Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from January 2003

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from January 2003

Sempra asks governor for savings in revised energy-supply agreement. (Newsreel).
January 1, 2003... Stephen L, Baum, chairman, president and CEO of Sempra Energy, has called on California Gov. Gray Davis to approve a restructured long-term energy-supply contract that will save Californians as much as $1.5 billion over the remaining eight...

KeySpan buys Algonquin LNG. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... KeySpan LNG LLC, part of KeySpan Energy Development Corp. (KEDC), said it acquired Algonquin LNG, LP, the owner and operator of a 600,000 barrel FERC regulated LNG storage and receiving facility in Providence, RI, from Duke Energy. The purchase...

Crosstex Energy, L.P. units begin trading on Nasdaq. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Crosstex Energy, L.P., said its 2,000,000 common units at a price of $20 per unit, representing a 28 percent limited partner interest in Crosstex, began trading Dec. 12 on the Nasdaq National Market. The initial offering transaction closed on...

Atmos Energy names Akers to succeed Holleman. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Atmos Energy Corp. recently named J. Kevin Akers to succeed Matthew L, Holleman, III, as president of Mississippi Valley Gas Co., Mississippi's largest natural gas utility. Atmos completed the purchase of Mississippi valley Gas in early...

New video devices improve turbine inspections. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... New remote inspection delivery devices are making it possible to took deep inside combustion and steam turbines to detect component damage without taking them apart. The devices--developed through the teamwork of the Electric Power Research...

IDACORP to forego midstream natural gas development strategy. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... IDACORP, Inc. said it intends to terminate efforts to pursue a midstream natural gas development business and will exit its natural gas trading operations by the end of the first quarter of 2003. In last year's third quarter, the company told...

Continental controls sells gas engine products to Altronic Inc. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Continental Controls Corp., a manufacturer of controls and components for gas turbine and reciprocating engines, has sold its GOV 10 Gas Engine Governor and AGV 5 Gas Engine Fuel Valve products to Altronic Inc. CCC agreed to continue supporting...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
January 1, 2003... Enough gloom and doom already, I had decided, I need to find some good news to report about the pipeline industry. Somewhere, there must be someone with a positive story to tell. Relentlessly I searched from east to west, from north to...

ServiceStar to provide automation services to universal compression. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... ServiceStar part of CenterPoint Energy Field Services, Inc., has agreed to provide service enhancing automation and network facilities to Universal Compression, Inc. The deal is intended to meet the evolving needs of Universal and its...

GE O&G supplying record-large turboexpander-compressors. (Newsreel).(GE Oil and Gas Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Through its Rotoflow business unit. GE Oil & Gas says it is in the process of supplying some of the largest turboexpander-compressors ever built. Linde AG of Germany has ordered a turboexpander compressor for the expansion of the Troll Gas...

El Paso selling interest in Samalyuca power project. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... El Paso Merchant Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its 40 percent interest in the Samalayuca II power project to an affiliate of GE Structured Finance. another partner in the project. The 700-megawatt power plant is located near...

DTE Energy to earn $610 million from sale. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... DTE Energy Co. has announced plans to sell its electricity transmission business subsidiary. International Transmission Co. to affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Trimaran Capital Partners L.L.C. for about $610 million in cash.

TDW acquires Magpie Systems. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... T.D. Williamson, Inc. (TDW) has acquired Salt Lake City-based Magpie Systems, Inc., a five-year-old pipeline Inline Inspection (ILI) company. Magpie has a growing range of high resolution Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) inspection tools four inches...

Invensys, Mirant unit sign deal. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Invensys and Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC, (MIRMA) have executed a multi-year performance alliance agreement under which Invensys will collaborate with MIRMA to provide optimal solutions and will become MIRMA's preferential automation solution...

DOT invests $1.6 million in pipeline safety research. (Newsreel).(U.S. Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded seven research contracts totaling $1.6 million for pipeline damage prevention and leak detection projects. As part of the first phase of a new competitive pipeline safety research partnership, the...

FMC chosen for Sonatrach project in Algeria. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... FMC Technologies, Inc. of Houston has been hired by Sonatrach-TRC, the Algerian Oil and Gas Company, for the development of five offshore loading stations for transportation of crude oil and condensate from onshore facilities. The total...

Lake Superior Zoo to showcase renewable energy. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Duluth's Lake Superior Zoo has been chosen as the site for northeastern Minnesota's first Rebuild Minnesota renewable energy demonstration project. Each component of the project--from a solar water heating system to a micro hydropower...

