Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from March 2003

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from March 2003

Scottsdale hosts PLCA 55th annual convention. (Newsreel).
March 1, 2003... The Pipe Line Contractors Association concluded its 55th annual convention at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. Attendance was down from last year's near record, but at 400, was still considered an excellent turnout. President for 2002 was James H....

Crosstex Energy to develop gathering system. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Crosstex Energy, L.P., a Texas-based midstream natural gas company, has entered into a joint venture agreement with RLAC Gathering Group LP (RLAC), to form Crosstex D.C. Gathering Company. They plan to construct and operate a new gathering...

BP plans $6.75 billion investment in Russia. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Energy analysts said announcement of a huge investment by BP company will not end the risk of doing business in the Russian oil industry. BP said on Feb. 11 that it will pay $6.75 billion to form a joint venture with Russia's Alfa Group and its...

GTI installs cogen system at Chicago Museum. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Through the assistance of GTI, Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry has unveiled a 1.75-megawatt cogeneration system aimed at providing heat, power, and dehumidification to the museum. The system, compromised of a Cummins Inc. QSV91GB...

Rowan Engineering students use virtual reality to help protect pipelines. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Using state-of-the-art technology funded by close to $500,000 in federal government and corporate grant money, 13 Rowan University College of Engineering students are developing tools to better ensure the safety of the nation's gas transmission...

Kaneb Pipe Line receives safety award. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Kaneb Pipe Line Operating Partnership L.P.'s Ammonia Division has received the "Industry Leader Award" for the best-known safety record from the National Safety Council (NSC) for a second time. The Ammonia Division, located in Hermann, MO, has...

Duke finalizes sale of Empire State Pipeline. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Duke Energy has completed the sale of the Empire State Pipeline to National Fuel Gas Co. for $240 million, including $58 million in debt. The Empire pipeline was included in Duke Energy's 2002 acquisition of Westcoast Energy. It originates at...

CERA meets amid concern over high prices. (Newsreel).
March 1, 2003... With natural gas prices approaching $6 and a barrel of crude topping $35, casual observers may have wondered why there was so much concern etched on the faces of hundreds of leading energy executives from throughout the world who gathered for...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... These days Energy Alley is abuzz about the war at El Paso Corp. between Bill Wise and Oscar Wyatt. This is a tiff I've been looking forward to ever since wily ol' Oscar sold his Coastal Corp. to Bill for about $20 billion a couple years...

FERC report highlights natural gas industry problems. (Government Guidelines).
March 1, 2003... FERC is beginning to focus on natural gas industry problems, although the Commission has only a sway-backed mule on which it can ride to the rescue. The Commission cannot rescue failing companies, prevent energy traders from expiring from...

Differences of opinion on OQ rule. (Government Guidelines).
March 1, 2003... There are apparently a number of running battles between Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) inspectors and pipeline companies over interpretation of the operator qualification (OQ) rule. Inspections of pipeline compliance with that rule began Nov....

Water infrastructure. (Government Guidelines).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... As always seems to be the case, the start of a new Congress produced new hopes fort legislative and EPA solutions to the growing gap between water infrastructure needs and available resources. In an effort to sharpen the locus on solutions, EPA...

Duke affiliates respond to need for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast pipelines. (Projects).
March 1, 2003... Growing natural gas demand in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast has resulted in Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) affiliates filing for regulatory permission to carry out two separate pipeline projects. The projects--HubLine Phase II and the...

Shell selling onshore crude lines. (Projects).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The majority of Shell Pipeline Company LP's onshore crude pipelines are being sold, Stacy Methvin, president of Shell Pipeline Company LP, said these systems are no longer strategic to Shell due to the prior sale of the company's inland...

Williams alters Momentum plans. (Projects).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A unit of Williams is seeking FERC approval to phase construction and reduce the overall size of a previously approved Transco project from roughly 359,000 Dth/d to 323,000 Dth/d. The Momentum project was originally approved by FERC on...

