Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from July 2004

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from July 2004

Pipeliners Association of Houston exceeds $1 million in scholarship awards.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... With 189 in attendance, this year's final meeting for the Pipeliners Association Of Houston's 2003-2004 year ended on an exciting note. K.C. Yost, director of the scholarship award committee, announced that 57 scholarships were awarded totaling...

Atmos Energy acquires TXU Gas Co. for $1.9 billion.(Newsreel)
July 1, 2004... Dallas-based Atmos Energy Corp. has purchased the local utility in its hometown with the acquisition on June 17 of TXU Gas Co. for a reported $1.9 billion. Merrill Lynch said it would provide a bridge loan, and Atmos will raise cash for the...

TXU, Capgemini enter into partnership.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Capgemini and TXU Corp. have agreed to form Capgemini Energy Limited Partnership, to provide business process services and information technology solutions to the Dallas-based energy company. The $3.5 billion agreement will include moving...

Tennessee Gas receives Safety Award.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., has been recognized as an industry leader in safe operations by the American Gas Association (AGA). At a ceremony in Phoenix, company executives accepted the 2003 AGA Safety...

El Paso closes sale of Texas power plant.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... El Paso Corp. announced that it has closed the sale of its interest in a domestic merchant power plant to FPL Energy, LLC for $72 million. In the transaction, affiliates of El Paso sold their 50% interest in Bastrop Energy Partners L.P., which...

Energy Transfer completes TUFCO acquisition.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. announced it has completed the $500 million acquisition of TXU Fuel Company's midstream natural gas assets. Known as the TUFCO System, assets gained include about 2,000 miles of intrastate pipeline and related...

TransCanada files Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act application.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... TransCanada Corp. has filed an application under the Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act. The company will now proceed with processing its application with the State of Alaska for right-of-way across state lands for the Alaska Highway pipeline...

Tractebel opens New Jersey office.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Tractebel Energy Services, Inc., the U.S. retail energy business of Tractebel Electricity & Gas International (EGI), recently opened an operations office in Edison, NJ. Tractebel provides end-user electricity and related energy services and...

Swagelok receives funding for materials research.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Swagelok Company, Case Western Reserve University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are teaming up for a research project that is funded, in part, by $1.5 million from the Department of Energy. The research aims to evaluate the applicability...

Senator Charles Schumer visits Controlotron.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Controlotron Corporation, Hauppauge, NY recently welcomed Sen. Charles Schumer to its newly expanded production facilities. The New York Democrat said that high-tech companies such as Controlotron are essential in the war against terrorism....

FERC survey finds significant market confidence in published indices.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) own recent price-reporting survey demonstrates there is significant and growing market confidence in the ongoing progress of published indices, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) told the...

Enron agrees to sell CrossCountry for $2.2 billion.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Enron Corp. announced that it has reached an agreement with NuCoastal LLC, whose owners are affiliates of Kelso & Company, ArcLight Capital Partners LLC, Citigroup, and Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr., for the sale of CrossCountry Energy, Enron's North...

Petro-Canada to acquire Prima Energy.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Prima Energy Corp. has agreed to be acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of Petro-Canada for $534 million. "The Prima acquisition is an excellent fit with our long-term strategy to sustain and expand our core North American natural gas...

Fulbright & Jaworski accorded energy honors.(Newsreel)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. was selected as one of the leading energy firms in the United States. Fulbright was one of eight firms vying for the Law Firm of the Year Award in the U.S. Energy category. Recipients...

Editor's notebook.(American Gas Association )(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Three clays at AGA's annual operations conference in Phoenix were well-spent because there are some healthy developments going on in our business these days. The attendance at this non-exhibition event was about 650 and for the first time...

FERC rejects appeals on code of conduct.(Government Guidelines)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )
July 1, 2004... FERC beat back almost all requests that it modify its Order 644, issued last November, which sought to clean up instances of natural gas price manipulation which roiled the natural gas marketplace in the West during 2000-2001. A number of...

LNG Bill introduced.(Government Guidelines)
July 1, 2004... The Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Development Act of 2004 introduced in the House by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) would resolve issues about who has jurisdiction for the siting of LNG terminals. The state of California has raised the question...

Senate bill provides big boost to Alaskan gas.(Government Guidelines)(Jumpstart Our Business Strength)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... It is now up to the House to decide whether it wants the three leaseholders of natural gas in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay to get serious about transporting that gas via a new pipeline to the Midwest. When the Senate passed the JOBS bill (S. 1637) in...

