Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from February 2009

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from February 2009

Editor's notebook.(Natural Gas Supply Association)(Editorial)
February 1, 2009... Since we're in the heart of basketball season, let's score two points for the Natural Gas Supply Association. A few days before the inauguration, the NGSA came out with a well-timed news release suggesting that the Obama administration, in...

NACE opens training center focused on corrosion education.(Newsreel)(National Association of Colleges and Employers)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Located near the intersection of I-10 and Barker Cypress Road, just outside of Houston, the 15,000-square-foot facility features training tools such as a cathodic protection test field with buried, electrified...

Tim Felt named president/CEO of Colonial Pipeline.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Tim Felt began as president/CEO of Colonial Pipeline Company on Jan. 18. He was president/CEO of Tulsa-based Explorer Pipeline since 2000 and succeeded Norm J. Szydlowski, who retired as Colonial Pipeline's top officer. [ILLUSTRATION...

Plains All American Pipeline names Liollio president of gas storage.(Newsreel)
February 1, 2009... Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. named C.S. "Dean" Liollio president of PAA Natural Gas Storage, LLC, formerly known as Energy Center Investments, LLC. PAA Natural Gas Storage is a subsidiary of PAA/Vulcan Gas Storage LLC, which is owned 50%...

Washington Gas chairman/CEO DeGraffenreidt plans to step down.(Newsreel)
February 1, 2009... James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., chairman/CEO of WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas Light Co. will step down on Oct. 1. Current President and Chief Operating Officer Terry McCallister was nominated to replace him. McCallister joined...

Marcellus Shale joint venture planned by Chesapeake, StatoilHydro.(Newsreel)(Chesapeake Energy Corp.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Chesapeake Energy and StatoilHydro plan a joint venture to enable StatoilHydro to acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake's Marcellus Shale assets in Appalachia for $3.375 billion, leaving Chesapeake with a 67.5% working interest. Assets include...

ExxonMobil's energy outlook to 2030 shows continued reliance on oil & gas.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Continued economic progress, population growth and pursuit of improved living standards in the developing world will drive energy demand for the next two decades, reports ExxonMobil's Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030. "Ready access to...

Energy Center anticipates transactions growth for oil & gas industry.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Though the first half of 2008 saw only a minor (2-5%) decline in oil and gas transaction activity, the second half witnessed a much more marked 30% decline according to Ernst & Young LLP's Energy Center. This slower pace, however, is not...

Oklahoma Natural Gas taps ITT for pipeline corridor mapping.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Oklahoma Natural Gas has awarded ITT a three-year contract for its Airborne Natural Gas Emission Lidar (ANGEL) Services. The contract is for pipeline corridor mapping that includes new geospatial services (structure identification, pipeline...

CenterPoint names Harper Senior VP, Group President.(Newsreel)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CenterPoint Energy named C. Gregory Harper Senior Vice President and Group President of its Pipelines and Field Services group where he will oversee operations, engineering, marketing, strategic planning and business...

Thomas Blades new CEO of Oil & Gas Division of Siemens Energy.(Newsreel)(appointment of Thomas Blades at Siemens Energy Sectors Oil & Gas Division )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Thomas Blades, 52, took over as CEO of the Siemens Energy Sectors Oil & Gas Division on Jan. 1. He had held managerial posts in various companies in the oil and gas business and succeeds Frank Stieler who is credited with having developed the...

Explorer Pipeline names new president to replace Felt.(Newsreel)(appointment of Rod Sands )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Explorer Pipeline announced that Rod Sands was named president/CEO effective Jan. 16. He succeeded Tim Felt who recently accepted a position at Colonial Pipeline as president/CEO in Atlanta. "We are very pleased...

North Dakota mulls feasibility of spur.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... The North Dakota Industrial Commission wants to know whether it would be feasible to move oil from western part of the state into TransCanada's pipelines and has awarded an $89,750 study to the Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson engineering company. ...

El Paso, Navajos reach accord on pipeline pay.(Newsreel)(Navajo Nation and El Paso Natural Gas Co)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... A years-long fight between the Navajo Nation and El Paso Natural Gas Co. over a pipeline right of way easement was settled last month with a deal that will pay the tribe about $350 million over 20 years. According to the Associated Press, that...

Last minute Bush rule on endangered species could speed gas projects.(Government)
February 1, 2009... A last-minute final rule from the Bush administration limits the ability of federal wildlife officials and environmentalists to throw a monkey wrench into an application for construction of gas transmission lines and LNG facilities. The...

