Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from December 2005

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from December 2005

Karam quits as president, COO of Southern Union; Lindemann assumes new responsibilities.(NEWSREEL)
December 1, 2005... Southern Union Company announced Nov 9 that Thomas Kamm. president and chief operating officer, resigned from the company, effective immediately. Personal reasons were cited. George Lindemann, board chairman and CEO, was appointed president by...

S&P lowers U.S. natural gas price projections.(NEWSREEL)(Standard and Poor's Equity Research)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... S&P Equity Research, using data from Global Insight, announced on Nov. 10 that it was lowering its 2005 Henry Hub bid week (blend of spot and contract) price forecast by $0.26 to $8.35 per million Btu, and 2006's by $0.03 to $9.53. While warm...

AGA chief outlines needs to trim natural gas prices.(NEWSREEL)(American Gas Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Multiple actions are required to reduce natural gas prices For homes and businesses, including aggressive energy efficiency, increased natural gas production and expansion of the underground pipeline system, according to congressional testimony...

Public gas partners acquires natural gas reserves.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Public Gas Partners, Inc. (PGP) announced Nov. 8 that it has closed three transactions and signed a definitive agreement For a fourth to buy approximately 115 Bcfe of proved natural gas reserves, of which approximately 73% are proved, developed...

EMS Pipeline Services, Quorum form alliance.(Quorum Business Solutions)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... EMS Pipeline Services and Quorum Business Solutions announced an alliance around PGAS, an industry-leading gas measurement software. Through the alliance, EMS and Quorum will participate as joint owners of PGAS. Quorum will integrate the latest...

AGL donates $315,000 for low-income elderly.(AGL Resources)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... A subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources is distributing energy assistance grants totaling $315,000 to four Georgia social service organizations. The AGL corporate funds are intended to help low-income elderly Georgians stay warm this winter...

Survey finds interest in renewables but low knowledge levels.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... While 75% of Americans say it's important their electric utility offer power produced from renewable resources, 50% don't know whether their utility does so, reports a national consumer study. Shelton Group, a marketing communications agency...

Shell returning to new Orleans.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Shell Exploration & Production is returning to New Orleans. Since Hurricane Katrina, Shell has been working out of temporary work locations in Robert and Baton Rouge, LA and Houston. From these transitional offices, Shell has worked to maintain...

New England energy alliance report cites major challenges in all parts of infrastructure.(NEWSREEL)
December 1, 2005... New England faces major near-term challenges in every piece of its energy infrastructure including natural gas facilities, electric transmission lines and power generation, says a new report from the New England Energy Alliance. The...

Atlas Pipeline Partners acquires controlling interest in NOARK Pipeline.(Noark Pipeline System)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P. has acquired controlling interest in NOARK Pipeline System, L.P. NOARK's assets, which will be included within the partnership's Mid-Continent operations, include an interstate pipeline and an unregulated natural...

Enbridge starts work on oil sands transportation scheme.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Enbridge Inc. has agreed to provide transportation services for the ConocoPhillips-operated Surmount oil-sands project. Surmount is a steam-assisted gravity drainage project with currently estimated recoverable resources of at least 5 billion...

Invensys SCADA system selected for China's longest crude line.(NEWSREEL)
December 1, 2005... Invensys Process Systems will provide advanced SCADA for the Yanjiang Oil Pipeline, the longest crude line in China. The automation project is based on the I/A Series SCADA Master Station from Foxboro and includes SCD5200 RTUs from Foxboro and...

Editor's notebook.(pipeline industry's forecasts)(Editorial)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... As another tumultuous year ends in the Patch, we're actually seeing a real turnaround in the pipeline industry, one that promises plenty of work for those operators and pipeliners who have managed to survive this extended slump. Kinder...

Anti-market manipulation rules proposed.(GOVERNMENT)
December 1, 2005... With warnings of high winter natural gas prices rife and memories of the California gas crisis still fresh, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published a proposed rule intended to prevent market manipulation of the kind that electric...

FERC draft EIS gives SES LNG project clean bill of health.(environmental impact statement)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
December 1, 2005... Private groups and the California Public Utilities Commission are assailing the FERC draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed SES LNG project in Long Beach, claiming it does not properly account for the effects of a terrorist...

APGA program tries to help small utilities.(American Public Gas Association)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The American Public Gas Association (APGA) has launched the APGA Security and Integrity Foundation (SIF), a non-profit organization created to help small utilities, propane operators, and master meter operators with their security and pipeline...