Gulfstream selects contractor for mainline extension, begins first of 10 HDDs.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. has awarded the construction contract for its 110-mile mainline extension to Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Company based in Tulsa, OK. It was May 2002 when Gulfstream first placed its 581-mile...

Feds approve Hill-Lake Gas Storage expansion.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Falcon Gas Storage Company's subsidiary, Hill-Lake Gas Storage L.P., has received regulatory approval to proceed with the Phase II expansion of its Hill-Lake Gas Storage facility in Eastland County, TX. The expansion will ultimately add 3 Bcf...

Itron to provide AMR for gas utility serving three states.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Itron Inc. recently finalized a contract with Kinder Morgan Inc. to install a Mobile Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system throughout its natural gas distribution territory in three states, with the goal to be fully automated within the next two...

DEGT expands gas storage facility.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) is expanding by 8 Bcf the natural gas storage capacity at its Market Hub Partners' (MHP) Egan facility in Acadia Parish, LA. DEGT and MHP are increasing the working gas storage capacity at Egan from 16 Bcf to...

Southeastern Gas Storage demand prompts open season.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... In response to increasing demands for high deliverability storage in the Southeast, Bay Gas Storage Company, Ltd. is holding a non-binding open season for up to 5 Bcf of natural gas storage services to evaluate expansion of its facility near...

BJ inks deal to inspect Kern River pipeline.(Projects)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... BJ Pipeline Inspection Services has been awarded a multimillion-dollar four-year contract to provide baseline pipeline inspection services to Kern River Gas Transmission Company of Salt Lake City, UT. BJ will inspect the 1,374-mile Kern River...

Socotherm awarded $100 million contract in Qatar.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Italian pipe-coating company Socotherm has been awarded what CEO Zeno Soave said is the most important project since the company was established in 1859. The contract is related to anticorrosion and concrete weight-coating of Dolphin...

Russia, Mexico discuss energy ventures.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... President Vladimir Putin, the first Russian leader to make an official visit to Mexico, and Mexican President Vicente Fox discussed a number of business ventures among the two nations, including Russian investment in Mexico's mostly privatized...

GE Energy gets contract for Mexican pipeline project.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... GE Energy has received a multimillion-dollar, six-year contract to provide maintenance and inspection services for the new San Fernando Pipeline in northeastern Mexico. Pipeline owner Gasoductos de Tamaulipas awarded GE Energy the contract to...

Jordanian pipeline receives funding.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) for construction of a 393-Mn south-north gas pipeline across Jordan (Aqaba to Rehab) to bring Egyptian natural gas to major power...

Caspian natural gas project gets boost.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A leading partner in the Caspian Sea's massive Shah Deniz natural gas field said a study found that it was economically feasible to export the gas to western Europe markets. Shah Deniz gas will be exported in 2006 to Turkey. Statoil, the...

B-T-C pipeline section looks for timely completion.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Turkey's Botas, the operator for the construction of the Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, plans to complete this section on time--by year's end, according to company General Director Mehmet Bilgic. The pipeline will stretch...

Ukraine wavering in support of pipeline extension.(International Highlights)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Polish officials claim the Ukraine government is wavering over its commitment to extend the Odessa-Brody pipeline into Poland. The project is expected to cost $300 million and take until the end of the decade to complete. In February, an...

PLCA of Canada celebrates 50th Anniversary.(International Highlights)(Pipe Line Contractors Association)
July 1, 2004... With visitors and special guests from around the world, the PLCAC held its 50th Annual Convention at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. About 274 delegates attended from the 17 regular and 36 associate member firms, the pipeline craft...

From wellhead to wall socket: GE consolidates energy financial services.(GE Commercial Finance)
July 1, 2004... One of the oldest names in the energy business is adopting a new strategy in an effort to increase its exposure to the heavily diversified industry. GE Commercial Finance recently announced a decision to centralize its energy-related...

SGA adapting to gas industry changes.(Meet President Tom Mulkey)(Southern Gas Association )
July 1, 2004... Thomas J. Mulkey became president of Southern Gas Association in December 2002. A native of Midland, TX, Mulkey has been directly involved in almost every aspect of the natural gas business since joining El Paso Natural Gas in 1975. He now...

Utilities can reduce L&U gas by segmenting.(Gas Measurement)
July 1, 2004... Before developing the "How To" procedures in this article, there are two important points to address: Point #1. A question some utilities may ask is, "Why should we have any interest in reducing and controlling lost and unaccounted for...

