Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from January 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from January 2008

Editor's notebook.
January 1, 2008... At the December Houston Pipeliners Association meeting it seemed as though there weren't more than a dozen of the 150 attendees under age 50. With a reported 40% of U.S. petroleum engineers over 50, is that any surprise? When I got home,...

Stupp announces $60 million Spiral Weld plant for Baton Rouge complex.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... John Stupp, President Stupp Bros. Inc., recently announced that Stupp Corp., producer of custom steel API 5L Line Pipe, was ready to begin construction and integration of a Spiral Weld facility within the existing Stupp Pipe complex located in...

SourceGas buying majority interest in Arkansas natural gas utility.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2008... SourceGas LLC of Lakewood, CO is purchasing Arkansas Western Gas Company (AWG), a subsidiary of Southwestern Energy Company for $224 million plus working capital. AWG is a natural gas local distribution company serving 151,000 customers in...

Gov. Palin announces five AGIA applications.(Newsreel)(Alaska Gasline Port Authority)
January 1, 2008... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reported that five companies submitted applications by the Nov. 30 deadline for the exclusive right to build a natural gas pipeline to transport North Slope gas to market. The applicants are Alaska Gasline Port...

Will growing overdependence on natural gas create national security risk?(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Art Holland, Director of Power and Forecasting Services for Pace Consulting, said recently that "Growing public opposition to new coal development, coupled with prospective CO-2 cost burdens under numerous legislative scenarios, makes the...

PRCI elects new chair and executive committee.(Newsreel)(appointment of Art Meyer at Pipeline Research Council International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The board of directors of Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., (PRCI) recently elected Art Meyer, Senior Vice President, Major Project Execution with Enbridge Pipelines as chairman at its annual general meeting. He replaces Lee...

Global Resource working with Penn State to extract hydrocarbons from oil shale.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Global Resource Corp., a developer of a patent-pending microwave technology and machinery for extracting oil and gas has signed a research agreement with Professor Dinesh Agrawal of Pennsylvania State University, a nationally recognized...

Regency Energy acquires gas gathering system from affiliate of GE EFS.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2008... Regency Energy Partners LP is acquiring FrontSteet Hugoton, LLC from an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, and FrontStreet EnergyOne, LLC, for $139 million, expanding Regency's asset base in the Midcontinent region....

Tyco Flow Control plans major expansion for valve plant in Italy.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Tyco Flow Control, a segment of Tyco International, has completed a four-phase plan to expand its Vanessa valve plant in Lugagnano Val d'Arda, Italy. When finished, the expansion will grow the site from 30,000 to 50,000 square meters. ...

Oil exports may be needed closer to home in coming years.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... In the next 10 years, several major oil-exporting nations may have to start importing crude to keep up with soaring domestic fuel consumption. Mexico may go the way of Indonesia within five years to become a net importer of crude, and Iran is...

Marathon joins enterprise in Colorado venture.(Newsreel)(Enterprise Gas Processing LLC )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Enterprise Gas Processing LLC has signed a long-term agreement with Marathon Oil regarding natural gas produced in the Piceance basin of northwest Colorado. Enterprise, which has entered into a string of similar agreements with other producers...

ConocoPhillips plans to boost capital spending 13%.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2008... ConocoPhillips plans to increase its capital spending by more than 13% next year to $15.3 billion. About 80% is allocated to exploration and production and 18% to refining and marketing. Meanwhile, Chevron says it plans to increase capital and...

USTDA awards grant to Azerbaijan for pipeline study.(Newsreel)(U.S. Trade and Development Agency)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded a $1.7 million grant to the State Oil Company of the Azerbaij an Republic (SOCAR) for early investment analysis on proposed Trans-Caspian oil and gas pipelines. "This is a critical part...

Halliburton opens technology center in India.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Halliburton inaugurated its first globally focused technology center outside North America and Europe. The 5,575-squaremeter (60,000-square-foot) facility, 170 kilometers (106 miles) southwest of Mumbai, India, is designed to improve global...

URS Corp. completes acquisition of Washington Group International.(Newsreel)
January 1, 2008... URS Corp. has completed acquisition of Washington Group International, Inc. for $3.1 billion. Martin M. Koffel, Chairman/CEO of URS, said: "With the addition of Washington Group's complementary engineering and construction services, URS becomes...

