Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from August 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from August 2008

Editor's notebook.(Interview)(Editorial)
August 1, 2008... What is the essence of a man's life? I thought about this last month as I sat in a packed Houston church celebrating the life of Roy M. Huffington, an oilman who died on July 11 while vacationing in Venice. He left us just two months short...

Keystone Pipeline to expand to serve the U.S. Gulf Coast.(Newsreel)
August 1, 2008... TransCanada Pipelines, on behalf of the Keystone Pipeline partnerships between it and ConocoPhillips, has announced plans to expand the Keystone crude oil pipeline system and provide additional capacity of 500,000 bpd from western Canada to the...

EnergySouth Midstream completes successful binding open season.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... EnergySouth Midstream announced July 17 the results of its open season for long-term firm storage services for the fourth cavern at Bay Gas Storage's facility in McIntosh, AL. Customer bids exceeded five times the capacity offered. Bay Gas has...

Valero plans refinery expansion to handle Canadian crude coming to Gulf Coast.(Newsreel)
August 1, 2008... In anticipation of large volumes of Canadian crude coming to the U.S. Gulf Coast, Valero Energy Corp. is expanding two Gulf Coast refineries to process larger volumes of heavy crude oil. The company will be expanding its St. Charles refinery in...

Pennsylvania seeks solution to aged natural gas infrastructure.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Pennsylvania Gas Association, a subsidiary of the Energy Association of Pennsylvania, has launched an informational campaign focused on infrastructure replacement for the natural gas industry. The campaign will draw attention to and seek...

Sempra Pipelines & Storage to acquire stake in Sunstone Pipeline.(Newsreel)
August 1, 2008... Sunstone Pipeline, a venture of Williams and TransCanada Corp., announced that Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy, has signed a MOU with the existing partners to acquire a 25% ownership interest in Sunstone Pipeline and for a...

Godwin Pumps helps in Midwest flood relief.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Godwin Pumps, the largest manufacturer of portable rental pumps in the U.S., used more than 400 of its portable diesel-driven and electric submersible pumps to relieve floodwaters inundating the U.S. Midwest. Within hours of a Federal Emergency...

Consulting group forecasts sluggish U.S. LNG import volumes.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Waterborne Energy predicts that U.S. LNG import volumes for 2008 are likely to hit 420 Bcf, falling well short of last year's 770 Bcf, and "staggeringly" below what industry observers were projecting. "We knew U.S. LNG imports would fall...

Department of Commerce decides appeals involving planned LNG terminals.(Newsreel)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Department of Commerce has issued its decision on two appeals of state objections involving the proposed construction and operation of LNG terminals in Maryland and Massachusetts. The states independently objected to the projects on the...

Canada's oil pipeline capacity remains tight.(Newsreel)
August 1, 2008... That is the consensus of Canada's National Energy Board (NEB). According to the NEB's "Canadian Pipeline Transportation System Assessment," additional capacity is soon needed to accommodate growing supply and provide greater market flexibility....

Distribution integrity management proposal announced.(Government)(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)(Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006)
August 1, 2008... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its long-awaited distribution integrity management program (DIMP) proposal for intrastate pipelines at the end of June. The proposed DIMP--no telling when a final rule...

Special permits and DHS security reviews at issue in House hearings.(Government)(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
August 1, 2008... PHMSA's laggard DIMP rulemaking was only one of the issues that arose during safety hearings at the House Transportation Committee's pipeline subcommittee. Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) put on a very spotty performance,...

El Paso moving forward on $3 billion Ruby Pipeline project.(Projects)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] El Paso Corporation's subsidiary, Ruby Pipeline, LLC, has received more than 1.1 Bcf/d of binding commitments from customers under 10-to-15-year contracts and is moving forward with the project, subject to regulatory...

Alliance/Questar Pipeline gets positive shipper response.(Projects)(Alliance Pipeline Inc.)(Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Alliance Pipeline Inc. and Questar Overthrust Pipeline Co. report a positive response from prospective shippers to the Rockies Alliance Pipeline (RAP) open season which closed on June 16. The initial support totaling approximately 500,000 Dth/d...

Spectra looks to shippers for interest in BC transmission project.(Projects)(Spectra Energy)(British Columbia)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Spectra Energy is holding an open season to solicit participation in the expansion of raw gas transmission capacity in the Fort Nelson area of northeast British Columbia to help meet projected needs of producers. "Given producer...

