Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from December 2006

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from December 2006

Duke Energy gas spin-off renamed "Spectra Energy".(NEWSREEL)(Duke Energy Field Services L.P., Spectra Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Duke Energy's existing natural gas business will be called Spectra Energy Corp. when the operations become a stand-alone, publicly traded company, targeted for Jan. 1. Once the separation is complete, Spectra Energy will include the business...

INGAA Foundation concludes annual meeting.(NEWSREEL)(Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Almost 200 INGAA Foundation members attended the annual meeting in Carmel, CA in early November. Speakers included Christopher Helms, president, NiSource Gas Transmission addressing "Challenges and Opportunities for the Gas Pipeline Industry"...

EPA names Kinder Morgan natural gas star transmission partner of year.(NEWSREEL)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Kinder Morgan, Inc. has been recognized as the Natural Gas STAR Transmission Partner of the Year by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The program is a voluntary partnership between the EPA and the oil and gas industry. As a...

Nippon Steel to produce X120 line pipe.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Nippon Steel has invested in a production process at its Kimitsu pipe mill which will see it enter the X120 line pipe market. The $US34 million decision will make Nippon Steel the first company to establish such capacity in March 2008. The...

ITT and PG&E to enhance airborne system to detect pipeline leaks.(Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ITT Corporation has received financial support from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to enhance the capabilities of its Airborne Natural Gas Emission LIDAR (ANGEL) Service to provide rapid response information on leaks in natural...

Koch pipeline reaches safety milestone.(Koch Pipelines Canada L.P.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Employees of Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. have worked more than 1 million work hours without an Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable incident, setting a company record and affirming its commitment to safe operations. The last...

Cascade shareholders ok merger with MDU resources.(NEWSREEL)
December 1, 2006... Cascade Natural Gas Corp. announced Oct. 29 that shareholders voted to approve the merger agreement with MDU Resources Group, Inc. Cascade will become a wholly owned subsidiary of MDU Resources and will continue to operate as Cascade Natural...

TEPPCO broadens reach by acquiring Mississippi products terminal.(TEPPCO Partners L.P., Mississippi Terminal and Marketing Inc. )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... TEPPCO Partners, L.P. has purchased a refined products terminal in Aberdeen, MI from Mississippi Terminal and Marketing Inc. (MTMI). Located along the Tennessee/TomBigbee water-way system, the facility has 130,000 barrels of storage capacity...

Rolls-Royce launches U.S. fuel cell business.(and partners with American Electric Power Company Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems (U.S.) Inc. has established its headquarters and technology center in North Canton, OH and announced a partnership with Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP). The company will operate its business on the campus...

Dow Chemical shuts down Ontario plant.(NEWSREEL)
December 1, 2006... Dow Chemical Company closed its Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) production facility at Sarnia, Ontario, Canada in September. "The closing of our LDPE facility in Sarnia was a difficult decision, but due to the suspension of ethylene...

PNM Resources, Cascade Investment create company.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... PNM Resources, Inc. and Cascade Investment, L.L.C., the private investment vehicle for Microsoft founder Bill Gates and PNM Resources' second-largest shareholder, will create an unregulated energy company that will serve expanding U.S. markets...

Anadarko unloads Canadian properties, gains interests in U.S. offshore, onshore.(Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Anadarko Petroleum Corp. completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Anadarko Canada, to Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Anadarko also agreed to divest its remaining Canadian arctic frontier interests through a separate exchange of...

FERC improves blanket certificate policy.(NEWSREEL)( Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... FERC finalized an expansion of its blanket authority policy allowing mainlines, storage fields and some LNG facilities to be expanded without a construction application being filed. Currently, natural gas transportation and storage facilities...

Editor's notebook.
December 1, 2006... Now I understand why we have a democracy worth fighting for. After the election Tom DeLay was interviewed on Fox News (where else) for his reactions to the shift of voters. He had that typically smug look on his face when he said that it wasn't...

FERC pours Kern River's glass half full.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Kern River Gas Transmission Co.)
December 1, 2006... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) decision Oct. 19 to adjust upwards an unfavorable rate of return (ROE) awarded in a Kern River Gas Transmission rate case last March by an administrative law judge left many in the interstate...

FERC finalizes judicial review.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
December 1, 2006... Neither the pipeline industry nor environmentalists got all the changes they wanted from FERC when it issued its final rule on how it will implement the 2005 Energy Act provision giving the commission some new authority to accelerate...

