Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from March 2006

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from March 2006

Enbridge plans $1.8 billion expansion.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Enbridge Inc. is considering a $1.8 billion expansion of its mainline to ship an extra 400,000 bpd of oil sands crude from Alberta to Wisconsin. Dubbed the Alberta Clipper line, the proposed project is one of several the company has put forward...

GE gas turbines, compressors selected for China's West-East Pipeline.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... GE's Oil & Gas business has been selected as an equipment supplier for the expansion of China's landmark West-East Gas Pipeline Project, one of the country's most critical infrastructure projects of the 21st century. Under a contract awarded by...

TC PipeLines, LP acquires additional interest in Northern Border Pipeline.(NEWSREEL)
March 1, 2006... TC PipeLines, LP has entered into an agreement with Northern Border Partners, L.P. to acquire an additional 20% general partnership interest in Northern Border Pipeline Company (NBPL), for $300 million plus up to $10 million in transaction...

Willbros announces contract awards.(Willbros Group Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Business units of the Willbros Group Inc. in Canada, the United States, Middle East and West Africa have all been awarded units of multiple projects valued in excess of $175 million. Willbros Canada Inc. was awarded a contract for the...

WesPac announces $650 million pipeline project.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... WesPac Pipelines reported that its project affiliate, Arizona Clean Fuels Yuma (ACFY), has signed an agreement with the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico (SENER) confirming that the company may carry out the construction, operation and...

Economic impacts of LNG imports to Atlantic Canada.(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... LNG developments and the potential for compressed natural gas (CNG) will make Atlantic Canada an increasingly important player in the northeastern North American natural gas marketplace in the years ahead, according to a new report from the...

Southern Union headquarters relocating to Houston.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Southern Union Company said recently it decided to move its headquarters to Houston because of several events, including the recent sale of assets of its PG Energy natural gas distribution division and the acquisition of Sid Richardson Energy...

IUEP announces grants for greenhouse gas reduction projects.(International Utility Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The International Utility Efficiency Partnerships, Inc. (IUEP) has released its 2006 Request for Proposals for developing and implementing international energy efficiency projects and methane reduction projects that will result in the...

Ziff Energy Report: value of gas storage in North America.(Ziff Energy Group)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The Ziff Energy Group has released a 10-page executive color report which examines the Value of Gas Storage in North America. The report includes an assessment of gas storage cost versus winter summer gas price differentials, revenues and costs...

ONGC to get ABB SCADA system.(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.)(ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.)(Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... ABB will provide a SCADA system to manage oil and gas assets for India's largest integrated oil and gas company, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited. The new $95 million system will monitor, control and manage vital information from...

Alon USA to sell Amdel and White Oil pipelines.(Alon USA Energy, Inc.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Alon USA Energy, Inc. has entered agreed to sell its Amdel and White Oil pipelines to an affiliate of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. for a total consideration of $68 million. Alon and Sunoco Logistics will enter into a 10-year pipeline...

Editor's notebook.(the current situation on global warming)(Editorial)
March 1, 2006... Many petroleum executives would prefer to see the issue of global warming go up in smoke. That's not any more likely to happen than discovering clean air in Houston or Los Angeles. We're seeing an ever-increasing amount of scientific...

Gas producers raise concerns about infrastructure incentives.(petition for pipeline infrastructure strengthening)
March 1, 2006... The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) have run into some political headwind in their effort to convince the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand the kinds of...

No stormwater permits needed for pipeline construction.(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is essentially allowing the ink to dry on a fait accompli: the end of the requirement that pipelines obtain stormwater permits on construction projects of over five acres. This reverses a policy...

PHMSA considers expanding operator qualification requirements.(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
March 1, 2006... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is considering expanding requirements in its Operator Qualification (OQ) program. Implemented in 1999, the program requires interstate and distribution companies to train...

Enbridge to expand its East Texas natural gas system.(Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.)
March 1, 2006... Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. confirmed it has received customer commitments to support construction of a $530 million expansion and extension of its East natural gas system. The project is required to handle the strong growth occurring in...