Wamsutter Pipeline reversal planned.(Projects)(Rocky Mountain Pipeline System LLC)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Rocky Mountain Pipeline System LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., has received a long-term customer commitment to transport Southwest Wyoming Sweet (also known as "U-crude") production from RMPS's facilities at...

Contractors work to complete 182-mile Millennium Pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Millennium Pipeline Co., L.L.C. has begun its 2008 construction program to complete the 182-mile-long, 30-inch natural gas pipeline across New York's Southern Tier and lower Hudson Valley. More than 90% of the pipeline will be installed within...

TPP Pipeline to ship crude to West Coast refineries.(Projects)(TransPanama Pipeline)(Petroterminal de Panama S.A.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... BP Products North America has entered into an agreement with Petroterminal de Panama S.A. that will allow BP to ship crude to its U.S. West Coast refineries through the TransPanama Pipeline (TPP). The 81-mile TPP originally carried crude...

Rockies Express gets FERC nod to construct REX-East.(Projects)(United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Rockies Express Pipeline LLC)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Rockies Express Pipeline LLC has received FERC approval to construct the 638-mile, 42-inch Rockies Express-East (REX-East) Pipeline that will extend from Audrain County, MO to Clarington, OH. Construction is expected to begin this summer....

Final EIS for Midcontinent Express.(Projects)(Environmental Impact Statement)(Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The FERC staff has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC's Midcontinent Express Project. The proposed project will consist of 506.1 miles of 30-, 36-, and 42-inch natural gas transmission...

Liquids Pipeline planned to serve Utah and Southern Nevada.(Projects)
August 1, 2008... By early 2009, industrial partners Holly Corp. and Sinclair Transportation Co. could begin building a 400-mile petroleum pipeline capable of carrying tens of thousands of gallons of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel each day into Utah and southern...

Discovery Pipeline expansion planned.(Projects)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... A unit of Williams recently concluded an open season for up to 150,000 Dth of additional firm transportation services on the jointly owned Discovery Pipeline system that it operates. The proposal by Discovery Gas Transmission would expand...

Boardwalk's Southeast Expansion begins service.(Projects)(Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Boardwalk Pipeline Partners' Southeast Expansion pipeline project is now in service. The project consists of 112 miles of 42-inch pipeline having 1.2 Bcf of initial peak-day transmission capacity. The project will be expanded through additional...

Socotherm wins coating contract.(Projects)
August 1, 2008... Socotherm S.p.A. has won a contract from Statoil to provide an external three-layer coating of polyethylene anticorrosion PLASTYKOTE [R] coating, internal blasting and anode application on about 36 km of 16-inch and 14 km of 6-inch pipe as part...

Algonquin seeks approval for East-to-West Expansion.(Projects)(Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Algonquin Gas Transmission has submitted an application to the FERC for its East-to-West Expansion Project. The $1.5 billion project calls for modifications to four existing compressor stations, construction of a new compressor station, the...

Bradwood LNG project gets FERC environmental go-ahead.(Projects)(United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The FERC staff has issued a final EIS for Bradwood Landing LLC's Bradwood Landing LNG project in Oregon and Washington, giving the planned facility an environmental go-ahead. The project would consist of an LNG import terminal located 38 miles...

Financial help to modernize Netherlands' gas transmission network.(International)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Netherlands will benefit from up to EUR 500 million in European Investment Bank loans to expand and modernize its natural gas transmission network. This would make the project one of the biggest ever financed by the EIB in the Netherlands....

Ground broken for Asian gas pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Ground was broken in Kazakhstan last month for construction of that country's segment of a natural gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China, set to be the longest and most expensive such pipeline in the world. It figures to between 6,500-7,000...

European gas prices will remain linked to oil despite record highs.(International)
August 1, 2008... Despite record high oil prices, the price of gas--which accounts for 25% of the European Union's energy consumption--will continue to be pegged to oil for the foreseeable future, meaning higher gas prices as well, according to a new report by...

Gazprom moves to take over from total in Iran.(International)(OAO Gazprom)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Just days after French oil giant Total withdrew from its planned multibillion-dollar gas investment project in Iran, Gazprom decided to enter the market with its own multibillion-dollar deal to develop Iranian oil and gas fields. Iran...

Dhatec moves into larger quarters.(International)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dhatec, a Netherlands company that has specialized in pipe-end protection since 1991, has opened a new production and office center in Bergeijk, close to its original location. The company has seen steady growth in...

