Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from January 2007

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from January 2007

Elster Group aligns North American business units.(Newsreel)(Elster Group)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Elster Group plans to align seven of its business units in North America. The alignment includes American Meter Company, Perfection Corporation, North American Services Group, Canadian Meter, Elster Instromet, Elster AMCO de Mexico, and H&H...

Survey indicates energy policies headed in wrong direction.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2007... How oil and gas industry leaders perceive the nation's energy policies, prices and problems was the subject of a survey by Deloitte & Touche USA LLR Short-range decision-making by politicians was cited as the biggest obstacle to creating...

First Texas school with emphasis on energy education opens in Houston.(Newsreel)(Harmony School of Excellence )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Harmony School of Excellence in Houston announced plans to expand the charter school's traditional math and science curriculum to include an emphasis on energy education. "The energy industry is failing to attract America's best and...

EMS Group acquires third-party contracts.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2007... Energy Maintenance Services Group I, LLC (EMS Group) has purchased the majority of third-party operations and maintenance service contracts from CenterPoint Energy Pipeline Services, Inc. CenterPoint Energy Pipeline Services is an indirect,...

Southern Union faces challenge from hedge fund.(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... New York hedge fund Sandell Asset Management is taking on Southern Union's management and the board, accusing the company run by billionaire investor George Lindemann of being unresponsive to their request to address the gap between SUG's share...

Asia Pacific's oil bill soars.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A surge in oil consumption coupled with rising oil prices has caused the Asia Pacific region's oil import bill to rise by 133% since 2000 to reach US$287 billion in 2005. This was the message from John Westwood of international energy analysts...

Venezuela pushes for 8,000-Km pipeline to Argentina.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Venezuela is spearheading a pipeline project that would deliver natural gas throughout South America. The logistics and costs of the project are daunting, and it may be aimed more at furthering Venezuelan influence throughout the region than...

Russian Company wins Sakhalin II contract.(contracts)(ZAO Iskra-Energetika)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. has awarded a contract valued at about $US19 million to ZAO Iskra-Energetika of Perm, Russia for the Booster Station 2 Power Generation and Substation Package for the Sakhalin II project. The...

TransCanada buying ANR Pipeline, storage from El Paso.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2007... TransCanada Corporation announced plans Dec. 22 to significantly expand its continental natural gas pipeline and storage operations by acquiring ANR Pipeline Company and ANR Storage Company and an additional 3.55% interest in Great Lakes Gas...

Editor's notebook.(achievements of T. Boone Pickens)
January 1, 2007... The January issue of Playboy contained an intriguing interview with T. Boone Pickens. Yes, I am one of those few who buy that magazine to read the articles. Ol' T. Boone has always been dogged by controversy and has never been especially...

FERC considers rate adjustments for peaking utilities.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
January 1, 2007... Interstate gas transmission companies are hoping the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gives electric peaking utilities new leeway to recapture high gas costs they are forced to pay when their Independent System Operators (ISOs) and...

INGAA shut out of pipeline bill.(Newsreel)(Interstate Natural Gas Association of America)
January 1, 2007... The pipeline reauthorization bill Congress passed at the end of the lame duck session in December contained a holiday gift for INGAA which would have to be characterized as in the "under $1" category. The bill, which contains a number of other...

Kern River redux.(Newsreel)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asked to reconsider decision in Kern River Gas Transmission Company )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Pipelines, gas producers and electric generators all want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its Oct. 19 decision in the Kern River rate case. The gas transmission industry was unhappy with FERC's decision to award Kern...

Falcon gas storage to build North Texas pipeline.(Projects)(Falcon Gas Storage Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Officials of Falcon Gas Storage Company Inc. say the company plans to build a 63-mile, 24-inch diameter gas pipeline primarily to serve its expanded 16 Bcf working capacity Worsham-Steed Gas Storage Facility in the western portion of the...

NEB approves KM toll settlement.(Projects)(Kinder Morgan Canada)(National Energy Board )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Kinder Morgan Canada, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc., has received approval from the National Energy Board (NEB) for a new five-year Incentive Toll Settlement that will govern the economic terms and service standards for the Trans Mountain...

Pipeline looping project placed in service.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., through their Jonah Gas Gathering Company joint venture, have placed a new pipeline looping project in service as part of the Phase V expansion of the Jonah Gas Gathering System. One...

