Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from August 2006

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from August 2006

Duke Energy separates gas, power businesses.
August 1, 2006... Duke Energy's board of directors recently authorized a plan to create two separate publicly traded companies by spinning off Duke Energy's natural gas businesses to Duke Energy shareholders. Once completed, Duke Energy's shareholders will own...

Enterprise acquires gas gathering assets in South Texas.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has acquired natural gas gathering systems and related gathering and processing contracts from Cerrito Gathering Company, Ltd. an affiliate of Lewis Energy Group, L.P. headquartered in San Antonio. The total...

Gas pipe resin receives MRS rating.(Minimum Required Strength )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Arkema Inc.'s Rilsan polyamide-11 gas pipe resin has been recognized by the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) as receiving a Minimum Required Strength (MRS) rating of 160. Published in PPI TR-4, the official PPI document listing pressure ratings...

FERC proposes new pipeline damage reporting.(NEWSREEL)
August 1, 2006... Pipeline damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may be a memory now. But the potential for a repeat of those disasters this summer and early fall has prompted FERC to propose a new requirement that natural gas companies report damage to...

WPS Resources buying Peoples Energy.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Wisconsin-based WPS Resources Corp. has agreed to buy Chicago-based Peoples Energy Corp. for stock worth about $1.52 billion in a deal that will create an energy company with regulated utilities serving four Midwest states and non-regulated...

MDU Resources to acquire Cascade Natural Gas.(NEWSREEL)
August 1, 2006... North Dakota-based MDU Resources Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cascade Natural Gas Corp. of Washington state for $475 million. Cascade's customer base in Washington and Oregon will approximately double...

Newspaper says Aquila may be up for sale.(Aquila Inc)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Kansas City Star reported July 12 that Aquila Inc., which has been restructuring its finances, is considering putting itself up for sale. The Kansas City-based utility company has arranged for The Blackstone Group to serve as an adviser in...

Fluor dedicates new global HQ in Texas.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Fluor Corp. has opened a new global corporate headquarters in Irving, TX. Officials said they chose to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex because of its proximity to clients and key financial and government centers, as well as access...

Alon USA signs crude pipeline arrangement.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Alon USA Energy, Inc. recently announced that it and Centurion Pipeline L.P. agreed to a 15-year arrangement in which Centurion will provide Alon with a minimum of 21,500 bpd of crude pipeline capacity from Midland, TX to Alon's Big Spring...

CAPP expects Crude production to double by 2020.(Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Production of crude oil in Canada is set to nearly double by 2020, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said recently in its annual Crude Oil Forecast that significantly increases the projections from last year. The 2006...

Regency buying natural gas company.(NEWSREEL)(Regency Energy Partners LP)(TexStar Field Services LP)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Dallas-based Regency Energy Partners LP has signed a deal to buy San Antonio's TexStar Field Services LP for $350 million. Regency will buy the natural gas pipeline company from affiliates of HM Capital Partners LLC. HM and its affiliates own...

USTDA Awards grant for India's National Gas Grid.(NEWSREEL)
August 1, 2006... The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant for the development of India's National Gas Grid. The grant will partially fund technical assistance for the grid, which is part of a major energy infrastructure program that...

Editor's notebook.(gas and petroleum pipelines)(Editorial)
August 1, 2006... These days the only thing better than being an oilman in Alaska is perhaps being a restaurateur in Juneau. Maybe you own an oil well and a nice restaurant; then you're sure to be rolling in dough. With crude prices in the stratosphere and the...

FERC sides with pipelines on natural gas interchangeability.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
August 1, 2006... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dealt a blow to efforts by gas suppliers to impose new natural gas interchangeability standards on interstate pipelines. FERC's decision in mid-June declining to initiate a rulemaking on...

House subcommittee approves bill limiting state taxation of pipelines.(GOVERNMENT)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... A House Judiciary subcommittee passed a bill (H.R. 1369) prohibiting states from taxing interstate pipelines at a higher rate than the rate charged other modes of transportation. The bill also gives interstate pipelines the opportunity to...

Offshore gas drilling bill moves forward.(GOVERNMENT)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The House is moving to pass an offshore natural gas drilling bill (H.R. 4761) which goes far beyond a Senate bill (S. 2253) which may not pass anyway because of environmental opposition. The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act passed the House...

FERC approves Cypress Pipeline project.(GOVERNMENT)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... El Paso's subsidiary, Southern Natural Gas, has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the planned Cypress Pipeline project, which will expand its system by adding a new pipeline from Savannah, GA to Jacksonville,...

