Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from May 2003

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from May 2003

House passes energy bill with provisions for Alaska gas pipeline. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The House of Representatives passed an energy bill in April that contains provisions to support the construction of a natural gas pipeline that would extend some 3,000 miles from the North Slope of Alaska to the lower 48 states. The Senate...

Feds considering gas development incentives. (Newsreel).
May 1, 2003... Pleas from interstates, intrastates and producers for federal incentives for natural gas developers are beginning to bear fruits. Showing she had been reading recent testimony from gas companies to Congress explaining the structural rationales...

AGA releases proposed standard to protect SCADA systems from hackers. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The American Gas Association has released a draft of a ground breaking report containing recommendations for procedures that energy utilities can use to secure their SCADA systems against hackers. AGA's Report 12-1, "Cryptographic Protection of...

United Piping receives ASME certificate. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... United Piping Inc. of Duluth, MN, is now certified by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) United Piping says an extensive audit program was performed...

Colonial Pipeline, DOJ settle legacy product release claims. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Colonial Pipe-line Co. recently announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle civil claims against the company for several past releases of petroleum product to water. In this settlement, Colonial said it had agreed...

Williams agrees to $1.045 billion sale of Texas Gas Transmission. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Williams said it recently agreed to sell its Texas Gas Transmission Corp. to Loews Pipeline Holding Corp. for $1.045 billion, which includes $795 million in cash to Williams and $250 million in debt that will remain at Texas Gas. The sale is...

NAM rejects latest proposed multi-emissions bill in Congress. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently panned the Clean Air Planning Act proposed by U.S. Senators Carper, Chafee and Gregg. NAM said the bill is an improvement over a previous air quality proposal turned in by Sen. Jeffords...

Ondeo Nalco opens Sour Gas corrosion inhibitor lab. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Energy Services Division of Ondeo Nalco said recently it had completed the commissioning of its new Sour Gas Lab at its facilities in Sugar Land, TX. The lab was established to produce breakthrough chemistries for corrosion inhibition in...

Halliburton Energy Services Group earns pipeline award. (Newsreel).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Halliburton's Energy Services Group said its Pipeline and Process Services division had been awarded the 2003 Subsea Pipeline Technology Award by the Pipeline Industries Guild for the development and successful application of its new Hal-AT[TM]...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
May 1, 2003... I don't usually carry business cards in my wallet, but there is one I've kept for 10 years. There is nothing fancy or ornate about this paper-thin white card, which was given to me by J. Hugh Liedtke, perhaps as big a legend as this industry...

FERC considers whether to bless El Paso-California agreement. (Government Guidelines).
May 1, 2003... It would seem like the curtain is ready to drop on the long running El Paso-California drama; but don't rule out surprises at the end of this last act. The $1.7 billion El Paso agreed to pay to California and some of the other California-based...

FERC whacks Transco for affiliate violations. (Government Guidelines).
May 1, 2003... FERC Chairman Pat Wood wanted to send a message. That was what lay behind the $20 million civil penalty FERC levied on Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) for a range of affiliate violations and Transco's marketing affiliate....

Greenbrier Pipeline wins FERC approval. (Projects).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The continuing growing energy demand in the South Atlantic Region has prompted the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve Greenbrier Pipeline Company's request to construct and operate a 280-mile, $497 million natural gas transmission...

Pipe detection system looks good in tests. (Projects).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CyTerra Corporation, developer of the Army's landmine device, recently demonstrated its pipe detection system for a delegation from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) and gas industry representatives. The...

OPE affiliates win Algerian contracts. (Projects).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Two OPE Inc. affiliates--OPE International LP and OPE Offshore International Ltd.--recently won subcontracts from FMC SOFEC Floating Systems to provide five offshore loading stations for transportation of crude and condensate from onshore...

Falcon holds open season. (Projects).
May 1, 2003... Starting April 15, Falcon Gas Storage Company Inc. began an open season for expanded capacity at its Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facility in Eastland County, TX. This high deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) storage facility serves markets in the...

EnCana Ekwan to build natural gas pipeline in BC. (Projects).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... EnCana Ekwan Pipeline Inc. is seeking National Energy Board approval to construct and operate a sweet natural gas pipeline from the EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership's Sierra Plant near Fort Nelson, BC to a tie-in point on Nova Gas Transmission's...

Westcoast Energy wins NEB approval for expansion. (Projects).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... After winning Canada's National Energy Board approval to construct a 34-mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in six loop segments along the route of its existing Southern Mainline, Duke's Westcoast Energy subsidiary now plans to reduce...