Gulfstream Natural Gas holds open season.(Gulfstream Natural Gas System L.L.C.'s contracts)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Gulfstream Natural Gas System L.L.C. held a month-long open season (Feb. 1-March 1) to see if sufficient interest exists to add up to 200,000 Dth/d of capacity to its 691-mile Gulfstream pipeline that currently delivers 1.1 Bcf/d of natural gas...

NiSource subsidiary announces eastern market expansion.(Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Robust growth prompted NiSource unit Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. to plan expansion of its pipeline, compression and storage networks to provide an incremental 97,050 Dth/d of storage deliverability and associated firm pipeline...

Work begins on Southern Access expansion.(PROJECTS)
March 1, 2006... Work is under way on Enbridge Inc. and Enbridge Energy Partners' 400,000 bpd Southern Access expansion project. The expansion received strong shipper support during last summer's open season and has been endorsed by the Canadian Association of...

TransCanada to seek approval to build $2.1 billion keystone oil pipeline.
March 1, 2006... After receiving firm long-term contracts totaling 340,000 bpd with duration averaging 18 years, TransCanada is ready to seek regulatory approval to build the $2.1 billion Keystone Oil Pipeline project to transport crude from Alberta to U.S....

Gulf Interstate Engineering wins Rockies Express Pipeline project.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Gulf Interstate Engineering Company has a contract with Rockies Express Pipeline LLC to provide project management, engineering, procurement and construction management support services on the Rockies Express Pipeline Project. Kinder Morgan...

Construction starts on salt-dome storage facility in Mississippi.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... SGR Holdings' wholly owned subsidiary, SG Resources Mississippi L.L.C. (SGRM) has begun construction on Phase I of the Southern Pines Energy Center, a new salt-dome natural gas storage facility in Greene County, MS. Designed to provide 8...

El Paso awards bids and announces open season for storage expansion.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... El Paso Corporation's ANR Pipeline Company announced that bids for 17 Bcfof capacity have been awarded for Phase I of its Storage Enhancement Project. Also announced was a binding open season for Phase II of the project to provide additional...

Mexico to build $430 million LNG regasification facility.(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Mexico's state-owned electricity company CFE and Pemex have launched a tender for the construction of a $430 million LNG regasification project in Manzanillo, Colima state. If present schedules hold, construction on the port facilities will...

Mustang Engineering wins multimillion dollar contract.(from Cairn Energy PLC for engineering design verification and procurement)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Mustang Engineering, a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by a subsidiary of UK-based Cairn Energy PLC for its Onshore Facilities Group to provide front-end engineering design verification, detail...

Texas Gas Transmission evaluates storage needs.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Boardwalk Pipeline Partners subsidiary, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, held a binding open season Jan. 18-31 for expansion of its existing storage fields to provide additional firm storage service and no-notice service. Kathy Kirk, vice president...

Pipeline Engineering announces changes.(appointments)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... To support its continued growth in the provision of engineered solutions to the pipeline flow assurance industry, Pipeline Engineering has made several changes including the opening of an office in Singapore with Eugene Lim as regional manager....

Blue Stream pipeline to be extended into Israel, Lebanon.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Gazprom's Chairman, Alexei Miller visited Turkey recently to discuss extending the Blue Stream gas pipeline to other countries in the Mediterranean region, including Israel and Lebanon. The sub-Black Sea gas pipeline will extend from the Black...

Gazprom eyeing moves into United Kingdom.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Gazprom is planning an expansion the United Kingdom market, deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev told the British Guardian newspaper. By 2015 Gazprom wants to provide 20% of Britain's gas. One company Gazprom has reportedly been eyeing for a...

Georgia still bitter after gas crisis ends.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Georgia's gas crisis has come to an end, with the government vowing to diversify energy supplies away from Russia and calling for fresh investments in the energy sector to help the country realize that goal. Russian gas began to flow again to...