Ondeo Nalco wins $10 million contract. (Projects).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Innovative oil sands production expertise is credited with helping Ondeo Nalco win a lucrative contact from Suncor Energy Inc. Contract terms call for Ondeo Nalco to develop oil and water treatment programs and provide chemical and on-site...

Gulf South Pipeline readies Magnolia Gas Storage facility. (Projects).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Officials with Gulf South Pipeline Company, Houston, say work is progressing as planned to have its Magnolia Gas Storage facility operational by October. Strategically located near Napoleanville, LA, the under ground natural gas salt dome...

El Paso Field Services sells 500 miles of pipelines in Wyoming. (Project).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... As part of El Paso Corporation's ongoing asset divesture program, El Paso Field Services recently finalized the sale of 18 gathering systems in Wyoming to Western Gas Resources Inc. for $37 million. Included in the sale are about 550 miles of...

Transco deliveries keep East Coast warm. (Project).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... During a recent cold snap, gas customers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania reaped the benefit of Transco's 10,500-mile pipeline system. Williams' Transco--a major provider of natural gas to the northeastern and southeastern United...

DynMcDermott continues operation of nation's SPR on Gulf Coast. (Project).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations was awarded a five-year contract extension by the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and operate the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that is stored in underground salt domes along the Louisiana and...

Kinder Morgan to build 455-mile gas pipeline. (Project).(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners to build 455-mile natural gas pipeline in Arizona and expand existing lines)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners plans to build a 455-mile natural gas pipeline in Arizona and expand its existing lines. The company is holding open seasons to determine shipper interest in the three planned projects. The open season for its...

Price of Russian crude: $5 a barrel. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... While prices in the U.S. surge to $35 a barrel, crude prices in Russia have fallen to just $5 as bottlenecks in oil-transportation capacity have squeezed exports and rising production has led to a glut. Prices have fallen 72 percent from a high...

Russia studies pipelines to China and Japan. (International Highlights).(Japan and Russia to evaluate proposal for $5 billion oil pipeline from Angarsk and that will run entirely in Russian territory to port of Nakhodka in Japan)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Japan and Russia agreed to evaluate a proposal for a 4.000-kilometer pipeline from Angarsk in eastern Siberia that would skirt northeast China and run entirely in Russian territory to the port of Nakhodka on Japan's Pacific coast. The $5...

ExxonMobil favors Pacific route Sakhalin pipelines. (International Highlights).(ExxonMobil Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ExxonMobil Corp. has said that it favors the Pacific route from Hokkaido to Tokyo over the Japan Sea route connecting Hokkaido and Niigata for the Japanese segment of the Sakhalin-1 development project. The massive project would export natural...

Russians seek compromise over Murmansk pipeline. (International Highlights).(LUKoil, Yukos, TNK, and Sibneft offer compromise over $3.4 billion-$4.5 billion pipeline from western Siberia to Murmansk)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The heads of four Russian oil majors addressed Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov in a letter offering a compromise over the Murmansk pipeline project they hope will buoy exports in years to come. LUKoil, Yukos, TNK, and Sibneft formed a...

Lebanon signs pipeline deal with Ukraine. (International Highlights).(Lebanon signs contract with Ukrainian firm to pump Syrian natural gas into Lebanon)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lebanon has signed a $13 million contract with a Ukrainian company to pump Syrian natural gas into Lebanon. The Ukrainian firm would build a 33- kilometer pipeline this year which could carry about 1.5 MMcf/d of natural gas to a power plant in...

20 years of Algerian LNG to Distrigas. (International Highlights).(Distrigas and Sonatrach celebrate 20 years of Algerian liquefied natural gas deliveries to Distrigas)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Distrigas, a subsidiary of Tractebel, and Sonatrach recently celebrated 20 years of Algerian liquefied natural gas deliveries to Distrigas. The long-term supply contract was signed between the Algerian company Sonatrach and the Belgian company...