TEPPCO to build pipeline to serve Mt. Belvieu storage facility.(PROJECTS)(TEPPCO Partners L.P., Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... TEPPCO Partners, L.P. plans to build a 20-inch diameter lateral pipeline that will connect the partnership's mainline system to the Enterprise Products Partners storage facility at Mont Belvieu, TX. The new connection, which will provide...

Kinder Morgan to spend $388 million on 250-mile pipeline expansion.(PROJECTS)(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)
December 1, 2006... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. will invest approximately $388 million to further expand the 550-mile CALNEV pipeline system. CALNEV transports gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from Los Angeles refineries and marine terminals through 14- and...

Socotherm subsidiary wins coating contract.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... A contract valued at $US33 million has been awarded to Kanssen/PPSCIH, a sister company of Socotherm. The contract calls for installation of a three-layer polyethylene anticorrosion coating of PLASTYKOTE[R] and concrete weight coating of...

CenterPoint wins appoval for 172-mile pipeline.(PROJECTS)(CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company has received a certificate from the FERC to build and operate a natural gas pipeline from Carthage, TX to the company's Perryville Hub in northeast Louisiana. This pipeline, expected to be in service...

NEB approves trans mountain Anchor Loop project.(PROJECTS)(National Energy Board)
December 1, 2006... Kinder Morgan Canada, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. has won National Energy Board (NEB) approval for its Trans Mountain pipeline Anchor Loop project through Canada's Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park. The project...

Duke Energy's Jewell Ridge pipeline placed in service.(Duke Energy Gas Transmission)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (ETNG), a unit of Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT), has placed into service its Jewell Ridge pipeline that will transport up to 235,000 Dth/d of Appalachian natural gas to customers in the growing Southeast...

Sakhalin I to export gas to China.(PROJECTS)
December 1, 2006... ExxonMobil has signed a preliminary agreement to sell all of the natural gas exports from its Sakhalin I oil and gas development to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and is in discussions over transporting the gas by pipeline ...

ONEOK purchases natural gas liquids storage facility.(PROJECTS)(from Valero Refining Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ONEOK Partners, L.P. has purchased an underground natural gas liquids storage facility in Mont Belvieu, TX from Valero Refining-Texas, L.E ONEOK Partners plans to connect the storage facility with its existing Sterling natural gas liquids...

Work begins on pipeline in Altai region.(PROJECTS)(OAO Gazprom started construction)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Gazprom has started construction of the West Siberia-China pipeline in the Altai region. Altai government officials said Gazprom will invest 2 billion rubles to build supporting public utilities for the pipeline within five years. The pipeline...

Enterprise subsidiary to hold Petal Gas Storage open season.(PROJECTS)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that its Petal Gas Storage, LLC (Petal) subsidiary will hold a binding open season to seek shipper support for up to 4 Bcf of firm natural gas storage capacity at its facility in Petal, MS. The...

Pakistan's trans-Himalayan pipeline proposal.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... China is reportedly interested in Pakistan's proposal for a trans-Himalayan pipeline to carry Middle Eastern crude to western China. The proposed pipeline would link Pakistan's Gwadar port with China's remote western regions. The route...

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners to build interstate gas pipeline and expansion.(PROJECTS)(Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP has committed to build a new $1.1 billion interstate gas pipeline that will begin near Sherman TX and proceed to the Perryville, LA hub. The Gulf Crossing Pipeline will consist of 355 miles of 42-inch diameter...

CB&I wins Middle East contract.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... CB&I won an engineering, procurement and construction contract in the Middle East valued at approximately US$400 million. The contract covers engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of two storage facilities with a combined...

Emerson wins contract on Chinese LNG terminal/trunkline project.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management has been awarded the fiscal metering contract for the Fujian LNG-import terminal project. The terminal being constructed in Fujian Province, Peoples Republic of China, will be owned and operated by CNOOC Fujian LNG...

Maharashtra plans gas grid in India.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... India's Maharashtra government is exploring the possibility of developing its own gas grid across the central state. A meeting was held to expedite the process to establish the state's exclusive gas distribution network. According to a study by...

Dolphin gas pipeline nearing completion.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The $US3.5 billion Dolphin gas pipeline project, which will connect Qatar to the United Arab Emirates, will begin initial deliveries in the first quarter of 2007, with completion of construction due by the end of this year. The Dolphin...

