Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from February 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from February 2008

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
February 1, 2008... I'm watching an interesting game of political chicken develop in Alaska between their populist governor, Sarah Palin, and the majors. At stake is the North Slope natural gas pipeline. Last summer, tiding a crest of voter anger aimed at...

Pipeline executives to review billions in construction at P&GJ's pipeline opportunities conference.(Newsreel)(Conference notes)
February 1, 2008... More than 20 leading energy executives from North and South America will provide the latest information on tens of billions of dollars in planned new oil and gas pipeline construction at the 4th Annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference March 25...

PRCI research program to include work on ethanol.(Newsreel)(Pipeline Research Council International, Inc)
February 1, 2008... Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., (PRCI), recently announced its 2008 research program, noting that member contributions of $7 million continue a five-year trend of increasing research spending. Research programs in which PRCI is...

MDU Resources to purchase East Texas natural gas production assets.(Newsreel)
February 1, 2008... MDU Resources Group, Inc. said its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Fidelity Exploration & Production Company, signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire natural gas properties located in Rusk County, TX. This includes purchase of 97 Bcfe...

Georg Fischer to acquire Central Plastics.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Swiss industrial group Georg Fischer Corp. has agreed to purchase Central Plastics Co. of Swannee, OK for an undisclosed sum. The deal, expected to close by the end of March, is subject to Federal Trade Commission approval. Central...

Texas college planning technical program for energy workers.(Newsreel)(North Central Texas College)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... North Central Texas College is offering a technical degree starting this fall to meet the need for more trained workers in the Barnett Shale. The program will be located at the Bowie campus and will be paid for with money from industry...

Rockies Express begins full interim service on REX-West.(Newsreel)(Rockies Express-West)(Rockies Express Pipeline)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Rockies Express Pipeline announced that interim service with capacity of about 1.4 Bcf/d began Jan. 12 on approximately 500 miles of Rockies Express-West (REX-West) from the Cheyenne Hub in Weld County, CO to the ANR delivery point in Brown...

Maritimes proposes mainline expansion.(Newsreel)(Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline L.P.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline is planning a further expansion of its mainline system. The proposed Phase V expansion project would bring additional supplies of much needed natural gas to the Northeast and eastern Canada. Based upon...

Oregon-based LNG terminal receives tentative approval.(Newsreel)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... By a vote of 4-1, the Clatsop County Commission tentatively approved the consolidated zoning application that will allow construction of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal in Oregon. Parent company NorthernStar Natural Gas has worked with...

Petrobras secures funding for gas transportation system.(Newsreel)(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Petrobras has closed a funding deal worth R$2.49 billion, granted by the National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES), for the Transportadora Urucu-Manaus S.A. special purpose company (SPC). According to a Rigzone report, the SPC is in...

Obituary.(Obituary)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Gary E. Congram, of Katy, TX, died Jan. 10. He was 66. He leaves his wife Fern Congram and three children, Steve Congram, Jeff Congram, and Becky Hilton. Congram worked many years in the oil and gas industry and was editor of Pipeline & Gas...

Debate sharpens on fuel cost retention policy at FERC.(Government)
February 1, 2008... Pipeline opponents sharpened their arguments that interstates are unfairly fattening their profits by overcharging for fuel-retention costs. Those complaints came into FERC as a result of the commission's consideration of changing the way FERC...

More on FERC's transparency push.(Government)(Federal Regulation and Oversight of Energy)
February 1, 2008... FERC seems determined to force interstate pipelines to post daily gas flow volumes as a means of improving gas market transparency. But the transmission companies aren't the only ones unhappy with FERC's instant proposed rule that came out on...

Senate greenhouse gas bill poses concerns.(Government)
February 1, 2008... The greenhouse gas reduction legislation which passed a Senate committee in December and is headed to the Senate floor this winter could have a big impact on pipelines and their customers. But according to Martin Edwards, 1NGAA's vice president...

Gregory & Cook awarded Guardian Pipeline project.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONEOK Partners' subsidiary, Guardian Pipeline L.L.C., has awarded construction of its Guardian Pipeline extension and expansion to Gregory & Cook Construction Inc. Terms call for the company to construct 120 miles of...

769-mile crude line planned from Illinois to Texas Gulf Coast.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Enbridge Inc. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. recently conducted Commitment Solicitation for a proposed pipeline system to transport crude from Patoka, IL to the Texas Gulf Coast. As proposed, the Texas Access Pipeline would transport crude from...

