Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from May 2005

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from May 2005

ChevronTexaco to acquire Unocal.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2005... ChevronTexaco Corp. has agreed to acquire Unocal in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $18 billion, including net debt. The acquisition will significantly enhance ChevronTexaco's position as a leading global energy provider....

New pipeline a delight to dairy town.(NEWSREEL)(Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc)
May 1, 2005... The announcement of a natural gas pipeline, built by Intrepid Technology and Resources, Inc., a renewable energy company, in the heart of southern Idaho's dairy industry, has delighted local officials as well as farmers. Wendell Mayor Paul...

Socotherm to powder coat overhead pipe.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Socotherm has been awarded a contract, through its subsidiary Soco-Ril, for pipe coating on the Bu Hasa project. It is the first time that eco-friendly high thickness epoxy powder coatings have been applied. The project involves 95 km (59...

Flowserve to acquire Interseal assets.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2005... Flowserve Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Interseal assets of Australia-based Ludowici Mineral Processing Equipment Pty Ltd. The Flowserve Flow Solutions Division will use intellectual property and...

Enbridge acquires full interest in GOM pipeline.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2005... Enbridge Inc. announced that its wholly owned affiliate Enbridge (Offshore) Gas Transmission LLC has acquired the remaining 20% interest in Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, LLC, from an affiliate of Amerada Hess Corp. The 30-inch diameter Garden...

Mississippi Valley Gas changes name.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2005... Atmos Energy Corporation recently changed the name of its Mississippi Valley Gas Company division to Atmos Energy[R]. Atmos Energy is the country's largest natural-gas-only utility as well as the largest natural gas distributor in Mississippi....

Mustang enters Asia-Pacific region.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Mustang Engineering recently began operations in the Asia-Pacific region with bases in Perth and Melbourne, Australia. This move extends Mustang's ability to provide engineering and project management services around the globe. The expansion is...

KMP acquires terminals in Texas.(NEWSREEL)(Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.R )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.R (KMP) recently purchased seven bulk terminal operations from Trans-Global Solutions, Inc. (TGS) for approximately $245 million. The assets are located in Texas, including facilities at the Port of Houston, the...

Tenaska Power signs agreement to acquire power plant.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Tenaska Capital Management, LLC, manager of the Tenaska Power Fund, L.P., announced that Tenaska Power has signed an agreement to acquire Calumet Energy Team. LLC and CET One, LLC, subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corp. and owners of a nominal...

ANE group signs agreement for new pipeline capacity.(NEWSREEL)(Alberta Northeast Gas Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Alberta Northeast Gas Ltd. (ANE). a consortium of 13 LDCs in the Northeast, and the largest importer of Canadian natural gas in the Northeast, has executed binding agreements with TransCanada and Union Gas to provide pipeline transportation...

Petrogen purchases pipeline on Matagorda Island.(NEWSREEL)(Sweet Oil Company)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Petrogen Corp. has purchased a natural gas transmission pipeline from Sweet Oil Company. Located on Matagorda Island in the Texas Gulf Coast, Petrogen now controls the only gas gathering right-of-way on the island. Ownership of the pipeline...

Somerhalder resigns from El Paso.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... John W. Somerhalder II, executive vice president of El Paso Corp. and president of El Paso's pipeline group, has resigned his position. "El Paso's employees, stakeholders, and its board of directors are grateful to John for his 27 years of...

Gas to liquid fuel plant.(NEWSREEL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Syntroleum Corp. recently commemorated the successful production of more than 140,000 gallons of ultra-clean fuels at its gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuels plant at Port of Catoosa. OK. The plant also manufactured 60,000 gallons of additional products,...

International pump symposium largest in years.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2005... The Turbomachinery Laboratory, part of the Texas A&M University System, sponsored the largest International Pump Users Symposium and Exhibit Show in the past several years, in Houston. Overall symposium attendance increased by 16% from the 2003...

Petro Probe signs MOU.(NEWSREEL)(Memorandum of Understanding)(General Petroleum Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Earth Search Sciences, Inc. has drawn up a MOU outlining a merger between its subsidiary company Petro Probe, Inc. (PPI) and General Petroleum Inc., (GPI) a privately held company. The MOU will establish PPI as the surviving company with...