Chevron to spend $US6 billion on Indonesian project.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Chevron will invest $US6 billion in an offshore Indonesian gas project in a bid to replace depleted fields that supply the Bontang LNG plant. The company will spend the money before 2012 to develop the Gehem and Gendalo fields off-the coast of...

Russia upset by U.S. remarks over proposed pipeline.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Russian officials have criticized a U.S. diplomat's warning to the European Union that a prospective gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea could further increase its energy dependence on Russia. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew...

TNK-BP, NGOs discuss Kovykta pipeline routes.(INTERNATIONAL)(nongovernmental organizations)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... TNK-BP has discussed routes for a pipeline from the Kovykta field near Irkutsk in Russia's Far East with officials from BP, Rusia Petroleum, Stroytransgaz as well as Russian, regional and international non-governmental organizations. The...

NPCC to build Abu Dhabi pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(National Petroleum Construction Co., Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has awarded National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) a multimillion-dollar EPC contract for construction of the Offshore Associated Gases project to connect the onshore an offshore gas networks in Abu...

2006 ups and downs confuse business outlook for 2007.(From The Burner Tip)
December 1, 2006... As the end of the year nears, it is time for forecasters to Forecast! Energy business aspects in 2006--supply and demand, prices of energy supplies, political stability affecting the industry--were so up and down that the affecting the...

Energy transfer capitalizes on being in the right place at the right time.(A Midstream Giant)(Company overview)
December 1, 2006... Kelcy Warren had it right from the very beginning and that's no exaggeration. An engineer with a talent for designing pipelines and compressor stations, the native Texan managed to parlay his skills with some opportunistic ambition, a good...

Lower prices and strong demand drive gas distribution spending to all-time high.(P&GJ's 41st Annual Pipe Report)
December 1, 2006... Although total natural gas consumption declined by 1.1% in 2006 primarily due to warmer-than-average January 2006 weather, consumption is expected to rebound in 2007. The Energy Information Administration projects natural gas demand will...

Municipal gas utilities focus on price transparency.(Discussion)
December 1, 2006... Bert Kalisch, President and Chief Executive Officer ,of the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and Luther Wills-Dudich, APGA Communications Director, recently posed some questions to leaders within their organization about issues that...

Coiled polyamide-11 high pressure gas pipe costs less to install and operate than steel stick pipe.
December 1, 2006... For rapid and economical installation it is difficult to beat coiled plastic pipe. For higher pressures in the range of up to 250 psig it is now possible to install coiled polyamide-11 (PA-11) gas pipe instead of steel in diameters up to two...

Impact of IMP not too great on gas pipeline operations.(integrity management programs)
December 1, 2006... The Pipeline Safety Committee of The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) initiated a program in 2003 to gather information about the conduct of integrity management programs (IMP) by member gas transmission pipeline companies....

Compensatory saltmarsh created for Elba LNG Plant.
December 1, 2006... Southern LNG Inc. (SLNG) expanded its receiving and pipeline sendout facilities near Savannah, GA, causing the loss of protected and regulated saltmarsh habitat. Federal and state regulatory agencies in Georgia and adjoining South Carolina...

Pipeline integrity management is a matter of aligning knowledge with strategy.
December 1, 2006... Integrity is very much the buzzword of our industry today and is variably used and abused. Opinions abound and the panacea for Integrity Management (IM) is always just around the corner. However, experience shows that most commodities...

Apache Pipeline Products.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Apache Pipeline Products offers a color flyer devoted to its Apache "Red Belt" Foam Pigs and specifically to its new, exclusive plastic brush material. Apache says its has completed all testing of the new material and that its customers have...

Power Associates International, Inc.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Power Associates International, Inc. (PAI) has introduced its new Model 2400 pig launcher system. The rugged, portable skid-mounted unit is described as ideal for use on construction and testing projects and is available to fit 24-inch...

R&M Energy Systems.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... R&M Energy Systems has supplied its 1,000th SENTRY[R] Closure and has expanded the brand's international presence. R&M says multiple milestones have been surpassed, including supply of a 72-inch OD ANSI 600# SENTRY closure; commissioning of new...

Emerson Process Management.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management has introduced EDDL enhancements into its motor-pump monitoring technology, the CSI 9210 Machinery Health[TM] Transmitter. The CSI 9210 is described as a key member of Emerson's range of field devices and valves that...

Onstream Pipeline Inspection Ltd.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Onstream Pipeline Inspection Ltd. introduces the Onstream Inspection System, described as a new breed of inline inspection tool that provides high resolution data while addressing many of the hardships involved with small diameter inspection....