ONEOK closes sale of midstream assets. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... ONEOK, Inc, of Tulsa, OK has closed the sale of certain midstream assets to an affiliate of Mustang Fuel Corporation, a private, independent oil and gas company, headquartered in Oklahoma City. The purchase price was $92.5 million. The...

NTSB publishes report on Olympic accident. (Government Guidelines).
January 1, 2003... Just as Congress was passing a new pipeline safety bill, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was issuing a report on the 1999 pipeline accident that started the legislative ball rolling. It was the rupture of an Olympic Pipe Line...

Bush signs pipeline safety bill into law. (Government Guidelines).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... President Bush signed the pipeline safety legislation into law on Dec. 17. Benjamin S. Cooper, executive director of the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, said he welcomed the president's acceptance of the legislation. "Today's action by the...

Pipejacking proves beneficial for PE gas line installation. (Projects).(Uponor)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Uponor's polyethylene (PE) gas pipe has been successfully used in a key pipejacking project at the UK's Manchester stadium that served to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games in July. The 2002 games at the stadium were attended by athletes from all...

Petroleum products pipeline for Nicaragua. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Phenix Pipeline USA Inc. and Oleoductos Premeri de Nicaragua S.A. recently announced plans to construct a coast-to-coast pipeline across Nicaragua for transporting petroleum products in bulk between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Central...

Power Systems for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Northern Power Systems has been selected to provide 37 integrated power systems for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline being built from Baku. Azerbaijan to Ceyhan, Turkey. The portion of the pipeline for which Northern will supply power...

Triton gathering to build gas pipeline in Gulf. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A new $40 million Gulf of Mexico pipeline is planned by Shell Gas Transmission LLC and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. The 41-mile, 16-inch diameter pipeline is expected to be ready to transport gas as early as November from the deepwater...

Duke Energy's Patriot expansion wins regulatory approval. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Duke Energy's Patriot pipeline expansion. This gives the company's East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG) subsidiary the authorization to construct, own, operate and maintain a pipeline and...

TEPPCO's LPG expansion plans. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... TEPPCO Partners, L.P. plans to expand its delivery capacity of liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs). The expansion will increase delivery capability to the northeast during the peak winter months by more than one million barrels. The expansion,...

ANR holds open season. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... El Paso subsidiary ANR Pipeline Company is holding a non-binding open season to determine customer interest in additional transportation capacity along the company's natural gas pipeline system to current and new delivery points in western...

CorrOcean to monitor 31 pipelines in Rio. (Projects).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... CorrOcean do Brasil Ltda, the Brazilian subsidiary of Trondheim, Norway headquartered CorrOcean ASA, has been awarded a contract by Transpetro (Petrobras Transporte S.A.) for corrosion monitoring services on 31 pipelines in Rio de Janeiro,...

M&N pipeline phase IV expansion receives OK. (Projects).(Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline L.P.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline L.P. (M&N), has received National Energy Board (NEB) approval to expand the capacity of its natural gas pipeline system. M&N, headquartered in Halifax, has been transporting Scotian Shelf gas to markets in the...

Gazprom suggests underwater line to Germany. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller presented a pipeline plan to ship gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany that would cost about US$5.7 billion. The underwater section would cost $2.4 billion, with a pipeline across Germany to the Netherlands requiring an...

Russian oil majors plan pipeline-port project. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A foursome of Russian oil majors announced plans to embark on a pipeline and port project with an eye to expanding their export capacity and conquering new markets. In a rare show of cooperation, Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovskii, LUKoil...

Major move for GE in distributed power. (International Highlights).(GE Power Systems)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... GE Power Systems announced plans to acquire Jenbacher A.G. of Austria, one of the world's leading suppliers of reciprocating gas engines for power generation. Jenbacher A.G.. headquartered in Jenbach, manufactures gas-fueled reciprocating...

EU pact allows energy choice. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... With France finally giving in, the European Union has decided to open its doors to the energy market through an agreement that will allow consumers to choose their natural gas and power suppliers. Under an agreement reached by energy ministers...

Iran pushes for regional energy market. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Iranian officials are advocating creation of a regional energy market that would connect the southern Persian Gulf with Iran. Iran has the world's second-largest proven natural gas reserves--an estimated 23 trillion cubic meters--and most of...