FERC takes next step on easing capacity release rules.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )
January 1, 2008... FERC took its next step toward easing restrictions on release of short-term firm capacity by issuing a proposed rule Nov. 15 which would permanently remove the rate ceiling on capacity-release transactions of one year or less. Second, the...

FERC staff gives REX East initial EIS clearance.(Government)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The FERC staff has published a draft environmental impact statement essentially clearing the proposed Rockies Express East (REX) project, slated to run 639 miles from Wyoming to Monroe County, OH. When completed, it would be the last and third...

Kinder Morgan MEP project hits turbulence.(Government)
January 1, 2008... Another Kinder Morgan project--the 502-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP)--is hitting some bumps. Some big gas suppliers are pressing FERC to stop a critical deal between MEP and the intrastate Enogex pipeline in Oklahoma on the grounds...

El Paso and Equitable Resources to build pipeline.(Projects)(Tenneco Gas Pipeline Co.)(Equitable Resources Inc.)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a wholly owned subsidiary of El Paso Corp., and Equitable Resources, Inc. plan to jointly develop the Northeast Passage Project. The project will consist of 471 miles of 36-inch transmission...

Corus Tubes wins line pipe order.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Corus Tubes has won a contract to provide the line pipe needed for the Perdido Norte project in the Gulf of Mexico. The $480 million project is being developed by Williams to move crude and natural gas from the ultra-deepwater fields in...

KM completes $153 million East Line Expansion.(Projects)(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has completed and placed into service its $153 million East Line Expansion that increases pipeline capacity from El Paso to Tucson and Phoenix, AZ. The expansion replaced almost 130 miles of 8-inch pipeline between...

National Fuel to build $700 million pipeline.(Projects)(National Fuel Gas Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... National Fuel Gas Co., seeking to capitalize on the growing demand for natural gas along the East Coast, is proposing to build a $700 million pipeline that would stretch for 324 miles from southeastern Ohio to Corning, NY. The pipeline...

Technip wins contracts for offshore pipelines.(Projects)
January 1, 2008... Trinidad & Tobago's National Gas Company (NGC) has signed a contract with Technip to perform front-end engineering and design for two offshore pipelines. The northeastern offshore (NEO) system will be a large-diameter pipeline that will begin...

Proposed pipeline rerouted to spare aquatic preserve.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Port Dolphin Energy LLC has altered the route of its proposed natural gas pipeline to provide transportation from its proposed deepwater LNG terminal port 28 miles southwest of Tampa Bay, FL to interconnects with the Gulf Stream Natural Gas...

Palomar Pipeline proposal meets with opposition at public meetings.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A chorus of concerns were voiced at public meetings held recently in Maupin, Molalla, McMinnville and Forest Grove, OR. These towns sit along the proposed route of the Palomar pipeline, which would connect a planned...

FERC approves Transwestern's Phoenix expansion.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Transwestern Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Energy Transfer Partners' subsidiary, Transwestern Pipeline, received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its request to expand Transwestern's natural gas pipeline system to serve the Phoenix area. The approval...

LNG terminal proposed off New Jersey.(Projects)
January 1, 2008... ExxonMobil Corporation plans to 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. ...

Technip awarded two contracts.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Aker Kvaerner has awarded Technip two contracts, worth $395 million, for flexible pipelines for an oil field located off the eastern coast of India. The contracts cover the engineering, procurement and supply of 19 miles of flexible risers...

ConocoPhillips signs MOU with Qatar Petroleum International.(International)(Memorandum of Understanding )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... ConocoPhillips and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), a subsidiary of the state-owned company, Qatar Petroleum, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue and develop international energy projects outside of Qatar. "Today's...

Gaz de France mulls pipeline linking Bulgaria, Hungary.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Gaz de France may build a pipeline to connect Romania with Bulgaria and Hungary, according to GdF President Jean Francois Carriere. "We are interested in participating in the construction of the Giurgiu-Ruse and Oradea-Szeged gas pipelines in...

PTT signs Middle Eastern pipeline deal.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Thailand's PTT has signed an agreement that will see the company take a stake in a gas pipeline in the Middle East in a bid to procure gas for its LNG terminal. The $US486.9 million deal is part of its strategy to expand into the Middle...