Pipeline construction delays could cost Canadians billions.(PROJECTS)
December 1, 2005... Costly Canadian pipeline construction delays and plans for new and long-awaited pipeline projects have been in the news in recent weeks. At the Ziff Energy Group's recent North American Gas Strategies Conference in Calgary, a review of the...

Gateway pipeline to transport surmount oil sands.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Though more costly to develop, Canadian oil sands projects are of growing interest to operators. In recent weeks, Gateway Pipeline Inc., a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., introduced what could be an important part of Canada's energy future and...

Unions train next generation Alaskan pipeline workers.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Alaska unions, including U.A. Local 275, IUOE Local 302, Teamster Local 959 and Laborers Local 942, have initialed a cooperation training program to train the next generation of pipeline workers in Alaska. According to the Alaska Works...

Investment bank to advise Alaska on multi-billion dollar pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... A group composed of Challenger Capital Group, Ltd., a Dallas-based full-service investment bank, along with Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS investment banks, was selected to serve as financial advisers for the State of Alaska's participation...

TransCanada's Keystone pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... TransCanada, ConocoPhillips and ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Company (CCPL) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding which commits ConocoPhillips to ship crude on the proposed $2.1 billion Keystone oil pipeline system. As proposed, the...

Newly formed company to build oil pipeline from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast.(PROJECTS)(Altex Energy Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Jack Crawford, president and CEO of the newly formed Altex Energy Ltd. has announced plans to design, construct, own and operate the Altex Pipeline System. The pipeline would extend from northern Alberta to the Gulf Coast and provide an...

Total & Chevron take capacity on KM interstate pipeline.(PROJECTS)
December 1, 2005... Total Gas & Power North America Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. have signed binding precedent agreements for 100% of the initial capacity for a term of 20 years on the proposed Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline planned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners...

Oklahoma Gas Plant planned.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Atlas America, Inc. announced that Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., plans to construct a 120 MMcf/d cryogenic gas processing plant in Beckham County, OK. The facility, to be known as the Sweetwater gas plant, will be located west of Atlas...

Energy Transfer Partners approves pipeline projects.(PROJECTS)
December 1, 2005... Energy Transfer Partners has approved two new pipeline construction projects. The first involves the expansion of the Partnership's previously announced 264-mile intrastate pipeline project by increasing the pipeline's size to 42-inch diameter...

Enbridge to provide transport for Long Lake Shippers.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Enbridge Inc. has entered into an interim agreement with Nexen Inc. and OPTI Canada Inc. (the Long Lake Shippers) to provide pipeline transportation services for the Long Lake oil sands project. Terms call for Enbridge to prepare for...

PSL expands services in Azerbaijan.(INTERNATIONAL)(PSL Energy Services )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Oil and gas services specialist PSL Energy Services Ltd. moved to the next phase of a planned expansion in the Caspian region by opening of new custom-built support base and offices in Azerbaijan. The 15,000-square-meter warehouse, storage,...

European Commission to rule on Spanish Energy dispute.(INTERNATIONAL)(Gas Natural SDG SA, Endesa SA)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Gas Natural SDG SA's Euro 22 billion ($26 billion) hostile bid for fellow Spanish utility Endesa SA is no ordinary takeover event, especially considering the companies' bitter dispute over whether European Union or Spanish antitrust authorities...

LNG terminal on tap for the Netherlands.(Nederlandse Gasunie N.V. and Royal Vopak complete intial study on the feasibility of a terminal for Liquefied Natural Gas)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (Gasunie) and Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Vopak) have successfully completed their initial study into the feasibility of a terminal for LNG on the Maasvlakte (the Netherlands). Marcel Kramer, Chairman of Gasunie said "The...

Gassco may build $1.3 billion pipeline to Sweden.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Norway's natural gas transport operator Gassco is considering construction of a NOK8.64 billion ($1.3 billion) natural gas pipeline to eastern Norway and Sweden. Gassco's Vice President Finance and Commercial Development, Thor Otto Lohne, said...

Sempra negotiating with Sonatrach about bringing Algerian LNG to U.S. Market.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Sempra LNG has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Sonatrach S.A. and is proceeding with detailed negotiations to bring Algerian natural gas to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The negotiations include exploring additional opportunities to market the...

ExxonMobil to spend billions in Africa.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... ExxonMobil announced plans to spend $24 billion in Africa during the next decade in an effort to increase production from the continent by 50%. The company will focus largely on Nigeria and Angola. Next year, it will drill its first deep-water...

AMEC wins contract from PetroChina.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... London-based AMEC, an international project management and services company, was awarded a multi-million dollar contract by PetroChina for consultancy services on the $3.5 billion Dushanzi petrochemical expansion project in western China. The...

