Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from June 2009

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from June 2009

Editor's notebook.(Chesapeake Energy Corp.)(Editorial)
June 1, 2009... That Aubrey McClendon is some kind of salesman, isn't he? McClendon is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp., one of the largest producers of natural gas in the U.S. In recent years, the growth of his Oklahoma...

Welspun dedicates world-class steel pipe plant in Arkansas.(Newsreel)(Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. (WGSRL), commissioned its first manufacturing facility outside of India in Little Rock, AR on April 29. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, guest of honor Consul General of India Sanjiv Arora,...

Admiral Barrett hired by Alaskan Project Coordinator's Office.(Newsreel)(Thomas Barrett)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Federal Coordinator Drue Pearce, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects (OFC), has named Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett, USCG (Ret.), as her deputy federal coordinator. Barrett...

El Paso executive strongly supports proposed Ruby Pipeline.(Newsreel)(Jim Cleary)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Jim Cleary, president of E1 Paso's Western Pipeline held a press briefing on May 4 to discuss the proposed Ruby Pipeline project. His message was clear. Despite current economic conditions the Ruby Pipeline project is moving forward and is a...

GE Oil & Gas consolidates operating company brands.(Newsreel)(GE Energy. GE Oil and Gas)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... GE Oil & Gas has decided to streamline its operating company brands. The decision was made after market research among more than 800 customers worldwide to transition into a single GE Oil & Gas company brand interface in order to provide...

Western Canada natural gas production outlook to 2020.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Ziff Energy Group has released an executive report analyzing the declining natural gas production outlook through 2020 within Western Canada, the second-largest natural gas producing region in North America. This report forecasts gas production...

CCSI records million man hours without lost time injury.(Newsreel)(Commercial Coating Services International, Ltd.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Commercial Coating Services International, Ltd. (CCSI), a subsidiary of Insituform Technologies, Inc.'s newly acquired subsidiary, The Bayou Companies, Inc., recently surpassed 1 million man hours worked without filing a single lost time injury...

Chuck Watson leaves Eagle Energy Partners.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Eagle Energy Partners, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of EDF Trading Limited, announced that Chuck Watson, cofounder and former chairman of Eagle Energy, would leave the company on May 1. "I would like to thank Chuck for the invaluable...

Oregon LNG receives Letter of Recommendation from U.S. Coast Guard.(Newsreel)(liquefied natural gas)
June 1, 2009... Oregon LNG will have a minimal security impact on the Columbia River, based on information in a Letter of Recommendation issued on April 24 by the U.S. Coast Guard. Because the Oregon LNG site in Warrenton is located near the mouth of the...

Valve industry's modest decline expected to be short.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... The U.S. and Canadian industrial valve industry saw the steady climb in sales and profits of the last decade turn around in the last year to experience a decline. However, the decrease is slight compared to most other U.S. industries, and is...

TransCanada files application for Bison.(Government)(Bison Pipeline)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... TransCanada filed a construction application at FERC in April for its Bison Pipeline, the latest entrant in the race to bring Rockies gas to eastern markets. Bison would travel northeast 301 miles from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to the...

FERC pushes two projects forward.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Oregon liquefied natural gas project)(Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas project)
June 1, 2009... FERC moved closer to approving construction of one of the three big Oregon LNG projects as well as a major new pipeline in the Southeast. The commission staff submitted a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Jordan Cove LNG project...

Questions arise on SRF Stimulus funding.(Government)(state revolving loan fund)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Questions are arising from states and localities about requirements for spending the water infrastructure funds in the Stimulus bill, called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The EPA has distributed $1.4 billion of...

Changes at FERC's Office of Energy Projects.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... After 32 years of service, Mark Robinson, director of the Office of Energy Projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is retiring. Under his leadership, OEP has developed the record that has allowed the Commission to authorize 11,738...

Williams to build NGL pipeline in Canada.(Projects)(natural gas liquids)
June 1, 2009... A pipeline to create a strategic outlet for oil sands produced NGLs is planned by Williams in Alberta, Canada. As proposed, the pipeline will transport NGLs and olefins from its extraction plant in Fort McMurray to its Redwater processing...

Bow River Pipeline expansion.(Projects)
June 1, 2009... The Inter Pipeline Fund plans to invest approximately $72 million to expand oil delivery capabilities on the Bow River Pipeline system. The project will allow customers, for the first time, to ship segregated crude oil streams south from...

