from April 2004

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from April 2004

Syntroleum/Sovereign Oil & Gas sign agreement.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Syntroleum Corporation and Sovereign Oil & Gas Company have signed a joint development agreement whereby Sovereign will work exclusively with Syntroleum to acquire and develop stranded natural gas fields worldwide using Syntroleum's proprietary...

Enbridge Energy completes pipeline acquisitions.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. recently closed its $115 million acquisition of the Mid-Continent Liquids System from Shell Pipeline Company LP and Shell Oil Products US. The price was reduced from $131 million because of a right of first...

Fairwinds LNG project suspended.(Newsreel)(liquified natural gas)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... TransCanada Corporation and ConocoPhillips have suspended further work in Harpswell, ME on the Fairwinds LNG project. Residents of Harpswell voted against leasing the former U.S. Navy Fuel Depot site in the community for the purpose of building...

Crosstex to acquire assets in Louisiana.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Crosstex Energy, L.P. has entered into a definitive agreement with American Electric Power for the acquisition of LIG Pipeline Company and its subsidiaries for $76.2 million. LIG, which is one of the largest intrastate pipelines in Louisiana,...

Enterprise earns top honors in safety category.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Enterprise Products Operating L.P., an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., has earned top honors in the Gas Processors Association (GPA) annual safety awards. Enterprise took first place in the U.S. Division I category with over 2.3...

Alaska pipeline gets third proposal.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Alaska Gasline Port Authority submitted an application to the state to build a pipeline to transport North Slope natural gas to markets in the Lower 48. This makes the third application submitted to the state proposing a gas line. The...

El Paso sells Canadian asset.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... El Paso Corporation has agreed to sell El Paso Oil and Gas Canada, Inc. to BG Group for $346 million. The sale includes approximately 690,000 acres of leasehold, including properties that averaged 57 MMcf/d at the end of last year. The...

TransCanada agrees to purchase GTN gas pipelines.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. and TransCanada Corporation have reached an agreement in which TransCanada will acquire Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation (GTN) for $1.7 billion, including $500 million of assumed debt. GTN...

Williams planning to outsource 700 positions.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... In a move to cut operating costs, Williams recently asked for bids from contractors to fill 700 administrative positions. The majority of positions that would be affected are from its headquarters in Tulsa where there are 1,450 employees. Areas...

FERC proposes standards for shipper creditworthiness.(Newsreel)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... FERC is proposing new creditworthiness standards that pipelines would have to use to screen out shippers with shaky finances. Pipeline tariffs include terms and conditions for creditworthiness for shippers seeking open-access services. The...

Large generator set market on comeback trail.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The North American large generator set market showed signs of revival in late 2003, which translates to a likely growth spurt in 2004. With this information, participants are eager to increase awareness among end users and future potential...

PECO Energy awards contract for new SCADA system.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Telvent, a Global RealTime IT Company and subsidiary of Abengoa, was awarded a SCADA system replacement contract by PECO Energy Co. The new system, which is the OASyS DNA, will monitor, control and manage PECO's entire pipeline network. ...

Sequent energy selected as new asset manager.(Newsreel)(Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Delaware and Maryland Divisions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sequent Energy Management, a wholesale marketing subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc., has signed an agreement to manage Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's Delaware and Maryland Divisions' gas transportation and storage assets. Chesapeake Utilities...

Magellan acquires 50% ownership in Osage pipeline.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Magellan Midstream Partners has acquired a 50% ownership in Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC, which owns the Osage pipeline, for $25 million from National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA). The 135-mile pipeline transports crude oil from...

Atmos Energy acquires distribution system.(Newsreel)(ComFurT Gas, Inc)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Atmos Energy Corporation has completed its acquisition of ComFurT Gas, Inc.'s gas distribution system. ComFurT is a privately held natural gas utility and propane distributor based in Buena Vista, CO and will continue to own and operate its...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
April 1, 2004... News item: Occidental CEO Meets With Libyan Officials. No sooner had the U.S. banked the remnants of Libya's WMDs than "Dr." Ray Irani flew to Tripoli to meet Ghadafy about resuming work there. With the price of crude approaching $40 a barrel...

Senate attempts to pass energy bill again.(Government Guidelines)
April 1, 2004... A Senate energy bill (S. 2095) was expected to come to a vote in March or April as congressional Republicans try once more to find a piece of legislation that enough Democrats can vote for. The Senate bill contains the same natural gas...