EnCana awards Deep Panuke contracts.(Projects)
February 1, 2008... In recent weeks, EnCana Corp. has awarded several contracts for its Deep Panuke offshore gas development project in Nova Scotia. ShawCore Ltd.'s subsidiary, Shaw Pipe Protection Ltd., received a contract in excess of $40 million to provide...

Alaska reaches important milestone for gas pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The State of Alaska has completed its review of applications submitted by five companies for the exclusive right to build the Alaska Gas Pipeline to transport North Slope gas to market with TransCanada the apparent early winner. On Jan. 4,...

TransCanada to expand Alberta System facilities.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... TransCanada's wholly owned subsidiary, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., filed an application with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board for a permit to construct a 186-mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline and install 26 MW of additional compression...

PG&E acquires Ruby Pipeline interest.(Projects)
February 1, 2008... El Paso and PG&E have entered into a letter of intent for PG&E Corporation to acquire a 25.5% interest in El Paso's Ruby Pipeline project--a proposed 680-mile, 42-inch natural gas transmission pipeline that would begin at the Opal Hub in...

Keyera to expand BC Gas Gathering System.(Projects)(Keyera Facilities Income Fund)(British Columbia)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Keyera Facilities Income Fund plans to extend its Caribou North Gas Gathering System shortly. The project will provide pipeline infrastructure and processing access to about 310 square miles of geologically prospective natural gas lands in the...

ExxonMobil to seek approval for offshore LNG terminal.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Exxon Mobil will seek regulatory approval for BlueOcean Energy, a floating LNG receiving terminal that will create a gateway to global supplies of natural gas to help meet the growing energy needs of New Jersey and New York. The project will...

FERC approves Transwestern's Phoenix Expansion.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. 's subsidiary, Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC, has received approval from the FERC to expand Transwestern's natural gas pipeline system to serve the rapidly growing Phoenix area. The approval permits...

Mustang Engineering receives U.S. patent for LNG process.(Projects)
February 1, 2008... Mustang Engineering, a subsidiary of the John Wood Group PLC, has been awarded U.S. Patent #7,225,636 for a proprietary process to liquefy natural gas. This process is marketed as the LNG Smart[R] Liquefaction Process and offers several...

Texas-based gas storage facility planned.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Escondido Gas Storage, LLC held a non-binding open season for its proposed 18 Bcf working capacity Escondido Gas Storage Project, located 55 miles southeast of San Antonio, TX. The open season for firm and interruptible storage service ran from...

Errata.(Projects)(Correction notice)
February 1, 2008... The January 2008 issue of P&GJ incorrectly stated the ownership of the 190-mile Southeast Supply Header Project. The Southeast Supply Header (SESH) is being built for Southeast Supply Header LLC, a joint venture of Sempra Energy and CenterPoint...

China planning to freeze energy prices.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, announced plans to freeze prices of oil, natural gas and electricity because of public worries about inflation. China had raised gasoline and diesel prices in November under pressure from state-owned...

Baltic pipeline cost estimates exceed $7.3 billion.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Costs for a proposed Baltic Sea pipeline to deliver gas from Russia to Germany will exceed the initial estimate of $7.3 billion, said a spokesman for the project. A revised cost estimate for the 1,200-km pipeline will be presented in March,...

Penspen Ltd. wins contract for Nabucco Gas Pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH awarded a contract to Penspen Limited, a UK-based consultancy, to undertake the role of owner's engineers to assist in setting up and managing local contractors in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and...

New chief officer for Petrebras Energia.(International)(Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. named Decio Fabricio Oddone da Costa as chief executive officer)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Petrobras Energia named Decio Fabricio Oddone da Costa, 47, as its chief executive officer. He had served as the international executive manager for the Southern Cone, and as president of the board of directors of Petrobras Energia and...

GE acquiring German flowmeter manufacturer.(International)(Rheonik)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies signed an agreement to acquire Rheonik, a leading manufacturer of coriolis mass flowmeters used in the oil and gas, process and power industries. Rheonik, headquartered in Munich, says its coriolis...

Clough wins pipelay contract in Vietnam.(International)(Clough Thailand Limited)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Clough Thailand was awarded a $US22 million contract for the transportation, installation and commissioning of two 26 km subsea pipelines in the Ca Ngu Vang (CNV) field in southern Vietnam. The CNV field is operated by a joint venture between...