Russia may ban terminal near freshwater lake.(pipeline construction plans may get rejected)(Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Inspection)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Russia's state environmental agency has signaled it may reject plans for part of the route of the controversial Far East pipeline, but it fell short of agreeing entirely with ecologists who say the route proposed by Transneft could endanger...

Hungary, Croatia planning new gas pipeline.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Hungary and Croatia, in a bid to decrease reliance on Russian gas, plan to build a 340-km natural gas pipeline between the Adriatic coast and Hungary, and a liquefied petroleum gas terminal on the Adriatic coast. It was unclear what role...

Dutch companies mull LNG terminal at Rotterdam port.(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Dutch companies N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and Royal Vopak have completed their study into the feasibility of a terminal for LNG on the Maasvlakte in the Rotterdam port. The companies say response from LNG buyers and suppliers was extremely...

Foshee leads a new El Paso: new CEO directs stunning turnaround at pipeline giant.(Douglas L. Foshee)(Interview)
March 1, 2006... For years, the corpses of great energy companies--or at least that's a public perception--littered the streets of Houston. Today, an interstate natural gas pipeline giant has re-emerged with a new, simplified, strategic focus--on pipelines and...

In-line inspection suppliers becoming bigger part of pipeline operating team.(Pipeline Integrity Management)(Discussion)
March 1, 2006... In-line inspection service providers are increasingly becoming part of pipeline operating teams to protect against losses and ensure safe, efficient operations. From their perspective, what is the state of the technology and operators'...

Relief in sight for North American Natural Gas.(prices)
March 1, 2006... AS North Americans experience their most expensive winter on record in terms of energy consumption, many industry observers and participants--as well as consumers--have concluded that higher natural gas prices are here to stay. Many believe...

Troubled area still carries plenty of sway in petroleum industry.(Middle East Report)
March 1, 2006... The significance of the Middle East to global oil and gas marts for the foreseeable future cannot be underestimated. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, June 2005, countries there hold 733.9 billion barrels, or 61.7% of the...

Interface for shippers and pipelines facilitates crucial communications.(Website Holds During Hurricanes)
March 1, 2006... Life in the petroleum supply chain is always hectic because every day companies are challenged to communicate the latest information on product movements in order to maintain inventory and manage risk. However, the 2005 U.S. Gulf Coast...

Pipeline integrity and the tools of data management: harvesting dividends from your data.
March 1, 2006... In the process of identifying and developing the data management tools to be used in a pipeline integrity program, the needs of the ever-changing pipeline integrity management industry must be identified. A research initiative should identify...

CP System Commissioning aided by use of data software, field computers, remote monitoring.(cathodic protection)(Kern River Gas Transmission Pipeline System Expansion Project)
March 1, 2006... The evaluation, design and commissioning of the expanded cathodic system was one of the final phases in the completion of the 2003 Kern River Gas Transmission Pipeline System Expansion Project, which nearly doubled the size of a major natural...

Benchmarking, best-practice transfer help RRP reduce maintenance costs.(NV Rotterdam-Rijn Pijpleiding Maatschappij)
March 1, 2006... NV Rotterdam-Rijn Pijpleiding Maatschappij (RRP) has found considerable scope for improving its maintenance performance after implementing a best-in-class program. Working with Shell Global Solutions, RRP has examined its maintenance processes...

What's new in corrosion control products and drag reducers.
March 1, 2006... Canusa-CPS Pipeline Corrosion Protection is available from Canusa-CPS, A ShawCor Company. Canusa-CPS supplies a wide variety of products and systems used for onshore and offshore pipeline corrosion and thermal protection, specifically at...

New frontiers explored in removing black powder.
March 1, 2006... Black powder has become a more widely recognized hazard for safe and economic gas pipeline operation. Black powder is a generic name for small-particle ferrous corrosion by-product. Much discussion has been going on as to the causes and sources...