Upstart independent refiner Valero becomes country's biggest processor.(Valero Energy Corp. ranks No. 1)
December 1, 2005... A major change is coming to the corner service station or convenience store near you, if it hasn't already. Thousands of Diamond Shamrock and Beacon- branded stores across the country will convert to the Valero name. Already Valero is on 380...

2016 operations date, if all goes well, producers tell pipelines.
December 1, 2005... It's hard to dismiss the irony. The heads of the biggest oil companies sat in front of a U.S. Senate panel, trying to defend the billions of dollars in profits they raked in during the third quarter. Meanwhile, several thousand miles and...

RehabZone adds hands-on education to UCT: special interactive "pipes" exhibit added to 'zone.(REHAB ZONE)
December 1, 2005... The next RehabZone will be in a new city and include several new features. The RehabZone focuses on technologies for rehabilitating the world's underground utility infrastructure. It is a "show within a show" at the annual Underground...

UCT products & services.
December 1, 2005... Advance Products & Systems #431 www.apsonline.com Circle # 150 Advantica #829 www.advantica.biz Circle # 151 Advantica offers Swagelining, ArrowBore and ConSplit no-dig technologies for pipeline installation or...

Pipeline project has plenty of potential obstacles in its path.(Interview)
December 1, 2005... With major announcements under way on the granddaddy of all construction projects--the Alaskan Gas Pipeline--PC&GJ asked an attorney well-schooled in energy issues, particularly in regards to Alaska, to discuss a variety of issues related to...

Gas distribution spending to top $8.9 billion in 2006.(natural gas price forecast)
December 1, 2005... The nation's gas distribution system has seen a number of changes over the past year. The wholesale price of natural gas rose from around $6 per Mcf in May 2005 to near $13 in early November, in large part because of the damage caused by...

Field tests support efficacy of real-time internal corrosion measurement.
December 1, 2005... Corrosion failures represent a significant proportion of the number of total failures of natural gas pipelines. A study conducted in the U.S. from 1970-84 reported that 17% were attributable to corrosion. A later study in Canada from 1980-97...

What to do if the pipeline explodes.(Part 2: Battalions Of Lawyers)
December 1, 2005... If pipelines were perfect and never experienced a catastrophic failure, operating companies could just build their networks, transport product and never fear appearing in court as a defendant for damages resulting from an explosion. ...

Gasoline pipeline played key role in allied victory in WWII.(Recalls French Sabotage)
December 1, 2005... A fascinating new book offers a provocative look at one of the least-known secrets of World War II as seen through the eyes of a military pipeliner. Herman J. Obermayer, a retired newspaper publisher, is the author of Soldiering For...

PE100 resin boosts pipeline integrity.(natural gas pipelines)
December 1, 2005... Polyethylene piping systems remain the focus of substantial industry research and development as the U.S. natural gas industry starts reaping the benefits of investigations that began at least years ago centering on the technical performance...

Timberline tool.(publishes a flyer)
December 1, 2005... Timberline Tool has published a flyer devoted to its Timberline TR650 top-down, squeeze-off tool for 3-6 inch PE pipe. The TR650 is 6.5 feet tall, 17.8 inches wide and weighs 60 lbs. Its ratchet style handle is said to allow operators to...

Argus Machine Co. Ltd.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Argus offers a brochure reminding the industry that it offers pigging solutions for every need. The Argus Pig Valve is described as a true double block and bleed valve that also allows pigs to be easily inserted or removed. It provides a safer,...

ClampOn, Inc.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... ClampOn offers a brochure describing its ClampOn DSP Pig Detector. With Digital Signal Processing (DSP), the Pig Detector is said to represent the latest of its kind. ClampOn says the acoustic instrument detects the passage of all types of pigs...

Perfection Corporation.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Perfection offers large-diameter, mechanical couplings that provide the non-corrosive benefits of plastic combined with the fast, easy installation features of mechanical couplings for joining PE-to-PE, PE-to-Steel or PE-to-Cast Iron main line...

R&M Energy Systems.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... R&M Energy Systems offers what it describes as its most technically advanced solution for pipeline closures. The SENTRY[R] non-threaded, internal door closure is said to provide many features and benefits that are not available in other types...

ISCO Industries.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... ISCO Industries has published a third edition of its HDPE Product Catalog. It is available free as a printed copy or CD. ISCO says the indexed catalog has 224 pages of detailed, updated information about HDPE pipe and specs, HDPE-molded and...