PT Pertamina to double capex for 2008.(International)
February 1, 2008... Indonesia's state-owned gas firm PT Pertamina plans to double its capital expenditure up to $US2.16 billion in 2008. About 30% of the fund will be used to boost oil production to 129,000 bbl/d from 110,000 bbl/d. About 45% of the fund will...

Work starts on second stage of Kazakhstan-China pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said actual construction of the pipeline will begin in March. He noted that two years ago, the two countries began construction of the first section of the oil pipeline. The 962-km section was commissioned...

Oil pipeline planned for Colombia.(International)(Petro Rubiales Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Ecopetrol and Petro Rubiales Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a 230-km oil pipeline that will provide transportation of heavy crude oil produced in the Rubiales and Piriri fields in Colombia. The preliminary estimation...

Russia gains control of Serbia's NIS.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Russian and Serbian leaders last month sealed deals giving Russia control of Serbian oil and gas company NIS, and the right to route the South Stream gas pipeline through the country. The deals were signed at a Kremlin ceremony presided...

India plans $US10.2 billion investment in pipelines, LNG.(International)
February 1, 2008... India's major oil and gas companies have plans to invest over $US10.2 billion) toward gas pipelines, LNG terminals and gas distribution networks by 2012. The investment includes $US5.4 billion) in gas pipelines, $US2.4 billion) in LNG terminals...

Study endorses Black Sea natural gas pipeline.(International)(White Stream Pipeline Company Limited )(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... GUEU-White Stream Pipeline Company Limited (GUEU), a UK company promoting the implementation of a major gas connection across the Black Sea from Georgia to Ukraine and Romania, says ongoing engineering and marketing studies indicate the...

Queensland Gas, BG in JV to export LNG to Asia.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Australian coal seam gas producer, Queensland Gas Company (QGC) plans to supply the Asian LNG market after signing a $US7.2 billion joint venture deal with British Gas Group. The companies will build a 3-4 MMt/a LNG processing plant on the...

PTT signs gas-supply deal with Qatar.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Qatargas has signed a long-term agreement to supply LNG to Thailand's PTT. The company will supply 1 MMt/a of LNG from 2011. The LNG will be supplied to the Thai LNG terminal when it starts operations. Qatar plans to boost total LNG production...

Shell plans development of Malaysian field.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Shell announced that it has decided to develop the Gumusut-Kakap field, located in deepwater, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. Shell will be operator of the development, which will employ the region's first deepwater Floating Production System, with a...

Pipeline pre-commissioning for Saipem UK Limited completed.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) completed a pipeline pre-commissioning contract for Saipem UK Limited - Russian Brach Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia. BJ PPS supplied flooding/hydrostatic testing, dewatering, drying and inerting services...

Iran studying proposals for natural gas pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Proposals have been submitted for a construction contract covering a 1,800-km gas pipeline across Iran. The US$5 billion pipeline--which will be the ninth cross country gas pipeline in Iran--is designed to increase exports to Turkey and Europe...

China reveals plans for next phase Of West-East system.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... After many years of internal review and debate, China has officially laid out a primary plan for its second pipeline of the West-East natural gas transmission project. According to the plan, construction of the 8,794-km pipeline, which consists...

Thailand, Indonesia agree on gas deal, pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Thailand and Indonesia have signed an agreement on energy cooperation which will result in the development of a gas pipeline between the two countries. Under the agreement, the two countries will exchange information on energy as well as allow...

Mol proposing gas pipeline partnership.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Hungarian energy company MOL is proposing unification of gas transmission pipeline systems in Central and Southeastern Europe within a new independent regional gas transmission network. MOL is inviting the gas companies in Austria, Romania,...

Chairman stresses fair risk-compensation as critical goal for '08.(Interview)
February 1, 2008... Phil Wright, Chairman, INGAA and President, Williams Gas Pipeline Company, LLC In recent months North American pipeline companies have announced plans for new construction projects that amount to an unprecedented tens of billions of...

The integration of ISA100 and wireless HART.(HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and ISA100 organizations established a joint task for WirelessHART and ISA100.11a. (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer))(Survey)
February 1, 2008... We've witnessed an explosion in the availability of wireless networks for employees and consumers--home and corporate wireless LANs are ubiquitous, Wi-Fi hotspots are in airports, Starbucks, etc. However, if Guglielmo Marconi received the Nobel...