PHMSA clears widespread use of PA-11 pipe.(Government)
February 1, 2009... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) says pipelines can use new Polyamide-11 (PA-11) thermoplastic pipe at higher operating pressures than currently allowed starting on Jan. 25, 2009 and without applying for...

Tariffs ordered on Chinese line pipe.(Government)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... At the end of December, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) concluded that Chinese line pipe coming into the U.S. is being sold at less than fair market value, and that U.S. pipe manufacturers are, or will be, materially injured as a...

Seabed preparation slated for Nord Stream Pipeline.(Projects)(Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. contract with pipelines)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has won three contracts for projects in Europe and the Middle East, two of which are linked to the Nord Stream Pipeline project. The total contract value amounts to approximately Euro...

Energy Transfer adds critical capacity out of Barnett Shale.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. has completed the 31-mile Southern Shale pipeline and the 20-mile Cleburne to Tolar pipeline. The two natural gas pipelines will provide an additional 1.1 Bcf/d of critical capacity from the Barnett Shale natural...

DCP Midstream completes system upgrade in Wyoming.(Projects)(DCP Midstream Partners)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... DCP Midstream Partners completed the second phase of its pipeline integrity and system enhancement project on its Douglas gas-gathering system in Wyoming, returning 80% of system capacity to service. The project continues according to plan,...

CNPC to significantly expand gas distribution network by 2015.(Projects)(China National Petroleum Corp.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... China National Petroleum Corp. plans to nearly double the size of its natural gas distribution network by 2015, on expectations China's demand will remain strong. CNPC's plans call for the construction of 13,050 miles of new gas pipelines....

Alliance wins compressor engineering services contract.(Projects)
February 1, 2009... Alliance Engineering, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, is providing engineering services for eight pipeline compressor station projects for the Williams Companies. The multiple projects include a station...

Apache to supply gas for Western Australian iron project.(Projects)(contracts)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Apache Corp. has signed a contract to supply natural gas from the Reindeer field to CITIC Pacific's world scale magnetite mining project in western Australia. Apache and its Reindeer joint venture partner, Santos Ltd., agreed to supply 154 Bcf...

Finland extends permit for seabed investigation for Baltic Sea pipeline.(Projects)
February 1, 2009... A consortium that plans to build an underwater Baltic Sea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany was granted extended permission to investigate the sea bed in the Finnish economic zone. The current permit was due to have expired, but Finland...

Denbury onshore to build C[O.sub.2] pipeline.(Projects)(Resource Environmental Solutions LLC contract with Denbury Onshore LLC )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Resource Environmental Solutions LLC has been selected by Denbury Onshore LLC to develop a turnkey project-specific compensatory mitigation solution for a 314-mile C[O.sub.2] pipeline from Donaldsonville, LA to the Louisiana state line. ...

White River Hub begins service.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Service has begun on the Questar Pipeline Company and Enterprise Products Operating LLC White River Hub. Located in Rio Blanco County, CO the White River Hub connects Enterprise's natural-gas processing plant at Meeker with four interstate...

Cameron to supply flow meters for Keystone Pipeline project.(Projects)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Cameron has been awarded a $5.4 million order from Keystone Pipeline Partnerships, a subsidiary of TransCanada and ConocoPhillips, to provide 20-inch Caldon LEFM 280Ci ultrasonic meters to the Keystone Pipeline project. Now under construction,...

Pemex plans gas pipeline projects.(Projects)(Petroleos Mexicanos)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Mexican state owned oil company Pemex, is expected to begin seeking bids for the construction of two natural gas pipelines mid-April. The project includes a 140-mile, 30-inch pipeline from Tamazunchale to San Luis de la Paz, and a 35-mile,...

Green gas to enter Gasunie's high pressure pipeline for first time.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Natuurgas Overijssel (a partnership between ROVA and HVC-groep) is to begin producing green gas. Enexis will manage the low-pressure transport and Gasunie will feed it through its high-pressure pipeline. It will be the first time that green gas...

Santos puts Henry pipelay on ice.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Australia's Santos has delayed installation of a pipeline tying back the Henry and Netherby gas finds in the Bass Strait to production facilities on the Casino field, saying a pipelay vessel was not available to carry out the work. The pipe was...

Myanmar strikes deal to send gas to China.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Myanmar has signed a deal with South Korean and Indian companies to pipe natural gas from its offshore fields to China. China is planning to start construction shortly on a gas pipeline to Myanmar. The two blocks are off the coast of western...