Feds propose corridors for thousands of miles of pipelines in 11 Western States.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Federal agencies are finalizing designated energy corridors on federal lands in 11 western states to minimize the time it takes to site and approve oil, natural gas, electric transmission and hydrogen pipelines. The accompanying map of the...

Enbridge reported considering 2,000-mile pipeline from Alberta To Texas.(PROJECTS)
August 1, 2006... Enbridge Inc. is beginning talks with several Canadian producers regarding a new $3.6 billion oil pipeline that would connect Alberta to refineries located on the U.S. Gulf Coast, RigZone reported July 10. According to the report, the...

CRC-Evans to provide automatic welding for pipeline in Nigeria.(PROJECTS)(CRC-Evans Automatic Welding)(Daewoo International Corp.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... CRC-Evans Automatic Welding has received a letter of intent from Daewoo International to provide automatic welding for the EGGS Phase II pipeline project in Nigeria. The pipelines, owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria, include...

Falcon's MoBay Storage Hub files application with FERC.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... MoBay Storage Hub, Inc. is seeking Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permission to develop and operate the MoBay Storage Hub Project in southern Alabama. MoBay, to be connected to the Gulfstream, Transco, Gulf South, and Florida Gas...

PSL Energy wins $27 million contract for work on UK shelf.(PROJECTS)
August 1, 2006... Oil and gas services specialist, PSL Energy Services Ltd. has won a pipeline and pre-commissioning contract valued at $27 million from global subsea contractor Subsea 7. Its largest contract to date, PSL will provide a range of testing...

ConocoPhillips acquires Rockies Express interest.(PROJECTS)
August 1, 2006... ConocoPhillips has exercised its option to acquire a 25% interest in the Rockies Express Pipeline project. The 1,663-mile pipeline will be one of the largest natural gas pipelines ever constructed in North America and will transport natural gas...

Natural gas forecast for Northeastern U.S. and Canada.(PROJECTS)(Ziff Energy Group)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Ziff Energy Group has released a nine-page executive report examining natural gas required for the northeastern U.S. and Canada. The report summarizes supply options to the Northeast under a backdrop of declining conventional supplies and...

KMI receives shipper commitments to support $69 million expansion.
August 1, 2006... The Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL) has sufficient shipper commitments to proceed with an expansion to increase capacity on NGPL's Gulf Coast and Louisiana mainlines for delivery to the Henry Hub interconnect. The $69 million...

Southern Union to add capacity on Texas-Louisiana pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Southern Union plans to build a 45-mile pipeline to take additional capacity from Kountze, TX to Longville, LA. The Field Zone expansion would add 510 MMcf/d of new capacity, increasing deliveries to Henry Hub. The new pipeline project is...

Union Gas to expand dawn to Trafalgar pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Ontario Energy Board )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Union Gas has approval from the Ontario Energy Board for an 18-km, C$100 million expansion of its Dawn to Trafalgar Gas pipeline system. The expansion, between Strathroy and London, Ontario, will add over 460 MMcf/d of incremental capacity and...

CB&I's new fabrication facility offers deep water Gulf access.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... CB&I has acquired a fabrication shop in Beaumont, TX with deepwater access to the Gulf of Mexico. The facility will increase the company's capacity to fabricate and transport large-scale process modules, shop-built vessels and large steel plate...

Gaz de France upgrades pipeline network.(PROJECTS)(Ultraflux)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... With plans to meet its needs for renewal, improvement and supervision of flows in the Val de Seine region, Gaz de France recently hired Ultraflux to handle flow measurement on a number of its high-pressure natural gas system pipelines. The...

Gazprom, Gasunie agree on further cooperation.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... In a move designed to spread Gazprom's reach into Western Europe's downstream markets, the Russian energy company signed an agree with Gasunie in a deal that could ultimately give Gazprom long-sought access to the British market. For its part,...

China, Russia planning two pipelines from Siberia.(INTERNATIONAL)
August 1, 2006... China and Russia plan to build two natural gas pipelines from Siberia, one extending to China's Xinjiang Uygur region and the other to Heilongjiang province. Gazprom would build the pipelines to transport 68 billion cubic meters of gas...

Saudis threatening to block Dolphin pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Bloomberg Business News reported on July 11 that Saudi Arabia may block the $3.5 billion pipeline backed by Occidental Petroleum Corp., Total SA and a partner that would carry Qatari natural gas to the United Arab Emirates. The undersea...

Chennai-Trichy-Madurai pipeline commissioned.(INTERNATIONAL)(petroleum products pipeline construction)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The 683-km Chennai--Trichy--Madurai pipeline, located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has been commissioned. The pipeline, which is the longest product pipeline in a single state, cost $US88 million to build. It negotiated 510...