Germanischer Lloyd opens Office in Bangkok.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Responding to rising demand in the oil and gas sector as well as the systems certification market, Germanischer Lloyd has founded a new subsidiary: Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services Thailand Ltd. will be active in upstream, midstream (LNG...

Construction starts on Kazakh pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Construction of a major gas pipeline in Kazakhstan has commenced, with the first weld being completed on the $US80 million Karachagana--Uralsk project. "We are witnessing another important milestone in the history of western Kazakhstan and...

Mahe field supplies gas to China's West East pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Xinjiang Oil Field Company reports the Mahe gas field has come on stream and is piping 1.5 MMcm/d of gas through the West East pipeline. Located in northwestern China's Xinjiang Ugyur Autonomous Region, the Mahe gas field will be capable of...

Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil selling German gas network to Gasunie.(International)(Nederlandse Gasunie N.V.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Royal Dutch Shell and ExxonMobil will sell their 3,100-km high-pressure natural gas network in Germany to NV Nederlandse Gasunie. The joint venture--called BEB Erdgas und Erdoel--will be closed in mid year 2008 and includes technical operations...

Russia, neighbors sign on for new pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Officials from Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement on Dec. 20 to build a natural gas pipeline following the Caspian Sea coast from Turkmenistan to Russia via Kazakhstan. Russian Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said the...

Natural gas demand continues to drive worldwide pipeline construction activity.(P&GJ's 2008 Worlwide Pipeline Construction Report)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unprecedented demand for natural gas is helping fuel pipeline construction worldwide. This is reflected in P&GJ's latest worldwide survey figures that indicate 144,096 miles of oil and gas pipelines are under...

Study forecasts massive spending on onshore pipeline projects through 2012.(P&GJ'S 2008 Worldwide Pipeline Construction Report)(Report)
January 1, 2008... A study by analysts Douglas-Westwood titled The World Onshore Pipelines Report 2008-2012 forecasts that $180 billion will be spent on onshore pipeline projects worldwide through 2012. The report estimates a 16% increase in the pipeline...

Transient simulation during gas pipeline design saves on later costs.
January 1, 2008... Transient analysis during design of the Bolivia-to-Brazil gas transmission pipeline helped save money. The transient analysis was performed with heat exchanging between pipeline and soil and keeping the set point of the compressor station after...

Worldwide peak oil may already be here--now what?
January 1, 2008... Houston recently hosted the 2007 U.S.-World Oil Conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas--USA (ASPO) at the Hilton Americas Hotel. The event included four days of presentations and field trips by several hundred...

Meter-testing program saves money and inspires confidence.
January 1, 2008... Diaphragm gas meters have been the residential meters of choice for distribution companies for decades. This is due in part to their low cost and relatively precise reading capability. A common misconception is that gas meters become inaccurate...

Dimethyl ether offered to adjust gas quality.
January 1, 2008... Dimethyl ether (DME) is the subject of pending patent filings as an adjustment gas to be mixed with natural gas for such uses as moderating high-Btu LNG and to potentially preclude N2 injection while catalyzing the combustion of methane and...

Prospects for Nabucco pipeline appear anything but bright.
January 1, 2008... The prospects for construction of the Nabucco pipeline--a route that would help Europe reduce its energy pendency on Russia--appear to be fading. A decision on whether to proceed with the project has been postponed until early this year amid...

Metabo Corporation.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Metabo has added to its line of angle grinders. The new, 4-1/2-inch economy angle grinder is described as costing 20% less than Metabo's other premium angle grinders. The W6-115 weighs 4.5 lbs. and, combined with its...

Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Lincoln Electric Company has announced the expansion of its Invertec[R] line with the upgrade of the Invertec V205-T AC/DC TIG welder and the new V205-T DC. The Invertec V205-T AC/DC is a compact TIG power source...

Caterpillar.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caterpillar[R] has announced its D-Series wheel excavators. Cat[R] says the D-Series offers more power, greater lift capacity and faster cycle times. The series--M313D, M315D, M316D, M318D and M322D--features changes...

GE Sensing & Inspection.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies recently announced Weldstar, described as a complete, automated ultrasonic girth weld inspection system for transmission pipelines. Weldstar is intended to provide considerable gains in productivity and...

