Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from April 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from April 2008

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
April 1, 2008... Now and then a news release comes across the electronic desk that lifts me by my lapels, jerking me awake and leaving me giddy with excitement. I recently came upon one such item involving an oil major, an investment bank and a municipal agency...

Northern gas still essential, Ziff Energy report says.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] A new report from Ziff Energy Group finds that northern gas will be essential to the North American energy picture for years to come. "With long term demand for natural gas increasing, and conventional North American...

Abel named CEO of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company.(Newsreel)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gregory E. Abel will become CEO of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company at the April 16 board of directors meeting. David L. Sokol will remain as chairman of the board. Abel is also president of MidAmerican, based...

ExxonMobil to invest at record levels, Tillerson says.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson told Wall Street last month of plans to invest more than $125 billion in capital spending over the next five years to deliver major projects to help meet the growing world energy demand. "We will...

Drop in U.S. oil use unlikely to lower price.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Consumers in the U.S. and other developed nations are reducing oil usage but there is little hope the price will fall because demand is rising in China and other emerging nations, says the International Energy Agency. The IEA now sees a...

Shell unit plans for broadwater natural gas sales.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Shell Energy North America has plans to discuss potential natural gas supply sales with large natural gas consumers and distribution companies in Long Island, New York City and southern Connecticut in support of the success of the Broadwater...

UGI buys PPL's natural gas, propane divisions.(Newsreel)(UGI Utilities Inc. acquired with UGI Utilities Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... PPL Corp. of Allentown, PA is selling its natural gas distribution and propane businesses to UGI Utilities Inc., located in Reading, PA. UGI will pay $268 million for the subsidiaries, PPL Gas Utilities Corp. and Penn Fuel Propane LLC, in a...

Regency Energy Partners to acquire Nexus Gas Holdings.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Regency Energy Partners LP of Dallas, TX will acquire Nexus Gas Holdings, LLC for $85 million. Nexus is a midstream provider of natural gas gathering, dehydration and compression services for producers in DeSoto Parish, LA and Shelby County,...

Thermo Fisher Scientific opens Demonstration Center.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has added an OES and X-ray Product Demonstration Center to its Training Institute in West Palm Beach, FL. The product demonstration center will provide opportunities to evaluate Thermo Scientific Optical Emission...

TEPPCO expands marine transportation with new assets.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... TEPPCO Marine Services, LLC, has paid $87 million for assets of Horizon Maritime, L.L.C., including seven push boats and 17 barges that transport asphalt, bunker fuel and other oil products that require heated barges to serve storage facilities...

Questar completes acquisition of Louisiana gas properties.(Newsreel)(Questar Exploration and Production Co.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Questar Exploration & Production Co. closed its previously announced purchase of two significant natural gas development properties in northwest Louisiana for $659 million. The properties are in Red River and Bienville parishes, 10 miles...

KRG Capital Partners makes investment in Universal Ensco, Pegasus International.(Newsreel)
April 1, 2008... KRG Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, has taken a "control investment" in two Houston-based engineering companies, Universal Ensco, Inc. and Pegasus International, Inc. Universal Ensco specializes in engineering, project...

Mexicans oppose foreign investment in Pemex.(Newsreel)(Survey)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... A new survey indicates most Mexicans oppose foreign investment in Pemex, the state-owned company whose reserves are declining. Analysts say Pemex needs an influx of private funding to explore the Gulf of Mexico. In the survey, 61% of those...

Renewables moving toward competitive role in energy markets.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Renewable energy is crossing the divide toward a competitive role in energy markets, according to Daniel Yergin, chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and executive vice president of IHS Inc., "but there is still more terrain...

Hurricane season looks bad along Atlantic coast.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Weather Research Center[R] in Houston says the coastal areas from Georgia to North Carolina have a 90% chance of experiencing landfall of a tropical storm or hurricane in 2008. The Center's outlook forecasts at least 11 named storms in the...

Explorer sells assets to SemGroup.(Newsreel)(acquisitions)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... SemGroup, L.P. said two of its subsidiaries acquired assets from Explorer Pipeline for undisclosed terms SemFuel, L.P. acquired three refined product terminals in Texas from Explorer. The first terminal, located in Fort Worth, was operational...

Valero putting some refineries on market.(Newsreel)(Valero Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Valero Energy says it may sell nearly a third of its North American refining capacity and that it is exploring new projects in the Middle East and Asia, where demand growth is stronger. CEO Bill Klesse said Valero is nearing deals to sell...