Enbridge holds open season for proposed interstate pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Enbridge Inc. recently completed a successful on-binding open season for the proposed LaCrosse Pipeline, an interstate pipeline to transport natural gas from Carthage, TX to Washington Parish in Southeastern Louisiana. The 300-mile...

Company to offer gas storage in July.(Projects)(Monroe Gas Storage Company LLC)(Foothills Energy Ventures LLC)(High Sierra Energy LP)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Monroe Gas Storage Company LLC, a joint venture of Foothills Energy Ventures LLC and High Sierra Energy LP, announced a binding open season for up to 1.0 Bcf of firm, high deliverability storage capacity at its Monroe Gas Storage facility...

TransCanada files Alaska gas pipeline application with FERC.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... According to the Anchorage Daily News, TransCanada has filed the necessary paperwork for approval to begin the work needed to get U.S. regulators' approval for its proposed multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Alberta,...

Midcontinent Express Pipeline begins interim service.(Projects)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On April 24, 2009 Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) began interim service on 266 miles of 42-inch pipeline from the interconnects with Houston Pipe Line Company and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL)...

Kentucky's Big Sandy pipeline commissioned.(Projects)(EQT Corporation)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear recently joined Speaker of the House Greg Stumbo and State Senator Johnny Ray Turner in officially opening EQT Corporation's new Big Sandy natural gas pipeline. EQT's Big Sandy line, a $150 million investment in...

Magellan Midstream/POET assess feasibility of dedicated ethanol pipeline.(Projects)(Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. has signed a joint development agreement with POET to continue assessing the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline. As proposed, the pipeline would deliver ethanol from the Midwest to...

UAE to build crude pipeline that avoids strait of Hormuz.(Projects)(United Arab Emirates)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... According to Dow Jones Newswires, Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Co., or IPIC, will start pumping oil through a new pipeline that will avoid the narrow Strait of Hormuz in 2011. The 224-mile pipeline, known as Abu Dhabi Crude...

Spectra Energy completes NOARK acquisition.(Projects)(Spectra Energy Partners, LP)(NOARK Pipeline System L.P.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Spectra Energy Partners, LP has completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the ownership interests of NOARK Pipeline System, Limited Partnership from Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.E The acquired assets include the Ozark Gas...

China and Russia sign 20-year oil deal.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Beijing and Moscow have finalized an intergovernmental deal under which Russia will supply China with oil for 20 years in exchange for a $25 billion loan to Russia's state-run energy companies. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said the...

Kazakhstan signs on to Russian pipeline plan.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Kazakhstan has signed an agreement to participate in a planned trans-Russia gas pipeline that would have an approximate capacity of 26-30 Bcm, and could divert potential supplies away from the European Union's proposed Nabucco project. ...

Kurdistan ready to ship crude to Turkey.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Kurdistan said that crude oil exports will start shortly from the Tawke Field, following the completion of the tie-in of the field pipeline with the Iraq-Turkey pipeline at the border town of Fishkhabur. Exports will begin at 60,000 bpd. An...

Iraq promises to punish deadline busters.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Iraq's Oil Ministry has sharply demonstrated its intentions to punish oil companies and contractors who do not set their projects in motion within the deadlines agreed by stripping Russia's Stroitransgaz of a contract it was awarded last year...

Progress noted on Nabucco Pipeline project.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, Ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded an agreement last month between European Union member states, Turkey and Azerbaijan to move forward on the Nabucco Pipeline project. "Energy...

AMEC awarded FEED contract for Australian project.(International)(AMEC Engineering Ltd.)(front end engineering and design)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Inpex has awarded AMEC Engineering a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Ichthys Gas Field Development offshore facilities, including an export pipeline of more than 850 km to Darwin, Australia. The Ichthys field is located...

Total falling behind schedule on par.(International)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Pars Oil & Gas Company has taken over the upstream element of Total's proposed integrated Pars LNG project and expects to award it as a straight gas field development to Iranian Petropars. The South Pars project, which is the northern extension...

Biofuels have questionable path as new fuels for transportation.(Burnet Tip)
June 1, 2009... In recent years, fossil fuels, particularly coal and crude oil products, have become politically incorrect. Though they account for more than 75% of all fuels used in the U.S., for a handful of reasons, some groups want to replace them. The...

