Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from December 2007

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from December 2007

Editor's notebook.
December 1, 2007... An important new report from the Baker Institute Energy Forum suggests that Americans are doing themselves a grave disservice by continuing to place significant natural gas acreage off-limits. "North American Security of Natural Gas Supply"...

DTE Energy names Peter Cianci president of DTE Gas Storage, Pipelines and Processing.(Newsreel)
December 1, 2007... DTE Energy has named Peter Cianci president of DTE Gas Storage, Pipelines and Processing, a wholly owned non-utility subsidiary of DTE Energy. Cianci is responsible for the management and development of the company's non-utility gas storage and...

Gulf Interstate Engineering, Larsen & Toubro form new joint venture company.(Newsreel)
December 1, 2007... Gulf Interstate Engineering of Houston has formed a jointly owned company with Indian based Larsen & Toubro (L&T) called L&T-Gulf Pipeline Engineering Private Limited. The new company will provide end-to-end engineering and project management...

Enterprise to provide midstream services to Chevron U.S.A.(Newsreel)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)
December 1, 2007... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. said affiliates of the partnership have entered into long-term agreements with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to provide a comprehensive package of midstream services for Chevron's natural gas production in the Piceance...

Cheniere holds open season for gas pipeline.(Newsreel)(Cheniere Energy Partners )
December 1, 2007... Sabine Pass LNG terminal project developer Cheniere Energy Partners has launched a non-binding open season for a 330-mile gas pipeline it is planning from Beauregard Parish in Louisiana to a connection with the Florida Gas Transmission Pipeline...

Southern Union planning MLP.(Newsreel)(master limited partnerships)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Southern Union Company Senior Executive Vice President Eric D. Herschmann said last month that "After a rigorous evaluation process, we are pleased to announce that we have decided to move forward in creating a stand-alone MLP with a portion of...

EnergySouth Midstream acquires majority interest in Mississippi Hub natural gas storage.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... EnergySouth Midstream will acquire the natural gas storage company, Mississippi Hub LLC with a majority 60% interest and will be the exclusive operating entity for the development, construction, and operation of the facility. The Fortress Funds...

AMEC to conduct 'unprecedented' EIS for NiSource.(Newsreel)(environmental impact statement)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, was tapped by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) of unprecedented magnitude in the natural gas industry. The EIS...

Tuboscope receives award of large ultrasonic crack inspection contract from Explorer.(Newsreel)(Tuboscope Pipeline Services)(Explorer Pipeline)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Tuboscope Pipeline Services has been awarded a 545-mile inspection project by Explorer Pipeline, based out of Tulsa, OK. Tuboscope has been contracted to perform the inline inspection utilizing NDT's Line Explorer UC crack detection technology....

El Paso announces HSE Awards for Pipeline and E&P businesses.(Newsreel)(Health, Safety, and Environmental Excellence Award)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The board of directors of El Paso Corp. recently announced the recipients of the company's first-ever Board Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Excellence Award. The award recognizes excellent HSE performance and further advances El Paso's...

ConocoPhillips submits proposal for Alaska Gas Pipeline Project.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... ConocoPhillips announced on Nov. 30 that it has submitted a proposal to the governor of Alaska to advance the development of the Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. The proposed pipeline would transport approximately 4 Bcf/d of natural gas from the...

Two Enbridge workers killed in pipeline explosion.(Newsreel)(Enbridge Energy Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Two Enbridge Energy crew members were killed near Clearwater, MN on Nov. 28 in an oil pipeline explosion. They were identified as Steve Arnovich, 35, and David Mussatti, 27, both of Superior, MN. Three of four Enbridge pipelines were...

Demand destruction graph missing coal prices.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... In the October Burnertip column on the demand destruction in the natural gas industry, the graph to show the difference between natural gas and coal prices to electric utility plants failed to show coal prices. A corrected graph is below and...

Controversy flares over LNG quality standards.(Government)
December 1, 2007... Spectra Energy's Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC is getting hit from all sides over the quality of the LNG it expects to bring into the U.S. via the Northeast Gateway project in Massachusetts Bay. Greg McBride, vice president, rates and...

House considers diluting FERC's authority on LNG siting.(Government)(liquefied natural gas)
December 1, 2007... Across town on Capitol Hill, the siting of LNG terminals is again raising its head as a controversial issue. When Congress passed the Energy Bill of 2005, it gave FERC exclusive authority to determine whether a terminal could be built in a city...