Transneft does turnaround on proposed oil pipeline to Japan. (International Highlights).
May 1, 2003... After months of promoting a $5.2 billion oil route to Japan, the Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft has declared that the project would be unprofitable. Transneft Chief Executive Semyon Vainshtock said the company's feasibility study for...

ExxonMobil signs agreement to develop Al Khaleej Gas. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... State-owned, Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Middle East Gas Marketing Ltd., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation, have signed an agreement to develop phase one of the Al Khaleej Gas Project (AKG-1) in Qatar's North Field. ExxonMobil's...

Gazprom and Ruhrgas discuss plans for pipeline to Europe. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Gazprom and Germany's major gas company, Ruhrgas, held their first meeting in Moscow to map out the future consortium's structure and development particulars to transport gas to European markets. Current plans call for an underwater pipeline in...

Karachaganak pipeline nearing completion. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Karachaganak Integrated Organization (KIO) is nearing completion of the Karachaganak-Bolshoi Chagan-Atyrau oil pipeline. The project is scheduled to begin service early this summer. Internal inspections have been completed on the 394-mile...

Dolphin Energy prepares bidder shortlist. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dolphin Energy Limited published a shortlist of qualified bidders for three engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) packages for the offshore portion of the Dolphin Project. Companies from Singapore, South Korea, Italy, France,...

Colombia's Canacabare pipeline placed in service. (International Highlights).(Global Energy Development PLC commissions pipeline)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Texas-based, Harken Energy Corp. reported that its international operating subsidiary, Global Energy Development PLC, has commissioned the operation of its Canacabare pipeline in the Llanos Basin, in Eastern Colombia. Global constructed a...

Kenkiya-Atyrau pipeline begins first phase production. (International Highlights).(Kazakhstan pipeline)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Oil has begun flowing in Kazakhstan through the first phase of the Kenkiyak-Atyrau pipeline. The system links the Aktobe fields and Atyrau regions with the Atyrau-Samara and the Caspian pipeline system. First phase production on the 279-mile,...

ConocoPhillips receives approval for Corocoro development. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Conoco Venezuela C.A., a unit of ConocoPhillips, and its partners announced that they have received approval for Phase I of the development plan for the Corocoro field in Venezuelas Gulf of Paria West area. The approval was granted by the...

Project to move gas to Turkey gets approval. (International Highlights).(South Caucasus Pipeline Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... South Caucasus Pipeline Co., a consortium made up of BP, Statoil, SOCAR, TotalFinaElf S.p.A., Naftiran Intertrade Co., LukAgip NV and Turkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi (TPAO), received approval from the International Licensees of Azerbaijan...

Philippine government considering pipeline project. (International Highlights).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Philippine government has expressed interest in constructing a pipeline to move gas from the southern Philippines to Manila. According to the country's department of energy, five companies have expressed interest in taking part in the...

Sinopec signs MOU for exploration. (International Highlights).(Jiangsu Oilfield Co. plans exploration in Yemen)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Jiangsu Oilfield Co., a division of Sinopec, plans an exploration program in Yemen. Jiangsu Oilfield signed a MOU with Yemen's energy ministry to explore an area of about 1,361 square miles in the Amakeen region of eastern Yemen's Shabwah...

Nontraditional Phillips-Fluor business relationship delivers performance. (Pipeline-Contractor Alliance).(ConocoPhillips Petroleum)
May 1, 2003... A mutually successful engineering alliance for pipeline and pipeline facilities has been forged by ConocoPhillips Petroleum and Fluor's pipeline engineering office in Tulsa, OK. ConocoPhillips Transportation Group and Fluors Pipeline...

Texas focuses on pipeline integrity to ensure safety of intrastate lines. (Railroad Commission Enforces Regulations).
May 1, 2003... With more miles of pipelines within its borders than any other state. Texas regulators have taken a leading position in protecting the energy infrastructure with a pipeline integrity program. Unlike the federal effort, which focuses on...

Acoustic monitoring device positively notes subsea pig passage. (Tech Notes).(ClampOn sensor)(Advertisement)
May 1, 2003... ClampOn is offering digital signal processing (DSP) in its surface and subsea pig and sand detectors. The company has supplied the DSP Pig Detector for several projects n the Gulf of Mexico, including Ken McGee's Boomvang and Nansen fields. ...