El Paso sells paraxylene plant in Canada.(NEWSREEL)(Coastal Petrochemical L.R)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... El Paso Corporation announced that an indirect subsidiary has sold its 51% interest in Coastal Petrochemical L.R and associated working capital to PetroCanada for approximately $74 million. The company obtained its interest in the plant as part...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... Well, the House passed yet another version of an energy bill--on Earth Day, no less. Wouldn't it be much more impressive if it contained a plan to handle the real culprit of this and every energy crisis: gasoline consumption? We all know...

Interstates worried about possible FERC changes to discounting policy.(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission )
May 1, 2005... Interstate pipelines are worried that possible FERC changes to its rate discounting policies will have major, negative implications for interstate and intrastate natural gas transportation companies. El Paso Corp., in comments to FERC, raised...

EPA proposes tighter emission standards for combustion engines.(GOVERNMENT)
May 1, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed tighter nitrogen oxide and sulfur emission standards for combustion engines greater than or equal to 1 MW put into operation or modified after Feb. 18, 2005. Nitrogen oxides (N[O.sub.x])...

OPS makes some changes in operator qualification rules.(Office of Pipeline Safety )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is doing some minor tinkering with federal rules governing training of pipeline operations and maintenance personnel. The changes were mandated by Congress in the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002. The...

Pipeline benchmarking study.(Solomon Associates LLC.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Solomon Associates, LLC. has been selected by a consortium of eight North American natural gas transmission companies to conduct an in-depth cost benchmarking analysis of their combined 20 pipeline systems. Known for its in-depth industry...

Sempra holds open season for interstate pipeline project.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, recently launched an open season to solicit market interest in capacity on its proposed Cameron Interstate Pipeline project in Louisiana. Plans call for the pipeline to interconnect...

Cheniere Energy breaks ground for Sabine Pass LNG terminal.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Cheniere Energy, Inc. recently held groundbreaking ceremonies for its Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal in Cameron Parish, LA. Late last year, Cheniere Energy received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct and...

Sakhalin contracts for VECO.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Universal Ensco Ltd., through a prime contract with Exxon Mobil Development Corporation, awarded VECO Alaska, Inc. participation in the preliminary design work for the routing of the China Export Natural Gas Pipeline. The 800-km, 36-inch...

Tennessee Gas plans Northeast ConneXion expansion projects.(Tenneco Gas Pipeline Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... El Paso's subsidiary, Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP), has executed precedent agreements in support of two projects designed to meet the growing natural gas demand in the Northeast. These two projects, the Northeast ConneXion-New England and...

Maritimes holds open season.(PROJECTS)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline closed the open season on March 31 it held in response to interest shown by LNG suppliers and proponents of offshore development projects that could connect to the company's 1,366-km pipeline network...

Shell plans involvement in West-East pipeline.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Royal Dutch/Shell said it is committed to participation in the US$5.2 billion West-East natural gas pipeline project. despite earlier reports that said negotiations with their Chinese partners had reached a deadlock, although the pipeline is...

Transneft studies financing for Siberia-Pacific pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Transneft plans to issue bonds and dip into its own funds to finance the planned $11.5 billion pipeline from Siberia to the Pacific Ocean. CEO Semyon Vainshtok said the company had approved a financing plan for the project and had already...

GTS investigates extension of transmission grid.(Gas Transport Services B.V.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... As the demand for natural gas continues to increase throughout Europe, Gas Transport Services B.V. (GTS), the system operator of the Dutch national gas transmission grid, said it will make substantial future investments in the transportation...

Iran-India pipeline prospects grow.(International)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... India's consideration of joining a gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan has created an encouraging atmosphere for the project, Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi said. He said Pakistan should have no problem in going ahead with the...

Russia may supply crude oil to North Korea.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Moscow has revealed possible plans to supply crude oil to Pyongyang, although expanded cooperation and trade ties between Russia and North Korea remain a distant vision. Gennady Fadeyev, head of the state-run Russian Railways company, said...

EU discloses probe of pipe imports.(European Union)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The EU is beginning an investigation of imports of seamless pipes from Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Croatia. The Russian Pipe Industry Development Fund said the only Russian pipemaking holding that the changes being considered would effect is...