Telescada.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Telescada has released its T-Corder Electronic Chart Recorder designed for portability and use where data logging of natural gas transmission and distribution pressure, and/or gas flow is desired. It is described as an ideal instrument to...

API 5LCP.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... The second edition of API's Specification for Coiled Line Pipe (API Specification 5LCP) will be published in February. Coiled Line Pipe is electric welded carbon steel pipe in the diameter range 0.500-6.626-inch. It is manufactured by joining...

Caterpillar.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Caterpillar introduces three mid-sized hydraulic excavators to launch the D-Series line. The 324D L, 325D L and 330D L excavators are said to feature greater performance, flexibility and versatility than the C-Series machines. The new...

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)(www.multistriketungstens.com)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited has introduced a specialist website showing information about the Multi-Strike[TM] tungsten electrodes for TIG, (GTAW) and Plasma (PAW) welding. The site introduces customers to the advantages of this fully...

Howard Leight Industries.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Howard Leight has announced the PerCap[R], described as the only folding banded earplugs available in the personal protection equipment (PPE) market. A semi-aural protector, PerCap's soft polyurethane ear pods seal the opening of the ear canal...

Lloyd's Register Capstone, Inc.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Lloyd's Register Capstone, Inc. says its RBMISM software has been assessed and certified compliant with the relevant requirements of the API's Recommended Practice 580, Risk-Based Inspection (API 580). RBMISM is a methodology that prioritizes...

Stored Energy System.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Stored Energy Systems Stored Energy Systems (SENS) has announced its new line of EnerGenius[R] IQ DC power supply/chargers. EnerGenius IQ's industry first on-board battery check system monitors back-up battery health and alerts pipeline and...

Scapa North America.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... New literature from Scapa North America describes the company's line of RENWRAP[R] anticorrosion pipeline protection systems, pres sure sensitive adhesive coatings, outer wraps and primers designed for use in the oil, gas, and water industries....

Eaton Filtration LLC.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... The Model 570 Duplex Pipeline Basket Strainer from Eaton continuously protects system components in pipelines from 8-36 inches in diameter. The strainer removes particulate matter from the system flow to protect valves, pumps, meters, and other...

Argus Machine Company Ltd.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Argus offers remote, automated pigging from the control room. When production optimization efforts in pigging are challenged by site access, land owner issues, safety concerns and shortages of trained operations personnel, the Argus automated...

Inline Services Inc.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Inline Services offers the Power Brush[TM] pig. It is an open cell polyurethane foam pig that is completely enclosed with flame hardened steel bristles for maximum action. Inline says the polyurethane foam does not touch the pipe wall because...

Telescada.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Telescada announces the development and release of its Frost Probe, Subterranean Temperature Monitoring System. The system is designed for portability and use where data logging and monitoring of subterranean temperatures is desired. Designed...

Reynolds Equipment Company.(What's New In Pigs And Pigging)
December 1, 2006... Reynolds Equip-ment Company's Smart Drip[TM] is a new solution to low volume odorization. It combines age-old proven-drip technology with modern measurement, computational processing, and feedback control electronics. The result is a precision...

First annual International Pipeline Awards handed out in Calgary.(pipeline industry awards)
December 1, 2006... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Five international organizations representing the best in the pipeline industry were announced as winners of the inaugural International Pipeline Awards on Sept. 27 in Calgary, Canada. More than 350...

Gazprom throwing weight around on Sakhalin projects.
December 1, 2006... A P&GJ Staff Report Gazprom has moved to expand its clout in Russia's Far East and Eastern Siberia. At a meeting with Exxon Neftegaz recently, officials reportedly insisted on buying all gas from the Sakhalin-1 project instead of using it...

Correction.(Correction notice)
December 1, 2006... The following is corrected information that was inadvertently omitted from the 2006 Large Directional Drilling Rig Census that appeared in the October 2006 issue of P&GJ, Pg. 71. Mears Group Inc. 4500 N. Mission Rd. Rosebush, MI...

UCT 2007: Back to the future: returning to its toots, a changing market will be the conference focus.(Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exposition)
December 1, 2006... Reflecting the rapidly changing dynamic in place for the underground infrastructure industry compared to the past six years, the 12th annual Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exposition is positioned to meet the...

Bimodal PE meets the challenge at PSE&G.
December 1, 2006... If you were to visit a PSE&G gas main installation site today where a large-diameter cast iron main replacement project is under way, you would see a familiar scene, but with one important difference. You would not see any welders on the...