Enterprise to construct pipeline to serve Barnett Shale play in North Texas.(Projects)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. affiliate, Enterprise Texas Pipeline L.P., will extend its intrastate natural gas pipeline system with the construction of a new 178-mile pipeline that will provide up to 1.1 Bcf/d of takeaway capacity for...

Crosstex signs transportation agreement with boardwalk Pipeline Partners.(contracts)(Boardwalk Pipeline Partners)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Crosstex Energy, L.P. has agreed to be a foundation shipper on Boardwalk Pipeline Partners' new interstate gas pipeline--Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf Crossing Pipeline). Gulf Crossing Pipeline will consist of approximately 355...

Automatic welding equipment for domestic/international projects.(CRC-Evans)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... CRC-Evans is providing automatic welding equipment for both domestic and international pipeline projects. Oman Construction Company (TOCO), a Muscat-based subsidiary of Willbros RPI, Inc., is using the company's Internal Welding Machine in...

KMP and ETP to develop $1.25 billion Midcontinent express pipeline.(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. contract with Energy Transfer Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. have entered into a 50/50 joint development of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) and the start of a binding open season for firm transportation capacity. The...

Duke Energy's Algonquin expansion draws strong shipper interest.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Transportation customers responding to Duke Energy Gas Transmission's open season on its Algonquin pipeline system have indicated they may need more than 2 Bcf/d of new natural gas pipeline capacity to meet the demands of a growing Northeast...

Transport4 launches T4 online auctions.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Transport4, LLC now has online auctions available on its T4 Marketplace. Initially, this service will allow pipelines to auction surplus tank space, surplus product, and line space within Transport4. In the future, the Marketplace can support...

Enterprise Products finalizes 30-year Agreement with ExxonMobil.(contracts)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. affiliate, Enterprise Gas Processing, LLC, has entered into a 30-year agreement with ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to provide gathering, compression, treating...

New pipeline moving gas from Netherlands to UK.(International)(Balgzand-Bacton line)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Balgzand-Bacton Line (BBL)--the first pipeline to link the Netherlands and the United Kingdom--beggn supplying gas from the Dutch mainland to the UK Dec. 1. With capacity of 1.75 million cubic meters per hour, the submarine pipeline is able...

Gazprom, PetroVietnam sign cooperation agreement.(OAO Gazprom)(Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp)(contracts)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Gazprom and PetroVietnam have signed an agreement of cooperation in the oil, gas and pipeline industries. The agreement stipulates cooperation in: --Exploration, production, transportation, utilization and marketing of natural gas, oil and...

Second stage of East Siberian pipeline approved.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A second major stage of the East Siberian oil pipeline project has been approved by Russian officials. The section extends from Ust-Kut in Irkutsk Oblast to the Talakanskoe oil field in the neighboring Sakha (Yakutia) republic. The section...

Georgia to cooperate with Iran on gas issues.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Georgia will cooperate with Iran on issues of natural gas deliveries, says Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli. Georgia needs alternatives to replace Russian gas, which is set to rise to $230 per 1,000 cubic meters this year. The country is holding...

India must invest $US888 million in pipelines, city gas, LNG.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A government panel says India must invest $US888 million over the next five years in LNG terminals, cross-country gas pipelines and city gas pipeline networks. The report suggests India's LNG requirements will increase to 83 MMcm/d over the...

Gujarat Gas Grid pipeline commissioned.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... India's Gujarat State Petronet has commissioned a section of the second stage of the Gujarat Gas Grid. The 40-km section spans from Kalol to Mehsana and has a diameter of 18 inches. The company plans to bring 195 km of pipeline in operation,...

RasGas fifth train being commissioned.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The fifth train of the RasGas project is being commissioned, with annual LNG production from the project increasing by 4.7 MMt/a, making it one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world. With four trains already in operation, RasGas produces...

BJ Tubular to pre-install conductors for Sakhalin II platforms.(contracts)(BJ Tubular Services)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BJ Tubular Services announced it been awarded a contract by KCA Deutag Drilling LLC on behalf of Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC) to provide hammer conductordriving services offshore Sakhalin Island. BJ will be pre-installing all...

P&GJ's 2007 worldwide pipeline construction report.
January 1, 2007... Unprecedented opportunities for pipeline construction continue to grow. This is reflected in P&GJ's latest worldwide construction figures that indicate 98,232 miles of new and planned oil and gas pipelines are under construction and planned....

Energy industry cites employment challenges in latest Mercer survey.(Bob Orr, a director with Mercer Management Consulting talks)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... The energy industry is facing a talent shortage as retirement thins the ranks of experienced employees. Mercer Management Consulting has conducted the latest in a series of surveys of industry participants to learn what the size of the...

