Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from January 2009

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from January 2009

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... Since 1998, more than 20,000 miles of natural gas pipelines have been built and brought online. From 2008 to 2010, about 200 projects have been proposed to add another 10,100 miles. If all are completed, the nation's natural gas capacity would...

Spectra Energy Partners names Gregory Rizzo president/CEO.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spectra Energy Partners GP, LLC, has named Gregory Rizzo as its new president and chief executive officer. "Greg has had a long and successful history with the company and the depth of his knowledge and...

TransCanada ready to create Western Canada hub.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... TransCanada is preparing an overhaul and expansion of northwestern Canadian pipeline service that will merge Alberta and British Columbia into a natural gas common market, with producers driving the changes in cooperation with provincial...

KMP starts commercial operations of ethanol transportation in Florida.(Newsreel)(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. has begun transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando, making CFPL the first transmarket...

Ultrasonic flowmeter market booming, study says.(Newsreel)(Market overview)
January 1, 2009... The ultrasonic flowmeter market remains the fastest growing market of any flowmeter type, according to a new market study from Flow Research (www.flowresearch.com). The study, The World Market for Ultrasonic Flowmeters, 3rd Edition...

FERC relents on key issues in final posting rule.(Newsreel)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
January 1, 2009... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission walked a fine line with its final rule on natural gas flow posting, reducing the number of intrastate pipelines--called major non-interstates for the purpose of this rulemaking--that will have to comply...

Mexico's natural gas supply/demand outlook to 2016.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ziff Energy has released a report summarizing Mexico's gas supply and gas demand. Mexico has a large natural gas resource potential, but currently must import natural gas to balance domestic demand. "Recently...

Industry raises welding appreciation among high school educators.(Newsreel)(Conference news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The future is bright for welding. That was the message conveyed to more than 100 Wisconsin high school counselors, educators and administrators at a symposium on welding careers in Neenah. WI sponsored by Miller Electric Manufacturing Co.,...

PetroPlex planning liquids terminal in Louisiana.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... PetroPlex International, LLC will build a state-of-the-art, liquid bulk storage and blending facility in St. James Parish, LA. The first complement of storage tanks and docking system is scheduled to be operational by mid-2010. The storage...

PECO lowers natural gas rates nearly 19%.(Newsreel)(PECO Energy Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... PECO lowered its natural gas rate by 18.8% for its 484,000 customers in the Philadelphia suburbs, effective Dec. 1. An average residential heating customer uses 160 Ccf (or hundreds of cubic feet) per month during the heating season. PECO said...

Compressor Products International announces new acquisitions.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Compressor Products International (CPI) of Stafford, TX announced completion of three acquisitions last month. The acquired businesses are Horizon Compressor Services Inc., located in Houston; RAM Air, Inc. located in New Smyrna Beach, FL and...

Climate change agenda accentuates questions of gas transmission adequacy.(Government)
January 1, 2009... Worries about potential escalating demand for natural gas from electric utilities and industrials forced to switch fuels because of climate change legislation from Congress was the major factor behind the FERC natural gas infrastructure...

Democratic future darkens prospects for LNG approvals.(Government)(liquefied natural gas)
January 1, 2009... The gas infrastructure conference on Nov. 21 touched on LNG pricing and terminal construction, but never got into the political issues which are likely to bear on FERC's approval of new LNG terminals. An Obama FERC may be less sympathetic...

Palomar gas seeks FERC approval for Oregon pipeline.(Government)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Palomar Gas Transmission LLC, a joint venture of TransCanada Corp. and Northwest Natural Gas Co. filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a certificate to build and operate a natural gas transmission pipeline in...

NEB approves BC extension project.(Projects)(National Energy Board)(British Columbia)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The National Energy Board (NEB) approved an application from Westcoast Energy Inc., carrying on business as Spectra Energy Transmission, (Westcoast) to construct the South Peace Pipeline project. The proposed...

No change to regs for South Dakota pipelines.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... A task force report to the governor suggests no major changes in state regulation of existing or proposed pipelines across South Dakota. The Legislature directed the group to review state laws and regulations dealing with buried pipelines of...

New pipeline for Nigeria's gas infrastructure.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... An 80-mile pipeline is being built in Africa as part of an effort to improve gas infrastructure in Nigeria. Oando Gas & Power, a subsidiary of Oando Plc, is building the South-East Gas Pipeline in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. The pipeline will...