FERC presses for LNG compatibility standards.(Government Guidelines)(United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
April 1, 2004... FERC is leaning on all segments of the natural gas industry to voluntarily come up with standards for transportation and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in interstate and distribution pipelines. FERC held a public workshop on Feb. 18 and the...

McMoRan seeks approval to build deepwater LNG terminal in gulf.(Projects)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... New Orleans-based McMoRan Exploration Company, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Energy, is the latest company to seek approval to develop a deepwater LNG receiving terminal in the Gulf of Mexico. Its plans involve a $440 million project that...

Florida company to conduct EIA for Nicaraguan pipeline.(Projects Envirnmental Impact Assessment)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Oleductos Premier de Nicaragua, a division of The Phenix Group of Palm Harbor, FL has selected Golder Associates Inc. of Gainesville to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Interoceanic Corridor Project, which involves a...

Sinopec to build 631-mile crude line.(Projects)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sinopec plans to deliver crude from China's east coast to inland refineries via a 631-mile pipeline that recently gained State Commission approval. The route of the planned pipeline will start at Sinopec's Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co. Ltd. in...

Canyon Offshore sets water depth flowline burial record in Gulf.(Projects)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Canyon Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Cal Dive International, recently completed work in the Gulf of Mexico for Shell. The work involved the trenching and backfill burial of 32,000 feet of 6.625-inch flowline in 3,000 feet of water in the...

Rolls-Royce to provide compression packages for Middle East gas project.(Projects)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Rolls-Royce, a leading provider of gas turbines for global energy markets, has won a $107 million contract from Dolphin Energy Limited to supply six mechanical drive industrial Trent Dry Low Emission (DLE) compression packages for the $3.5...

CRC-EVANS Pipeline Equipment wins contracts in India, Russia.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Tulsa-based CRC-Evans Pipeline Equipment has recently commissioned equipment contracts in India and Russia. CRC-Evans was named to provide pipe bending machines with sets and mandrels from Larsen & Troubo, Gammon and Essar companies. With two...

Russia asks Germany to back gas pipeline to Britain.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Russia has talked to German officials about developing a new pipeline that would transport natural gas across the Baltic Sea to northern Germany and, ultimately, to the east coast of Britain. Gazprom has studied the plan since 2002 because it...

Arab Nations sign on to pipeline deal.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The prime ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon signed a deal on Jan. 25 to begin installing the second section of the US$1-billion Arab Gas Pipeline to supply LNG from Egypt to the other three nations. The US$270-million deal entails...

Kazakh leaders reach agreement with oil consortium.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... After a bitter dispute that delayed the world's largest oilfield development project for more than a year, Kazakhstan and the six-company consortium drilling the giant Kashagan deposit have reached a key agreement in principle, according to...

Mozambique set to send gas to South Africa.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Mozambique's new gas pipeline project consists of an 865-km, 26-inch diameter high pressure steel pipeline between the gas fields and Sasolis petrochemical complex at Secunda in South Africa. Without initial intermediate compression, the...

Oil pipeline may run through Serbia.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A feasibility study for an international oil pipeline running from the Black Sea to the Adriatic Sea through Serbia, will be completed shortly. The construction cost for the Constanza-Pancevo-Omisalj-Trieste oil pipeline is estimated to be...

Producers wary Of China's West-East pipeline.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Increased media speculation suggests that RoyalDutchShell, ExxonMobil, and Gazprom are considering abandoning the West-East project in the absence of guaranteed rates of return, despite being locked in negotiations with Petrochina for months....

Tenaris signs letter of intent for Romanian mill.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Tenaris announced on March 19 the, signing of a letter of intent with a private investor group which may qualify it to obtain a controlling interest in S.C. Silcotub S.A., Zalau. Silcotub is the leading Romanian producer of small diameter...

Stolt Offshore wins deepwater contract off Angola.(International Highlights)(BP Angola)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Stolt Offshore won a contract from BP Angola to provide engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of umbilicals, risers and flowlines in the Greater Plutonio field off Angola. The contract, valued at $730 million, was awarded to a...

Makeover of LDCs under way but where is it headed?(Most Rising To Meet Challenges)
April 1, 2004... Ask almost anyone in the LDC industry about the changes occurring at the local gas companies and you had better be ready to listen for a considerable period of time. Change is occurring at LDCs across the nation to be certain, and it is...

Gas utility taps AMR technology to improve efficiency in Southern Idaho.
April 1, 2004... Like many utilities throughout the nation, Intermountain Gas Company (IGC), a privately held natural gas utility headquartered in Boise, ID, proceeded cautiously before making the decision to fully automate its meter reading function, carefully...