Municipal gas utilities focus on price impacts and marketing strategy: Part 2.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... (Bert Kalisch, President/CEO of the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and Luther Wills-Dudich, APGA Communications Director, recently posed some questions to leaders within the organization about issues that concern gas utility departments...

Proper pumping critical for successful hydrostatic testing.
January 1, 2007... Hydrostatic testing of pipelines is a commonly used procedure for ascertaining the fitness of the line for continuous service. It is used principally in the construction of both natural gas and petroleum liquids pipelines or the remediation and...

Is an LNG-driven gas storage shortage looming?(supply and demand of liquified natural gas)
January 1, 2007... In September 2006, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis of Natural Gas Storage Working Capacity in which it reported the following data (excluding marginal fields): * Working gas design capacity equal to 4,014...

Fiber-optic sensors for monitoring pipe bending due to ground movement.
January 1, 2007... This article describes an installation of fiber-optic sensors designed to measure pipe bending due to ground movement at three sites on a 16-inch gas transmission line. The sour gas pipeline had failed in December 2004 from excessive forces...

Lincoln Electric.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Lincoln Electric adds to its popular Power Feed[R] line with the introduction of the Power Feed 25M[R]. Engineered to complement any Lincoln ElectricPower Wave[R], this robust wire feeder is designed to meet the unique industry challenges of...

GE Inspection Technologies.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... The new CR 50P portable computed radiography scanner from GE Inspection Technologies is described as being light and compact enough to allow the benefits of computed radiography to be realized at remote locations in applications requiring both...

Veolia Environmental Services.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Veolia Environmental Services offers a one-page color brochure devoted to its Pipeline Stabilization Installation Device (PSID-1), described as capable of stabilizing pipe in dry or submerged environments at depths up to 10,000 feet with a...

Deep Marine Technology, Inc.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Deep Marine Technology, Inc. offers a two-page color flyer describing its full subsea services including HS&E Services, ROV/DSV Services, Diving Services, DOV Services and Engineering & Tooling Services. The ROV/DSV Department includes the...

PFERD Inc.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... PFERD Inc. has introduced an expanded line of coated abrasive belts in its 2007 catalog. Included are file belts up to 30 inches long, portable belts up to 24 inches, benchstand belts up to 72 inches and 132-inch-long backstand belts, all with...

Red Flame Hot Tap Services Ltd.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Flame Hot Tap Services has published a color brochure devoted to its vision of providing innovative and safe hot tapping expertise. Hot Tap says its qualified specialists deliver a full range of cost-effective and safety conscious pipeline...

Duoline Technologies.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Duoline Technologies, devoted to solving oilfield corrosion problems through innovative products and services, has made its enhanced website live. With the increased use of the internet for data and information, Duoline says it set out to...

Midwestern Manufacturing.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Midwestern Manufacturing of Tulsa, OK, is now offering its newly designed hydraulic sideboom conversion attachment for a Caterpillar D8N and D8R "high drive" track type tractor. The newly designed sideboom is attached to a high drive tractor to...

Vermeer Manufacturing Company.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Vermeer Manufacturing Co. introduces the all-new D330x500 NAVIGATOR[R] horizontal directional drill, described as combining a powerful large rig with efficient design, mobility and ease of transport to serve a growing large-diameter drilling...

Emerson Process Management.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Emerson Process Management adds four new classes to its educational services offerings for Machinery Health Management in 2007. The courses reflect technology innovations and customer requests. Courses include Turbomachinery Diagnostics using...

Caterpillar.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Caterpillar says it has improved the IT38G Series It Integrated Toolcarrier to enhance versatility, productivity and visibility. The medium wheel loader-based machine is said to have been redesigned with the operator in mind, providing lines of...

Bernard welding equipment.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Bernard[R] offers conversion adapters and gas diffusers that fit its Centerfire[TM] contact tips and nozzles to all major MIG gun brands. By standardizing with Bernard Centerfire consumables, companies can reduce overhead associated with...

Magnatech Limited Partnership.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Magnatech says its new model Pipeliner II is the first flux-core arc welding (FCAW) pipeline system that has been field proven. Unlike the many systems on the market using GMAW, Magnatech says the Pipeliner II can meet both API1104, as well as...