OSHA lauds flint hills resources for work practices.(Government)(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Wichita, KS-based Flint Hills Resources employees in four Texas cities were honored by federal officials for their commitment to safe work practices. Fuel terminals, owned and operated by Flint Hills Resources, in Austin, San Antonio, Waco and...

TransCanada's $5.2 billion Keystone expansion.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Based on strong industry support, TransCanada has entered into contracts or conditionally awarded approximately US$3 billion for major materials and pipeline construction contractors and is continuing to secure land...

Northeast Express: a 375-mile Rockies Express extension.(Projects)(Rockies Express Pipeline LLC )
December 1, 2007... Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) recently launched an open season to solicit market interest for the Northeast Express Project, a 375-mile extension of the Rockies Express natural gas pipeline project, stretching the pipeline's route from its...

Spectra plans $3 billion pipeline to connect Rocky Mountain gas to Western markets.(Projects)(Spectra Energy )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Spectra Energy is proposing to build a new 650-mile natural gas pipeline system--the Bronco Pipeline--to connect Rocky Mountain natural gas supplies with under-served Western markets. The planned pipeline will access existing and growing supply...

Shippers show strong interest in Williams' Rockies Connector proposal.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... A unit of Williams received strong interest from its recent open season for the proposed Rockies Connector Pipeline project. "The results of the open season confirm that our project of approximately 688,000 Dth/d is the right size for the...

Construction starts on Golden Pass Pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Construction is under way on the 69-mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline for Golden Pass Pipeline that originates at the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Sabine Pass, TX. Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Co. is constructing the northern 53...

Saipem wins Algerian pipeline construction contract.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Sonatrach has awarded Saipem a contract to lay a pipeline for transporting LPG from the central Algerian gas field at Hassi R'mel to the oil export area of Arzew, in northwestern Algeria, on the Mediterranean coast. The contract is worth 285...

Fort Hills oil sands project moves ahead.(Projects)(Fort Hills Energy, L.P.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Enbridge Inc. has entered into an agreement with Fort Hills Energy, L.P. to develop pipeline and terminal facilities to meet the requirements of Phase 1 and subsequent phases of the Fort Hills oil sands project. Construction of the Fort Hills...

Enbridge moves ahead with another North Dakota system expansion.(Projects)(Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. will proceed with another expansion of the Enbridge North Dakota Pipeline System adding up to 51,000 bpd of capacity, subject to approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state regulatory...

Gas pipeline commissioned in UAE.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) successfully completed a pipeline pre-commissioning operation for Subtec Middle East Limited, a subsidiary of Global Industries Ltd. Subtec is the installation contractor for the offshore section of the...

Williams holds open season.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... A unit of Williams completed a successful binding open season for an expansion project designed to connect Williams' Transco natural gas pipeline with the recently authorized Gulf LNG Clean Energy import terminal located near Pascagoula, MS....

FERC approves two-part Phoenix Expansion.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Energy Transfer Partners' subsidiary, Transwestern Pipeline Co. LLC, received approval from the FERC on its request to expand the company's natural gas pipeline system to serve the rapidly growing Phoenix, AZ area. The approval permits...

TransCanada to build pipeline in northern Alberta.(Projects)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... TransCanada is seeking permission to construct a 185-mile natural gas pipeline in northern Alberta. The company's wholly owned subsidiary NOVA Gas Transmission has filed an application with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board seeking...

Petrobras' Tupi has potential to be largest deepwater oil discovery.(International)(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Following Petrobras' announcement early last month of estimated reserves for the Tupi field in Brazil, Wood Mackenzie's preliminary analysis suggests this is one of the most significant oil discoveries in the last 20 years. Matthew Shaw,...

Gazprom, Gasunie sign deal on Nord Stream.(International)(OAO Gazprom)(Nederlandse Gasunie N.V.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Gazprom Chairman Alexei Miller and Nederlandse Gasunie CEO Marcel Kramer signed a framework agreement Nov. 6 on Gasunie joining Nord Stream, the project to build a gas pipeline from Russia directly to Germany on the Baltic seabed. Russian...

Sonatrach group moves forward on pipeline deal.(International)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The Sonatrach-led Galsi pipeline consortium has moved development of its project forward by signing an agreement with Eni affiliate Snam Rete Gas on construction of the Italian section. The pipeline will be around 900 km of which around 600 km...