Energy telecom group urges frequency spectrum relief for pipelines.(ENTELEC Q&A)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The Energy Telecommunications and Electrical Association (ENTELEC), is an energy industry user group that focuses on communications and control technologies used by petroleum, natural gas, pipeline and electric...

Program helps secure critical pipeline control networks.
February 1, 2008... The oil and gas pipeline industry faces a number of new cyber-security pressures that introduce operational, financial and safety risks. Some of the new pressures have arisen because: * A more complex set of suppliers and consumers has...

Digitizing as-built gas utility asset data for GIS.(Geospatial Infrastructure Software)
February 1, 2008... This article looks at the challenges faced during digitizing existing gas utility asset data (which is present in the form hardcopy drawings) into GIS and approaches to deal with those challenges. When a gas utility company goes for GIS...

Redefining SCADA for comprehensive distributed utilities solutions.(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems)(Case study)
February 1, 2008... The burden being placed on municipal utilities continues to increase. Customers demand quick problem identification and resolution. Regulatory organizations have strict compliance requirements and an unprecedented ability to levy fines....

Semaphore.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Semaphore, a CSE Global company, has introduced its Kingfisher G30 compact remote terminal unit (RTU), which features open programming and many advanced features for SCADA system applications. The G30 RTU is...

Control Microsystems.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Control Microsystems--developer of advanced SCADA process controllers, SCADA management software and intelligent sensors--has announced release of the 5913 and 5914 Bluetooth Interface products. The wireless...

GE Oil & Gas.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GE Oil & Gas and its PII Pipeline Solutions unit have launched PipeViewTM Facility for ArcGIS 4.0. It allows operators to maintain their pipeline data in the ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model (APDM). This is an industry...

MotoSafe.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MotoSafe monitors for motors up to 13.8 kV essentially automate the meggering requirement of pump and compressor motors. They continuously monitor the insulation resistance of idle machines and will alarm once the...

Dickson.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dickson says its Wireless Wizard [TM] is the first fully reliable wireless data logger and is now available to gas and petroleum processors monitoring temperature and/or humidity in a 30day no obligation trial offer....

Phoenix Contact.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Phoenix Contact has introduced a line of modular fieldbus components that offer connectivity from the fieldbus process controller to the field devices. The line includes a segment protector for use with both...

SensorTran.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SensorTran says Perfect[Vision[TM] is a new distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology that enables unprecedented temperaturemeasurement repeatability regard s of changes in optical fiber condition, simplifies...

MCS.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(MCS appointed Angus Reid as Pipeline Team Leader)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... MCS--a worldwide subsea engineering company--says it has expanded its capabilities with a comprehensive pipeline offering. The company has appointed Angus Reid as Pipeline Team Leader, based in Aberdeen, to promote and further develop the...

Thermo Scientific, Inc.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Certified to Zone 0 (Class I Div 1), the Thermo Scientific M-PULSe is described as featuring the first intrinsically safe flowmeter accurate enough for custody transfer. The integrated multi-path ultrasonic flow...

Red Hen.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Red Hen says pipelines can provide multiple company observers with precise digital maps that identify right-of-way maintenance needs or plumes of leaks. Red Hen says when the Ultra 8000e [TM] camera imagery from Flir is digitally recorded via...

3M Oil And Gas.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)
February 1, 2008... 3M has introduced portable gas detectors to its lineup of safety equipment for the oil and gas industry. The expanded portable gas detector lineup includes the 3M [TM] Multi-Gas Detector 950 Series and the 3M Multi-Gas Detector 740 Series. The...

Geodynamic Solutions, Inc.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Geodynamic Solutions Inc. has introduced Layer Wizard[TM]. The ArcGIS extension is said to enable GIS users to quickly find data layers based on themed categories, workspace locations or metadata searches. The extension can replace the "Add...

IHS Inc.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Information Handling Services Group Inc.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... IHS Inc. has released IHS Standards Expert[TM], an online system that is said to combine access to the world's largest database of engineering standards. The company says the access is achieved with easy, flexible tools for managing compliance...

ISA.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Automation Standards Compliance Institute )(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... ISA's Automation Standards Compliance Institute began shipping a cyber security self-assessment tool (CS2SAT) in November 2007. The Control Systems Cyber Security SelfAssessment Tool (CS2SAT) provides users with a systematic and repeatable...

Elobau Sensor Technology.(What's New ... In Security, Communications, SCADA and Measurement)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Elobau Sensor Technology has introduced a new line of level measurement products, including sensors for liquids and bulk solids, switches and level indicators. The products are engineered and manufactured by the company for OEM applications in...