Weldcraft.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Weldcraft offers six new TIG torch packages designed to ease ordering and inventorying by offering all the components necessary for TIG welding in one package. Weldcraft will offer four torch packages for air-cooled applications ranging from...

Telescada.(What's New ...: In Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2007... Telescada offers its new T-Corder Electronic Chart Recorder. It is designed for portability and use where data logging of natural gas transmission and distribution pressure, and/or gas flow is desired. It is said to be an ideal instrument to...

HDD facilitates Alaskan Pipeline relocation.(horizontal directional drilling)
January 1, 2007... When Alaska Pipeline Company--a wholly owned subsidiary of SEMCO Energy, sister company of ENSTAR Natural Gas, the gas distribution supplier to south-central Alaska--needed to relocate a section of the Beluga Natural Gas Pipeline Transmission...

New technology effective in reducing top-of-the-line corrosion rate.(Inhibitor Dispersal Pig Tested)(T.D. Williamson Inc. develops V-Jet)
January 1, 2007... In wet, sour, or carbon dioxide-containing multiphase gas production or gathering lines, top-of-the-line corrosion (TLC) can be a significant problem that may not be readily identified by conventional monitoring methods. While corrosion...

Mighty Servant 3 sinks off Angola.(Offshore)(Mighty Servant 3)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Early on Dec. 6, the semi-submersible vessel Mighty Servant 3 developed a list and sank off Angola shortly after offloading the drilling platform Aleutian Key. The vessel is resting on the sea bottom in approximately 62 meters of water. The...

SRD plays support role in pipeline projects off UK Coast.(Offshore)(Sonar Research and Development)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Sonar Research & Development (SRD) has recently completed two pipe-laying support projects in the North Sea. Using its latest sonar technology, SRD worked with the European dredging contractors, part of Jan De Nul, to provide survey support...

Shell's major oil development in Gulf.(Offshore)(Shell Offshore Inc)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Shell Offshore Inc. will develop the Great White, Tobago and Silvertip Fields via a Perdido Regional Development host, located in the Alaminos Canyon leasing area of the Gulf of Mexico, 200 miles south of Freeport, TX. Moored in about 8,000...

Ziff Energy study.(Offshore)
January 1, 2007... The Ziff Energy Group has launched the 6th edition of its Deepwater Reducing Field Operating Costs (RFOC) study which will evaluate 2006 operating costs for more than two dozen deepwater producing assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Participation...

New sideboom conversion attachment hitting market.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Midwestern Manufacturing Company designs hydraulic sideboom attachment for Caterpillar D8N and D8R tractor)
January 1, 2007... Midwestern Manufacturing of Tulsa, OK recently announced completion of its newly designed hydraulic sideboom conversion attachment for a Caterpillar D8N and D8R "high-drive" track type tractor. The newly designed sideboom is attached to a...

Cost-effective centrifugal compressor technology is coming.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Dresser-Rand Company)
January 1, 2007... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Advancing centrifugal compressor technology, Dresser-Rand Company recently said it is developing a fully Integrated Compression System[TM] (ICS[TM]) engineered to provide an efficient, compact solution to...

Powder river basin line sets new standards for internal corrosion protection.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2007... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Anadarko's 50-mile, 24-inch diameter pipeline is the first long large-diameter pipeline installed in the United States that incorporates internally coated pipe and CCB International's sleeve attachment...

Lincoln Electric.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Lincoln Electric has released its 2006 UltraCore[TM] Wire Product Catalog, featuring its full line of gas-shielded, flux-cored wire. Lincoln says its UltraCore[TM] wire delivers the industry's most stable arc and provides superior...

Pigs Unlimited, Inc.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Pigs Unlimited has introduced a revised site on the Web in which each of its pigging products is featured in a dedicated page with an individual picture, technical description, downloadable specification sheet and pricing. The site also offers...

TransCore.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... TransCore offers a color laser print brochure devoted to the CE52-TG non-intrusive pig passage detector that is described as exclusively for use with the TransCore MT2000E wireless devices. The CD52-TG is said to allow simple and reliable...

Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket has published a brochure focused on the fact that the company offers customers a full range of premium quality stud bolts and ring joint gaskets. Dan-Loc says its manufacturing approach includes rigid testing and quality...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, has a new vibratory plow, the Ditch Witch 420sx. Ditch Witch says this unit borrows from the walk-along 410sx, but adds riding capability, greater...

Emerson Process Management.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Emerson Process Management introduces the Micro Motion[R] Model 3711 gas flow computer, described as the first gas flow computer to use and benefit from the accuracy of Coriolis direct mass flow measurement. Using Micro Motion ented MVD[TM]...