New Balkans pipeline envisioned. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A new oil pipeline linking Romania, Yugoslavia and Croatia could boost the Balkan nations' battered economies by opening up lucrative trade routes from Central Asia to Western Europe. The three states signed an agreement on the 746-mile...

After successful turnaround TransCanada CEO ready for bright future in natural gas, power. (TransCanada Turns Around).
January 1, 2003... You can't blame Hal Kvisle for smiling as darkness tell on this bitterly cold evening in downtown Calgary. TransCanada Pipeline Co.'s stock is on the rise, its portfolio of power and natural gas projects is strengthening its presence in the...

FERC faces tough decision on El Paso.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
January 1, 2003... If nothing else, the density and bewildering technicalities of the arguments tossed around by El Paso and its Southern California opponents at the unusual hearing at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Dec. 2 were a warning to...

Gas leads demand for future pipeline construction. (Construction Outlook).
January 1, 2003... Regardless of where in the world you look, natural gas continues to dominate pipeline construction and engineering projects. Recent worldwide survey figures show that an estimated 56,567 miles of new and planned pipelines are under construction...

A look at the numbers. (Pipeline Construction Scorecard).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... As previously mentioned, domestic and international oil and gas pipeline construction totals an estimated 57,567 miles. Not included in this total are projects that are in the early planning phase or where actual data or the realistic...

Pipeline construction scorecard. (Construction Outlook).(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... Pipeline Construction Scorecard North American Pipeline Construction Projects Planned And Under Construction Cost In- Project Name Length ...

Kern River Expansion moves to completion under new owner. ($2 Billion Pipeline System).(Kern River Gas owner MidAmerican Energy Holdings is continuing expansion project)
January 1, 2003... A new player in the pipeline industry--led by legendary investment tycoon Warren Buffett--emerged on March 27 to buy the Kern River Gas Transmission Company from the troubled Williams Cos. and is now busy putting the finishing touches on the...

A few technology, business rule changes might create major opportunities. (Boosting Gas Pipeline Profits).(Industry Overview)
January 1, 2003... There is upwards of $5 billion annually of profit that could be extracted from U.S. gas pipeline and distribution operations with the introduction of a little flow measurement and communications technology and the changing of a few market...

Contractor utilizes trenchless pipe ramming, slick-boring in Illinois. (Gas Main Installation).(Arby Construction installs pipeline for Nicor Gas)
January 1, 2003... Trenchless technology continues to find a home in the gas industry. Arby Construction, New Berlin, WI was recently contracted to install 12,000 feet of 12-inch gas pipeline for Nicor Gas, Aurora, IL. Faced with several rail line crossings where...

Operators, regulators strive to eliminate gray areas in new DOT regulations for liquids lines. (Pipeline Integrity Management Rules).(Department of Transportation)
January 1, 2003... Pipeline owners and operators nationwide face new and increasing challenges in the management of their systems. All hazardous liquid pipeline systems that are subject to regulation under 49 CFR 195, regardless of length, must comply with new...

McDaniel Technical Services, Inc. (MTSi). (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... McDaniel Technical Services provides a complete range of technical services including feasibility studies and planning, project management, engineering design, drafting, procurement, and field services, including construction inspection and...

Bobcat Company T300 compact track loader. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bobcat Co. recently extended its line of compact track loaders by introducing the vertical lift-patch T300. It's the largest in the Bobcat track loader line with a rated operating capacity of 3,000 lb. The machine's...

Challenger pipe carrier. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... Challenger Services offers a pipe carrier attachment for the CAT Challenger models 65, 75, 85, and 95, rubber track crawler tractor Equipped with a Hiab 250 knuckle boom crane with 175,000 ft/lb of lift capacity, the Challenger Pipe Carrier is...

Camel grinding wheels, USA. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Z-Stainless flap discs now are available from Camel Grinding Wheels, USA. The American-made flap discs ate designed from light-pressure applications, especially on stainless steel and other heat-sensitive alloys....

Danheux & Maroye Pipeline Engineering and Construction. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... Danheux & Maroye has published a brochure spotlighting its capabilities. It terms itself the leading Belgian company specializing in the pipeline field. D&M notes that all developed countries are crisscrossed by pipelines which transport...

Acuster S.A. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... Acuster has published a color brochure describing its work in manufacturing and worldwide distribution of machinery and accessories for fluids pipelining. Key products from the 29-year-old company include clamps for leaks and bypasses;...