China, Kazakhstan sign deal on gas pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... China and Kazakhstan have agreed to push ahead with plans to develop a natural gas pipeline between the two countries. China National Petroleum Cooperation and KazMunaiGaz signed a contract that outlined the principles for building and...

Report shows energy challenges ahead for South Asia.(International)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... A new World Bank report warns that lack of adequate and reliable energy in South Asia is emerging as a key constraint to sustaining recent strong economic growth. Energy-thirsty countries such as India and Pakistan have energy demand growth far...

Nigeria endorses TSGP.(International)(Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Nigeria has approved the construction of the Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline (TSGP), a 4,128-km project to take gas from fields in the Niger Delta north through Niger to Algeria and then to the coast. It could be online in 2015 if all goes according...

Iraq and Iran agree to build two pipelines.(International)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Iraq and Iran recently signed agreements to build two pipelines, one to export Iraq's crude oil to Iran and the other to pump oil products from Iran to Iraq. A report in Rigzone said the agreement calls for constructing an export pipeline...

Data integration and alignment--the key to pipeline integrity management in an urban environment.
December 1, 2007... Pipeline infrastructure is a critical element of energy delivery systems. Its failure can affect both public health and safety directly and indirectly through impacts on the energy supply. With the passage of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act...

Gas distribution outlook: customers, new infrastructure, safety and maintenance remain a top priority.(P&GJ's 42nd Annual Pipe Report)(Survey)
December 1, 2007... The nation's growing demand for natural gas is putting pressure on the gas distribution industry to take on costly new infrastructure projects and commit to major outlays to maintain the nation's 1.9 million miles of distribution mains and...

UCT 2008: #1 provider of essential information, education to underground utilities.
December 1, 2007... Now program innovations and upgrades promise provide the best education and information opportunity of 2008 for underground contractors, sewer/water personnel, utilities (gas, telecom and electric) and engineers. The Underground Construction...

Aries Industries.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Aries Industries #214 www.ariesindustries.com Aries Cool Vision laser profiler measures the interior dimensions and ovality of any type of pipe. This measurement tool is pulled behind a CCTV inspection system to accurately verify...

Astec Underground/ American Augers.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Astec Underground/ American Augers # 121 www.astecunderground.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Astec DD-1215 provides power in a compact package. The new Astec EarthPro Series DD--1215 horizontal directional drill offers 12,000 lbs...

Atlas Copco BHMT.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Atlas Copco BHMT #1007 www.atlascopco.com/HDD Atlas Copco BHMT has combined advanced hard rock cutting structures with extremely reliable sealed bearing technology to create a line of premium HDD pilot bits and hole openers. Our pilot...

Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids #417 www.bakerhughesdirect.com Baker Hughes's Industrial Product Line specifically addresses the needs of the horizontal directional drilling industry. Baker Hughes has been involved in the drilling...

Ballantine.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Ballantine #739 www.ballantineinc.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ballantine Inc. will feature Trench-All Trencher Chain & Accessories along with Professional Contractors Series HDD Downhole Tools at UCT 2008. All chain and tooling is...

Baroid Industrial Drilling Products.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Baroid Industrial Drilling Products #800 www.baroididp.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Baroid Industrial Drilling Products works closely with HDD manufacturers and end-users to develop specialized products like EZ-MUD GOLD beaded...

Bit Brokers Intl.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Bit Brokers Intl. #729 www.bitbrokers.com Bit Brokers International Ltd. is expanding its manufacturing facilities to accommodate the demand for high quality, reasonably priced HDD Hole Openers and Pilot Bits. Precision custom tools...

BW Technologies by Honeywell.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... BW Technologies by Honeywell #431 www.gasmonitors.com BW Technologies by Honeywell introduces the rugged, ultra compact GasAlertMicroClip--the toughest, smallest, easiest and lowest price multi gas detector on the market....

Ditch Witch.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Ditch Witch #535 www.ditchwitch.com The Ditch Witch JT3020 Mach 1 is an extended-range, self-contained machine with 30,000 lbs (133 kN) of pullback controlled from a state-of-the-art operator's station that is a driller's dream. Its...

Dragon Products.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Dragon Products #229 www.modernusa.com Custom fabrication to meet our customers' specific needs in the petrochemical, shipping, drilling, agricultural and mining industries. All Dragon pumps and pump packages are assembled in Liberty,...