Researching ergonomics for the natural gas industry: the natural gas industry is working with Gas Technology Institute to develop tools and techniques to relieve the pain and cost of common utility tasks.(Relieving the Pain of It All)
April 1, 2004... Applying biomechanics and ergonomic engineering to the natural gas industry is an effective way to reduce catastrophic and long-term worker injury. According to the American Gas Association's 2002 Natural Gas Utility' and Transmission Industry...

Subsurface Utility Engineering locates what's under route before digging.(Let SUE Be Your Guide)
April 1, 2004... Sometimes it is what you do not see when you start digging that will get you. Underground utilities are a good example. Adopting an "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" philosophy is neither practical nor professional today. An innocent-looking patch of...

Power producers say natural gas situation demands short and long term actions.
April 1, 2004... During the past 10 years, the nation's electric power companies have dramatically increased their use of natural gas for generating electricity. This increased use of natural gas among the other fuels for generating electricity has returned...

New generation subsea excavator.(Seatools)
April 1, 2004... Oceanteam Shipping AS, Bergen, Norway, recently took delivery of a third Carrera 4 remote-operated mass flow excavation system for trenching and associated tasks related to offshore pipelines. MI three units are from subsea tools specialist...

Project intelligence for oil, gas pipeline and large capital projects.
April 1, 2004... A recent study by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that $5.3 trillion will be invested in energy over the next 30 years to meet the world's rising demand for oil and natural gas. Of that, $257 billion will be spent to...

Farwest Corrosion Control Co.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... The new 2004 Product and Ser vice Catalog from Farwest Corrosion Control Company offers an extensive line of corrosion control products and cathodic protection materials for gas distribution, pipelines and other industries. The catalog is a...

Flow-Quip, Inc.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Flow-Quip is offering a new general brochure on its full line of Fail Safe Valve Actuators for pipeline and distribution sys tern ball, gate, butterfly or plug valves. These valve actuators are used in critical shutdown service for the...

Controlotron corporation.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Controlotron, manufacturer of custody transfer liquid flow meters, now offers the same great WideBeam[TM] technology for natural gas and process gas. SonicGas[TM] is available for line sizes 1 1/2 inch to 48 inches in diameter. Its Cavity-Free...

GME.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... GME is offering a turbine-style ventilation system capable of 5,000-14,000 cubic feet per minute ventilation that can be used for tank maintenance, work in vaults and in similarly confined spaces. The GME Jet Stream Ventilation System promises...

Chandler engineering/ petrolab company.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... The Chandler Laser Chek 2100 series analyzer is a new laser-based analyzer designed for continuous measurements of moisture and carbon dioxide levels in natural gas. It employs the latest Tunable Diode Laser Technology coupled with...

Energy Solutions International.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Energy Solutions International has released GasLoadForecaster 2.1--the latest version of its solution for forecasting gas demand. GasLoadForecaster helps pipeline, utility and distribution companies recognize gas demand patterns, resulting in...

ITW devcon.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... The Ceramic Coat[R] System's ceramic-filled epoxies are formulated to repair, rebuild, and protect surfaces subject to corrosion or wear, thereby avoiding the need for costly replacement parts. Typical applications include pump casings,...

MapFrame Corporation.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... MapFrame has rolled out the latest tool in its suite of FieldSmart[R] applications for utilities: FieldSmart Plot[TM]. The tool parses the X/Y coordinate from any tabular data and charts these points within the GIS mapping display. Used as an...

Zvetco Biometrics.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Zavi Cohen's newly introduced One-Touch[TM] USB sensors (pods) are available to allow authorized users to access secure computers with a fingerprint. Zvetco Biometrics says biometrics solutions now allow distribution company security officers...

Neptune Technology Group Inc.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Neptune Technology Group's DAP PC9800 Handheld Data Collector is designed to provide flexibility in handheld systems allowing the meter reader to enter any combination of keyed, probed, or RF readings. The PC9800 is said to provide the ultimate...

Optiron Corporation.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Optiron Corporation, developers of the Readi System[R] customer care and billing software for the energy industry, recently released Version 3.4 that is described as strengthening its position as the leading Customer Information System (CIS)...

Sensistor technologies.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Sensistor's leak detection instrument H2000[TM] provides gas utility operators with the ability to locate leaks in gas pipelines, storage tanks, underground cable runs, gas-filled power cables, gasoline stations, heating systems, and water...