Quik-Shor.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Quik-Shor says you can reduce your pumping effort up to 80% when shoring. Quik-Shor has a patented shoring pump that reduces the stroke count required to bring a shore to pressure by 60 to 80% over the old style of pumps. The three-stage design...

Assured Automation.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Assured Automation's VA Series (valve+actuator) is an integrated on/off valve and pneumatic actuator that is said to have proved itself to be a valuable OEM component allowing more compact piping installations and unique new product offerings....

Control Microsystems.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Control Microsystems, global developer of advanced RTU/PLCs, SCADA management software and intelligent sensors, has released SOLARPack[TM], an integrated solar power control and communication system designed for harsh environments. SOLARPack...

Dynalco Controls.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Dynalco Controls Inc. and Beta Machinery Analysis (Beta) have jointly introduced DynaProbe, an engine inspection tool that they say greatly reduces the time it takes to perform large engine critical component inspections and avoid catastrophic...

William Frick & Company.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... William Frick & Co. has released the newest addition to its gas pipeline family of marking products with its Pavement and Soil Markers. Frick is known for its custom design, ISO Certified development and rapid delivery of highly durable utility...

GE Inspection Technologies.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... The new Phasor XS from GE Inspection Technologies brings phased array flaw-imaging capability to everyday inspection in what is said to be an easy-to-use, portable and affordable ultrasonic flaw detector, which promises to drastically reduce...

Pipe Wrap, LLC.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Pipe Wrap A+ is new product designed to increase pipeline wall thickness as a preventative safety measure. According to Pipe Wrap, the wall of a pipeline can corrode, but rather than go to the costly expense of replacing large portions of an...

Tinker & Rasor.(New Products)
January 1, 2007... Tinker & Rasor offers a color copy of their one-page advertisement devoted to their high-voltage holiday detector, Model APS. T-R describes the spark-type holiday detector Model APS as the latest in coating inspection instruments. It covers...

Gas Technology Institute (GTI).(appointment of Ronald N. Snedic, Paul G. Chromek and Kenneth L. Wicherek)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently appointed the following new officers: Ronald N. Snedic, vice president of Business Development, Paul G. Chromek, general counsel and secretary, and Kenneth L. Wicherek, vice president of Finance,...

American Gas Association (AGA).(Association News)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The American Gas Association (AGA) is running a series of ads urging Congress to pass legislation opening the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to exploration for natural gas. The ads, which began airing Nov. 13, feature James H. DeGraffenreidt,...

Willbros Group Inc.(appointment of Michael J. Bayer)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Willbros Group Inc. has named Michael J. Bayer to the Board of Directors. Bayer is the president of Dumbarton Strategies, Washington, D.C. He also serves as a director of Dyncorp. International Inc. and the Stratos Global Corp.

CHS Inc.(appointment of Robert Zimmerman)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... CHS Inc., a leading energy and grain-based foods company, has named Robert Zimmerman as its vice president of Energy Raw Material Marketing and Supply operations. The company also announced the establishment of a crude oil trading office in...

GulfMark Offshore Inc.(appointment of Bruce A. Streeter)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... GulfMark Offshore Inc.'s Board of Directors recently elected Bruce A. Streeter as CEO of the company. Streeter will continue to serve as president of GulfMark, a position he has held since 1990, and as a director of the company having first...

Pemex.(appointment of Felipe Calderon)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Mexico's new President Felipe Calderon has named former Energy Secretary Jesus Reyes Heroles to head Pemex. Reyes Heroles served as energy secretary from 1995-97 in the administration of President Ernesto Zedillo. He also served as ambassador...

Crosstex Energy L.P.(appointment of Robert S. Purgason)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Robert S. Purgason has been named executive vice president and CEO of Crosstex Energy L.P., a midstream natural gas company headquartered in Dallas. Purgason will report to Crosstex President and COO Barry E. Davis.

ABS.(appointment of William J. Sember)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ABS has named William J. Sember president and COO for one of its three divisions, ABS Europe. Sember replaces Christopher J. Wiernicki, who moves to the organization's worldwide headquarters in Houston as president and COO.

BJ Services.(appointment of Umberto Micheli )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BJ Services has named Umberto Micheli region manager for the Europe--Africa Region of the Well Services Division. Micheli will oversees all aspects of operations, marketing and financial management of the division in the region