Gas Technology Institute (GTI).(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Gas Technology Institute (GTI) #828 www.gastechnology.org Gas Technology Institute (GTI) is the leading research, development and training organization serving the natural gas industry and energy markets. GTI's Delivery Sector...

Godwin Pumps of America.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Godwin Pumps of America #627 www.godwinpumps.com Godwin Dri-Prime pumps are utilized in directional drilling applications to pump drilling mud to desander units for cleanup/reuse and remove drilling mud from the right-of-way....

Henkels & McCoy.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Henkels & McCoy #520 www.henkels.com Henkels & McCoy is one of the largest privately held engineering, network development and construction firms serving the natural gas, power, water, communications and information technology...

ISCO Industries.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... ISCO Industries 0929 www.isco-pipe.com ISCO Industries is the largest high-density polyethylene pipe distributor in North America, with locations all across the U.S., Canada and Australia. Because of our large HDPE pipe inventory and...

McElroy Mfg.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... McElroy Mfg. #821 www.mcelroy.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Productivity Package from McElroy allows an operator to install more PE pipe, in less time, than ever before. This package includes the ever popular PitBull No. 14 the...

McLaughlin Mfg.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... McLaughlin Mfg. #329 www.mightymole.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McLaughlin highlights the industry's first trailer-mounted combination air/ water vacuum excavator providing contractors the advantages of both systems in one package...

Mears Group.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Mears Group #500 www.mears.net Specializing in Horizontal Directional Drilling Services: One of top 5 HDD contractors in the world, 34 small, mid-size and large drilling rigs with up to 900,000 lbs of pullback, installed pipe...

Michels Corp.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Michels Corp. #814 www.michels.us [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michels Corporation is a multi-faceted Top 10 utility contractor. Michels Pipe Services, an innovative leader in pipe rehabilitation, uses CIPP in municipal and industrial...

Mueller Co.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Mueller Co. #321 www.muellercompany.com The Mueller AquaGrip System includes both the compression connection and restraint system in one convenient installation package, eliminating the need for anchor couplings, tie rods or separate...

Pipeline Roller Systems.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Pipeline Roller Systems #543 www.pipelineroller.com Pipeline Roller Systems manufactures pipe travel equipment for the pipeline construction and directional drilling industries. Our products include roller cradles, pipe roller stands,...

Poly Pipe.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Poly Pipe #931 www.polypipeinc.com Poly Pipe Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of high density polyethylene pipe in North America with seven plants in strategic locations. Our size range includes 1/2" through 65" in IPS and...

Ridge Tool Co.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Ridge Tool Co. #401 www.ridgid.com RIDGID Utility Locators use state-of-the-art processing and a unique mapping display to provide users with more information to effectively and easily locate underground utility lines. With the...

Rilmo America.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Rilmo America # 1020 Sensors & Software #741 www.sensoft.ca Our Noggin SmartCart is an integrated GPR System which can be used to locate subsurface utilities prior to construction or excavation. With real-time display, the Noggin...

SlimDril Intl.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... SlimDril Intl. #322 www.slimdril.com Specified Fittings #834 www.specfit.com Specified Fittings is your complete HDPE supplier. We stock molded and fabricated fittings IPS and DIPS, electrofusion fittings, ductile iron and...

Utilicor Technologies.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Utilicor Technologies # 1035 www.utilicor.ca New! Utilicor MD-100 Coring Truck. Heavy duty, PTO-driven, coring power coupled with the unique Traversacor core-zone extension system, allows the core anti to extend up to 28" from the...

Vactor Mfg.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Vactor Mfg. #527 www.vactor.com Vactor Manufac-turing, the world's leading vacuum truck manufacturer, worked closely with excavation contractors to develop the safe and productive Vactor HXX Hydro-Excavator. Unlike mechanical...

Vermeer Mfg.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Vermeer Mfg. #201 www.vermeer.com Vermeer introduces the new D16x20 Series II Navigator HDD with AutoDrill function designed primarily for utilities installation applications. Powered by a 63 hp Kubota diesel engine providing 16,000...

Wil-loc Inc.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Wil-loc Inc. #725 www.willoc.com Wd-loc Inc. is introducing the next generation in HDPE transition fittings. Polyron is a revolutionary technology that fully encapsulates metal with HDPE to form a maximum strength bond resulting in a...