Agencies may clear oil sands under energy law.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... A coalition of U.S. government agencies is examining how Canada's oil sands could be labeled as conventional in order to circumvent U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act rules that would likely ban them. The act prohibits the government...

House leader undecided on elimination of seven-year interval.(Government)
April 1, 2008... A key House decision maker said he is undecided on whether he would support elimination of the seven-year corrosion re-inspection requirement in the natural gas transmission integrity management rule. INGAA has been pushing to ditch that...

Bush asks for cut in DOE funding on natural gas.(Government)(Goerge Bush)
April 1, 2008... The Department of Energy program which funded a robotic pipeline inspection tool could be shut down if the Bush administration has its way. The development of the Explorer II pipeline instrument was funded by the Strategic Center for Natural...

Congress unlikely to approve CWSRF cuts.(Government)(Clean Water State Revolving Fund )(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Top Senate appropriators gave EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson an earful about requested water infrastructure cuts in the agency's budget when Johnson appeared before them in early March. The Bush administration's fiscal 2009 budget request...

El Paso announces significant capacity commitments for Ruby Pipeline.(Projects)(El Paso Corp.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] El Paso Corp. reported that Ruby Pipeline, LLC has executed long-term precedent agreements with two additional shippers, bringing the total long-term capacity commitments on Ruby to 650,000 dekatherms per day. A...

Magellan and Buckeye plan $3 billion ethanol pipeline.(Projects)(Buckeye Partners L.P. contract with Magellan Midstream Partners L.P)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Two major petroleum pipeline companies have proposed construction of a $3 billion ethanol pipeline from the Midwest to Pittsburgh distribution terminals and to the East Coast. Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. and Buckeye Partners L.P. said...

Iroquois holds MetroExpress open season.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Iroquois Gas Transmission System held an open season that ran through Feb. 29 for service commencing as early as Nov. 1, 2010 on its MetroExpress project to deliver LNG and Rockies natural gas supply to Connecticut, Long Island and New York...

FGT plans $2 billion mainline expansion.(Projects)(Florida Gas Transmission Co.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Florida Gas Transmission Co. (FGT) announced that Florida Power and Light Co. agreed to become the anchor shipper on a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion project through a 25year service agreement for 400 MMcf/d of capacity. As part...

Project aims to make Rockies supply reality for Northeast customers.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Spectra Energy has signed precedent agreements with shippers on its Northern Bridge project, a proposed expansion of its Texas Eastern Transmission system to deliver Rocky Mountain natural gas to Northeast markets in the Mid-Atlantic and New...

Larsen & Toubro to build two pipelines for Cairn India.(Projects)(contract)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Engineering and Construction Projects Division of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has been awarded EPC contracts by Cairn India for an export crude oil insulated pipeline and a gas pipeline from Barmer, Rajasthan to Salaya, Gujarat. The...

NEB approves Enbridge Pipelines' Alberta Clipper Expansion.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Canada's National Energy Board approved Enbridge Pipelines Inc. application to construct and operate the Canadian portion of the Alberta Clipper Expansion Project. The project involves a new 1,000-mile oil pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta...

Stroytransgaz to build Turkmen section of 4,359-mile pipeline.(Projects)(OAO Stroytransgaz contract with China gas pipeline)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Russian company OAO Stroytransgaz has won the contract to build the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan--China gas pipeline. The 73-mile section will connect the Malai gas field in the east of the country to the border with Uzbekistan....

Eagle Rock Energy launches two-phase midstream project.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. has launched a two-phase midstream project that will consolidate volumes and operations in its West Panhandle System and enhance the partnership's capacity and recovery efficiencies in the fast-growing East...

GE Oil & Gas to evaluate portions of 537-mile TransCanada pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation to deploy its UltraScan[TM] Duo pipeline inspection tool to evaluate portions of TransCanada's 537mile pipeline that runs across the province of Saskatchewan...

Acergy awarded contracts.(Projects)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Acergy S.A. has a $150 million contract from Woodside for offshore installation work on the Pluto LNG Project northwest of Karratha in western Australia. The contract includes the installation of subsea manifolds, valve structures, umbilicals,...

Ramunia wins ONGC pipeline contract.(Projects)
April 1, 2008... Malaysia-based Ramunia has won a contract from India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation for the construction of a subsea pipeline. The scope of the contract includes design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, coating and commissioning of the...