Non-intrusive system detects leaks using mass measurement.
July 1, 2004... Environmental and personal safety issues have created the need for more effective leak detection and location capabilities on inter-refinery pipelines. An underlying need for such functionality is the preservation of assets. As pipelines age...

Busy pace set at meter research facility.(Measurement Report)
July 1, 2004... Here is a summary of recent research at the Metering Research Facility (MRF) at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio in support of a comprehensive flow measurement research, development and commercialization program. The Gas...

It's full speed ahead for gas flow measurement.(New Technology vs. Traditional)
July 1, 2004... There is no end in sight of the need for gas flow measurement since gases are an increasingly important part of our lives, and the price of many gases, such as natural gas, continues to rise. This article looks at some of the main applications...

Pipeline transaction management systems facing challenges.
July 1, 2004... As natural gas becomes the energy commodity of the 21st century, pipeline operators face increased pressure to keep up with rapidly changing business requirements. A key area of concern is managing the ever widening gap between inflexible...

Building a bridge to the gas future.
July 1, 2004... Until recently natural gas was oil's poor relation. If it was found far from a market, it was often stranded and left undeveloped. Today, it is a very different story. Natural gas is highly favored as a clean fossil fuel, especially for...

Is it time for a CIS upgrade?(CompuServe Information Service)
July 1, 2004... Today's CIS product is a big improvement over the custom CIS systems of the 1990s. Among their many benefits are the upgrades vendors regularly offer. Is this an offer you can't refuse? Or one you should leave in your in-box? The answer...

Calibron Systems, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Calibron Systems offers its new offshore flow prover, the "O" Model. Calibron Systems says its SYNCROTRAK[R] Flow Provers have become the standard by which all flow provers are measured in refineries, pipelines, and distribution terminals...

Instromet, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Instromet[R] says it has increased transducer bandwidth to help handle noise in ultrasonic meters. A new series of retractable transducers for the company's family of ultrasonic flow meters offers significant advantages. Dubbed "Rb," the design...

Energy Solutions International.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Energy Solutions International is rolling out PipelineManager Leak Detection System crafted for the IndianOil Corp. which will use the software on its Koyali Viramgam Sidhpur Sanganer Pipeline (KVSSPL). KVSSPL is a 997-km multi-product...

A.W. Company.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... The A.W. Company has published a color flyer devoted to its new KM series of vortex flow meters. Flowranges for fluids are from 0.4 cubic meters/hour up to 1,000 cubic meters/hour. Gas flow ranges are from 2.5 cubic meters/hour to 9,750 cubic...

Flowline Meters.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... A new metering system from Flowline Meters employs the mixing ability of a slotted plate in their Slotted DP meter to measure wet gas with up to 5% mass liquid, condensate and/or water. The unit measures dry gas with an accuracy of +0.25% and...

KROHNE, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... KROHNE, Inc., offers its single-Z tube flowmeter, the OPTIMASS Series 7100. The OPTIMASS Series 7100 is described as ideal for precise blending, dosing and batching applications and is designed specifically to handle low flow applications....

AMETEK, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... AMETEK U.S. Gauge has released the Model SDT low-cost submersible level transducer. The Model SDT is specifically designed to provide the convenience of direct submergence in many types of liquid for quick, accurate and reliable level...

Controlotron.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Controlotron Corporation now offers WideBeam[TM] ultrasonic flow measurement technology for natural and process gases. The SonicGas[TM] field clamp-on System 1010GC is described as ideal for check metering, flow survey verification and...

ClampOn, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... ClampOn is offering its DSP Conosion-Erosion Monitor (CEM), based on the well-proven ClampOn DSP sensor platiform that is used for subsea and topside particle and pig monitoring. The DSP Corrosion-Erosion Monitor watches a pipe section of up to...

Solarcraft, Inc.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... The Solarcraft CD-UPS provides longterm backup power for critical 12- and 24volt DC systems. It is available as a complete system or as a component and it is power-factor corrected. It features temperature compensated battery charging, integral...

Automatic Power.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Automatic Power's solar power systems are custom-engineered for automated platforms, from design through installation. This turnkey approach to solar projects provides a totally integrated process that begins with analysis of needs and...

American Meter Company.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... American Meter is offering KleanLine filters in several sizes, materials, and connection types for easy installation in many industrial and residential natural gas applications. KleanLine filters are said to effectively remove foreign matter...