National grid to acquire keyspan for $7.3 billion; Gaz de France, Suez agree to merger.(National Grid Company PLC)(InnoSys Inc. Keyspan Div.)
March 1, 2006... British-based National Grid and KeySpan Corporation announced on Feb. 27 a definitive agreement under which National Grid will acquire KeySpan for $42 per share in cash. The terms of the agreement value KeySpan at approximately $7.3 billion,...

Program for 2006 NAPCA convention JW Marriott desert Ridge Resort & SPA Phoenix, Arizona April 19-23, 2006.
March 1, 2006... PROGRAM FOR 2006 NAPCA CONVENTION JW MARRIOTT DESERT RIDGE RESORT & SPA PHOENIX, ARIZONA April 19-23, 2006 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION--Executive Foyer (Courtesy Tyco Adhesives...

National Association of Pipe Coating applicators membership spans globe.
March 1, 2006... Since Its Founding In 1965, The In-Plant Pipe Coating Association Has Strengthened Its Usefulness By Focusing On The Fundamental Objectives Of Encouraging Use Of Permanent Coating Facilities, Standardizing Application Specifications And...

Hall of Fame members.(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators gives away awards)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... NAPCA's Hall of Fame award can be awarded to members or non-members, living or deceased. Annually, members may nominate individuals for this honor. Then, a select committee, consisting of the board of trustees, associate member chairman,...

The importance of NAPCA in fighting the elements.(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators)
March 1, 2006... To say that we live in interesting times is quite an understatement considering the breadth and depth of natural and man-made disasters we've had to endure these past few years. As I serve my second term as NAPCA president within a 10-year...

Two leaders discuss challenges and opportunities in pipe coating industry: Lee Evans of Bredero Shaw, Houston, and Bill Rising of DuPont Pipeline Solutions, Houston, Discuss Their Companies and careers with Lew Bullion, Senior Editor, Pipeline & Gas Journal.
March 1, 2006... Lee Evans Has Served Pipe Coatings Industry For 30 Years Lee Evans Vice President-U.S. and Latin America Bredero Shaw Houston, Texas Bredero Shaw, a division of Shawcor Ltd., is the global leader in the development and manufacture of...

2006 NAPCA Member Roster.(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators)(Directory)
March 1, 2006... Regular Members A & A COATING, INC. P. O. Box 476, Lone Star, TX 75668, (903) 656-2581, (903) 639-2595, Fax: (903) 639-2421. THE BAYOU COMPANIES, L.L.C. www.bayoucompanies.com, 5200 Curtis Lane, New Iberia, LA 70560, (337) 369-3761,...

Addressing cyber security in the oil and gas industry.
March 1, 2006... Supplying two-thirds of the United States' energy usage, the oil and gas industry depends upon a vast and highly decentralized infrastructure, consisting of roughly 150 refineries, 200,000 miles of oil pipelines, and 2 million miles of gas...

The best of both worlds in ER/SR systems.(Stakeholder Relations Database)
March 1, 2006... Providing fast and effective emergency response to incidents and staying in touch with stakeholders along rightsare increasingly important issues today. Some of this pressure comes from legal requirements in several federal, state and...

New technology in drip odorization.(TECH NOTES)
March 1, 2006... Smart Drip[TM] is an odorization system composed of age-old proven drip technology combined with modern measurement, computational processing, and feedback control electronics. The result is a precision dispensing system caapable of supplying...

Emerson.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Emerson's DeltaV[TM] Analyze software is available to improve operator effectiveness by assessing unusual alarm, event, and operator activity. Unlike other limited alarm management approaches, DeltaV Analyze identifies these unusual...

The Lincoln Electric Co.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Lincoln Electric has introduced a compact spool gun solution for its Power MIG[TM] 255C and Power MIG 350MP wire feeder/welder systems. The Magnum[R] 250LX Spool Gun is said to add outstanding wire feeding capabilities and premium welding...

Smart Pipe RTP Liner System.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Smart Pipe[R] is now manufacturing an innovative, lightweight, composite pipe lining system that can be installed in degraded pipelines in continuous lengths of up to 10 miles per pull. The standalone design is described as adding strength and...