Third-generation EMAT tool enhanced for finding SCC and disbonded coating in dry gas pipelines.(Pipeline Integrity)(electro magnetic acoustic transducer )(stress corrosion cracking )
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article looks at third-generation enhancements to electro magnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) inline inspection technology for dry gas pipelines. The enhancements have been derived from five years of operational...

Michels Corporation: making history for 50 years.(Company overview)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Michels Corporation is celebrating its 50th year in business in 2009, marking its evolution from a small contractor specializing in gas pipeline construction to one of North America's largest, multi-division...

P&GJ's: Pipeline Opportunities Conference draws record crowd.(Pipeline and Gas Journal)(Conference news)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The fifth annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference, sponsored Pipeline & Gas Journal and the interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), was held March 11 in Houston. The single-day conference drew a...

Managing cleanliness of natural gas engines cuts costs.(Lube Oil)
June 1, 2009... This article spotlights the factors that operation and maintenance managers should consider to maximize the return on their investment in a natural gas engine driving a compressor. Big savings in maintenance expenses can be obtained by...

Static VAR Compensators (SVCs) facilitate electrification of pipeline compressor stations.
June 1, 2009... Demands on pipeline infrastructure are growing. Modernizing the nation's infrastructure requires boosting existing capacity and providing new lines where additional transport is required. Modernization also requires mitigating voltage...

Selection of pipe material for low-temperature service.
June 1, 2009... The selection of material for any specific environment is directly dependent on the material's properties, especially those properties that are affected by that special environment. Metal properties are classified in terms of Mechanical,...

Software model system quantifies corrosion in dry gas pipelines.(Case Studies In Advanced ICDA)
June 1, 2009... Current internal corrosion direct assessment (ICDA) methods for dry natural gas pipelines do not assess the extent of corrosion damage due to availability of water in the presence of C[O.sub.2], [H.sub.2]S etc. That is because the assessment is...

Cameron's Compression Systems.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... Cameron's Compression Systems group has published a Customer Information Newsletter featuring recent equipment and facility developments. Cameron's Compression Systems group--formerly Cooper Energy Services and Cooper Turbocompressor--is...

Flowserve Corp.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flowserve Corp. has released a publication designed to provide solutions to noise issues in gaseous equipment. "Flowserve Gaseous Noise Control" is described as a comprehensive guide to available noise-attenuation...

Planar Systems, Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... Planar Systems offers software for utilities called Indisys[TM] Director. The software supports the company's ongoing strategy of providing customers with turnkey offerings that simplify and enhance operation of specialty displays in demanding...

Dresser Waukesha.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dresser Waukesha, manufacturer of natural gas engines, has introduced its 275GL[TM] Series engines, described as a new generation of high-performance engines for the gas compression market. The series combines...

Juniper Systems, Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Juniper Systems, Inc., a provider of intuitive field computer solutions for rugged utility applications, has announced LandMark Mobile--a GPS utility that incorporates real-time GPS data into any custom and...

FF-Automation.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FF-Automation has released the new AutoLog RTU for remote monitoring and control of oil and gas pipelines, cathodic protection, tanks, pumping stations and environmental supervision. The firm says in principle that...

GeoFields, Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... GeoFields, Inc. provides data-management solutions for the pipeline and utility industries. The company has announced full ArcGIS Pipeline Data Model (APDM) support across the entire product suite. Pipeline operators can now leverage the power...

ATCO Noise Management.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ATCO Noise Management has announced the availability of its "CAP" Enclosure System for compressor station noise management. The system is described as new and innovative and able to top off any gas compressor station...

Atlas Copco Specialty Rental.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Atlas Copco Specialty Rental provides temporary compressed air installations for pipeline services and other applications that require a large amount of compressed air at a high pressure. Electric or diesel-driven...

seepex, Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] seepex has released a new axially split stator, designated the "SST" design, for its line of BN progressive cavity pumps. It can be supplied on a new seepex pump or can replace conventional tube-type stators on...

ASI Group.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... ASI Group, a MEDEX Global Group Company, recently announced incorporation of new technology that helps clients monitoring compressor stations and other remote assets. The company said the new technology had become a part of its Global...

R. Brooks Associates, Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] R. Brooks Associates, Inc. has announced the rollout of the CDS-5000 Mini Dome camera as part of its line of specialty video cameras for compressor stations and other industrial remote monitoring applications. The...