Thomas Pipe. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... Thomas Pipe is offering a color brochure dedicated to the company's high-efficiency pipe stocking and distribution business. Founded in 1983. Thomas Pipe says it has become one of the world's largest stocking distributors of prime carbon steel...

Pipeline Roller Systems. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).
January 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pipeline Roller Systems is a leading manufacturer of roller cradles and other pipe travel equipment, for the pipeline and directional drilling industries. The company offers ASME-designed equipment and polyurethane...

The Lincoln Electric Company. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Lincoln Electric Company brochure that announces its offering of the Inverted[R] V350-Pro power sources in a rack-mounted configuration. This is the first time the company has offered this choice of configuration. Lincoln says the new...

McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McElroy Manufacturing recently improved the fusion machine that is said to have revolutionized the industry of polyethylene pipe fusion. The new TracStar 500 Series II adds strength and versatility to the original...

Dura-Base Composite Mat System. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... SOLOCO, LLC, a subsidiary of Newport Resources, has provided the new Dura-Base Composite Mat System for the Camisea gas project in Peru. Dura-Base is used to provide temporary roads for job site access and staging operations in soft soil and...

Uponor. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... After successful trials with gas operator Transco, Uponor has begun rolling out its ProFuse PE 100 peelable skin pipe for gas The company says Propuse already is proving helpful to Transcos major UK gas mains replacement program particularly...

Vermeer Manufacturing. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Vermeer is breaking new ground width the next generation trenthers. The recently introduced machines are the RT60, RT100 and RT200. The RT60 is the company's first mini-trencher in the under 10 horsepower class. It can trench four inches, eight...

Vacuworx International. (What's New In Pipeline Construction Products & Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Vacuworx International recently announced a new vacuum type pipe lifter model, the Vaculift RC15. The RC15 is rated at 15 metric tons (36,000 pounds) and is described as well-suited for handling big inch heavy wall pipe, whether single, double,...

Shaking it up: producer satisfaction standards change. (Annual Mastio Gas Producer Survey).
January 1, 2003... Crosstex Energy Services, Inc., Dominion Energy and Reliant Energy topped the weighted average index of top North American natural gas purchasers, according to producers of natural gas (see the Purchasers index). According to survey results...

Industry experts reassess a trying year. (Olson Cites Profitable Pipelines).
January 1, 2003... For years, former Arthur Andersen executive Victor A. Burk was responsible for organizing one of the energy industry's most respected conferences every December in Houston. This time, it was a different company in a different setting with a...

Baker Hughes Pipeline Management Group. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Baker Hughes Pipeline Management Group (PMG) has published a color brochure devoted to services it provides to help pipeline operators ensure the reliability, verify the integrity and improve the delivery of their pipeline networks PMG provides...

Cornerstone Pipeline Inspection Group, LLC. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... CPIG has published a booklet concentrating on the firm's high-resolution MFL in-line inspection services. A particular focus is on the tool's cost-saving design features. CPIG says its design engineers have applied years of ILI experience to...

CenterPoint Energy Pipeline Services. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... CenterPoint Energy Pip(line Services (CEPS)--formerly Reliant Energy Pipeline Services--has published a brochure emphasizing its services. The company says it can deliver turnkey solutions for new projects, perform long-term operations for...

Itaval, S.r.l. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Itaval, S.r.l. has published a color brochure putting a spotlight on the company's valves and other products and services which include ball valves (half-inch to 60 inches), gate valves (two to 24 inches), butterfly valves (three to 120...

Controlotron Clamp-On Ultrasonic Mass Meter. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Controlotron is seeking patent protection for what it describes as the first Clamp-On Ultrasonic Mass Meter. SonicMass[TM]. The company says SonicMass[TM] is providing mass flow for process liquids in pipes up to 1,200 mm in diameter, and is...

Barton Scanner 1131 EFM/RTU. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Barton's advanced Scanner 1131 EPM/RTU provides custody transfer measurement data and control functions to production, transmission and distribution markets. Available in either field mount or rack-mount configurations, the unit reduces...

Pibiviesse S.p.A. CAGE-BALL[TM] valve. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Pibiviesse S.p.A. is offering a color brochure dedicated to its CAGE-BALL high-performance control ball valve. The company says this is the second generation of low-noise, non-cavitating control valve design that uses a battery of plates...