RWF Bron.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For right-of-way clearing the purpose-built Bron 400 Mulcher features CAT[R] engines and hydrostatic drives for the power and control for seismic line, right-of-way maintenance and construction corridor clearing...

Vacuworx International.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Vacuworx International has unveiled the RC 20 Lifter which has a lifting capacity of 40,000 lbs. It is described as having a larger overall chassis to increase lifting capacity. The RC 20 has an advanced rotator design allowing for better pipe...

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels offers a line of interleaf wheels for fast, uniform surface preparation and finishes. Alternating flaps of non-woven and coated abrasive materials allow use on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The interleaf wheels are...

Dassault Systemes SIMULIA.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Dassault Systemes, provider of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, recently said JP Kenny had adopted Abaqus unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, from Dassault Systemes' SIMULIA brand, to improve pipeline design and...

MADE SA.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MADE SA says its voltage-detection products for high points on excavators, pipe handlers and other equipment keep operators safe from sources of high voltage. MADE says it combines engineering and design expertise in...

MCS.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Advanced subsea engineering company, MCS offers what is says is a quantum leap forward with the delivery of a pipeline installation analysis tool called PipeLay. PipeLay Version 2.4 is the final release under the PipeLay Phase II project which...

Panasonic Computer Solutions.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., maker of Panasonic[R] Toughbook[R] mobile computers, recently announced the certification and availability of two UL 1604, Class 1, Division 2-certified computers. They are the Toughbook 19 convertible tablet...

Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Lincoln Electric recently released its new UltraCore[TM] Wire Product Catalog, featuring its full line of gas-shielded, flux-cored wire. Lincoln say its UltraCore[TM] wire delivers the industry's most stable arc and provides superior...

Weldcraft.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Weldcraft offers its first ever complete product catalog devoted to its full line of TIG torches and accessories. In addition to specifications on all of Weldcraft's products, the catalog contains a variety of TIG welding tips and technical...

Caterpillar.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Caterpillar has introduced the D6K track-type tractor, the first in a new line of crawler dozers designed to deliver best-in-class productivity and performance from first cut to finish grade. The D6K comes standard with a new hydrostatic drive...

Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2008... Lincoln Electric's family of Pipeliner[R] products has grown with the additions of six new stick electrodes--the 7P+, 8P+, 17P, 18P, 19P and 20P. They help position Pipeliner as a more complete line for application solutions in the pipeline...

Unmanned aircraft system monitors right of way.
January 1, 2008... A "smart" unmanned aircraft system is bidding to help pipeline operators and utility companies watch for threats to their buried assets. Damage to buried pipelines and gas mains from accidental third-party excavating accidents occurs despite...

Abraham says action needed on host of issues to resolve energy shortage.(Interview)
January 1, 2008... Spencer Abraham knew it would always be a tough sell, but at least the end result provided one of those great rarities in Washington, DC--the makings of an energy bill that would benefit the industry us well as take substantive steps leading...

Trencor introduces new Wheel Trencher.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2008... Astec Underground unveiled its newest wheel trencher at it's Loudon, TN manufacturing facility recently. This model is scheduled for H.C. Price's spread on the Rockies Express Pipeline Project. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Trencor...

Consumer appliance population raises issues in gas interchangeability testing.
January 1, 2008... LNG from throughout the world is being introduced into the U.S. market while at the same time pipeline gas from Russia and LNG from the Middle East are becoming increasingly important for Western Europe. The change in geographical origin of...

Quicksilver resources test Of power ignition controls system finds major fuel savings.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2008... Quicksilver Resources recently completed testing on upgraded ignition controls that resulted in an average savings of $15,330 per year, with one site saving an estimated $48,016 per year. Quicksilver's fuel savings came as a result of their...

Unique pipe-cleaning machine used by the Bayou Companies.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2008... The Bayou Companies, LLC, is known for its innovative exterior surface coating processes for pipes. The 50,000-square-foot fusion bonded epoxy pipe coating facility ill New Iberia, LA is the largest of The Bayou Companies' three facilities. ...

Serimer Dasa, Umax merger resulted in Serimax.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2008... Serimax, an international full-service welding company, was the consequence of a merger between Serimer Dasa, a leading supplier of automatic welding services and Umax, a market leader in the provision of spool base management services for the...