GTI reports progress in developing tow-tension monitoring/data logging tool. (Horizontal Directional Drilling).(Gas Technology Institute)
May 1, 2003... A tow-tension monitoring tool (TTMT) is being developed by Gas Technology Institute (GTI). Developers seek to provide a means of directly monitoring and date-time logging the tensile load on PE pipe as it is pulled underground during HDD...

Laney Directional Drilling completes record setting drill.
May 1, 2003... A directional drill to install a portion of a natural gas pipeline from Bolivia to Brazil has resulted in a new world record for Laney Directional Drilling Inc., Humble, TX. The record-setting drill came during a river crossing on the...

4,633-foot HDD solves Nor Andino pipeline repair. (Directional Drill).(horizontal directional drill; DrillTec Gut GmbH installs pipeline for Gasoducto Nor Andino Argentina S.A.)
May 1, 2003... When a portion of the 647-mile, 20-inch diameter Nor Andino natural gas pipeline that stretches from northern Argentina across the Andes Mountains into Chile failed, the problems garnered significant attention. Due to the seismic activity in...

Gabe's Construction Co., Inc. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... Gabe's Construction Co. is offering a one-page color flyer announcing the addition of an American DC-330 Horizontal Directional Drill and MP-500 Mud System, along with "all necessary" support equipment to its fleet. Gabe's has been in the small...

Vermeer Manufacturing Co. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... A new Universal Transmitter Housing (patent applied for) from Vermeer Manufacturing Co. may give new meaning to drill head versatility on horizontal directional drilling jobs. The new housing covers virtually all HDD requirements, and its...

Baker Hughes HDD Services. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... Baker Hughes Horizontal Directional Drilling Services has published a color brochure that describes the company's HDD services. Included in the eight-page brochure are Hughes Christensen, a leader in drill bits for HDD; Baker Hughes INTEQ, a...

Vermeer Manufacturing Company. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... The mid-size D18x22 HDD is said by Vermeer to offer the best power-to-size ratio in its class, allowing it to execute a wide range of HDD projects. With its innovative rack-and-pinion drive system and 48-inch width, the trait is specially...

Baroid Industrial Drilling Products. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... Baroid IDP supplies a comprehensive line of drilling fluid products to the industrial drilling industry with specialized products available for HDD and construction. The company's new product QUIKTROL LV is available for trenchless applications...

American Augers. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... American Augers and Trencor, now known as Astec Underground. are industry-leading manufacturers of trenchers, horizontal directional drills, boring machines, mud systems and downhole tooling. The company's equipment is in service worldwide...

TT Technologies. (What's New In Piercing Tools/Pipe Bursting-Ramming, Directional Drilling Rigs & Locating Systems).
May 1, 2003... TT Technologies has introduced a new HDD for last mile operations, The compact Grundodrill 4X is specifically designed for residential service and "last mile" operations. The Grundodrill 4X offers 9,200 lbs of thrust and pullback. The drill...

Shared infrastructure provides cost efficient development of marginal gas fields in Gulf. (Deepwater Operations).
May 1, 2003... Last year saw significant deepwater activity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Fourteen new deepwater projects were brought onstream. Of these, the Canyon Express Pipeline Project was of particular significance. First, the project is in waters...

Subsea vehicle performs well in sea trials.
May 1, 2003... As oil and gas operations move into deeper and deeper waters, the fleet of unmanned vehicles to conduct deepwater inspections and installation tasks continues to grow. One such system is Alistar, a new multipurpose member of the autonomous...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... Dear Editor: "In an article published in the October issue titled "Using Composite Wrap Crack Arrestors Saves Money on Pipeline Conversion" it was incorrectly stated that B31.8 applies only to pipelines operating at more than 40% SMYS....

Pipeline construction scorecard: project planned and under construction.(Illustration)
May 1, 2003... Pipeline Construction Scorecard Project Planned And Under Construction Company Name Project Name Length And/Or Location (Miles) FUTURE GAS PROJECTS ...

Company listings. (2003 Buyer's Guide).(Directory)
May 1, 2003... 3M ELECTRICAL 6801 River Place Blvd Austin, TX 78726 Phone (512) 984-3266 Fax: (512) 984-2211 www.3M.com/corrosion 3P SERVICES GMBH & CO. KG Lenzfod 9 49811 Lingen Germany Phone: +49 591 710070 ...

Product classifications. (2003 Buyer's Guide).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Abrasive blast cleaning Commercial Coating Services Inc. CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. Abrasive water jetting CRC-Evans Pipeline International Inc. Abrasive wheels, brushes Metabo Norton Company ...