Companies to cooperate on Arctic development.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gazprom and Siemens, Germany's biggest engineering company, will expand their cooperation to work on developing an Arctic gas field and a pipeline across the Baltic Sea to expand Russia's gas exports to Europe. The agreement was signed by...

Gazprom expecting record year in revenues.(INTERNATIONAL)
May 1, 2005... Gazprom expects export revenue to rise to a record and surpass $20 billion this year because of increased supplies to Europe and higher prices. Gazprom plans to export 150 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe this year and another 13...

Invensys awarded contract for RasGas II expansion.(INTERNATIONAL)(Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Invensys Global LNG Business and Technology announced that the Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company II (RasGas-II) in Qatar, through its engineering procurement contractor--the Chiyoda (Japan) and Snamprogetti (Italy) consortium--has...

GE Energy launches J312 GMD engine for gas compression.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GE Energy has introduced the J312 GMD. its first Jenbacher gas mechanical drive engine for use in gas compression. The new engine was installed in December at a gas-gathering field in northern Louisiana. The J312 GMD engine is driving a GE...

Pilot project on oil gathering system using EMFL and GWUT encourages engineers.(External Pipe Inspection Technology)(external magnetic flux leakage., guided-wave ultrasonics.)
May 1, 2005... Successful pilot tests of two emerging pipe inspection technologies--external magnetic flux leakage (EMFL) and long-range guided-wave ultrasonics (GWUT)--have encouraged Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) engineers that the technologies are suitable for...

Historic East African project well worth its challenges. (Songo Songo Gas-to-Electricity Project.(Part 2)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... One of the more impressive international projects in recent years has been the 225-km natural gas pipeline and associated power plant that was developed for the East African nation of Tanzania. The pipeline comes some 30 years after a major...

Good business means protecting your intellectual property.(Preserving Invention Rights)
May 1, 2005... John presents a problem to Ken and asks Ken to design and manufacture (invent) a solution. Ken spends over six months and three designs before he finds one he thinks will really work. Ken files a patent application for his invention. John keeps...

Test set for compression package on Dolphin gas project.(Cover Story)
May 1, 2005... A full-load, full-pressure performance test of a compression train for the Dolphin Export Pipeline between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates is being prepared, including the Rolls-Royce TRENT 60 DLE gas turbine and the Dresser-Rand DATUM Model...

Integrity, reputation key for natural gas buyers.(ConocoPhillips Tops Mastio Survey)
May 1, 2005... The natural gas marketing business is back and healthy these days. The rules following the Enron-led trading scandals are much stricter and "redundant transparency" is a catch phrase buyers, sellers and regulators like to use in describing...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
May 1, 2005... The location of Reynolds Equipment Co., was incorrectly shown in an article that appeared in Pipeline & Gas Journals April 2005 issue, Page 80. The correct address is: Reynolds Equipment Co., 3233 Kingsley Road, Garland, TX. 75041.

ECDA needs one-pass assessment process.(Pipe Coating Surveys, Part 2)(External Corrosion Direct Assessment )
May 1, 2005... When pipeline operating companies mistakenly use the term CVG to refer to Lateral CIPS, they are displaying an all-too-common confusion that sets them up for a disappointment. Thinking they are getting Mulvany DCVG data from a subcontracted...

Is ANWR the answer to our energy riddle?($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)(Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)
May 1, 2005... With gasoline prices now exceeding $2 per gallon and OPEC beaming its approval of $55-per-barrel crude oil, perhaps the time has arrived to begin the process of exploring and, if successful, developing the petroleum resources in the Arctic...

Natural gas driving most crucial pipeline projects in emerging energy scene: construction in China, Russia will represent a dominant part of worldwide work.($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)
May 1, 2005... Worldwide pipeline construction activities will closely trace three dominant pivots of emerging energy activity. While the usual "suspects" will still be present (the United States and Europe) nothing will compete with 1) the incremental...

Fuel shortage as much perception as reality.($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... So what did you pay at the pump this week? $2.15, $2.25, $2.35? No matter where you are, fuel prices are taking an even bigger bite out of incomes throughout the United States and are sure to rise even higher as the summer driving season looms...

China's rising demand for oil and pipelines has worldwide implications.($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)
May 1, 2005... Last year was pivotal for energy as the world experienced an important wake-up call to the significance of China to global markets and prices. This was likely only the beginning of many years of such importance. One reason why China's...