California PUC approves plans to bring Rockies gas to California.(Projects)
January 1, 2009... The California Public Utilities Commission approved plans by PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric unit to bring Rockies natural gas to California on the $3 billion Ruby Pipeline planned by El Paso Corp. The 670-mile, 42-inch-diameter Ruby...

Central Asia Pipeline delivers first gas to China.(Projects)(CNPC Central Gas Pipeline Co)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The first section of Central Asia Pipeline began delivering gas to China in late 2008. According to a Rigzone report, Sun Bo, general manager of CNPC Central Gas Pipeline Co, said the Central Asian Gas Pipeline will connect with the second West...

Millennium holds open season.(Projects)(Millennium Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC recently held a binding open season to gauge shipper interest on its 182-mile, 30-inch natural gas pipeline in the U.S. Northeast. The open season ended just before the pipeline went into service on Dec. 15. The line...

Downeast seeks shipper interest in pipeline for planned LNG terminal.(Projects)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Downeast Pipeline, LLC held a non-binding open season to solicit shipper interest in firm natural gas pipeline transportation capacity designed to link New England and Northeast market regions with new supplies received at the Downeast LNG...

Petrofac wins Kuwaiti contract.(Projects)(Kuwait Oil Company KSC)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has awarded Petrofac an engineering, procurement and construction services contract for a 140-km gas pipeline to link KOC's Booster Station 131 in north Kuwait to its LPG plant at the Mina A1-Ahmadi refinery. The lump...

Alaska takes major step to achieve long-delayed Alaska gas pipeline.(Projects)(Alaska Gasline Inducement Act)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... In a major milestone in state history, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Irwin and Revenue Commissioner Patrick Galvin as the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act license was signed in Fairbanks. The AGIA license was...

Fast fusion speeds gas pipeline construction.(Projects)(Pacific Tank & Pipeline)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pacific Tank & Pipeline installed a 16-mile, 16-inch gas pipeline and two 12-inch gas pipelines in Wagner, OK for Houston-based Coronado Energy E&P Company, L.L.C. The HDPE DR9 pipe used to construct all three...

Year-round exports begin from Sakhalin II.(Projects)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Sakhalin Energy marked the start of year-round oil export from its new oil export terminal at Aniva Bay in the south of Sakhalin Island that forms part of the Prigorodnoye port. The first cargo is oil from Molikpaq, Sakhalin Energy's first...

CNPC/IPIC wins EPC contract for Abu Dhabi pipeline.(Projects)
January 1, 2009... China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) have signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Abu Dhabi crude oil pipeline project in the United Arab Emirates. The...

EPC contract awarded for LNG import terminal.(Projects)(engineering, procurement and construction)(liquefied natural gas)(Jordan Cove Energy, L.P.)(Black & Veatch)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Black & Veatch and its consortium partners wereelected to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Jordan Cove Energy Project, a proposed LNG import terminal in Coos Bay, OR being developed by Jordan Cove Energy,...

Empire connector begins service.(Projects)
January 1, 2009... National Fuel Gas Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Empire Pipeline, Inc. has placed its Empire Connector pipeline in service. The Empire Connector Project expanded the 157-mile long Empire State Pipeline by about 77 miles. Project costs are...

World LNG output may rise at slowest pace in 28 years.(International)
January 1, 2009... Liquefied natural gas production may increase at the slowest pace in 28 years because of equipment breakdowns, reduced gas supplies and delays in new projects, a London-based consultant said. Output may rise less than 2% in 2008 from 172.6...

Belgian utility gets loan from EU's bank.(International)(European Union. European Investment Bank)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's financial institution, has signed a contract for a long-term loan of EUR 400 million with Fluxys, the independent operator of the natural gas infrastructure in Belgium. Fluxys needs the...

Iran requiring major investment in energy infrastructure.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Iran needs to invest at least $145 billion in its oil industry in the next 10 years, Deputy Oil Minister Hamdullah Muhammad Nejad told a conference in Tehran. Turkey said it might invest $12 billion in Iran. The money would be spent to develop...

Turkey eyes Israel for pipeline route.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Following the failure of the Turkey-Iran-Pakistan-India oil and gas pipeline plan due to security and cost pressures, Turkey is considering shipping oil and gas to India via Israel. The proposed route, through the Red Sea, will avoid the...