Myanmar optimistic about pipelines to India, China.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Myanmar says it has enough gas to fill pipelines to both India and China, while the route through Bangladesh is looking less likely. "There is enough gas there. We can sell it to both India and China," said Myanmar ambassador to India U Kyi...

SUEZ studying project in Chile.(SUEZ Energy International)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... SUEZ Energy International is evaluating investments for up to 700 MUSD to guarantee short- and long-term security of energy supply in the north of Chile. The plan provides for installation of an LNG regasification terminal to supply natural gas...

Punj Lloyd wins GAIL pipeline contract.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... India's Punj Lloyd was awarded a $US36 million engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Dabhol-Panvel pipeline. The includes residual engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of the Panvel-Dabhol...

Contractor tapped or crude oil line in India.(INTERNATIONAL)(Leighton Holdings Ltd.)(Kochi Refineries Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Australia's Leighton Holdings has secured a $A53 million contract to build the offshore section of a crude oil pipeline at Cochin, India for Kochi Refineries. Spanning 20 km, the 48-inch diameter pipeline will be used to import crude oil to the...

Russian Federation's future inseparable from Gazprom.(Energy Giant Flexes Its Muscles)(Interview)
August 1, 2006... Since the fall of the Soviet Union, nothing has symbolized the resurgence of the Russian Federation than the state-controlled energy company, Gazprom. The company's holdings are staggering: a quadrillion cubic feet of proven natural gas...

Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2006 international pipeline construction report: total pipeline miles planned and under construction: 70,421.
August 1, 2006... P&GJ's 2006 international survey figures indicate 70,421 miles of new and planned pipelines are under construction and planned. Of these, 62,056 miles are projects in the planning phase and 8,365 miles account for pipelines in various stages of...

Rising demand drives pipelines in Asia Pacific.
August 1, 2006... Offshore pipeline projects based in the Asia Pacific region have recently received major boosts in light of burgeoning demand for energy to assist the development of regional economies. Vietnam The PM3-Ca Mau gas pipeline, which is...

In search of the lost pig.(Nine-Month Effort)(pipeline construction)
August 1, 2006... A mandril pig was lost and then found in an operating oil pipeline in Brazil's Amazon forest in a project that involved six field operations involving 48 days of work over a nine-month period. The adventure began when a 14-inch mandril pig...

Advances in pipeline bore assessment.(2006 P&GJ & PPSA Pigging Section)
August 1, 2006... Before 1812, it was common practice to manufacture pipe by hand which included heating, bending, lapping, and hammering the edges together. During that year, the first automated pipe manufacturing process was introduced in England. Methods...

Binkley says driving forces led to new direction for TDW.(2006 P&GJ & PPSA Pigging Section)(Bruce Binkley)(Interview)
August 1, 2006... For more than 85 years, the name of T.D. Williamson, Inc. has been one of the world's most recognized names in pipeline equipment and services. Long before "pipeline integrity" became an official government mandate, the Tulsa, OK-based company...

New generation tools deliver multiple data sets.(DFL Tool Advances)(Enduro DFL 8)
August 1, 2006... Pipeline operators are expected to deploy the most appropriate means to ensure the integrity of pipeline systems. Utilizing multiple technology tools can minimize the number of surveys required to fulfill data collection requirements while...

SmartScan tool for deep sea inspections.(Tech Notes)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... GE's Pipeline Solutions group has developed SmartScan Deep Sea, a new multi-diameter in-line inspection (ILI) tool for deep sea pipelines, to help operators overcome key obstacles to expanding into previously inaccessible offshore fields. ...

Buyer's guide.(2006 P&GJ & PPSA Pigging Section)(Buyers guide)
August 1, 2006... 2006 P&GJ & PPSA PIGGING SECTION PIPELINE PIGS Mandrel Foam pigs pigs ...

GIS--an invaluable tool for oil & gas.(Exclusive GITA Roundtable)(geographic information systems)(Geospatial Information & Technology Association)(Discussion)
August 1, 2006... Over the years, geographic information systems (GIS) have gone in many new directions. Oil and gas companies first used these systems to produce paper map drawings. Now, the systems have become extremely sophisticated and are used for...

Remote Canadian North HDD crossing.(horizontal directional drilled)(Duke Energy Gas Transmission)
August 1, 2006... Meats Canada has completed a challenging horizontal directional drilled crossing of the Labiche River in the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. The project was undertaken for Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) and involved the installation of...