UPM Corp. Vine-X brush control. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... UPM Corp, is offering Vine-X vine and brash control. Vine X is said to be a specially designed container/applicator unit created to allow home gardeners to safely use one of Dow AgroSciences' triclopyr-based specialty herbicides to combat...

MSA Ultima[R] X Series Gas Monitors. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... MSA Instrument Division has released the Ultima X Gas Monitor Series. MSA says the detector line is state-of-the-art, featuring what is described as the latest mechanical and electrical technologies. The Ultima XA and XE Monitors provide...

R&M Energy Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... R&M Energy Systems says its new Hercules[R] Wildcat'r[TM] Series 37-750 Ductile Iron Ball Valves feature heavy-duty construction intended to ensure dependability and long life in a variety of flow control applications. The valves feature a...

ANDEROL B.V. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... ANDEROL offers a high-performance, biodegradable synthetic lubricant for compressors that is said to maintain peak performance beyond 10,000 hours. The new ANDEROL BDC-46 biodegradable compressor lubricant is made from a proprietary formula. It...

Sypris Technologies Tube Turns Division. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Sypris Technologies, Inc. Tube Turns Division makes several lines of products for the oil and gas, pipeline, chemical and process industries. These product lines include T-Bolt Closures (light-weight, low-pressure, multi-bolted closures for...

AerCom Tec International, Inc. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... AerTraxTM from AerCom Tec International, Inc., is described as a road-roven, coast-to-coast location system. It is said to be ideal for transport fleets of any size. AerTrax mobile units deliver accurate street level tracking to any computer...

Ophir Corp. duoThane[R] leak detection. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Ophir Corp. recently said it had successfully demonstrated its natural gas pipeline leak detector system--duoThane -on a Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. pipeline in Glendive, MT. Ophir says the system independently and simultaneously...

GPI Tracer Snap. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Gas Products, Inc., says its GPI Tracer Snap (patent pending) is a tracer that can be found along with its associated gas line. The company says tracer wires, while mandated by law and regulations, can be difficult or impossible to find after...

VT TSS Ltd. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... VT TSS Ltd. has developed a successor to what it describes as the world's most successful pipe and cable tracker. The new TSS 440 is said to offer a tracking range up to 50 percent greater than its predecessor, the TSS 340. Flying on an ROV,...

EN Engineering LLC, an Epstein-Nicor Company. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... EN Engineering has been formed by Nicor and A. Epstein & Sons International, Inc., to serve the engineering portion of the energy market and the need for strong, reliable, environmentally friendly water and sewer systems. The company recently...

Itron Inc. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... Itron Inc. reports that it has partnered with Invensys Metering Systems--North America Inc., part of Invensys PLC, to offer a solution that integrates Itron's 51ESS ERTTM AMR technology with the new Invensys solid-state, single-phase...

Apache Pipeline Products. (New Products).
January 1, 2003... The Apache Versi[TM] is an all-urethane, modular pipepline pig. Designed for versatility, it can easily be fitted for cleaning, batching, or displacement operations. Apache Pipeline Products says the Versi[TM] is more economical than a solid...

Hull tow sets UK maritime record. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Shell recently broke maritime records to bring the largest vessel ever along England's River Tyne enroute to the northern city of Newcastle. The record came when the company brought the hull for the Bonga floating production, storage and...

Survey shows challenges ahead for UK offshore oil & gas. (Offshore Review).
January 1, 2003... With just half of Britain's estimated oil and gas reserves recovered, survey results show the UK offshore oil and gas industry has reached a critical point in terms of its international competitiveness, with projections of investment growth not...

BP to sell interest in two gulf fields. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... BP, one of the many companies involved in a cost-cutting program, is considering offers for its interest in Kings Peak and Aspen fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The company holds a 100 percent in Kings Peak and 40 percent in Aspen. Nexen is the...

Halliburton Energy sets wells test record. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Halliburton Energy Services recently set a new ultra deepwater record for a well test while completing a drillstem test for Petrobras using the SeaLink Subsurface Electro Hydraulic System in 8,993 feet (2,741 meters) of water. The record was...

Ondeo Nalco supplies hydrate inhibitors for BP's pipeline. (Offshore Review).
January 1, 2003... Ondeo Nalco, a subsidiary of SUEZ, recently provided a hydrate inhibitor program for BP's Mango Wet Gas Pipeline in the North Sea. The purpose of the program was to prevent plugging in the 16-inch diameter pipeline, which transports gas 13.6...