Setra Systems.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... Setra Systems has added the Model 526 to its new line of CVD strain gauge pressure transducers. It is designed with a thicker diaphragm. The transducer assures stable operation and high accuracy in natural gas equipment, power plants, and other...

KROHNE, Inc.(What's New In Gas Distribution Products and Ultrasonic Update)
April 1, 2004... KROHNE, Inc., a global technology leader in the development, manufacture and distribution of accurate, reliable and cost effective level and flow measurement products for the process industries, introduces its UFM 3030 ultrasonic flowmeters, a...

36th annual Offshore Technology Conference.(2004 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2004... The 2004 Offshore Technology Conference--the annual offshore exhibition and conference--will once again convene at Houston's Reliant Center at Reliant Park May 3-6. Supported by 12 sponsoring, two endorsing and six supporting...

Semac 1 installs record diameter trunkline off Australia.(2004 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2004... First gas began flowing into one of the world's largest offshore pipelines in February as Woodside, operator of the North West Shelf Venture, started commissioning the line as part of an LNG expansion at Karratha in western Australia. The...

TLP installed in ultra deep water in Gulf.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(tension leg platform)
April 1, 2004... On Jan. 20, Anadarko Petroleum's Marco Polo platform--the deepest tension leg platform (TLP) in the world--was successfully installed in 4,300 feet of water about 160 miles south of New Orleans. The 196-foot hull traveled 13,000 miles from...

Hurricane complicates platform salvage in Gulf.(2004 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2004... Salvage operations often require unique methods. Such was the case on a platform salvage project carried out by Stolt Offshore for Total E&P USA, Inc. in the Gulf of Mexico. Allan Palmer, Stolt's regional manager of regional projects and...

UK gears up for biggest licensing round in almost 40 years.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... On March 4, the UK Secretary of State for Trade & Industry invited applications for licenses in the 22nd seaward and 12th landward licensing rounds. These rounds will be conducted in parallel, with applications for Traditional and Frontier...

Re-powered vessels provide operational savings.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(K-Sea Transportation Corp.)(Wartsila North America Inc.)
April 1, 2004... Wartsila North America, Inc. a subsidiary of the Helsinki, Finland-based Wartsila Corp., continues its success in re-powering marine vessels with new engines. K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. of Staten Island re-powered the Adriatic Sea...

ABS to class component of El Paso's energy bridge.(2004 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2004... A BS classification services are helping to make industry's first step in offshore LNG development both safe and efficient, as operators seek to apply offshore technology--traditionally used in the offloading of oil--for gas transfer in a...

Offshore pipelines: a $54 billion market.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(analysis)
April 1, 2004... Analysis of the global offshore pipeline sector over the 1998-2007 period suggests that the market is showing signs of renewed vigor, with a significant increase in installation activity expected over the 2003-2007 period. The latest edition of...

Barge-mounted gas gathering system nears completion.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co.)(Shell Petroleum Development Co.)
April 1, 2004... Korea's Daewoo E&C Company Ltd., along with a host of subcontractors, recently completed a gas gathering plant for Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria that will be placed into service later this spring. The gas gathering...

BP's world class pipeline development.(2004 International/Offshore Report)(British Petroleum Company PLC)
April 1, 2004... Construction is well under way on BP's billion-dollar Mardi Gras Transportation System in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. When completed in 2006, it will be the world's largest capacity deepwater pipeline system, capable of transporting more than 1...

Successful LNG terminal starts with detailed plan.(liquefied natural gas)
April 1, 2004... Your company's board of directors has just approved investing in a new LNG offshore platform, three transport ships, and portside LNG terminal. You were selected as the program director. They ask you, "What are the initial tasks we need to...

Part II: industry leaders evaluate future of LNG market.(Liquefied natural gas)(Chadbourne and Parke L.L.P.)(Cheniere Energy Inc.)(Shell US Gas and Power L.L.C.)(Interview)
April 1, 2004... This article concludes a two-part roundtable that analyzes the LNG market and future trends. Part I, published in the March issue of P&GJ, looked at some of the challenges associated with future LNG imports, new facilities and future contract...

Bergstrom joins with ex-El Paso execs to form LNG company.
April 1, 2004... Steve Bergstrom, the executive who helped build Dynegy into a power and natural gas marketing mega-giant, only to see it tumble in the Enron disaster, has reemerged in the burgeoning liquefied natural gas (LNG) business, taking with trim a...

Korea struggles with its own version of deregulation.
April 1, 2004... Although the Korean government has announced plans to restructure its gas sector, many Korean and foreign companies are concerned about the chances of cross-subsidization between the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) import/wholesale subsidiary and...