Northern Power Systems wins BTC Pipeline contract. (International Highlights).(to provide 37 integrated power systems for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline project)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Northern Power Systems was selected to provide 37 integrated power systems for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline project. The multi-million dollar contract was awarded by BP. Northern will supply its TeleCycle and GridTie power systems for...

U.S., UK industry experts discuss key challenges. (P&GJ rountable: gas pipeline corrosion).
March 1, 2003... A panel of corrosion experts from the U.S. and the United Kingdom recently discussed the state or corrosion control in gas pipelines and distribution system for Pipeline & Gas Journal readers. Interacting through the editors of PG&J, the...

Corrosion costs U.S. transmission pipelines as much as $8.6 billion/year. (NACE Federal Study).(in-line inspection, hydrostatic testing and direct assessment wil be transmission pipeline operator's most cost-effective integrity management program)
March 1, 2003... The transmission pipeline operator's most cost-effective integrity management program will combine the inspection methods of in line inspection (ILI), hydrostatic testing. and direct assessment with an optimized corrosion control program. That...

Experts agree: energy trading to survive but in different form.
March 1, 2003... Against the backdrop of headlines announcing the latest arrest in the natural gas price trading scandal, a panel of energy experts agreed that the energy trading market will ultimately survive, albeit in a vastly different shape. Debbie...

Gas pipeline integrity management adds complexity, costs to operations.(most significant energy pipeline safety legislation in over 3 decades to significantly raisecomplexity and cost of operating pipelines)
March 1, 2003... The most significant energy pipeline safety legislation in more than three decades will significantly increase the complexity and cost of operating pipelines in populated legions, even in rural areas where people congregate sporadically or...

An additional tool for integrity monitoring. (Optical Remote Sensing).(Ophir Corp. develops optical remote sensing system to meet requirements of recently passed integrity monitoring legislation)
March 1, 2003... The current arsenal of integrity monitoring tools may not be adequate to successfully meet the requirements of the recently passed integrity monitoring legislation. Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas This legislation...

Novel high resolution defect detection for thermoplastic butt-welds.(Fluor Corp. makes major breakthrough in new application of Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction )
March 1, 2003... Fluor Corp. has made a major breakthrough in a new application of Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction (UT-TOFD) that enhances ultrason-examination of thermoplastic, pipeline butt welds Tire capability 10 non-destructively characterize,...

Pipelines have help available to safeguard their SCADA systems. (Minimizing Impact Of Security Breach).
March 1, 2003... The question regarding the security of any computer based pipeline system is not whether it is possible for a security breach to occur, but rather how to avoid or minimize the potential impact of that breach should it occur. For the...

Halliburton using acoustic telemetry to track pigs in flowlines.(Halliburton Pipeline and Process Services)
March 1, 2003... Halliburton Pipeline and Process Services has sourced and developed a real-time remote subsea pressure monitoring system that saves on contract vessel rental and other costs by employing acoustic telemetry technology to track pig progress in...

The University of Tulsa opens research center on hydrates.(Hydrate Flow Performance Loop Facility)
March 1, 2003... An industry-government funded research project is studying hydrate flow performance in deep waters at The University of Tulsa's Hydrate Flow Performance Loop Facility. The so-called Joint Industry Project (JIP)--currently receiving support...

Pipeline Inspection Company, Ltd. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... SPY in-plant holiday detector systems Model 115 and Model 125 ensure the effectiveness of corrosion preventative film, tape, extruded and coal tar coating processes on pipe and other metal surfaces The SPY holiday detectors systems can be...

Alpha Leak Detection and Pipeline Service. (What's New in Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALDS recently announced that it had become one of the primary certified installation contractors of the Diamond Wrap[TM] by Citadel Technologies, a carbon fiber/epoxy composite non metallic repair systems for the...