Step-Ko Products.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Step-Ko Products offers a brochure devoted to the "DLS Case" poly split casing system. Step-Ko says the system is a unique alternative to steel split casing for fast, efficient installation. The patent-pending DLS Case (durable, lightweight,...

Emerson Process Management.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management introduces the ControlWave Express, a versatile, compact, low-profile remote terminal unit (RTU) with exceptionally low power consumption for remote installations. Users can use the Express RTU hardware as a component...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... The new Precision TIG[R] 225 from The Lincoln Electric Company is said to be the most technologically advanced and widest amperage square-wave TIG welding power source in its class. It features AC and DC output, increased welding output and new...

American Innovations.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... American Innovations has added to the APM4AM family of Bullhorn[R] wireless remote monitoring products: the APM4AMCP-ORB. The remote monitor was built specifically for the cathodic protection industry using the Orbcomm satellite network. The...

Metrix Instrument Company.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Metrix has launched the next generation of its IT6810 Impact Transmitter, designed to protect machines with higher amplitude to inherent vibration, running at 900 rpm or higher. The IT6810 detects loose rod nuts, cracked rods, broken or loose...

F.W. Murphy.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... The Electronic Vibration Switch (EVS) from Murphy protects against equipment failure by monitoring velocity-based vibration levels and providing an early warning or shutdown when abnormal vibration is detected. The EVS product can be connected...

GE Inspection Technologies.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... GE Inspection Technologies O&G unit says its Weldstar AUT scanner represents a new generation of mechanized girth weld inspection for the industry. Its advanced features improve inspection reliability, increase the probability of detection, and...

FLIR Systems Ltd.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... While a typical "sniffer" gas detector indicates the presence of a volatile organic gas emission, the GasFindIR[TM] infrared camera from FLIR Systems is said to show the leakage in real time. This is described as a major development both from a...

Telvent.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Telvent, the Global RealTime IT Company, has released Titanium2, the second version of Telvent's Titanium software for use with the Telvent Metering System (TMS) platform for automatic energy measurement. The TMS platform is based on Echelon...

Safety Advantage.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Safety Advantage has recently written and produced a Pipeline Safety Orientation (PSO) Training DVD, handbook and resource package. The DVD is described as covering many basic safety issues that can and will present themselves on the jobsite....

CEA Instruments, Inc.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... CEA Instruments offers the Tetra monitoring unit. Tetra monitors from one to four gases with a single button that controls all functions. A backlit "at-a-glance" display provides simultaneous viewing of all gas readings, alarm conditions, and...

Galaxy Brushes.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Galaxy Brushes announces introduction of its Razorback Fine Wire Pig Brush. Since the pin plates are manufactured in-house, these brushes can be made in any size and style, and with any wire diameter, configuration, and density. Razorback Fine...

Microwave Data Systems.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Microwave Data Systems has added to its family of Ethernet radios for pipeline and distribution system monitoring and SCADA. The MDS iNET-II provides a transmission rate of up to one megabit and is said to provide excellent receiver sensitivity...

Hilti, Inc.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... The first angle grinders equipped with Hilti's Smart Power[TM] system and Active Torque Control (ATC)--the 5-inch DEG 500-D and 6-inch DEG 600-D and DEG 600-P are now available. Smart Power is said to maintain a constant level of grinding speed...

Smith Equipment.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)
August 1, 2006... Smith Equipment offers its new Gas Manifold and Automatic Changeover Regulator System to provide uninterrupted gas flow. Easy-to-read 2.5-inch chrome-plated gauges allow operators to inspect cylinder bank and outlet pressures visually while an...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New In Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Welding Products)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Lincoln Electric Company has introduced a two-year extended warranty program. The program extends Lincoln's factory three-year warranty to five full years for its welding machines, wire feeders and plasma cutters. The company says this...

Mountainous terrain and weather challenge pipeline pre-commissioning.(BJ Process and Pipeline Services)
August 1, 2006... BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) successfully completed a challenging pipeline pre-commissioning operation in Turkey on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) crude oil pipeline project, which is owned by a joint venture consisting of several...

Engineered pigs for pipeline cleaning.(Tech Notes)
August 1, 2006... Pipeline pigging operations are critical to secure and maintain efficient flow of products through pipelines. This is increasingly an issue as fields located in difficult operational environments rise and products retrieved need to be...

Flex-Flame HCF cable withstands high temperature during tests.(Tech Notes)(HydroCarbon Fire cables from Draka Marine, Oil & Gas International )
August 1, 2006... Fires and other dangerous situations can threaten a refinery, platform or rig's critical system infrastructure, as well as the safety of its employees. The fire-resistant Flex-Flame HCF (HydroCarbon Fire) cable from Draka Marine, Oil & Gas...