Gazprom looking at costliest pipeline.(International)(OAO Gazprom)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Gazprom will shortly set a record in terms of cost for a gas pipeline project in Russia. Preliminary estimates of the 2,035-km project range from $21-24 billion--depending on the number of compressor stations. The gas will flow from...

U.S. LNG imports impacted in 2008 by world gas prices, demand.(Burner Tip)(liquefied natural gas)
August 1, 2008... LNG--Liquefied Natural Gas--boom or bust? It is easy to understand why LNG was the hottest new source of energy, domestically and internationally, in the early 2000s. Cooling natural gas to around minus 260 degrees F and compressing it to a...

Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2008 international pipeline construction report.(Construction Review)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While North American construction is at an all time high, international projects reflect a higher umber of planned pipeline miles than actual construction. Nevertheless, growing world natural gas demand continues to...

GIS For Oil & Gas Conference: it's not just about transmission!(Expert Panel)(Conference news)
August 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal In preparation for the 16th annual GIS For Oil & Gas Conference scheduled Sept. 21-24 in Houston, here is a roundtable look at the state of geographic information systems as they are being employed in the...

The impossible made possible on the East-West gas pipeline.(Cover story)
August 1, 2008... The East-West pipeline being built by Reliance Industries Limited is signed to transport natural gas from the Krishna Godavari Basin in Andhra Pradesh, traversing the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, before...

Energy industry observer makes a case for interdependence.
August 1, 2008... Does the world's energy future hinge on the mutual interdependence of energy producers and consumers? In a recent white paper, Dr. Joseph A. Stanislaw, founder of the advisory firm The JA Stanislaw Group, LLC, and an independent senior adviser...

IPLOCA faces up to increasing global challenges.(International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association)(Discussion)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Rarely does a day go by that the world's newspapers and electronic media do not delve into stories focusing on energy, which in today's picture remains one concentrating on oil and natural gas. With oil prices...

Financing the world energy industry requires $22 trillion.
August 1, 2008... Meeting the world's energy needs over the next several decades represents incredibly complex challenges on many fronts. These include access to the resource base for fossil fuels; availability of an adequate workforce, specifically engineers...

Cantarell is not Mexico's only oil production problem.
August 1, 2008... At 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd), oil from Mexico comprises about 11% of U.S. imports. As a top-three supplier to the U.S., Mexico has been a consistent and reliable source of oil for years. In the first half of this decade, that role...

Efforts seek to develop international coating standards.
August 1, 2008... This article describes the pipeline coatings identified by the International Standards Organization (ISO) as candidates for global standards. It also highlights the various stages of development of each standard document and deals more...

Synodon.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Synodon is offering a natural gas pipeline leak detection service using a highly sensitive remote sensing technology called realSens[TM]. Synodon says this technology has been demonstrated to detect small...

FLIR Systems.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FLIR Systems says it has developed a new infrared imaging technology that is superior in finding VOC leaks. The system is the ThermaCAM[R] GasFindIR HSX[TM]. FLIR's GasFindIR infrared camera is said to be the tool...

Fomo Products, Inc.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fomo Products announces that soil-erosion breakers constructed from a heated polyurethane foam system called Magnum[TM] offer a faster and easier approach to a big job while allowing jobsite portability. The breaker...

Mattracks, Inc.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... Mattracks offers a conversion system from wheels to tracks for vehicles to allow a light footprint on sensitive terrain. When compared to a dedicated track vehicle, this mobility solution delivers a vehicle capable of traveling over soft...

Telvent.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... Telvent has announced a solution that allows a pipeline operator to determine the energy use and cost of a line's operation at any specific moment. The Pipeline Power Optimization Solution is based on Telvent's SimSuite Pipeline (SSP)...

MESA Products, Inc.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MESA offers Model US SlimLine[TM] CuSO4 underground reference electrode by Electrochemical Devices, Inc. (EDI). MESA says the Model US reference electrode (1 5/8-inch diameter x 22-inches long) is designed for a...

Pure Technologies Ltd.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The SmartBall pipeline leak detection system by Pure Technologies is said to be an easily deployed, highly sensitive inline acoustic leak-detection system for liquids and gas pipelines. It is an instrumented...