Caspian pipeline consortium to double capacity.(International)
February 1, 2009... Shareholders in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium have agreed to double the line's capacity. One partner--LUKArco, owned by LUKoil and BP--did not sign the agreement but agreed not to block the expansion project. BP has been in negotiations...

Investment firm eyes Latin American opportunities.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Conduit Capital Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm focused on infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, has sold its Libramiento natural gas compression site and an associated 65-kin natural gas...

Iran to Armenia pipeline proposed.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Iran and Armenia have proposed building an oil pipeline from the Iranian city of Tabriz to the Armenian city of Eraskh through a cooperative approach to improving energy infrastructure.

KOGAS eyes global gas fields.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is seeking to establish an interest in gas fields located in Australia, Oman, Papua New Guinea and Nigeria to ensure stable supplies of LNG for South Korea. KOGAS CEO Choo Kangsoo said it has been in contact with...

East Siberian oil pipeline ready by Christmas.(International)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Transneft has said that the first 2,700-km stage of its East Siberia oil pipeline (ESOP) will come online by Dec. 25. Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev said "There are grounds to assume we will succeed" According to the company, 83% of...

Financial, energy 2008 collapses provide opportunities for answers.(Burner Tip)
February 1, 2009... Like so many parts of the economic world, from financials Automobiles, having a roller-coaster ride in 2008 was no different for the energy business. The Dow Jones peaked in the 14,000 range in 2008 and then plunged 43% to end the year....

New business processes also transforming SCADA market.(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
February 1, 2009... The far-reaching impact of new technologies and quantum change in the way companies are restructuring and streamlining business processes are transforming the global Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) market. The worldwide market...

Political changes, younger workforce on minds of SCADA, telecommunications experts.(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)(Greg Vaughn)(Dan Mueller)(Brian Gore )
February 1, 2009... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal The new administration in Washington will mean changes at the Federal Communications Commission which will likely have a significant effect on oil and gas operators involved in the specialized field energy...

Process devised for monitoring leak threats using GIS.(Distribution Integrity Management Rule)(Report)
February 1, 2009... This article shares experiences we have gained working with several customers to geo-code leak and pipe inspection reports and associate them with the pipe segment in the GIS that best matches the address location and other attributes of the...

DNP3 protocol recommended for pipeline, gathering and distribution applications.(Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)(Distributed Network Protocol)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) provides many advantages over conventional protocols in a wide range of natural gas applications including the monitoring and control of pipelines, gathering systems and...

SNMP is becoming the new framework for SCADA.(Simple Network Management Protocol)(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition )
February 1, 2009... The outburst of the Interact and the cost of Internet protocol (IP) hardware means that the number of IP-based devices that are used for industrial control and monitoring has skyrocketed. Most of these devices support their own proprietary...

Reducing natural gas dependence on Russia.
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You may think that the building of a gas pipeline from Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe would be welcomed by all, but the Nabucco Gas Pipeline project is finding it hard to pass over the diplomatic and...

Enduring service culture marks 75-year history of CRC-Evans pipeline international.(dialogue with Paul Evans and Tim Carey)(Interview)
February 1, 2009... Two leaders of CRC-Evans Pipeline International recently paused to help Pipeline & Gas Journal gain an understanding of the reasons for their firm's enduring 75-year performance record. In their combined responses, Paul Evans, chairman, and Tim...

Operating conference roundtable focuses on integrity management.(Southern Gas Association)
February 1, 2009... The Southern Gas Association (SGA) holds an annual conference at hich many subjects are discussed olving gas transmission and distribution operations. Topics are chosen by the participants and, while some short presentations are provided, most...

GE Oil & Gas.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions says it is introducing Integrity Management System (IMS), described as a first-of-its-kind pipeline integrity management software system to help pipeline operators more effectively manage the integrity of...

QinetiQ.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] QinetiQ offers a color flyer devoted to the OptaSense[TM] fiber-optic acoustic sensing solution that listens for excavator threats to buried high-pressure natural gas pipelines. The flyer contains case notes on...

MobileCal.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... MobileCal offers a brochure devoted to its on-site calibration service for torque tools such as square drive hydraulic wrenches, low-clearance hydraulic wrenches, manual torque wrenches and gear multipliers and pneumatic torque wrenches. The...

ABB Totalflow.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABB Totalflow says its SCADAvantage[TM] software is uniquely designed for oil and gas operations and provides first-rate automation solutions. With self-configuring maps, smart screen templates, on-screen analysis...