Optical Metrology Centre. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... A new laser profiler produced by the Optical Metrology Centre has proved itself in both offshore oil pipeline and water/waste, industries. The profiler measures the internal shape of pipes from 150 to 500 mm diameter. It can operate in...

BAC Corrosion Control. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... As part of its expansion into the U.S. BAC Corrosion Control has appointed two importers for its state of the art Easybond pin-brazing equipment. The two companies will set up distributorships with other cathodic protection companies within...

Chandler Engineering Petrolab Company. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... The Chandler Engineering/Petrolab Co. Laser Chek 2100 series analyzer is a new laser-based analyzer designed for continuous measurements of moisture and carbon dioxide levels in natural gas. It employs the latest Tunable Diode Laser Technology...

Pipe Wrap/Para Fijar Enterprises, Inc. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... SplashGard is a two-step corrosion barrier system composed of an adhesive undercoating (SplashBond) and a outer wrap (SplashWrap) that adheres to underwater steel surfaces even in the presence of cathodic protection and wave action, Divers...

Master Bond, Inc. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... Master Bond's EP72M3 is a two-component, tough, resilient elastomer modified epoxy adhesive for high performance general purpose bonding It cures at room temperature or more rapidly at elevated temperatures with a convenient one-to-one mix...

Effective Solar Products, L.L.C. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... Effective Solar Products is a leading supplier of complete prepackaged solar energy systems. The product line consists of solar modules inverters, power panels, power modules, wind generators, solar electric regulators/controllers, all types of...

Enbridge Technology Inc. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... Enbridge Technology is offering a two-page color leaflet describing its operator qualification solution. In Department of Transportation's Pipeline Safety Regulation for Operator Qualification (OQ), the company has designed a comprehensive...

Submar, Inc. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... Submar, Inc., has published a color leaflet summarizing a report on research conducted by Oliver Moghissi at the Southwest Research Institute indicating that non-abrasive, permeable subsea pads improve cathodic protection to submerged steel...

3P Services. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... 3P Services Co. has developed a new generation of 4-inch high performance ILI MFL tools. The design responds to a market demand for 4-inch MFL tools capable of negotiating standard elbows of a radius R=1.5D and suitable for schedule 40 as well...

Cathodic Technology Ltd. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... Cathodic Technology Ltd. has introduced a new addition to their comprehensive line of GPS Current Interrupters for use with DCVG, CIPS and test station surveys. The Cath-Tech Mini GPS Interrupter features 12 Amp 50 VDC interruption capability...

GE Oil & Gas Multi-Diameter Inspection Tool. (What's New In Corrosion Control Products And Services).
March 1, 2003... GE Oil & Gas has introduced what is described as the industry's first pipeline tool with the flexibility to inspect a pipeline that has sections with varying diameters. The new Multi-Diameter Pipeline Inspection Tool (MDPT) features a 14-inch...

Survey shows strong regulatory compliance spending trends.(2002 Natural Gas Industry Survey)
March 1, 2003... A new survey compiled by Basic Systems Inc.. Derwvent, OH and co-sponsored by Pipeline & Gas Journal indicates a strong focus on spending to construct new natural gas facilities this year The survey shows that more than half (54%) of the...

Proprietary tracer gas hydro-test leak detection system saves time, money. (Product Development).(Alpha Leak Detection and Pipeline Services)
March 1, 2003... In today's environment of marginal operational profits, using inefficient or ineffective methods for finding non-surfacing leaks are unacceptable. For some companies, each day a pipeline is out of service translates into millions of dollars of...

Lincoln Electric Company. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Lincoln Electric has rolled out Pipeliner[R] 200D, a new 200-amp diesel welder designed to carry on the company's long reputation for the preferred 200-amp pine DC generator welder for the cross-country pipeline welding industry. The Pipeliner...