Pipeline vulnerability and potential solutions. (A Guest Column).(Interview)
May 1, 2003... The following is an interview conducted with Col. Edward Badolato (USMC-Ret), Executive Vice President, Homeland Security. The Shaw Group and Energy Advisor to the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection. He will chair a...

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CB&I has introduced its patented VS 300LTM Low Profile Secondary Seal for use on internal or external floating-roof tanks that store petroleum and other volatile liquids The VS-300L requires substantially less vertical clearance than...

CDI. (New Products).
May 1, 2003... CDI offers a two-page color leaflet describing its CD47 time-based pig passage benchmarking system. CDI says the CD47 system uses an onboard GPS satellite downlink receiver to provide what is described as extremely stable and accurate time of...

William Frick & Company. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... William Frick & Company Soil Market is offered for "flush" aboveground markings. These blight, highly visible markers can be used where marker posts won't work. The markers are more permanent than flags and paint, and will not get in the way of...

R&M Energy Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... R&M Energy Systems, a unit of Robbins & Myers, Inc., has published a one-page color flyer promoting the company's new SENTRY[TM] Closure product. The new product is described as the latest and most technically advanced solution for pipeline and...

PFERD Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PFERD Inc. has released a new flap disc, The POLIFAN[R] SGP-ZIRKON-COOL allows thermal-sensitive materials like stainless steel and other alloys to be ground nonstop with no discoloring or distortion of the work piece. The flap disc features...

McLaughlin Mfg. Co. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... McLaughlin has rolled out the Verifier Vision Fault Finder, saying one instrument now can pinpoint ground faults of buried electric, CATV and telecommunications cables and trace and identify cable depth. The arrangement combines a...

YZ Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... YZ recently placed several custom-engineered CHEMJEX Systems for phosphate injection in the production fields of Malaysia. YZ says the systems were crafted from 54 years of oil and gas systems experience. The electrically driven positive...

Armor Plate, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Armor Plate, Inc. is offering a copy of its full capabilities on CD ROM. The disc illustrates the company's solutions for pipeline repair and corrosion control. A comprehensive line is promised based on the company's extensive experience....

T.D. Williamson, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... T.D. Williamson, Inc. has a color brochure on the advantages of its Magpie Systems, Inc., inspection pigs. TDW says Magpie provides a smart, simple and reliable magnetic flux leakage inspection technology that is highly effective in detecting...

PetroWrap Anti-Corrosion Systems. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PetroWrap, manufactured by Insulmastic, is offering a color brochure that describes its anti-corrosion system consisting of a cold-applied system of petrolatum-based PetroWrap AntiCorrosion Tape, PetroWrap Primer, and, when contouring is...

STOPAQ AMCORR. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... STOPAQ[R] coat wrap is the subject of a new color flyer from STOPAQ AMCORR. It is a unique approach to solving corrosion problems in the long run. It is a coating in a wrap form based on synthetic a-polar polymers. The wrap makes it easy to...

Aptech Engineering Services, Inc. (New Products).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Aptech Engineering Services has published a color flyer extolling its expertise in pipeline integrity management. Asking if the reader's pipeline is operating safely and how will the reader really know, Aptech says it is a leader in providing...

Resource is there, if we let the industry develop it. (Distribution Forum).(natural gas)
May 1, 2003... There was good news about potential gas supplies handed down in April by some industry experts. But consumers who suffered a nasty case of invoice shock last winter may want to wait before increasing their consumption. A survey by the...

Report on sweeping Gulf of Mexico changes. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Dynamics of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: 1980-2000; Final Report, is a newly released study from the Minerals Management Service (MMS). Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. This report examines the sweeping changes that have...

Platform to accommodate LNG processing facilities off California. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Crystal Energy LLC, a division of Houston-based Small Ventures USA, is planning an innovative project to provide 25 percent of California's near-term residential natural gas needs. The recent announcement came after the company finalized a...

Proposed OCS lease sale 187 set for August. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The next scheduled OCS lease sale by the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) will be held Aug. 20. OCS Sale 187 will offer 3,985 unleased blocks, about 21.7 million acres, in the Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Planning Area off Texas and...

World-class gas find off Australia. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Mobil Exploration and Producing Australia Pty Ltd. may have made the largest gas discovery to date off Australia. The Jansz field covers an area in excess of 772 square miles and is located about 124 riffles off the coast of Karratha. The...

$175 million deepwater oil pipeline planned in Gulf. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Proteus Oil Pipeline Company is planning to construct a $175 million offshore oil pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico. The system will originate at a subsea connection to the Thunder Horse floating production facility in the Mississippi Canyon...