Assured Automation.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... Assured Automation now offers weatherproof CB Series Control Boxes which allow operation of the company's electric or pneumatic actuators from a remote location (pneumatic actuators require a solenoid). The control boxes are available with lamp...

Cummins Inc.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cummins Inc. says it is focused on lowering natural gas emissions for EPA 2010/2011 with in-house technology. The company uses the advantage of lean-burn and rich-burn combustion technology, depending on the...

Skymira.(What's New In ... Compressor Packages, Noise Abatement Equipment And Services And Utility Operations Software)
June 1, 2009... Skymira says its compressor station operations solutions unlock the value in corporate remote information via a complete set of state-of-the-art satellite and cellular/ wireless technologies designed for seamless management of remote...

Digital pipeline radiography speeds detection of corrosion and other anomalies.(Integrity Management)
June 1, 2009... Recent developments in solid-state radiographic pipeline inspection equipment, primarily durable, mobile computers and solid-state image capturing devices, are raising the technique's profile as a useful, capable way to find and assess...

Natural gas supply shock awaits.
June 1, 2009... In the natural gas industry, we often hear the phrase, "the cure for high prices is high prices." Basically, this means high prices incent production and exploration. High prices allow technologies that previously were not cost-effective to be...

Innovative pipe repair solution for North Sea field.(Offshore)(TDW Offshore Services AS )(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TDW Offshore Services AS designed and delivered a customized pipeline repair solution for StatoilHydro's Kvitebjorn field in the North Sea. The field, which resumed exports of liquids and...

T&T Bisso salvages 2,000-ton inland drill barge.(Offshore)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] T&T Bisso has salvaged a 2,000-ton inland drill barge that capsized during Hurricane Gustav in Southern Louisiana. T&T Bisso salvage engineers designed a method to right and refloat the inland drill barge using...

Mustang completes Lake Pontchartrain pipeline.(Offshore)(Mustang Engineering Inc.)(Air Products and Chemicals Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Mustang, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC, has completed work on a 37-mile, 14-inch hydro gen pipeline for Air Products. The pipeline, constructed between Norco and Chalmette, LA, traversed Lake Pontchartrain,...

Australia pipeline inspected using computed radiography.(Offshore)
June 1, 2009... A pipeline in Australia is the first pipeline to be completely inspected using computed radiography. Global Technical Services Group (GTSG) performed the inspection, using GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies' CR50P portable scanner. The team...

Subsea 7 acquires rights to subsea hot tap technology.(Offshore)
June 1, 2009... Subsea 7 Inc,'s subsidiary, Subsea 7 Limited, has acquired the exclusive global licence rights for a new subsea hot tap technology, known as Subsea Grouted Tee (SSGT). The Subsea Grouted Tee technology enables intervention activities to be...

Patented CP Mat designed to protect pipelines.(Offshore)(Deepwater Corrosion Services)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Deepwater Corrosion Services says the company now has a Mexican patent on its CP Mat Stabilizer with cathodic protection. With receipt of the Mexican patent, the CP Mat is now patented in both the U.S. and Mexico. The system combines a...

Gas utility saves with composite repair.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co.)
June 1, 2009... People's Gas, Florida's largest natural gas provider recently utilized NRI Syntho-Glass[R]XT for a 1,236-psi API 5L X60 ERW pipe riser with 28% wall loss at the ground to air interface. Shutting down was not an option with this...

New Elcometer Building at NACE International helps meet growing workforce needs.(NACE International Training Center)
June 1, 2009... Classes in corrosion control for pipelines and other industries are filled to capacity into the first quarter of 2010 at the NACE International training center in west Houston. The center was expanded in January with the opening of a...

La Valley Industries.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... La Valley Industries has published a brochure devoted to the Deckhand[R] pipe-handling attachment that is said to require no ground personnel during pipe handling. The equipment is offered to the HDD and the pipeline industries. Deckhand was...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lincoln Electric has added the LN[TM]-25 PRO with dual power to its line of standard and extra torque LN-25 PRO wire feeders. The new dual-power model features a voltage control knob for superior arc control and...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Phoenix Contact says its new EC-E electronic circuit breakers selectively protect load circuits connected to a 24 V DC power supply. The EC-E Combines active electronic current limiting for short-circuit conditions and overload shutdown,...