Neptune Technology.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Neptune Technology Group's patented analysis tool, SEER, is said to be able to predict large commercial/industrial meter accuracy within a 95% confidence interval without the need to perform costly site tests. SEER[R] stands for Statistical...

Reynolds Equipment Company.(What's New In Measurement And Instrumentation)
July 1, 2004... Reynolds Equipment Co. recently introduced the RECOR 325 CDR Chartless Data Recorder. Originally designed as a direct replacement for mechanical chart recorders, it is among the most full featured data loggers on the market today, yet...

Combining asset management and maintenance outsourcing reduces MRO costs, increases ROA.
July 1, 2004... Outsourcing in recent months has become a contentious issue for the public. Even government officials are feeling the pressure as they try to cut bottom-line costs by outsourcing jobs overseas. Plant managers have been feeling similar...

Low cost alternative to solar panel chargers.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... TEC-2 and TEC-8 are natural gas or propane fueled 12 and 24-volt power sources that serve as an alternative to solar panel systems used to power electronic instruments, transmitters, flow computers, and communication systems on gas pipelines....

ProSoft Technology introduces hydrocarbon flow computer for Allen-Bradley's ControlLogix[TM] processor.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Full function Flow Computer measures hydrocarbon gases and liquids using AGA 3, 7, and 8 measurement standards and API 2540 calculation standards ProSoft Technology's new Flow Computer (MVI56-AFC) for Allen-Bradley's ControlLogix[TM]...

Protal 7200 liquid epoxy protects girth welds on new pipeline construction.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Many major oil & gas companies have used Protal 7200 to protect girth welds on push-rack and land applications. Protal 7200 has been selected as the coating of choice for push-rack applications due mainly to its extremely fast cure and...

Controlotron[R] flowmeters: high accuracy capability.
July 1, 2004... CONTROLOTRON is the leading worldwide supplier of liquid and gas Ultrasonic Flowmeters, with 40 years of experience and the largest installed base of Ultrasonic Flowmeters in the world! The PIPELINE/HPI DIVISION has offices in New York,...

EnCana[TM]: who is EnCana.
July 1, 2004... North America's Largest Independent Natural Gas Producer With an enterprise value of about US$28 billion, EnCana is one of the world's leading independent oil and gas companies and is driven to be the industry's high performance benchmark...

New product innovation. A way of life at Perfection Corporation.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... For more than 50 years, Perfection Corporation has made a significant investment toward developing new, problem-solving products. From the gas industry's first anodeless gas riser, to Permasert[R] non-corrosive mechanical couplings, to...

Testing for fitness of service: conversion of products pipeline for compressed gas service.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Projected growth of the natural gas market and the potential hydrogen fuel economy will drive expansion of the gas pipeline transportation system in the U.S. over the next several decades. Pipeline construction costs are rising much faster than...

Remote pigging now possible: the original "pigging valve" concept introduced many years ago only allowed the use of a sphere. However, the Argus Pig Valve was designed to accommodate cleaning pigs that are much more aggressive than a sphere.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Girard Industries has been the U.S. representative for Argus Pig Valves for more than five years. The original "pigging valve" concept introduced many years ago only allowed the use of a sphere. However, the Argus Pig Valve was designed to...

Find it! With J and N.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(J And N Enterprises, Inc)
July 1, 2004... J And N Enterprises, Inc., A family business, has been manufacturing quality gas detection products since 1980. Our easy to use state-of-the-art instruments help you protect life, property and the environment from combustible, toxic and...

We're ROSEN.(Magnetic Flux Leakage )
July 1, 2004... Circumferential MFL Conventional Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) in-line inspection (ILI) methods induce magnetism parallel to axially-oriented features such as notches, crack-like features, channeling and gouging, making detection difficult....

Pietro Fiorentini (USA). Inc.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Pietro Fiorentini, active for more than 66 years in the field of gas regulating, measurement, and conditioning, has achieved a total engineering Capability enabling a wide range of products and services offered to our customers, satisfying the...

New product designed for use with tracer lines makes installation of service lines faster and easier.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(King Innovation)
July 1, 2004... King Innovation[TM] is continually looking for ways to improve the products we offer our customers. As a manufacturer, we understand the importance of developing innovative products that are customer driven. The latest example of this customer...