Phoenix Contact.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Phoenix Contact says its new high-power industrial radios provide secure wireless communication over a long-distance, wireless mesh network of up to 40 radios. The RAD-80211-XD/HP and RAD-80211XD/HP-BUS feature 400...

Control Microsystems.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Control Microsystems says it has expanded the SCADARange product line with a new multi-input field unit and the addition of a high-gain antenna option and remote sensor mounting on selected SCADARange field units....

TechCorr USA, LLC.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... TechCorr USA says acoustic emission inspection was designed to inspect 100% of a structure from only a few locations. Acoustic emission refers to the generation of transient elastic waves during the rapid release of energy from localized...

Cameron Measurement Systems.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... Cameron Measurement Systems recently announced that the Barton[R] CryoScan[R] 51 (CS51) now communicates via GPRS services. The CS51 Telemetry System is an asset management tool that combines up-tothe-minute accuracy in cryogenic product level...

HFP Acoustical Consultants.(What's New In ... Security, Communications, SCADA, Measurement, Buildings And Radios)
February 1, 2009... HFP Acoustical Consultants offers a brochure on its website that puts the spotlight on the services offered by the firm to help, among others, designers of natural gas compressor buildings. The services include noise emission measurements and...

FreeWave Technologies.(What's New)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... FreeWave Technologies, an independent provider of high performance spread spectrum and licensed radio products and services, and Arcadian Networks, a wireless communications carrier serving energy companies have announced that they have...

Ashcroft.(What's New)
February 1, 2009... Ashcroft[R] says its PLUS! [TM] family of pressure gauges brings new technology to mechanical pressure instrumentation. Described as longer-lasting and rock steady, the gauges use an innovative, patented design to provide the stabilization...

Alignment Supplies, Inc.(What's New)
February 1, 2009... Alignment Supplies, Inc., recently announced the newest Easy-Laser[R] system for shaft alignment. The Easy-Laser[R] D480 is described by the company as a direct response to requests from customers who loved the entry-level accessibility of the...

Emerson Process Management.(What's New)
February 1, 2009... Emerson Process Management has introduced a computerized odorant injection system that it says offers more uniform distribution of odorant, greater reliability, and lower maintenance costs. A patented solenoid injector algorithm replaces old...

FF-Automation.(What's New)
February 1, 2009... FF-Automation says its AutoLog ControlMan is a new, economical way to do remote monitoring and controlling. The solution uses existing GSM / GPRS and internet networks for communication. The customer does not need to invest in networking,...

Industrial Defender, Inc.(What's New)
February 1, 2009... Industrial Defender, Inc., announced the availability of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Control System Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool (CS2SAT). The assessment software tool is being offered to qualified critical...

Optical Metrology Services.(What's New)(Pipeline Industries Guild )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Hertfordshire-based Optical Metrology Services (OMS) has been recognized by the Pipeline Industries Guild (UK) for significant contributions to subsea pipeline technology. OMS says it provides laser-based pipeline dimensional solutions all over...

Best time to invest in building pipelines might be the next few years.
February 1, 2009... Few commodities illustrate the macroeconomic realities of supply and demand as well as oil or natural gas. Even OPEC, which controls nearly 40% of the world's oil supply, unhappily finds itself on the tail that is wagged by demand. The recent...

Cyber security and the pipeline control system.
February 1, 2009... In the winter of 2002-2003, Venezuela found itself in the grip of the largest and longest strike in Latin American history. Lasting from Dec. 2 until Feb. 2, the strike paralyzed the oil industry through work stoppages and acts of sabotage....

Gas cartel may prove little more than hype.
February 1, 2009... With natural gas producers struggling to cope with collapsing prices, they have come together to further their collective interests in the much-hyped Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Fourteen natural gas-producing countries recently...

Global state of energy industry information security.(PricewaterhouseCoopers Survey)(Survey)
February 1, 2009... With oil prices hovering near $40 a barrel in January 2009, temptation will exist for energy companies to cut spending. One of the first areas that is likely to be impacted by spending cuts is technology, and, by extension, efforts to bolster...

Mitsubishi to acquire equity stake and terminal capacity for west coast export facility.(Offshore)(Kitimat LNG Inc.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kitimat LNG Inc. and Mitsubishi Corporation signed a Heads of Agreement under which Mitsubishi will acquire terminal capacity and an equity stake in Kitimat LNG's proposed LNG export terminal. Terms call for...

Fluor JV wins Pemex contract.(Offshore)
February 1, 2009... Fluor Corporation's Mexico-based industrial construction joint venture company, ICA Fluor, was awarded a $51 million contract by Pemex Exploration & Production to build two lightweight offshore platforms for the Cantarell field in the Gulf of...