Buckling Pin Technology.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Buckling Pin Technology has introduced the new low-high pressure ESV combination. The Model "J-B" and "J-A" low-high ESV system is a combination described as useful to isolate the upstream flow by sensing upstream pressure. The low-pressure ESV...

The D.E. Stearns Company.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... The D.E. Stearns Company says the DE Stearns Model 10/20 pulsating DC High Voltage Holiday Detector features a safety switch, one of its most significant features, which provides greater jobsite safety for the operator and any nearby personnel....

Dresser Masoneilan.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Dresser Masoneilan[R], focusing on the design, manufacture and support of process-control valves and solutions, says its Camflex II rotary globe valve helps customers meet strict environmental emissions standards. Featuring a specially...

Maintech International.(New Products)(Flowserve)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Maintech International L.L.C.[TM] says it will become an authorized distribution, repair and maintenance facility in the South Texas market for Flowserve[R] Pumps. The firm says the association strengthens the sales and marketing network for...

McElroy.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... McElroy says one aspect of thermoplastic pipe fusion has just gotten easier. The company recently introduced a new Stub End Holder that firmly holds stub-end fittings in place during the fusion process. The new holders are designed for 8-, 12-...

Optical Metrology Services.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Optical Metrology Services offers a new internal weld inspection system that inspects the size and shape of girth welds on pipes destined for use in deep subsea oil and gas applications. The Internal Weld Scanning...

ITT.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ITT recently unveiled the Goulds Model 3610 pump, an axially split, between-beating (BB1) double-suction pump that is fully compliant with API 610/ISO 13709 10th Edition standards. Designed for operation at high...

Rohrback Cosasco Systems.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new SoilCorrosion Rate Monitor from Rohrback Cosasco Systems is said to measure corrosion rate, quickly and easily, in a wide range of soils. The system allows pipeline operators to quantitatively determine soil...

Metrotech Corp.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Metrotech Corp. has announced the i5000TM MetroMark[TM] utility locator, combining line-locating technology and electronic marker system (EMS) detection in a single instrument. With a push of the i5000's softkey, users switch between...

Senscient Inc.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Senscient says its ELDS Series Open Path Gas Detectors (OPGDs) feature truly false-alarm free flammable and toxic gas detection. The ELDS gas detectors are said to solve a problem common in the oil and gas industry:...

Soft-landing semi-active valve for reciprocating compressors inspires confidence during field tests.
June 1, 2009... Ongoing field testing of a semi-active valve (SAV) concept on a BP natural gas gathering facility reciprocating compressor through Oct. 3, 2008, demonstrated that the concept is practical and can significantly extend compressor valve life....

Significant downturn anticipated in 2009, with recovery delayed until 2015.(Natural Gas Outlook)
June 1, 2009... Unprecedented demand destruction and deferral, coupled with the economic downturn and record sales declines, are creating a challenging near and mid-term operating environment for the electric power industry, according to Wood Mackenzie. ...

The American Gas Association (AGA).(Association News)(Kristin Schrader Marcell appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... The American Gas Association (AGA) has named Kristin Schrader Marcell as the director of communications. Schrader Marcell joins AGA from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), where she...

Insituform Technologies, Inc.(Personnel Changes)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Insituform Technologies, Inc. has named Kenneth L. Young as vice president and treasurer, effective April 13, 2009. Young comes to Insituform with over 30 years of experience in treasury and financial management. In other news, Commercial...

Foster Marketing Communications.(Personnel Changes)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Foster Marketing Communications has made several recent personnel changes. Kristy Bonnet was promoted to account executive and digital strategist; Jamie Efurd to account executive; Megan Hebert to trade show coordinator; and Lauren Galligan to...

Mustang.(Personnel Changes)(A.J. Cortez and John W. Dalton are appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Mustang, part of Wood Group, has appointed A.J. Cortez and John W. Dalton, St. to the newly created positions of executive vice presidents. Cortez has worldwide oversight of four of Mustang's six business units: Upstream, Pipeline, Process...

Welker Inc.(Personnel Changes)(Thomas J. Hughes and Samuel A. Diaz are appointed)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Recent changes at Welker Inc. saw the addition of Thomas J. Hughes as vice president of Supply Chain/Manufacturing and Samuel A. Diaz as vice president of Marketing.