AMEC wins Shell contract in Philippines.(Projects)(contracts)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... A joint venture between Malaysia's MMC and AMEC was awarded a detailed engineering design contract by Shell Philippines Exploration for the Malampaya gas project. Under the two-year contract, MMC--AMEC will provide project management,...

Gulf Interstate Engineering awarded Russian development project.(Projects)(contract)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Gulf Interstate Engineering Company announced the award of a contract with TNK-BP to provide engineering services for the concept select stage of the Kamennoi field development project. The development involves seven oil and gas fields in...

Chevron OKs multibillion-dollar gas project in Thailand.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Chevron and its partners will start constructing the Platong Gas II natural gas project in the Gulf of Thailand. Total development cost of the field is approximately $3.1 billion with startup scheduled for 2011. The development, located in...

Iraq negotiates with oil majors to develop new fields.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Iraq is holding a second round of negotiations with American and European oil companies to develop five new fields. It wants to boost daily production from 2.3 million barrels to 2.8 million and, by 2015, to 6 million. Officials met in February...

GE selected for Sinopec pipeline project in China.(International)
April 1, 2008... China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), China's second-largest oil and gas producer, tapped GE Oil & Gas compression technology for a natural gas pipeline in the country's eastern commercial hub. GE will supply eight centrifugal...

Shell planning floating LNG facility.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to build a cyclone-resistant vessel for liquefying natural gas. A floating LNG plant would ease environmental concerns over onshore facilities and Shell could locate it in Asia where demand is growing, said...

AGP to manage new Asian natural gas pipeline.(International)(Gas Pipeline LLP)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... A new company, Asia Gas Pipeline LLP (AGP), has set up operations in Kazakhstan to build and operate 1,293 km of pipeline stretching from the border between Kazakhstan and Ukraine in the west and ending in Horgos inside China. It is to be...

Gaz de France, SUEZ team to buy Teesside.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Gaz de France and SUEZ have acquired the 1,875 MW Teesside CCGT power plant in northeast England. The acquisition was concluded with Goldman Sachs and Cargill which owned 30% and 70% respectively of Teesside. SUEZ, through its subsidiary...

Peruvian LNG plant under construction.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (Peru LNG) project is under construction at Pampa Melchorita on Peru's Pacific coast, 170 km south of Lima. The natural gas will be transported from the inland gas fields through a two-part pipeline system. The...

IPIC awards pipe supply contracts to three companies.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... The Abu Dhabi-based International Investment Company IPIC awarded contracts worth US$460 million to three companies to supply pipes for a domestic crude oil export pipeline connecting Abu Dhabi and Fujairah. IPIC split the contract for 225,000...

1,440-km Reliance pipeline on schedule.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Development of the 1,440-km cross-country gas pipeline being built by India's Reliance Industries is on schedule for commissioning in May. The pipeline will transport gas from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh to Bharuch, which is in the...

KBR completes Iraqi Oil Transfer Platform facilities.(International)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... KBR announced on March 12 that it had completed construction on facilities for the Coalition Forces on the Iraqi Oil Transfer Platforms in the Persian Gulf. The project was a task order under KBR's Contingency Construction Capabilities (CONCAP)...

Hedge funds play interesting role in oil & gas escalating prices.(Burner Tip)
April 1, 2008... In late February and early March, crude oil and natural gas prices continued their steep, upward spiral. Crude oil prices at around $108/bbl surpassed the inflation-adjusted all-time high reached in the early 1980s. The high crude prices have...

Utilities, contractors keep eye on manpower, housing, regulations.(Q & A: Executive Profile)(dialogue with Christopher Wozniak)(Interview)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Generally speaking, who is traditionally in the best position to have a clear understanding as to the business climate in the natural gas distribution sector? That would be the distribution contractor whose very...

Local natural gas prices under utility deregulation.
April 1, 2008... Over the past 15 years, state public service commissions in the U.S. have introduced various programs to induce utilities to operate more efficiently and lower consumer prices. Relative success of these programs has been unclear even though...

Colorado Springs Utilities: cathodic protection implementation project.
April 1, 2008... Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is a four-service utility company that provides natural gas, electric, water and wastewater services to more than 600,000 customers. With respect to gas, CSU operates and maintains more than 2,000 miles of...