European gas trading status 2006.
December 1, 2006... Wholesale gas trading in Europe continues to grow, but at a slower pace than many traders and new entrants would like. The only truly liquid trading markets are in the UK and Benelux (at Zeebrugge and on the Dutch transmission network). Trading...

Interior and Louisiana settle lawsuit on OCS oil and gas leasing.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the State of Louisiana has agreed to dismiss its lawsuit against the United States regarding oil and natural gas leasing in federal waters off the coast of the state, pending court approval of...

Enterprise Products to build oil export line in Gulf.(Offshore Review)
December 1, 2006... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has signed definitive agreements with producers to construct, own and operate an oil export pipeline to provide firm gathering services from the BHP Billiton-operated Shenzi field located in the South Green...

Helix to begin work in Bay of Bengal.(Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has executed a letter of intent with Allseas Marine Contractors S.A. for the installation of the sub-sea infrastructure in connection with Allseas' engineering, procurement, installation and construction of...

Global Process Systems' MOPU starts production off Malaysia.(Mobile Offshore Production Unit)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Mobile Offshore Production Unit (MOPU) supplied by Global Process Systems to oil and gas operator Petrofac has commenced production on the Cendor Field in Block PM034 offshore Malaysia. The MOPU is connected to a spread moored floating...

BJ Services awarded contract in Qatar.(Offshore Review)
December 1, 2006... BJ Tubular Services has been awarded a contract to provide conductor driving services offshore Qatar for the Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 projects. The projects are being jointly executed by Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (3), a joint venture...

Calypso LNG Deepwater Port application deemed complete by U.S. Coast Guard.(Offshore Review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... SUEZ Energy North America's subsidiary, Calypso LNG, LLC recently received a letter from the U.S. Coast Guard deeming complete Calypso's application for a Deepwater Port License. As proposed, the Calypso Deepwater Port will be located...

Devon Energy contracts second deepwater rig for work in Gulf.(Offshore Review)
December 1, 2006... Devon Energy has signed a long-term contract with Seadrill Offshore AS to utilize the West Sirius semi-submersible in the Gulf of Mexico. The company's total commitment under the terms of the four-year contract is approximately $690 million....

Tyco communications to provide communications network for Gulf platforms.(Offshore Review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, has signed a contract with Houston-based BP America Inc. to supply an undersea fiber-optic system serving offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The system will comprise the...

Chevon announces major oil development in Gulf.(Offshore Review)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Chevron Corporation officials say they will develop, with project co-owners, the Great White, Tobago and Silvertip fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, approximately 200 miles south of Freeport, TX. The fields will be produced via the Perdido...

Modifications enhance compaction measurement.(soil)
December 1, 2006... Improper soil compaction can lead to costly pavement failures, callbacks for repairs, increased customer inconvenience, and negative relations with municipalities and governing agencies. In response, utility groups are sponsoring research...

Manufacturer finds right generator to power electrofusion.(M.T. Deason Company)
December 1, 2006... For utility companies and municipalities that install and maintain natural gas and water lines, choosing which welding generator to install on their service trucks involves analyzing several key criteria. This includes size/weight, fuel type,...

Cummins.(New Products)
December 1, 2006... Cummins has published a two-page flyer devoted to its KTA38GC for oil and gas applications. Cummins says its natural gas engines provide proven reliability for compression packages whether the use is gathering natural gas at the wellhead,...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
December 1, 2006... The Lincoln Electric Company adds new arc-welding electrodes to its family of Pipeliner[TM] welding consumables designed especially for the professional pipe welder and the rigorous demands of the global pipe-welding environment. The Pipeliner...

PFERD.(New Products)
December 1, 2006... PFERD has published the 2007 edition of its catalog in which the company introduces its own line of power tools to the U.S. market. When used with PFERD abrasives and brushes, these tool-drive products have proven themselves in overseas markets...

CRC-Evans Automatic Welding.(New Products)
December 1, 2006... CRC-Evans Automatic Welding has engineered a tandem welding process that brings faster travel speeds and full digital control to specific field applications. For smaller diameters, shorter pipelines, 2G and 5G, high-strength materials, wall...

MESA Products.(New Products)
December 1, 2006... Mesa Products has begun distributing sacrificial anodes for the oil and gas industry from Performance Metals. The anodes incorporate the patented "Red Spot" wear indicator technology. MESA Products provides engineering, installation and...