Pigs Unlimited.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Pigs Unlimited has updated its website to include such features as field-proven troubleshooting techniques; interactive pigging formulas; technical pigging FAQs; pigging papers concerning various pigging applications and methods; downloadable...

Enduro Pipeline Services.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... The Endure Pipeline Services pipeline inspection tool allows investigators to determine the size and location of anomalies in addition to services including pipeline mapping, sub-meter GPS coordinate to line features and line defect areas, bend...

Lightning Master Corporation.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Lightning Master Corporation of Clearwater, FL has developed a static drain for use in fiberglass and other non-conducting tanks. The product is installed inside the tank, bonded to any metallic tank appurtenances and handrails, and grounded to...

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stein & Partner GmbH.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... "Trenchless Technology for Installation of Cables and Pipelines" by Dietrich Stein has been published in English. Described as the uniquely extensive compendium by University-Professor Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Stein "Trenchless Technology for...

Yokogawa Corporation of America.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... The new Yokogawa MW100 is said to combine intelligent, built-in data storage for standalone data logging applications with Web-enabled Ethernet connectivity for shared real-time trend monitoring using a Web browser. No special software is said...

Aero Tec Laboratories, Inc.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... ATL has introduced a one-piece portable containment dike for 50-50,000 gallons. The Speedi-Berm secondary containment system uses spring-loaded aluminum buttresses to enable quick deployment and firm support of foldable, yet I upright and...

Weed Instrument.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Weed Instrument offers a permanently installed sensor designed to measure tank temperature while determining the interface level between the tank's water bottom and product. The ACCU-TEMP Type MWR Tank Temperature Measurement Sensor is said to...

Apache Pipeline Products.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... Apache Pipeline Products offers Hurricane I cup-disc pig in diameters 3-inches to 12-inches. The new one-piece urethane cup-disc pig is light weight and can traverse tees and full opening valves. It is also available in two or three-cup...

Rosen Inspection.(What's New In Pigs, Pigging and Plastic Pipe)
December 1, 2005... The ROSEN Optical Observation Device (OPD) visualizes the inner pipeline surface and can be used for variety of purposes, including verification of pipeline cleaning; optical investigations of dents, installations, fittings and repairs; or...

Companies use visual gas scheduling capabilities to deliver new levels of performance.(Seeing The Way To Growth In Natural Gas)
December 1, 2005... How can a company in the natural gas sector achieve automated interfaces from trading to scheduling, streamline the gas scheduling process, and improve overall performance? Companies that operate in various areas of the industry, including...

Emerson Process Management.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Emerson Process Management says its technology is again revolutionizing flow metering performance while reducing process variability and lowering installation costs. Whereas traditional orifice-based DP flowmeters have only been able to...

Flowserve Corp.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Flowserve Edward Valves has introduced the continuous blowdown valve, specifically crafted for the demands of continuous blowdown applications. The Edward Valves forged-steel continuous blowdown valve is designed for over-the-seat flow and...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Lincoln Electric offers a free new literature bulletin on the first and only 1,000 amp inverter designed for AC/DC submerged arc welding--the Power Wave[R] AC/DC 1000. The brochure highlights how the unit can increase productivity, lower...

CRC-Evans Automatic Welding.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... CRC-Evans Automatic Welding introduces the P450 Automatic Welding Machine. The P450 is described as giving higher productivity on projects previously limited to standard welding machines. Such projects include those less than 50 kin, with the...

AMETEK Drexelbrook.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... AMETEK Drexelbrook[R] has added the DR7000 Series (Radar) and DR7100 Series (Time Domain Reflectometry) to its family of radar-based-tank level measurement instruments. Both Series incorporate state-of-the-art features and components, including...

Control Microsystems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Control Microsystems recently launched new SCADA management software that is designed to address the challenges confronting the oil and gas industry when it deploys SCADA systems including quick deployment, ease of operation, data integrity and...

Texas Analytical Controls.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Texas Analytical Controls (TAC) offers a new H2S process analyzer, the Model 302/005. TAC-Star's wireless communication provides a call out notifying when a shut in has occurred and then brings the analyzer back online when the gas is sweet....

R&M Energy Systems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... R&M Energy Systems has released the Guardia[TM] Sucker-Rod Pump Controller SRP[TM] as an addition to the Guardian product line of effective digital solutions for production control. The Guardian SRP offers superior control of all forms of...

Mine Safety Appliances Company.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... MSA's upgraded Orion Plus IR Detector, a compact hand-held multigas monitor, has been enhanced for even greater versatility. It offers over 20 different sensors. Sensing technology options include electrochemical, catalytic combustion and...