Technip Offshore UK begins work in Ramco's Irish gas field. (Offshore Review).
May 1, 2003... The recent approval by Ireland's Ministry of State of the Seven Heads Partners' development off Ireland means that gas deliveries are on track to begin before year end. Technip Offshore UK Ltd., an affiliate of Technip Coflexip, recently...

Offshore recommended practice brochure offered by API. (Offshore Review).(American Petroleum Institute)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The American Petroleum Institute has published API Recommended Practice 70. Security for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations. The new voluntary recommended practice was developed with assistance front the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Minerals...

Patented repair method restores/protects corroded steel/concrete. (Offshore Review).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... MADCON Corporation, Slidell LA recently received a patent for its Structural Composite Retrofit System. Utilizing advanced composite materials, the system provides full structural restoration of damaged or corroded tubular members such as drive...

Distribution Contractor Association. (Company & Association News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... More titan 270 delegates celebrated the Distribution Contractor Association's 42nd anniversary at its recent annual convention at the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers, FL. Various committee and board meetings started on Wednesday and...

Honorary members. (Company & Association News)).
May 1, 2003... Two people were inducted as the association's eight and ninth honorary members. Thomas Poole, president, The Hallen Construction Company, Inc., Island Park, NY. Poole served as association president in 1969, and Oliver C. Klinger III, president...

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). (Company & Association News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Terex Corporation Chairman and CEO Ronald DeFeo is the newly clotted chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Charles Stamp, vice president of public affairs, Deere and Co., Moline, IL was elected first vice chairman and...

Mears/HDD, LLC. (Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Scot Fluharty, president of Mears/HDD, LLC and Tom Allen Construction Co., announced the combination of the respective companies horizontal directional drilling operations under one entity--Mears/HDD, LLC. Ted Foltz, a 20-year veteran of Mears,...

Urecoats Industries. (Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Urecoats Industries has signed an exclusive five-year market preparation and distribution agreement with Reilly Industries Inc. for Urecoats' RSM-550[TM]. Agreement terms call for joint testing in the second half of the year. Next, Reilly will...

HOLT CAT. (Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... San Antonio, TX-based HOLT CAT, one of the largest Caterpillar [R] dealers in North America, was named '2002 Dealer of the Year'. Pieter Kiewit Sons' Inc, HOLT CAT was selected from more than 450 manufacturers and dealers worldwide.

OPS Group Ltd. (Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions).
May 1, 2003... The OSO Group of Scotland recently announced a name change and a key marketing appointment. The company name was changed from OPS (North Sea) Ltd. to Oil'S Group Ltd. Cerys Johns was named to head the firm's newly created marketing division.

Ondeo Nalco. (Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Energy Services Division of Ondeo Nalco recently completed the construction and commissioning of its new sour gas lab at its facilities in Sugar Land, TX.

Distribution Construction Co. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fred Cripps, owner/CEO of Distribution Construction Co., has promoted Donald L. Owings from executive vice president operations to president and COO.

LaBarge Pipe & Steel Company. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Mark Stavinoha is the new vice president--district sales at LaBarge Pipe & Steel Company, St. Louis. Stavinoha will be responsible for all sales activities in LaBarge's four district sales offices.

Chairman of Natural Gild Transco plc, Sir John Parker, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, will be the 69th recipient of the Melchett Medal, the Institute of Energy's annual award. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Chairman of Natural Gild Transco plc, Sir John Parker, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, will be the 69th recipient of the Melchett Medal, the Institute of Energy's annual award. Sir John will receive the award for his outstanding...

Futura Coatings Inc. (Personnel Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Bruce Ellis has joined St. Louis based Futura Coatings Inc. as national technical/ sales specialist for the company's pipeline coatings business. In his new position, Ellis will be responsible for growing the company's nationwide pipeline...

In memorial. (Business).(Beverly Carol Miller passed away)(Obituary)
May 1, 2003... Beverly Carol Miller passed away April 8, 2003 in Houston. She was born on Dec. 24, 1947, in Kansas City, MO. Beverly was an active member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Her father, Norman L. McGill, preceded her in death. Beverly is...

Upcoming events 2003. (Meetings).(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... May 14-16, NACE International Pipeline Coatings & Rehabilitation Conference, JW Marriott, Houston, TX. Phone: (281) 228-6217; E-Mail: cassie.davie@mail.nace.org. May 15-16, Futures, Options and Derivatives Program, Sheraton Lincoln Harbor,...