Subsea 7 wins IRM contract in North Sea.(Offshore)(inspection, repair and maintenance)(TAQA Bratani Limited )(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Subsea 7 Inc. has won a one-year IRM (inspection, repair and maintenance) services agreement from TAQA Bratani Limited (part of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, PJSCPSJA) for project management, engineering, dive support and remote...

Aker Solutions To provide subsea equipment in Santos Basin.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract with Petrobras to supply the first set of subsea trees, including control systems and related equipment for the Tupi field development in the Brazilian pre-salt layer. The agreement is worth EUR 45...

Ziff launches 5th Gulf of Mexico operating cost study.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ziff Energy Group launched the 5th edition of its Gulf of Mexico Shelf Operations Efficiency/Improving Field Performance study evaluating 2007 and 2008 year-to-date uptime reliability and...

Indonesian government approves LNG.(Offshore)(Liquefied natural gas )(Inpex Corp.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Terminal In Timor Sea Inpex Corp. has reportedly received a favorable ruling from Indonesia on its proposal to build a floating LNG terminal in the Timor Sea to process gas from the offshore Abadi field. According to a Rigzone report, the...

Scorpion Deepwater cancels semi construction contract.(Offshore)
February 1, 2009... Turmoil in credit markets is blamed for cancellation of a construction contract between Scorpion Deepwater Ltd. and the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore for a DSS-38 Class semi-submersible drilling rig. Deepwater was unsuccessful in...

BHP Billiton Lets Contract for Gas Export Platform.(Offshore)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Houston-based J. Ray McDermott has been awarded a fabrication contract by BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Limited for the Angostura Gas Export Platform project located 22 miles off the northeast coast of Trinidad and Tobago. Under the terms of...

Midwestern offers new sideboom attachment for John Deere 1050J tractor.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Midwestern Manufacturing Co.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Midwestern Manufacturing Company has announced the start of production of its newly designed sideboom attachment for the new John Deere 1050J model crawler tractor. The new pipelayer has a maximum lift...

S&B Pipeline Engineering & Design.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] S&B PED, a division of S&B Infrastructure, Ltd., offers a brochure on its website devoted to its pipeline engineering and design services. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services for permitting,...

Lincoln Electric.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lincoln Electric says it has added three new electrodes--the Pipeliner[R] LH-D80, LH-D90 and LH-D100--to its line of Pipeliner[R] products. The low-hydrogen consumables are described as being ideal for downhill...

Phoenix contact.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Phoenix Contact has introduced nanoLine[R]. The company says it is a small programmable controller/relay with Ethernet connectivity, a removable operator display and easy flow chart programming. It is designed to...

SubSurface Instruments.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SubSurface Instrument says its Innspector 07 laser beam locator is a handheld device that detects buried pipes, cables, and objects made of virtually anything, from clay to metal to plastic to concrete. The company...

Cameron's Measurement Systems.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... Cameron's Measurement Systems is providing 20-inch Caldon LEFM 280Ci ultrasonic meters to the Keystone Pipeline Project. The meters are said to use advanced transit time ultrasonic technology to determine measurements based on the movement of...

RIDGID.(New Products: Send for information)
February 1, 2009... RIDGID[R] says its SeekTech[R] SR-60 is a revolutionary line locator that features technology that allows users a simplified method for utility line tracing, enabling greater productivity with more confidence. It is said to be the only locator...

Krohne.(New Products: Send for information)(Krohne America Inc.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Krohne says its new Altosonic V12 is the next generation of ultrasonic gas flow meters for custody transfer applications. The meter has 12 measuring chords, two of which are dedicated to diagnostic functions. Once commissioned, it continuously...

Almetek Industries, Inc.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Almetek offers mini curb markers to indicate the location of underground utility lines. Available in stainless steel, brass and aluminum, the curb markers provide a durable, theft-resistant and highly visible marking system that will alert the...

CRC-Evans Pipeline Equipment.(New Products: Send for information)(CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc.)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CRC-Evans Pipeline Equipment has unveiled what the company describes as its most advanced, highest volume padding machine. Built to handle pipeline diameters of 36 inches and greater, the Super Padder aims to...

Matejka Recycling.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... Matejka Recycling has announced Red Box Plus, said to be the first dual-purpose hauling product that combines a dumpster with an attached portable toilet. Matejka Recycling says Red Box Plus is an effective one-stop, one-drop piece of...