R&M Energy Systems. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... R&M, a unit of Robbins & Myers, introduced the latest, most technically advanced solution of pipeline and vessel closures. Marketed under the SENTRY[TM] brand name, this non-threaded, internal door closure provides many features and benefits...

Mainline Solutions Group, Inc. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Mainline Solutions Group has published a new color brochure describing how the company has developed a unique method to accurately identify the location of pipeline anomalies--within a few feet--and effect repairs rapidly. The company says its...

Controlotron. (New Product).
March 1, 2003... Controlotron says more than 30 major international installations testify to the high performance and reliability of its 1010LD Leak Detection and Pipeline Management systems. This single-vendor software and hardware solution assures that...

Filtration Technology Corporation. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Filtration Technology Corp. is offering a two-page color brochure describing its new TLP Series filtration system for pipe-line filtration (patent pending). The new product combines the company's proven Platinum Technology with an innovative...

TT Technologies. (New Product).
March 1, 2003... TT Technologies has introduced a new HDD machine for last mile operations. The compact Grundodrill 4X is specifically designed for residential service. It offers 9.200 lb of thrust and pullback. The drill features a dual hydrostatic pump system...

Baker Hughes. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Baker Petrolite engineers provide customized chemical solutions and turnkey programs help maintain pipeline systems. Drag reducing agents, corrosion inhibitors, biocides and hydrogen sulfide scavengers eliminate internal pipeline deposits and...

Vermeer Manufacturing Company. (New Product).
March 1, 2003... Vermeer's new mid-size D18x22 HDD offers the best power-to-size ratio in its class, al-lowing it to execute a wide range of HDD projects. With its innovative rack-and-pinion drive system and a compact 48-inch (122-cm) width, the unit is...

High natural gas spot prices may increase LDC financial risk. (Distribution Forum).
March 1, 2003... Standard & Poor's Credit Analysts Kevin Beicke and Paul Quinlan raised a warning that rising gas prices may adversely affect those publicly traded local distribution companies that are not positioned to mitigate the effects. They told...

Cell spar approved to develop deepwater gas field in Gulf. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The world's first cell spar for an energy development in the Gulf of Mexico has received Minerals Management Service (MMS) Approval. The agency approval came as part of a Conceptual Deepwater Operations Plans (DWOP) review of Kerr-McGee's Red...

ExxonMobil subsidiary begins field production, wins approval for pipeline. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Esso Exploration and Production Norway AS, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, recently began production from its Renghorne platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The platform, located in 430 feet of water, is part of a $196 million...

AMEC wins $230 million Sakhalin II contract from Shell JV. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... UK-based AMEC has expanded its engineering services work in the oil and gas sector with the award of a $230 million contract for a Shell joint venture to undertake the next stage of detailed engineering, project management and construction...

BP to sell North Sea field and shallow water Gulf assets. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... BP announced that it has agreed in principle to sell its 96.14 percent stake in the North Sea Forties oilfield, together with a package of shallow-water assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to the U.S. independent oil and gas company, Apache, for $1.3...

Gas contract may mean more North Sea pipelines. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A gas sales contract finalized late last year between the Norwegian state oil company Statoil and British Gas Trading Ltd., for five Bcm of natural gas starting in October 2004 for 10 years, may ultimately result in future pipeline...

Attention Gulf of Mexico operators ... (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Ziff Energy Group recently kicked off its latest study aimed at enhancing the cost and production efficiency of Gulf of Mexico operators. Ken Becker, Ziff Energy's vice president, offshore, said that although data collection for the...

20th MMS awards program. (Offshore Review).(Minerals Management Service)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The 2003 Minerals Management Service (MMS) industry awards program and luncheon are scheduled for April 29 at The Westin Galleria, Houston. This is the 20th year that MMS has honored outstanding companies for their exemplary safety and...

Allsea begins work in Gulf of Aquaba. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Recent press report indicate Allseas has started work to extend the 15-kilometer gas pipeline linking the Egyptian city of Taba with Jordan's southern port city of Aquaba. The pipeline, which runs through the Gulf of Aquaba, is planned for...