SpectraSensors.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... SpectraSensors rolled out the fourth laser based moisture analyzer in July to round out its 2005 product line. The SS500 is said to be priced competitively as a value alternative to competitive quartz crystal and AL203 analyzers. It is said to...

Verano, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Verano, Inc., has introduced Industrial Defender V2.0[R]. It is the latest version of Verano's Industrial Defender security appliance suite. As the market's first and only cybersecurity solution designed to monitor and protect the real-time...

Flow Research.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... The worldwide magnetic flowmeter market equaled $710 million in 2004, according to a new market study from Flow Research. The study is called The Global Market for Magnetic Flowmeters, 3rd Edition. Revenues from the sale of magnetic flowmeters...

NuFlo Technologies, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... For state-of-the-art liquid and gas measurement with data logging and Modbus[R] communications there is no comparison to the NuFlo[TM] MC-III[TM] EXP Flow Analyzer. When you integrate this explosion-proof unit into your measurement system,...

ITI Energy and Helical Pipelines Ltd.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... A new R&D program by the Intermediary Technology Institute (ITI) for Energy and Helical Pipelines Ltd. will coordinate designing and implementing more efficient pipeline designs. The $5.23 million program will work specifically to develop...

NuFlo Measurement Systems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... The NuFlo MVX-II Multi-Variable Transmitter is a low-power, durable, field-hardened, transmitter intended for gas measurement. It provides a highly accurate measurement solution when used in combination with the NuFlo Scanner[TM] 1150, or any...

Christensen Display Products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
December 1, 2005... Christensen Display Products offers flat panel monitors for industrial and process control. The company's flyer says it provides more than 100 standard configurations with the following details--six sizes ranging from 10-20 inches; resistive...

Tenaris-Socotherm joint venture opens facilities in Brazil.(OFFSHORE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... A joint venture made up of Tenaris and Socotherm recently opened facilities at a new marine base near the Port of Ubu that serves Brazil's offshore oil and gas industry. The opening ceremony was attended by Zeno Soave, CEO of Socotherm Group...

Deepwater market shows strong growth through 2010.(OFFSHORE)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2005... The deepwater offshore sector is forecast to continue its growth trend, reaching an annual total of over $20 billion by 2010. These are the findings of the new World Deepwater Market Forecast, the latest from offshore analysts Douglas-Westwood,...

Chevron pursues deepwater projects in Gulf.(OFFSHORE)
December 1, 2005... The deepwater Gulf of Mexico area continues as one of the world's major producing regions. In recent weeks, Chevron began construction of the floating production facility to be installed in the Tahiti Field 190 miles south of New Orleans....

MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office reopens.(OFFSHORE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service reopened its Gulf of Mexico Regional Office at 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd. in New Orleans. "After two months of operating with a reduced staff in Houston, we are happy to have all our...

INTEC leads initiative to train engineers for deepwater challenges.(Intec Engineering Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... INTEC Engineering is leading an industry-wide initiative to recruit and train engineering graduates for challenging deepwater projects. The program, says John B. Reed, INTEC Engineering's CEO, is intended to narrow the generational gap of...

Meter prover takes on new challenges.(Arizona Department of Weights and Measures certifies Calibron Systems Inc.'s meter provers)
December 1, 2005... Eighteen years ago, Edward Francisco, founder and owner of Calibron Systems, Inc., and creator of the Small Volume Prover, realized that his second-generation Meter Prover, the SYNCROTRAK[R], was going to be a major success story. He had...

In-line cleaning for orifice meter bodies saves money, captures hazardous debris.(natural gas meter cleaning processes)
December 1, 2005... A four-year-old in-line cleaning process for orifice meter bodies is found to save money by avoiding costly skilled pipefitter labor and rental of special lifting equipment while thoroughly cleaning meter bodies in a closed-loop process that...

Weatherford completes pipeline rehabilitation in West Virginia.(Weatherford Pipeline and Specialty Services Group)
December 1, 2005... In July 2005, the Weatherford Pipeline and Specialty Services group completed a pipeline rehabilitation project, using the U-Liner[R] high-density polyethylene (HDPE) lining system on an eight-inch river-crossing pipeline (1). This pipeline,...

Upcoming events 2006.(Meetings)(Calendar)
December 1, 2005... Jan. 24-26, Underground Construction Technology (UCT) Conference & Exhibition, Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA. Phone: (713) 702-2985 Feb. 28, Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2nd Annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference; Houston Hilton...