Asian pipeline gathering discusses risks vs. expectations.(International)(Conference news)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... More than 150 participants attended the 4th Asian Pipeline Conference and Exhibition (APCE) in Kuala Lumpur, which explored the theme 'Managing Risks--Meeting Expectations.' Malaysian Gas Association President Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim stressed...

Australian company helps boost Italy's gas supply.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... The first pipeline to take gas produced by Australia's Po Valley Energy Ltd. to markets in northern Italy is complete and connected to Italy's gas distribution network. National gas pipeline grid operator, SNAM Rete Gas, completed construction...

Hess begins sales of natural gas from far east.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Hess Corp. reported last month that natural gas sales had begun from the Phase 2 development of Block A-18 in the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA), in the Gulf of Thailand. Hess and Petronas Carigali each have a 50% working...

Telvent to monitor China pipeline system.(International)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... PetroChina has awarded Telvent a contract valued at over $US10.8 million to monitor the approximately 2,100 km long Lan--Zheng--Chang oil pipeline utilizing a SCADA system The Telvent OASyS system will monitor and control 28 stations, as well...

P&GJ's worldwide pipeline construction report: picture looks clear for pipeline construction through 2010.(Pipeline & Gas Journal's PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK '09)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last year proved to be a record-setting year for the pipeline sector and ongoing demand for natural gas should continue to drive new and planned pipeline construction in 2009. This is reflected in P&GJ's latest...

Planned and approved U.S. pipelines carry $28 billion price tag.(Pipeline & Gas Journal's PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK '09)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Despite turmoil in the financial markets and oil prices that are the lowest since 2003, the U.S. natural gas industry appears likely to remain one of the stronger performers in the energy sector. Supporting this is...

Pipelines linking Russia, China not only element of their oil & gas relationship.
January 1, 2009... Chinese and Russian officials habitually proclaim that their bilateral relations have never been better. Thus Viktor Kremenyuk, deputy director of the U.S. and Canada Institute in the Russian Academy of Sciences, writes that Russia, "is...

Barnett Shale honeymoon is over but marriage still solid.(North Texas Update)
January 1, 2009... Stories abound lately about changes that are taking place in the Barnett Shale gas-producing region of north Texas. Barnett Shale companies are taking leases off the table and announcing pullbacks. So, what is happening? The short answer is...

Fundamentals of gas pipeline metering stations.
January 1, 2009... This article looks at pipeline natural gas metering station design but does not address the equations and empirical data used to calculate gas flow rates and volumes for custody transfer. Nor does it cover the different standards of particular...

Using GIS to support new pipeline construction and material procurement.
January 1, 2009... The geographic nature of managing materials delivery and construction activities for pipelines and facilities provides a unique opportunity to use GIS technology to reduce project risks and improve overall project productivity. Materials and...

Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new Vantage[R] 400 from The Lincoln Electric Company is one of the most compact 400-amp welder/ generators in the pipeline construction or rental fleet market today. Housed in a compact, corrosion-resistant...

CRC-Evans.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CRC-Evans offers a self-contained tool that provides speed, optimization and confidence for the magnetism removal job. Pipe is fed into Demag and magnetism is removed automatically. Options include a control box and...

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies describes its new Weldstar as a complete, automated ultrasonic girth weld inspection system for transmission pipelines. Weldstar is intended to provide considerable gains in productivity and probability of...

Caterpillar.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caterpillar's D6K track-type tractor is the first in a new line of crawler dozers. It comes with a new hydrostatic drive train, durable SystemOne[TM] undercarriage, and seat-mounted electro-hydraulic controls ready...

Fomo Products, Inc.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... Fomo Products says pipeline trench breakers constructed from a heated polyurethane foam system, Magnum[TM], offer an easy approach to constructing breakers while allowing jobsite portability. The Magnum Heated System includes a two-component...

Digital Control Inc.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Digital Control Inc. (DCI) has introduced the DigiTrak[R] F2[TM] locating system for HDD. The system is said to be the first 3-D field view directional drilling locating system with a single button user interface and...

McElroy Manufacturing Inc.(What's New In ... Welding Products And Pipeline Construction Products And Services)
January 1, 2009... McElroy Manufacturing Inc. offers a low-profile PE pipe roller. This is a modular pipe roller designed to keep 4- to -20-inch diameter high-density polyethylene pipe clean and off the ground. The company says the roller is perfectly paired with...