TechCorr Inspection & Engineering.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... TechCorr now offers the GE Weldstar Hybrid system for Automated Ultrasonic Girth Weld Testing. TechCorr says over the past several years, automated girth weld inspection using ultrasonic testing methods has started to supplant radiography for...

Nordloh Industries LLC.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... Nordloh Industries LLC offers the AutoBlanket[R] erosion control system that is said to efficiently roll out and staple Erosion Control Blankets (ECBs) to the ground. The system will facilitate compliance with laws and regulations in an...

The Pipeline Group and Enterprise for Education.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Pipeline Group is teaming with Enterprise for Education to provide pipeline companies with a pipeline safety-enhancement curriculum for use in school districts. "Safe at Home" is an RP1162 pipeline safety education program developed by...

Senscient Inc.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Senscient Inc. offers SenseLine ELDS OPGD (open path gas detection), a gas-detection system employing its patented Enhanced Laser Diode Spectroscopy (ELDS[TM]) technology. The company's ELDS gas detection technology...

Red Hen.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... Red Hen says pipelines can obtain precise digital maps for multiple users that identify right-of-way maintenance or plumes of leaks. Red Hen says when the Ultra 8000e[TM] camera imagery from Flir is digitally recorded via Red Hen's sDVR spatial...

GfG Instrumentation, Inc.(What's New In ... Leak Detection, Monitoring, Inspection And Erosion Control)
August 1, 2008... GfG Instrumentation says its multi-gas detector offers exceptional performance in confined spaces. It offers a compact and robust 1-to-4 sensor design, a three-year warranty (full) on all A sensors, interchangeable battery packs for up to 25...

Argentina natural gas crisis crosses over to neighboring Chile.
August 1, 2008... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal Chilean electric generators are not the only ones being hurt by the natural gas shortage in Argentina. The Argentine pipeline companies are also affected as the scarcity of natural gas has increased the...

Considerations in pig trap design.(2008 P&GJ and PPSA Pigging Section)
August 1, 2008... Pig trap design choices can be vitally important in ensuring that the operational unit is practical and safe to use. It is useful to review what is expected from a pig trap and the role of the various key trap components. Pig traps provide a...

PPSA 2008 buyer's guide.(2008 P&GJ and PPSA Pigging Section)(Buyers guide)(Table)
August 1, 2008... PPSA 2008 BUYER'S GUIDE PIPELINE PIGS Mandrel Foam Solid pigs pigs cast pigs A Hak...

Workforce issues focus of major INGAA study.(Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)(Interliance Consulting Inc.)(Interview)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the nation's natural gas transmission industry facing a difficult challenge in maintaining an adequate technical workforce today and throughout the next decade, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America...

Offshore spending more than doubles in a decade.(Offshore)
August 1, 2008... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Driven by record high prices, the frenzied search for and development of new oil and gas supplies in ever more challenging areas is expected to lead to offshore industry spending rising to $840 billion Capex and $715...

Stena Carron near completion in South Korea.(Offshore)(Stena Drilling Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Stena Drilling Ltd. recently held a naming ceremony for the second of four state-of-the-art dual mast, dynamically positioned, ultra deepwater drillships, the Stena Carron, at Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The...

Studies aimed at aiding Arctic E&P operations.(Offshore)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... IMV Projects and J P Kenny, both members of the John Wood Group, recently completed projects to aid Arctic exploration and development in the oil and gas industry. In January, IMV Projects' Newfoundland-based operations, IMV Projects Atlantic...

Norway to hold 20th licensing round.(Offshore)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Norway's Ministry of Petroleum plans to hold its 20th licensing round in November. Some 79 blocks or parts of blocks will be offered, 51 in the Norwegian Sea and 28 in the Barents Sea. Sissel Eriksen, NPD's exploration director, said both...

The new view: dashboards show pipeline enterprise in real time.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
August 1, 2008... Imagine having access to a software application that provides you with the following: the ability to see into the future by simulating scenarios that show whether you can or, more critically, cannot meet delivery requirements throughout the...

Web based project coordination system aids gas utilities, cities.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Envista Corp.)
August 1, 2008... Gas utilities have a continual need to coordinate construction and maintenance projects in their service areas. Amidst the utility's infrastructure, cities and towns are often undertaking paving projects, and other utilities are maintaining...

Lightweight high-res video borescope travels in overhead bin.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal A new video borescope design unveiled by GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies offers extreme portability that allows users to tackle non-destructive visual inspections of small, hard-to-reach places in...