Minimize giveaway with Antek's high speed analyzers for ultra low sulfur fuels.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Two years from now the standards for sulfur in fuels will drop to less than 15ppm for diesel fuels and less than 30 ppm for gasoline. One of the many obstacles this regulation will create for the industry is transporting a low sulfur fuel along...

Bass-Trigon.(American Innovations Ltd., makes use of Bass-Trigon Allegro field computers and Bullhorn,wireless remote monitoring solution)
July 1, 2004... By combining the best in class solutions from Bass-Trigon, the leader in corrosion regulatory compliance and integrity management, and the low-cost and reliable technologies from the Bullhorn[R] wireless remote monitoring system, American...

Knapp Polly Pig Inc.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Knapp Polly Pig founded in the 1950's by Mary Knapp, is a recognized leader in the manufacturing of all types of pipeline utility pigs. Knapp is the original manufacturer of the Polly Pig, the urethane foam-bodied internal pipeline cleaner that...

GVP-100 control valve: improved pipeline pressure control in gas distribution applications.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... At natural gas distribution sites, pilot-operated regulators are frequently used for final control of pipeline pressure. Although suitable for some applications, fixed setpoint regulators are unable to interface with advanced control schemes...

EN Engineering.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... EN Engineering specializes in the design, installation and maintenance of a variety of gas, and liquid pipeline facilities. Beyond these facilities and systems, EN Engineering also provides expertise relative to today's ever changing...

Parkline Inc.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Parkline, Inc., a manufacturer of small pre-engineered metal buildings, self-storage facilities and relocatable school classrooms, is celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year and their 5th successful year as an employee-owned company. ...

Baker Hughes Pipeline Management Group.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... Baker Hughes Pipeline Management Group (PMG) has taken a new approach to the twin challenges of asset integrity and utilization faced by pipeline operators. By bringing together a unique set of best-in-class products and services, decisions...

Inline Services focuses on providing innovative pigging equipment for the customer's applications.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Inline Services is one of the fastest growing manufacturers of pigging equipment to the oil, gas and product pipeline industry. Inline's Pipeline Cleaners Inc division designs and manufactures mandrel pigs and brushes. PLC is one of the oldest...

GTI eCourses offer high-quality industry training at time and cost savings.(2004 Capabilities Guide)(Gas Technology Institute)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Can online courses help you learn important skills and put them to use in your job performance? Gas Technology Institute's new eCourses do. Here's why: * Courses are created by skilled instructional designers, with contributions and...

New alternatives in corrosion protection for steel pipelines.(2004 Capabilities Guide)
July 1, 2004... For Nearly two decades, SHAIC International (Sam Hwan Anti-Corrosion Industrial Co.) has offered corrosion protection for steel pipelines for the oil, gas, and water industries. Specializing in heat shrinkable products for protection of...

Electrical separation revamped in rehab of sour gas system.(Isolation flanges: enhance CP)
July 1, 2004... The cathodic protection system in the gathering network for a German natural gas production region dominated by hydrogen sulfide containing gas recently was fully rehabilitated, including a change in isolation philosophy. The ExxonMobil...

Gas markets to remain tight: gas producer association says U.S. energy policy needs to be changed to help alleviate supply constraints.(Distribution Forum)
July 1, 2004... When the gas producers speak about supply, it's a good idea to pay attention. For instance, what is going to happen to natural gas supplies this summer and beyond? According to an announcement by the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA),...

Western Gulf Lease Sale.(Offshore Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The OCS Western Gulf Lease Sale 192 is set for Aug. 18 in New Orleans. MMS officials indicate the sale will offer 3,890 unleased blocks covering approximately 21 million acres in the western Gulf OCS planning area off Texas and in deeper waters...

HMC vessels to be fitted with global remote monitoring system.(Offshore Review)(Ingersoll-Rand Security and Safety Solutions )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Ingersoll-Rand Security and Safety Solutions is developing a security system for Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), Leiden, the Netherlands, that will facilitate remote security monitoring from half-way across the world. The project is the first...

Global reacts to soft market conditions in Gulf.(Offshore Review)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Global Industries, a provider of offshore construction, engineering, support services, pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, and diving services, is talking bold steps to deal with soft market conditions in the U.S. Gulf of...

Paragon wins Pemex engineering contract.(Offshore Review)
July 1, 2004... Pemex awarded a major engineering contract to Houston-based Paragon Engineering Services, Inc. to provide basic and detailed engineering for two drilling platforms in 600 feet of water offshore Mexico, the Ayin-A and Ayin-B platforms. Paragon's...