Portable Rental Systems.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... Portable Rental Systems (PRS) has introduced a line of custom-engineered trailer-mounted toilet units it says is ideal for a variety of applications, including pipeline construction sites. PRS says customers are using the new units for job...

Lincoln Electric Company.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... Lincoln Electric says its new LN-25[TM] PRO is designed to be simple, reliable and easy to service. This wire feeder is ideal for field construction, fabrication, shipyards and rental companies. The LN-25 PRO is available in standard and extra...

Acoustiblok, Inc.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... The Acoustiblok[R] Corp. has announced Acoustifence[TM], a noise blocking product for such locations as pipeline and gas utility construction sites. Each l/8-inch thick noise blocker is six feet high and 30 feet long with brass eyelets along...

John Deere.(What's New)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Deere is offering two new hydraulic excavators in the 12- to 13.5-metric-ton range, the 120D and 135D--mid-sized machines. Deere says the 120D is a perfect "dig-and-run" unit for work such as placing pipe and...

Hobart Brothers.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... Hobart Brothers offers its Fabshield X80 welding wire. It is described as self-shielded and flux-cored to ensure consistent chemical and mechanical properties when used on critical X80 pipeline applications. The wire is said to create welds...

Radiodetection.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... Radiodetection has announced the launch of the RD7000[TM] and RD8000[TM] pipe locators. The RD8000 and RDV000 are described as being ergonomically designed to deliver a lightweight, energy-efficient and well-balanced tool which encourages...

American Excelsior Company.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... American Excelsior Company[R] has announced a new erosion-control blanket targeted for projects where performance is needed, but the project operating budget allows only for the use of lower-end type ECBs such as straw matting. With the...

PipeLine Machinery International.(What's New)
January 1, 2009... PipeLine Machinery International has added new a pipelayer to its equipment offerings. PLM said introduction of the Caterpillar PL61 Pipelayer positions a new, technically refined model at the small end of the Caterpillar pipe-layer...

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies.(What's New)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies has introduced a family of ultrasonic flaw detectors that provide inspectors with and flexible platform as inspection needs change. The Phasor family employs conventional and phased array ultrasound...

Cooler maintenance a matter of dollars and sense.(GAS COMPRESSION)
January 1, 2009... Proper maintenance of gas compression coolers is, quite simply, a must if you want optimum performance, long service life and substantial quantities of avoided costs. Some have not taken the lesson to heart. A few years back, on a service...

Researchers develop a turbocharger booster system to expand the operating range.(GAS COMPRESSION)(Pipeline Research Council International Inc.)
January 1, 2009... In the natural gas pipeline industry, turbochargers are used on two-stroke cycle engines to create an in-cylinder lean air-to-fuel mixture by increasing the trapped air mass. The end result is, theoretically, decreased engine pollutant...

Improved tool designs aim to reduce injuries at LDCs.
January 1, 2009... Injuries to gas utility workers may be reduced if improved tools and practices are implemented. While the gas industry is generally conservative in its approach to change, new products and techniques are accepted if they can be shown to be...

TDW Offshore Services completes double-block pipeline isolation in Austria.(Offshore)
January 1, 2009... TDW Offshore Services AS completed an onshore pipeline isolation operation for OMV Gas GmbH in Austria in conjunction with the company's Trans Austria Gas pipeline (TAG) expansion program. A key development is the new compressor station in...

Deepwater expenditure to average over $27 billion through 2013.(Offshore)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... A study to be published shortly by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood, The World Deepwater Market Report 2009-2013, forecasts that despite oil price concerns, the deepwater sector will spend an average of more than $27 billion annually...

Shell drills world's deepest offshore well.(Offshore)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Shell Oil Company has set a world water depth record in drilling and completing a subsea well 9,356 feet (1.77 miles) below the surface in the Silvertip Field at the Perdido development, 200 miles from Houston in the Gulf of Mexico. As an...

Subsea 7 pipelay vessel wins award.(Offshore)(Editorial)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Subsea 7's pipelaying- and offshore construction vessel, Seven Oceans has received the Ship of the Year award. The award is given to a ship built and completed in Holland and distinguishes itself in areas of the environment, safety, economy and...