Control Microsystems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Control Microsystems has introduced the SCADAPackER automation controller, the first rack-mounted system in the SCADAPack family. Providing flexible solutions in applications requiring high-speed control and monitoring, the SCADAPackER meets a...

Metrix Instrument Co.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Metrix Instrument Co. reports the new Trendsetter models TXA and TXR will be the first products in the microprocessor-based Trendsetter family. Metrix says, thanks to new technology, this transmitter will provide greater reliability and more...

JW's Pipeline Integrity Services, LLC.
March 1, 2006... JW's Pipeline Integrity Services offer the following services to the pipeline industry: Training, Field Supervision and Inspection, Current Attenuation (such as PCM), Alternating Current Voltage Gradient (ACVG), Close Interval Survey (CIS),...

Inpro/Seal Company.("Are Lip Seals Obsolete?")(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... Inpro/Seal Company is offering literature entitled "Are Lip Seals Obsolete?" The literature--by David C. Orlowski, president and founder--is said to provide an in-depth look at rubber lip seals, including a discussion of real costs, life...

Pro-Line Safety Products Company.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Pro-Line Safety Products Co. offers a new 24-page catalog illustrating its complete line of utility and pipeline safety and wire products including detectable underground marking tape, nondetectable underground marking tape, barricade tape,...

Astec Underground.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... EarthPro Series horizontal directional drills from Astec Underground are described as offering versatility and reliability in a compact package. The DD-65 MiniMax, powered by a 26-horsepower Caterpillar[R] C1.1 diesel engine, offers 6,000 lbs...

TT Technologies.
March 1, 2006... TT Technologies recently introduced a new version of the hydraulically operated Grundopit 40/60. The pit-launched directional drilling unit can be used to bore gas services and small mains. It now incorporates pneumatic percussive action during...

Pipeline Inspection Company, Ltd.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Pipeline Inspection Company, Ltd. recently launched a significantly smaller addition to its PT (Pig Transmitter) product line. The PT-101 transmitter measures 1 inch in diameter and 4 3/16 inches in length. Engineers at the company state that...

Step-Ko Products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Step-Ko Products offers a brochure devoted to the "DLS Case" poly split casing system. Step-Ko says the system is a unique alternative to steel split casing for fast, efficient installation. The patent-pending DLS Case (durable, lightweight,...

Dresser-Rand.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... Dresser-Rand offers a booklet devoted to its campaign to listen, innovate and deliver energy solutions for customers. The booklet says D-R is the world's leading provider of energy conversion solutions, designing, manufacturing and servicing a...

AW Company.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2006... AW Company is offering literature devoted to its fuel monitoring system. AW Company says it has become important to every pipeline, distribution and processing company's bottom line that fuel use be monitored and controlled. The Fuel Monitoring...

Meetings: upcoming events 2006.
March 1, 2006... March 15-16, Gas Certification Institute Course, Natural Gas Sampling & Odorization, Houston, TX. Phone: (713) 521-9950; fax: (713) 522-0011. March 15-16, MCE 2006 Deepwater Development, Netherlands Congress Centre, The Hague, The...

Gas Technology Institute.(appointments)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... After five years as President and CEO of Gas Technology Institute (GTI), John Riordan retired effective Dec. 31, 2005. Riordan has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industries, and his achievements have helped secure a successful...

American Gas Foundation.(William M. Warren, Jr. appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... William M. Warren, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Energen Corp. of Birmingham, AL, has been elected to serve as chairman of the American Gas Foundation's board of trustees for 2006. He was elected during AGF's Board of Trustees meeting in...

US National Academy of Sciences.(American Bureau of Shipping's Dr. Donald Liu receives Gibbs Brothers Medal )(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The US National Academy of Sciences has awarded its prestigious Gibbs Brothers Medal to Dr. Donald Liu, ABS board member and recently retired executive vice president and chief technology officer. Dr Liu is one of 15 individuals selected to...