Effects of flow conditioning on gas measurement.
February 1, 2008... Gas flow Grate measurement errors at field meter stations have many causes. For instance, errors can result from an improper installation configuration, unrealistic calibration of a meter or degradation of meter performance over time. ...

Pace concludes low probability of overbuild in Gulf Coast storage capacity.
February 1, 2008... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal James Diemer, Executive Vice President of Pace Consulting in Fairfax, VA, told a recent open forum on the natural gas storage market segment that "despite an unprecedented level of storage development...

Global Offshore begins rig dismantling work in Bay of Campeche.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Global Industries, Ltd.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Global Offshore Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., has been awarded additional work of $40 million by PEMEX. This latest contract will involve the dismantling of a drilling rig which was involved in...

McDermott secures first project in Mexican yard.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... McDermott International, Inc.'s subsidiary, J. Ray McDermott, S.A. has been awarded a contract by PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion, Northeast Marine Region, for the fabrication of the Maloob-C drilling platform. The project is located in the...

VetcoGray system selected for Egypt offshore field.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The Burullus Gas Company of Cairo has again selected control system technology from VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, to aid in the development of a new gas field in the West Delta Deep Marine area offshore the Nile Delta. VetcoGray has...

MMS collects, distributes $11 billion in revenues for FY 2007.(Offshore)(Financial report)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) collected and disbursed more than $11 billion for Fiscal Year 2007. The revenues come from energy production on federal and American Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf...

Protecting petroleum assets in high lightning-risk areas.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
February 1, 2008... Strong energy demand is forcing the petroleum industry into high lightning-risk areas such as Africa, Asia and South America. In the heart of Africa, the multimillion-dollar Chad/Cameroon Development opened a revenue stream several years ago...

Oil pipeline will be stronger near lake, aquifer.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
February 1, 2008... TransCanada Corp., developer of the Keystone oil pipeline, has agreed to lay stronger pipe near a lake and aquifer, and drill a Sheyenne River crossing to save nearby trees and foilage, the North Dakoka Public Service Commission reported on...

Reinforced resin composite repairs for pipelines.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Cross Link Composites LLC )
February 1, 2008... A new pipeline repair system is being offered by Cross Link Composites LLC called the Carbon-Ply omposite Epoxy Sleeve Repair (ESR) System. It is unusual in that both the installation method and the resin system qualify for patent protection....

Kinder Morgan Canada taps Alarm Manager for more efficient pipeline management.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
February 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Every day, Kinder Morgan Canada transports more than 680,000 barrels of petroleum products across five pipelines to Canada, the U.S. and offshore. Operating in both countries, Kinder Morgan Canada must...

Study finds slower oil field decline rate.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
February 1, 2008... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal A new field-by-field analysis of production data by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and IHS Inc. finds the aggregate global decline rate in global oil fields is 4.5% rather than the 8% cited in...

Advanced compressor introduced for more powerful engines.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
February 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal APowerneW compressor designed to be packaged with the latest, higher horse-power engines has been introduced by Dresser-Rand. The HOSS[TM] compressor is described as a larger, medium-speed unit. The...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new Vantage[R] 400 from The Lincoln Electric Company is described as one of the most compact 400 amp welder/generators in the construction, pipe or rental fleet market today. Housed in a compact,...

Lift Technologies, Inc.(New Products)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lift Technologies, Inc., manufactures vacuum lifters for use in lifting pipe of various diameters. The vacuum lifter units are diesel-driven with a high-volume vacuum pump and quality components. They are designed...

GE Oil & Gas PII.(New Products)
February 1, 2008... GE Oil & Gas PII Pipeline Solutions says ThreatScan[TM] is an innovative real-time monitoring system that provides pipeline operators with a cost-effective means of guarding against safety and environmental hazards by reliably locating and even...

GPI laser identification tags.(New Products)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... Gas Products Inc. (GPI) reports its permanent laser ID tags provide pipeline and facility inspectors with a simple tool to identify operations and classify operational responsibility immediately. GPI says its Model 1 has a flange bolt mount...

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited.(New Products)(Brief article)
February 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Huntingdon Fusion has announced advances in pipe freezing saying that ice plugs for emergency repairs can now be made on up to 12-inch diameter pipes using the AccuFreeze[TM] Pipe Freezing System. The company says...