AGA residential survey finds steady growth for natural gas.(Survey)
April 1, 2008... The American Gas Association (AGA) has conducted the annual Residential tural Gas Market Survey for the past 59 years. The data collected for 2006 provide a unique and comprehensive portrait of the residential natural gas market. Detailed...

NWGA's annual study of the Pacific Northwest natural gas industry: region becoming a hub of pipeline activity.(Northwest Gas Association )
April 1, 2008... The Northwest Gas Association (NWGA), a trade association of the Pacific Northwest natural gas industry whose members include six natural gas utilities serving communities throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, and three...

Effect of higher ground temperature on PE pipe pressure rating.
April 1, 2008... Today's buried electric cables operate at higher temperatures than the cables of the past. If these cables are near buried PE gas pipes, the increased ground temperature could decrease the pressure rating of the PE pipe. This article explains...

Odorant loss in new gas distribution steel pipelines.
April 1, 2008... Recent and older literature has addressed the phenomenon of odorant loss in new steel natural gas distribution and transmission systems. (, 2, 3, 4, 5,-6) This article summarizes some of the findings and tested solutions to this problem. ...

The changing landscape of pipeline integrity.(Association Report)
April 1, 2008... There have been many regulatory and legislative changes over the last years in the oil and gas pipeline ustry. The industry has not seen this much change since the first regulations were put into place over 30 years ago. First of the...

Changing of the guard--NAPCA style.(Association Report)
April 1, 2008... In May 1971 L.B. "Bert" Irish, NAPCA's first Managing Director, who was also the first President of NAPCA and its founding father, called me, a 31 year old novice attorney, to ask if I would attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees in Dallas,...

HammerHead.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earth Tool Company, manufacturer of HammerHead trenchless products, offers the Hawkeye[TM] HDD tooling connections to connect to the starter rod or reamer. Hawkeye features a quick-threading tapered thread profile...

MBW Inc.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... MBW says it has raised productivity in trench with its Universal Vibratory Platform. The boom-mounted vibratory platform can be fitted with an assortment of vibratory or vibratory plates, depending on soil type and work-area constraints....

Vermeer and McLaughlin.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... VermeerManufacturing Co. and McLaughlin recently introduced a line of 500-gallon vacuum excavators. Each model in the line offers an engine idle-down feature that automatically reduces the engine to idle when the water is not in use. A patented...

CERATECH, Inc.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... CERATECH has introduced D.O.T.Line[R], rapid concrete repair material that the company describes as the most environmentally friendly, high performance product available. It is another of the company's nonPortland, non-epoxy, construction...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... Built on the tradition and success of the company's LN-25 wire feeder, Lincoln Electric's new LN-25[TM] PRO is designed to be simple, reliable and easy to service. This wire feeder is described as ideal for field construction, fabrication,...

Caterpillar.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... Caterpillar[R] said it will equip most of its new core, mining and industrial machines in the U.S. and Canada with Equipment-Manager and Product Link--the company-developed remote asset management solution. The company has provided remote asset...

FFT and Siemens.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)(Fuatre Fibre Technologies contract with Siemens Building Technologies)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Fuatre Fibre Technologies (FFT) said it had agreed with Siemens Building Technologies to tightly integrate FFT's Secure Pipe[TM] technology with Siemens' intelligent video management solution SiveillanceTM. Secure Pipe will be promoted under...

William Frick and Company.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... William Frick and Co. has expanded its line of DomePosts[TM] and TestPosts[TM] for buried pipeline assets. Designed for 360-degree visibility, the posts are constructed of 100% virgin UV-stabilized polyethylene to prevent fading and warping....

MESA Products, Inc.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)
April 1, 2008... MESA Products, Inc., has announced its newest product for cathodic protection, the DryConn VisiLock with SmartGel splice box. Designed for outdoor and direct-burial tap or branch cathodic splices, VisiLock is pre-filled with SmartGel, a...

Midwest Energy Association.(What's New In ... Gas Distribution Products and Right-Of-Way Acquisition And Maintenance Products)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Midwest Energy Association (MEA) is offering a free excavation safety training website. MEA says the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) reports that excavation damage is a great concern in pipeline failures....

South Stream and Nabucco: are they competitors?
April 1, 2008... In light of Russia's recent efforts to promote its South Stream project, the question arises as to whether South Stream is in competition with the Nabucco Project, which is a joint European Union (EU) and U.S. endeavor. The predicted gas demand...