Edgen/Murray, L.P. recently completed its previously announced acquisition of Murray International Metals Limited and in a related transaction, Edgen Corp., a subsidiary of Edgen/Murray L.P. completed its previously announced acquisition of Murray International Metal, Inc. (MIM US).(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... Edgen/Murray, L.P. recently completed its previously announced acquisition of Murray International Metals Limited and in a related transaction, Edgen Corp., a subsidiary of Edgen/Murray L.P. completed its previously announced acquisition of...

WeldSonix Inc.(Joe Hall appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... WeldSonix Inc. and AITEC USA Inc. recently announced the appointment of Joe Hall to vice president, sales and marketing. A pipeline construction industry veteran for 25 years, Hall will spearhead expansion of the company's ultrasonic and...

Furmanite.(Furmanite America Inc. acquires Flowserve Corp.'s General Services Group )(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Furmanite, an industrial services company geared to maximizing asset uptime, has acquired Flowserve's General Services Group (GSG). Furmanite acquired the GSG assets, including certain working capital, for approximately $16 million. Furmanite...

T-3 Energy Services Inc.(service introduction)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... T-3 Energy Services Inc. has entered the market to provide wellhead and pipeline products, repairs and field services for oil and gas and pipeline production and transmission companies whose operations are in the Cotton Valley, Barnett Shell...

Enterprise.(affiliate of TEPPCO Partners L.P. to sell ownership in a gas processing plant)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... An affiliate of TEPPCO Partners L.P. has announced plans to sell its ownership interest in the Pioneer silica gel natural gas processing plant in Opal, WY to an affiliate of Enterprise. Terms call for Enterprise to purchase the plant, together...

McLaughlin Group, Inc.(Rob Maybury, and Troy Guhr promoted)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... The McLaughlin Group, Inc., Greenville, SC recently announced two promotions. Rob Maybury, who came to McLaughlin with over 13 years experience in industrial-related vacuum sales and engineering, was appointed engineering manager. His duties...

Miller Pipeline Corp.(Frank Bracht promoted)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Frank Bracht has been promoted to vice president, East Coast Operations, for Miller Pipeline Corp. Bracht started his career with Miller Pipeline in 1985 as a warehouse/inventory clerk in South River, NJ. Since then, he has progressed through a...

Willbros Group Inc.(Robert R. Harl appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Robert R. (Randy) Harl has been named president and COO of the Willbros Group Inc. Harl, a former chairman, president and CEO of KBR, has more than 30 years experience in various management and officer positions at KBR and it subsidiaries.

Energy Solutions International.(Robert Young, Jodi Bash and Mark Riggs appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Energy Solutions International has expanded its sales and marketing staff with three new team members: Robert Young, Jodi Bash and Mark Riggs. Young joins Energy Solutions as product manager for the PipelineTransporter Gas and Transaction...

Perfection Corp.(Olivier S. Braquet appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Perfection Corp. has appointed Olivier S. Braquet to head its export sales expansion efforts, signifying its readiness to become a key player in world markets. "We are the right size, we have the history and reputation, and we are ready to make...

Ernst & Young LLP.(Rob Jessen appointed)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Ernst & Young LLP announced that Rob Jessen, an energy professional with more than 24 years of oil and gas experience, has been named global leader of the Ernst & Young Oil & Gas Industry Sector. Jessen will provide leadership to ensure...

Merrick & Company.(William (Bill) Emison appointed, J.P. Kenny Exploration and Production Ltd. appoints Paul Jukes)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Merrick & Company has named William (Bill) Emison as MARS[R] Product Manager. J.P. Kenny named Dr. Paul Jukes as principal engineer in its Houston office. His position will involve overseeing and leading pipeline design projects, with a...

Bishop Lifting Products Inc.(Personnel Changes)
March 1, 2006... Sylvan Rubin has joined Bishop Lifting Products Inc. as pipeline division manager. Rubin will be handling domestic and international pipeline business development.