McLaughlin.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] McLaughlin has introduced a reverse-flow hydraulic boom option for its 500-, 800-, and 1,200-gallon (1893-, 3028-, and 4542-L) vacuum excavators. The hydraulic boom rotates 270 degrees, and the height and reach...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Ditch Witch organization has introduced a horizontal directional drill that is described as being more maneuverable, easier to operate and maintain than any other machine in its class. The Ditch Witch[R] JT922...

Vermeer manufacturing company.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... Vermeer has introduced an optional climate-controlled cab and telescoping crane to its Dg0x100 Series II NAVIGATOR[R] HDD drill. The cab features 360-degree visibility and independent heating and cooling controls. A remote-controlled...

SW Services.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... SW Services[TM] offers a flyer devoted to its Debris Cap[TM] which it describes as a patented way to protect gas valves from dirt, debris and damage. The Debris Cap is a simple, cost-effective solution to keeping pipes and valves dirt flee. Gas...

Wartsila.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... Wartsila offers a color brochure that focuses attention on its design philosophy leading to the development of its lean-burn, spark-ignited Otto gas engines. The first 34SG was developed in response to the expressed market need for bigger gas...

Greene's Energy Group.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... Greene's Energy Group offers a brochure describing the group's expertise in helping pipeliners and other energy operations improve productivity and safety. The brochure points out that Greene's operates service facilities across the U.S. and...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] R&M Energy Systems says the Yale[R] Figure 500[TM] and 500R[TM] quick-opening closures offer safety, simplicity and accessibility. The closures have compiled 45 years of reliable field service thanks to their rugged...

Elster and Sensus.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elster Electricity and Sensus Metering Systems say that Elster will integrate the Sensus FlexNet SmartPoint[TM] communications board into the A3 ALPHA meter at Elster's manufacturing facility. Elster and Sensus say...

GE Oil & Gas.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, has introduced a production control system product, the PCS 1000, which offers an economical package based on proven technology for fast-track, shallow water subsea projects. The PCS 1000 is a complete...

Helmer Risk Management.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... Helmer Risk Management recently unveiled its Platinum Pipeline Program which it describes as a customized insurance solution that is the first of its kind in the oil and gas pipeline construction industry. Helmer says those in the oil and gas...

MBW Inc.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... MBW says it has raised productivity in trench compaction with its Universal Vibratory Platform. The boom-mounted vibratory platform can be fitted with an assortment of vibratory wheels or vibratory plates, depending on soil type and work area...

MESA Products, Inc.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... MESA Products, Inc., has announced its newest product for cathodic protection, the DryConn VisiLock with SmartGel splice box. Designed for outdoor and direct-burial tap or branch cathodic splices, VisiLock is pre-filled with SmartGel, a...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... Phoenix Contact has introduced what the company describes as industrial-strength Power-over Ethernet (PoE) modules, which make it possible to use the Ethernet to transfer not only data but also electricity. The modules are said to make it quick...

Dresser piping specialties.(New Products)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Prefabricated gas measurement stations come from Dresser which says it utilizes its unique combination of engineering expertise and custom fabrication capabilities to produce truly "cost effective" prefabricated...

Polyguard Products, Inc.(New Products)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Polyguard Products, Inc. announced that its ownership group has acquired the assets of DeNOVUS LLC. Polyguard Products has been the exclusive distributor for several years of DeNOVUS' largest selling anti-corrosion product, a gel-like material...

Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA).(Association News)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) and Intergraph Corp. have extended their long-standing relationship through a new executive appointment to the association's board of directors. Volker H. Elste, business development...

Midwest Energy Association.(Association News)
January 1, 2008... Jin Davis retired from Ameren Corporation after more than 35 years in the gas business. Davis served on the Midwest Energy Association's Board of Directors.

American Gas Association (AGA).(Association News)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The American Gas Association (AGA) recently announced its opposition to the Energy Bill (H.R. 6) pending before the House. The bill includes several provisions that are detrimental to the nation's natural gas customers by causing higher prices....

Woolpert, Inc.(Personnel Changes)(appointment of Jim Safrit )(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Woolpert, Inc. recently hired Jim Safrit as the survey group manager in the firm's Charlotte, NC office. He joins Woolpert with more than 14 years of experience in many areas of surveying, with a concentrationinconstruction surveying and...