Wyo-Ben.(UCT 2008 Products & Services guide)
December 1, 2007... Wyo-Ben #510 www.wyoben.com "SIMPLE IS BETTER" That's the fundamental force behind Wyo-Ben's group of drilling fluids. High performance efficiency, and simple recipes keep your per-gallon cost of fluids in check while maximizing the...

Mapping the way through technology transference.
December 1, 2007... During the past few years LDCs have been under significant stress due to external environmental pressures (customer expectations, stockholder expectations, government regulations, natural gas demands). To adapt to this turbulent environment...

El Paso announces rockies pipeline project.
December 1, 2007... El Paso Corporation announced on Dec. 3 that it has filed a federal right of way application with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for El Paso's Ruby Pipeline project--a 680-mile, 42-inch natural gas transmission...

Portable gas suppliers used for treasure island customers.
December 1, 2007... A company fleet of portable CNG and LNG gas supply equipment was effectively employed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) as the sole supply for Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay during a nine-day planned outage of pipeline supply. ...

Natural gas is all about control.
December 1, 2007... Ask industrial engineers and fuel managers for the single most defining characteristic of natural gas and they likely will respond with its clean-burning qualities, their own reliance on a delivery system as opposed to on-site storage and the...

R&M Energy Systems.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] R&M Energy Systems, part of the Fluid Management Group of Robbins & Myers, Inc., offers what it describes as its latest, most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. Marketed under the...

GE Oil & Gas PII Pipeline Solutions.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... GE Oil & Gas PII Pipeline Solutions offers a brochure in portable document format devoted to integrity planning tools to help operators develop integrity management and remediation plans. GE says the addition of Integrity Planning to the...

ROSEN Group.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... ROSEN North America has announced that it is providing tethered inline inspection (ILI) services. As part of its Asset Integrity Management Services (AIMS), ROSEN is now able to provide tethered inline inspection services for the inspection of...

Pigs Unlimited, Inc.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pigs Unlimited, Inc., has introduced its Magnetic Mandrel Pig for ferrous debris cleanup and pig indicator detection. With its radial placement of high-powered, specially designed magnets, the entire spool piece of...

TDW Services, Inc.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... TDW Services offers turnkey pipeline assessment services including such services as design work to make a pipeline piggable; pig launchers and receivers rentals and purchases; mechanical and electronic aboveground surveys (center line GPS and...

ROSEN Group.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROSEN offers a combined MFL/ultrasonic corrosion detection tool. It reports that the new inspection tool--RoCorr-UT[TM]--employs twin inspection technologies to achieve enhanced performance in detecting defects and...

Enduro Pipeline Services, Inc.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... Enduro Pipeline Services says its Geometry Inspection Pigs determine the geometrical shape of the pipeline while providing information regarding dents, buckles, ovality, weld penetration, pipe expansions, valves, pipe wall changes, debris...

Pipeline Cleaners Inc.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... Pipeline Cleaners Inc. (PLC) is reporting the introduction of a line of pig brushes for pit cleaning and removal of dry black powder. The brushes are made with round wire and can reach into corrosion pits where flat wire bristles cannot. The...

Elster Perfection.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elster Perfection says its excess flow valves add protection to a gas system while simplifying purchasing, installation and compliance. The high-performance excess flow valve design is available in Permasert[R]...

MBW Inc.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... MBW Inc. it has tamed physically abusive compaction tools. The company says Air Tampers--also called "Pole Tamper," "Pogo Stick," or "Bouncing Betty"--produce hand/ arm vibration levels that rank among the highest in the construction industry....

Central Plastics Company.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... Central Plastics Company has been manufacturing products used for the joining together of reliable infrastructure systems since 1955. With operations based in Shawnee, OK, the company responds to industry needs from facilities that house more...

3M oil and gas.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... 3M says it recently introduced easy-to-use, portable gas detectors to its lineup of safety equipment for the oil and gas industry. The expanded spectrum of portable gas detectors includes the 3M[TM] Multi-Gas Detector 950 Series and the 3M...

The Dow Chemical Company.(What's New ... In Pigs, Pigging And HDPE Fusion/Fittings)
December 1, 2007... The Dow Chemical Company recently introduced CONTINUUM[TM] DGDA-2420 NT Bimodal Polyethylene resin. Dow says it is the first bi-modal medium density resin produced in North America. The product is designed for gas pipe applications requiring...