2008 offshore technology conference highlights.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... OTC 2008--the annual offshore exhibition and conference that features extraordinary new technologies developed to find and produce offshore oil and natural gas--will once again be held in Houston, TX May 5 -8, at Reliant Center at Reliant Park....

Shuttle tankers vs. pipelines in Gulf of Mexico frontier areas.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal The first Floating Production, Storage and Offioading (FPSO) development is moving forward in ultra deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at Petrobras' Cascade and Chinook fields in the promising Lower...

Superior Energy Services christens new liftboat.(2008 International/Offshore Report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Superior Energy Services' Marine Services Division recently christened its new 175-foot class liftboat, the Superior Liberty, in New Iberia, LA. Guests from the media, industry and local government toured the vessel and were served lunch...

Stena delivers state-of-the-art drillship.(2008 International/Offshore Report)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Stena Drilling Ltd. delivered on schedule the first of three Stena DrillMAX class drillships to Repsol YPF. The Stena DrillMAX fleet is being built at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The Stena DrillMAX is a dual-mast,...

Deepwater business prospects, 2008-2012.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... The World Deepwater Market Forecast, published by energy analysts DouglasWestwood, forecasts continued growth in the deepwater sector with annual expenditures surpassing $24.6 billion by 2012. This article provides a look at the key findings of...

Record offshore hot tap completed downunder.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... A sub-sea hot tap deemed the largest that as been verified to date has been comleted at a depth of 425 feet at a site about 100 miles off the northwest coast of Australia in the Angel field. TDW design engineers worked closely with customerside...

Innovative modular rig to increase production.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... Halliburton has been awarded a one-year contract (with four one-year extension options) by Shell U.K. Limited for the provision of a portable modular fig. The initial work contract period is for one workover and three sidetracks on the Shell...

Sea bed sand waves studied to help pipeline planners.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... For pipeline laying and operations on the bed of the North Sea, the industry needs information on the average geometric properties of sand waves and their variability. Nfmeth et al. (2003) outlined how important it is to have more insight into...

Drilling template delivered for giant Tombua Landana platform.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 3,000 metric-ton drilling template for Chevron's Tombua Landana platform as shipped from the Netherlands last ovember by platform fabrication subcontractor Heerema Vlissingen. The subcontractor also shipped a...

J. Ray McDermott executes float-over success in Gulf of Thailand.(2008 International/Offshore Report)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In December 2007, J. Ray McDermott completed the float-over installation of the largest integrated deck in Southeast Asia. The 17,000metric ton Arthit Process Platform (APP) was built for PTT Exploration & Production...

Composite repair used for Middle East pipeline.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
April 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Modern composite repairs are being used increasingly to address the familiar problem of pipeline corrosion. Factors that contribute to corrosion tend to be cathodic protection failure, coating failures,...

Cameron's Compressor Systems.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cameron's Compressor Systems offers a brochure for its Eco Jet[TM] that is described as offering emissions reductions, combustion stability and reductions in fuel use in large-bore engine-compressors. Cameron says...

Lincoln Electric.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... Lincoln Electric's Blue Max[R] consumable product line aims to offer complete solutions for SMAW (stick), GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG), FCAW (flux-cored) and SAW (submergedarc) welding of stainless steel and high-alloy products. All are described as...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... R&M Energy Systems, part of the Fluid Management Group of Robbins & Myers, Inc., offers what it describes as its latest, most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. Marketed under the SENTRY[R] brand name, this...

GE Sensing & Inspection.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies offers Weldstar, which intends to he a complete, automated ultrasonic girth weld inspection system for transmission pipelines. Weldstar aims to provide gains in productivity and the probability of detection...

Pipeline Inspection Company, Ltd.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The SPY[R] omnidirectional sensor is said to improve pig tracking operations. Also, engineering at Pipeline Inspection Co. states that their SPY pipeline acoustic pig tracker system is much easier to use and more...

Flowserve Corporation.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... Flowserve is a provider of fluid motion and control products and services. It recently introduced the Valtek ShearStream SB segmented v-port type ball control valve as well as the newly upgraded ShearStream HP with heavyduty seat. The company...

Gearench.(New Products)
April 1, 2008... Gearench says its Petol Flange Wrench was specifically designed for working on threaded flanges. Unique features allow the operator to quickly and easily tighten and loosen 1-12-inch threaded flanges. The 1/2-inch pin works 1-3-inch threaded...