New flange spreader introduced by Equalizer International.(Tech Notes)(Zero-Gap II)
August 1, 2006... What is described as a new era in flange spreading during pipeline maintenance has been introduced by Aberdeen, Scotland-based engineering design firm Equalizer International with the launch of its Zero-Gap II. Technical Director Bob...

GIS-based growth projections guide network capacity adjustments.(geographic information systems)
August 1, 2006... One of the most challenging aspects of modeling gas transmission and distribution systems is projecting future load growth. The quality of growth information affects the quality of the analyses performed by engineers and managers to support...

Gas Products, Inc.(New Products)(introduces Security Cap)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Gas Products has announced an updated universal sizing feature for its new product line, the "Security Cap" for gas stopcocks. The Model A fits most l-inch to 1 l/4-inch stopcocks with the new "universal slot sizes" and Model B fits most 1...

Twin Tech.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Twin Tech offers a brochure that says the company can provide alternative construction methods such as "pipe pulling" that shows only a narrow insertion cut on the surface. A pull head is attached to the pipe and then attached to the bottom or...

Flexpipe Systems.(opens two new service centers )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Flexpipe Systems has published a one-page flyer announcing the opening of two new service centers located in Houston and Fruita, CO. Flexpipe Systems says its local service centers provide a local inventory of pipe and fittings, faster on-line...

The Charles Machine Works, Inc.(New Products)(introduces Ditch Witch PR50, PR75, and PR95 )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch[R] underground construction equipment, has added three new systems to work in the pipe replacement market to its family of trenchless equipment. The Ditch Witch PR50, PR75, and PR95...

UT Scan.(explains about pipeline inspection )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... UT Scan offers a four-page Brochure explaining its pipeline inspection solution which it says is "more than a tool, it's peace of mind." It provides details on the system's computer, UT instrument, software, umbilical, scanner, enclosure, power...

Advanced Valve Technologies, LLC.(introduces Models 312 and 412 tapping machines)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Advanced Valve Technologies (AVT) has introduced the Models 312 (3-20 inches, 250 psi-rated) and 412 (3-24 inches, 500 psi-rated) Tapping Machines. Designed for long term/rugged use, the AVT Tapping Machines are described as lightweight,...

AMETEK Process Instruments.(New Products)
August 1, 2006... Whether it is used to characterize the dew point of gas from a newly drilled well or from an offshore production platform, the Chanscope II from AMETEK Process Instruments is said to offer significant advantages over other manual dew point...

DanLoc.(New Products)(stud bolts )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... When extreme environments create potential hydrogen embrittlement problems for alloy bolting, DanLoc says its modified stud bolts are the solution. DanLoc modifies the bolts in its own furnaces and tests the bolts 100% in its own quality lab....

Emerson Process Management.(New Products)(Emerson Process Management Inc.)
August 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management now makes vibration monitoring of rotating equipment possible in hazardous areas of chemical and petrochemical process plants and refineries. Two new safety-rated versions of the CSI 2130 Machinery Health[TM] Analyzer...

Equalizer International.(introduces Zero-Gap II)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Equalizer International describes its flange spreader, Zero-Gap II, as revolutionary. It will be available at the end of August. Described as one of the safest, most innovative flange-spreading tools available, the Equalizer[TM] Zero-Gap II is...

Caterpillar.(new trade dress for Power Edge)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Caterpillar recently introduced its new Power Edge[TM] trade dress to complement the changing shape of machines, work tools and engines. Caterpillar is replacing the familiar red beltline stripe with a new look that features a red slash setting...

HammerHead.(new line of piercing tools)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... HammerHead[R] has released new aiming sight and launching kits for its line of piercing tool. The company says the best bores start with a tool aimed on target. Since accurate alignment is essential, HammerHead offers aiming and launching...

National Attachments Inc.(New Products)(Mobile Integrated Screening Unit )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... National Attachments Inc. introduces the solution for "on-site" material handling, screening, mixing, and crushing operations. The Australian-manufactured MISU Mobile Integrated Screening Unit is now available to the U.S. The patented, proven...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
August 1, 2006... The new Vantage[R] 400 from The Lincoln Electric Company is one of the most compact 400-amp welder/generators in the pipe or rental fleet market today. Housed in a compact, corrosion-resistant stainless steel case, this rugged unit features...

Submar, Inc.(New Products)(and Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc. introduce CP-MAT)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The new CP-MAT was born through the combined technological advances of Submar, Inc. and Deepwater Corrosion Services, Inc. This new product combines the stability and pipeline friendliness of the Submar articulating concrete Construction Mat...