ExxonMobil begins $2 billion development off West Africa. (Offshore Review).
March 1, 2003... Exxon Mobil's subsidiary, Esso Exploration has started construction of another deepwater development offshore West Africa. The $3 billion world-class Kizomba B projects in Angola's Block 15 is expected to recover nearly 1 billion of oil at a...

The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), recently named Bruce Dingwall, chief executive of Venture Production pls, as its new president. (Association News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA), recently named Bruce Dingwall, chief executive of Venture Production pls, as its new president. Dingwall takes over from Michel Contie, managing director of TotalFinaElf Exploration UK. The...

Duke Energy North America. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... C. Gregory Harper, a veteran of Duke Energy for 15 years, has been named senior vice president of energy marketing for the Duke Energy North America business. He will report to Robert T. Ladd, recently named president and CEO for Duke Energy...

Carlyss. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Eric Smith has joined Carlyss, LA-based Global Industries, Ltd. as vice president, strategic planning. In this position, Smith will work to increase Global's presence in the disposition and decommissioning of mature offshore properties and...

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... David T. Deal has joined the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P as senior counsel in its Washington, D.C. office. Immediately prior to joining the firm, Deal served as assistant general counsel and director, office of general...

Arrow Industries. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Gary Fox has joined Arrow Industries as manager of operations at the company's Mechanical Services Division (ALMS) in Jena, LA.

Edgen Corporation. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... As a result of organizational restructuring, Dan J. O'Leary was named president and COO of Baton Rouge, LA-based Edgen Corporation, a global provider of products and services to the energy industries. O'Leary will be responsible for oversight...

Colonial Pipeline Co. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Industry veteran Rodney L. Gray has been named to assume the position of vice president and CFO of Atlanta-based Colonial Pipeline Co. The company has more than 5,500 miles of pipeline, extending from Houston and other Gulf Cost refining...

OpenLink. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... OpenLink, a leading energy and financial trading and risk management software solutions provider, has appointed Matt Frye as the new managing director of the company's Houston division. Additional Staff appointments to serve the North American...

Cambridge Energy Research Associates. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) has appointed Michael Zenker as director for North American Natural Gas and added three senior experts to its North American natural gas industry team. Philippe A. Frangules and Marie Fagan have...

CorrOcean ASA. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Arnfinn Unum, president of Trondheim, Norway-based CorrOcean ASA, recently announced management changes at its Houston-based subsidiary, CorrOcean, Inc. Dave Rees was promoted to president of CorrOcean Inc., replacing Magne Ostby, who takes a...

Zurich Global Energy. (Personnel Changes).(Elizabeth M. Lestan joins heads company's risk engineering)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Elizabeth M. Lestan has been named to head Zurich Global Energy's risk engineering. Zurich Global Energy is a leading provider of risk management solutions for oil and gas, petro-chemical, natural resources, mining and power operations...

The North Carolina Committee of Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recently recognized Fred W. Cripps. (Personal Changes).(CEO of Distribution Construction Co. honored for company's exceptional leadership)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The North Carolina Committee of Employer Support of the National Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recently recognized Fred W. Cripps, owner and CEO of Distribution Construction Co., for his company's exceptional leadership in implementing employment...

NorthWestern Corporation. (Personnel Changes).(Gary G. Drook elected interim chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Gary G. Drook, chairman of the NorthWestern Corporation's governance committee of the board of directors, has been elected interim chief executive officer. Merle D. Lewis os retiring as chairman of the board and CEO. For the past six years,...

Rice Engineering. (Personnel Changes).(company makes personnel changes )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Odessa, TX-based Rice Engineering, a specialist in the use of Duoline composite lining systems and a provider of support services for protecting oilfield tubulars from corrosion, recently made a number of personnel changes, including: naming...