LJ Welding & Machine.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pipeline rollers from LJ Welding & Machine are useful in helping guide and protect the exterior of pipe during crossing installations. These most often occur during the crossing of rivers, roads and other physical...

Almetek Industries.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Almetek Industries recently launched E-Z Smart Stakes[TM]. Designed for the Common Ground Alliance, the Smart Stakes allow the marking of pre-excavation sites, making them a valuable tool for use by surveyors,...

IBM and Honeywell.(New Products)(IBM Global Services)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... IBM Global Business Services and Honeywell have teamed to deliver business process integration and manufacturing execution systems to the new LNG terminal built by Freeport LNG Development, L.P., on Quintana Island near Freeport, TX. IBM and...

ABB Totalflow.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABB Totalflow has released its NGC 8200 series of online natural gas chromatographs. The company says the series sets new standards of efficiency, durability and accuracy in online natural gas chromatography. The...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Ditch Witch organization announced the release of the JT8020 Mach 1, a track-mounted, self-contained system that is said to set a new standard for power and speed among horizontal directional drilling (HDD)...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Lincoln Electric says it has given construction teams, pipe rig owners and rental fleet managers an additional engine choice for the company's popular Vantage[R] 300 welder/generator. Buyers now can choose between the new Deutz[R] or existing...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Phoenix Contact says with the introduction of Steeplechase VLC 7.2 and support for the new ILC 150 VLC controller, it now offers a complete scalable control solution for EtherNet/IP applications. The EtherNet/IP products include a full range of...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... R&M Energy Systems, part of the Fluid Management Group of Robbins & Myers, Inc., offers its latest, most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. Marketed under the SENTRY[R] brand name, this non-threaded, internal door...

GE PII Pipeline Solutions.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GE says its PII Pipeline Solutions business has launched a new version of PipeView[TM] SheetGen, a software tool for generating pipeline-alignment sheets directly from maintained data sources. SheetGen is an...

Pikotek.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Pikotek says its new firesafe VCFS utilizes the company's standard VCS design with its 20-plus-year track record of success in sealing Very Critical Service. The FS version was created by taking a standard VCS configuration and adding a...

Ritmo America.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ritmo America says the RAM 28 is an electro-hydraulic butt fusion machine with fusion capabilities ranging from 2 IPS to 8 inches DIPS pipe sizes. It is designed for infield fusion of HDPE pipe and fittings. The...

Asahi/America, Inc.(New Products)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Asahi/America Inc. has introduced customized valve boxes to protect all Asahi/America valves and valve assemblies. Available in PolyPro, HDPE, PVDF, ECTFE (Halar), PVC, or CPVC, these fully enclosed boxes offer...

Ashcroft, Inc. Heise.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ashcroft's Heise[R] handheld precision calibrator offers practical, state-of-the-art features designed to meet modern line-test application requirements. With Quick Select[R] modular sensor system, the PTE-1 can be...

Aunspach Controls Co.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Aunspach Controls offers the Torque Master Handwheel Overtorque Protector[TM], observing that many valves and actuators are damaged each year by excess operating torque. The company says a one-time "Insurance Premium" of an amount typically...

Telvent.(New Products)(Telvent contract with China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Telvent, the IT company, is supplying technological systems to control the SichuanEast China gas pipeline, owned by Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.). The IT company says the project involves delivery of a turnkey solution adapted to...

Control Microsystems.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Control Microsystems, developer of advanced SCADA products, has released the highly compact 5414 and 5415 digital IO modules. The 5414 is said to be a 16-point digital input module with a choice of four input signal levels and overvoltage...

Upcoming events 2008.(Meetings)(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... Aug. 26-28, Process Control Systems 2008 Annual Meeting, La Jolla, CA. Phone: (877) 727-3674; www.pcsforum.org. Sept. 2-4, China Power Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Phone: 1 918...

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE).(Association News)
August 1, 2008... David Southern, product development manager of FreeWave Technologies, has been appointed secretary/ treasurer of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Rocky Mountain Section.

Spectra Energy.(Personnel Changes)(appointment of Greg Ebel and Fred Fowler )(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The board of directors of Spectra Energy announced that Greg Ebel, currently Spectra's CFO, will succeed Fred Fowler as president and CEO upon Fowler's retirement at the end of 2008. Ebel has also been elected to Spectra Energy's board of...