Aker Solutions wins subsea installation contract off Canada.(Offshore)(Aker Solutions signs contract with EnCana Corp.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Aker Solutions has signed a contract with EnCana for transport and installation of wellhead protection structures on the Deep Panuke development, off Nova Scotia. The contract will be undertaken by Aker Solutions subsidiary Aker Marine...

Ireland opens Frontier licensing round.(Offshore)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Ireland launched its 2009 Rockall Licensing Round. Oil and gas companies can apply for Frontier Exploration Licenses in the Rockall Basin. Acreage on offer is west of Ireland and covers unlicensed blocks in an area of 117,200 sq-km....

Things to come in 2009.(The Shape of Green)
January 1, 2009... It's the start of a new year, an appropriate time for a forward look at energy and environmental issues. Many ideas are buzzing around Washington, DC policy circles now. What policies will be implemented, when will they be implemented and how...

Innovative STOPPLE[R] Train plugging system achieves double block and bleed.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2009... Whether it's routine maintenance or an emergency repair, work done on a pressurized piping system requires both excellent equipment and proper procedure. The work might take place on a remote section of transmission pipeline far removed from...

High-speed digital x-ray detectors promise faster pipeline inspection.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New high-energy, radiation-hardened detectors have been introduced to the global NDT market to provide high-speed, real-time industrial pipeline inspections. PerkinElmer's new amorphous silicon (a-Si) digital...

Record bore set on Virginia Natural Gas project.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
January 1, 2009... Mears Group, Inc. recently completed a record-setting bore as part of the Hampton Roads Crossing being constructed by Virginia Natural Gas (VNG). The work consisted of installing 7,357 linear feet (If) of 24-inch steel pipeline under the...

PFERD Inc.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PFERD is introducing what it describes as a totally new patented system for changing grinder discs that not only further reduces change-uptime by 75% but also improves grinding productivity. The Combiclick[R] discs...

Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pipeline Inspection Company Ltd. offers a brochure illustrating its line of SPY[R] pig-tracking products for mainline transmission lines, gathering lines, subsea lines, municipal gas, water and wastewater lines and...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... Lincoln Electric announces the addition of the new Excalibur[R] 7028 low-hydrogen stick electrode to its premium line of Excalibur mild steel stick electrodes. The 7028 is designed specifically for high depositions in flat and horizontal...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... Phoenix Contact's new RAD-ISM-900-ENBD is an industrial radio transceiver designed to bring ethernet or serial data onto IP-based networks from remote locations, even in high interference environments. The transceiver uses the MOTR-9T radio...

Above Ground Markers.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... The Wireless Acoustic Pig Tracker is a new modular design that allows a wireless connection between the geophone (included) or wide band omni-directional ground coupled microphone and the user. No more messy coils of wires as normally used with...

International Paint LLC.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company, has introduced Intertherm[R] 898 CSA, a two-component cold spray aluminum-coating system specifically designed to help protect piping from corrosion and a wide range of temperatures with a...

MSA.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... MSA says its well-proven ULTIMA XE gas monitors with display are now available with Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (HART) field communications protocol. HART provides two-way digital communication between intelligent field instruments...

Azima DLI.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... Azima DLI, announced the latest version of its rugged, four-channel diagnostic data collector and real-time analyzer, Azima DLI DCX[TM]. It empowers vibration analysts to record, collect and analyze vibration information directly from the...

Glasforms.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Glasforms is setting its sights on the ground-mounted flexible pipeline and gas utility marker industry. It now offers marker posts and delineators for a wide range of utility applications. Glasforms has been manufacturing fiberglass products...

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, large-diameter stainless steel pipes can be purged of air quickly and easily with reported savings of up to 90% in purge gas requirements--using a British-made weld-purging...

TerraGo Technologies.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Technologies[R] recently released TerraGo Mobile, said to be the first geospatial mobile application designed specifically for non-GIS users. Compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 operating sys terns, the solution...

Cat Footwear.(New Products: Send for information)(Brief article)
January 1, 2009... Cat Footwear has introduced what it terms the world's first industrial footwear featuring d3o[TM], a revolutionary material for flexible impact protection. In partnership with the d3o[TM] lab, Cat Footwear said it is launching the first...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products: Send for information)
January 1, 2009... Lincoln Electric has expanded its Vista[R] line of auto-darkening welding helmets. The company says it has also made upgrades to the entire line's headgear, making it more ergonomic and comfortable for customer use. Red Rod[TM], the first new...