Keyhole coring technology: cost saving solution for underground main repairs.(Tech Notes)
April 1, 2004... Since last April, Nicor Gas Distribution Supervisor Bob Jones and his crew in Bellwood, IL have had an easier time making repairs to gas pipes beneath streets. Instead of breaking out the pavement with jack-hammers and backhoes to gain access...

Utility exceeds debt recovery goal by 50% using collections manager.(Tech Notes)(Alliance Data System)(Kinder Morgan Inc)
April 1, 2004... Many utilities are increasing their focus on debt recovery and collections management to help provide cash for infrastructure upgrades and growth investments amid an environment characterized by shrinking capital and credit markets and rising...

Growing LDCs tell how they manage.(Distribution Forum)(gas transmission)(Interview)
April 1, 2004... With natural gas on the front burner in today's North American energy picture, some utilities are adding more than 1,000 new customers a week. How does management develop the strategy that enables its work crews Io handle such dynamic growth?...

Pipeline Equipment, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... SISCO saddles available from Pipeline Equipment, Inc., are crafted to meet your design requirements for pipe and pressure vessel fabrication. Reinforcing and full-encirclement saddles can be manufactured for nozzle sizes 2-12 inches and skirt...

CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... CRC-Evans Pipeline International offers the Saddle Bag Weight. Used in wetland or environmentally sensitive areas, Saddle Bags are less expensive to produce than concrete weights, easier to handle and faster to install. These weights are...

Duffy and McGovern.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... Duffy and McGovern Accommodation Services, the world's largest supplier of offshore accommodation cabins, has expanded its presence in the Gulf of Mexico, responding to demand created by increased deepwater activity and tougher safety...

Flowserve Corporation.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... Flowserve Corporation has unveiled the industry's first lifetime pump warranty. Flowserve is offering lifetime warranty on all Durco Mark 3 ANSI pump models fitted with the ANSI 3A power end. Benefiting from this warranty will be buyers of the...

T.D. Williamson, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... T.D. Williamson, Inc. has introduced the V-Jet[TM] Pig. This addition to TDW's pipeline integrity line-up offers a solution to top-of-the-line corrosion problems. Corrosion on the inside top portion of gas pipelines is a problem because this...

Honeywell Sensotec.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... Honeywell Sensotec has new pressure sensor with both digital and analog outputs. The Model DS provides an RS485 or RS232 output and 0-5 Vdc analog output. The 1200 Hz frequency response of the analog output and 380 readings per second of the...

Power Associates International, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... Power Associates International, Inc. recently added a new pressure pump to its line of hydrostatic test equipment. The HP70-5000 is targeted to the testing of small size lines and short sections. It includes all the features of the larger test...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... R&M Energy Systems introduces its most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. Under the SENTRY[TM] brand name, the non-threaded, internal door closure provides many features and benefits that are not available in other...

ESAB Limited.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... ESAB has introduced OK AristoRod, a new family of solid copper-free MAG welding wires that enables fabricators to get the best out of their welding stations, whether they are semi-automatic, mechanized or robotic. Due to the absence of a copper...

Mikron Infrared, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... Mikron Infrared's new DualVision 724 Remote Monitoring System is said to be the first to combine infrared-enhanced vision surveillance with thermographic maintenance monitoring. The unit's intranet/internet-enabled system offers 32 user-defined...

Metrix Networks, Inc.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... A two-page brochure from Metrix Networks, Inc., and Ferguson Beauregard introduces the EFM3000 Electronic Flow Meter with Internet Monitoring. The companies say you are a mouse click away from your daily and hourly gas production volumes. No...

Magal Security Systems, Ltd.(New Products)
April 1, 2004... PipeGuard-Pipeline Security System is now offered by Magal Security Systems. PipeGuard provides security for gas and oil pipelines and infrastructure of buried communication lines. It uses a unique technology to guard buried pipelines,...

Upcoming events 2004.(Meetings)(Calendar)
April 1, 2004... April 19-20, Ziff Energy Group's North American Gas Strategies Conference, Houstonian Hotel, Houston. Phone: (800) 853-6252; (403) 234-4279. April 22, NESA's Spring Energy Conference, Houston, TX. E-Mail: trice@nesanet.org. April...

American Public Gas Association (APGA).(Association News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... More than 100 American Public Gas Association (APGA) members convened in Corpus Christi in February to say goodbye to long-time president and CEO Bob Cave. Cave served as the executive director, president and CEO of the APGA since 1986. APGA...