Higher energy prices signal new period in economy.($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)
May 1, 2005... Demand destruction the new buzzwords in the energy business as oil and gas prices go higher and higher. Where will oil prices have to go to decrease demand significantly? Gasoline prices at the pump exceeding $2/gal have had little impact on...

Expert touts 'energy community in the Americas'.($upply $ecurity: Special Editorial Section)(Interview)
May 1, 2005... With energy prices remaining near constant record highs and so much attention focused on the volatile Middle East, perhaps the United States needs to take a closer look at opportunities available in its own backyard. L. Ronald Scheman, author...

TT Technologies.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... TT Technologies has introduced a trenchless method for removing and replacing lead, plastic, copper and steel services--the Grundopull. The hydraulically powered Grundopull splits or extracts house connections with diameters from 1/2 inch to 2...

Ditch Witch.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... One of the original Ditch Witch HDD units--the JT920--has been redesigned and renamed. Now the JT921, it features a more efficient engine and greater thrust and pullback power. Ditch Witch has also released the JT921S, a shorter version with a...

HammerHead.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... HammerHead has released a new "Smart Hammer" 16-inch Air Impactor[R] pipe bursting tool, adding it to its Smart Hammer Technology product line. Smart Hammer Technology allows pipe bursting hammers to be used with a variety of pullback systems....

Astec Underground.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Astec Underground has published a color flyer devoted to its DD-3238 self-propelled, 32,000-lb. maximum thrust/pullback horizontal directional drilling unit. The machine offers 3,800-ft.-lb. of rotary torque, dual rack & pinion carriage drive,...

Laney Directional Drilling.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Horizontal boring machines from Laney Directional Drilling include the Laney AH 400 Power Unit, It has a four-cylinder turbo Caterpillar diesel engine that makes 11 horsepower and weighs 2,700 lbs. Power is variable speed and is transferred...

Michels Directional Crossings.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Michels Directional Crossings has become recognized throughout North America as a leader in HDD. The company has established numerous industry records since 1986 and continues to lead the way to new milestones. A good example is the recent...

3M and Thales.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... 3M and Thales have agreed to cooperate in marketing a simplified pipe-locating method that employs GPS/GIS data collection. Utilities can simplify the mapping process with already deployed field personnel by using the Dynatel series of handheld...

Digital Map Products.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... DMP develops Internet-hosted mapping applications. DMP says it is unique because it offers the only state-of-the-art GIS application that runs in a hosted environment. Based on an ASP model, DMP solutions use high-quality satellite photos to...

ABS and Ocean LNG.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Class society ABS has issued Approval In Principle (AIP) to a new LNG tank containment system and carrier design developed by Houston-based Ocean LNG Inc. The tank design consists of a cylindrical tank with spherical dished ends. The 180,000-cm...

Miratech Corporation.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Miratech[R] Corporation has introduced an evolutionary advancement in catalyst/silencer housing combination units. It is the RCS/RHS catalyst/silencer product line for rich or lean burn natural gas, propane and diesel stationary engines from...

Advantica.(Innovations In Tools, Equipment & Services)
May 1, 2005... Advantica has introduced Mains Replacement Prioritization (MRP), an intuitive asset management application that helps gas distribution companies measure safety and optimize long-term pipeline investment strategies. MRP provides measured...

Pipeline construction scorecard: projects planned and under construction.(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Pipeline Construction Scorecard Projects Planned And Under Construction Project Name Length Company Name And/Or Location (Miles) FUTURE PROJECTS: Gas Pipelines ...

Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2005 Buyer's Guide.(Directory)
May 1, 2005... Company Listings 3M 6801 River Place Blvd. Austin, TX 78726 Phone:(512) 984-7801 Fax:(512) 984-6296 www.3M.com/corrosion 3P SERVICES GMBH & CO. KG Lenzfod 9 49811 LinDen, Germany Phone: +49 591...

New analyzer makes laser speed and accuracy portable.(TECHNOTES)
May 1, 2005... In the December 2004 issue of Pipeline & Gas Journal George Balogh, CEO of SpectraSensors, described the development of the NASA/JPL tunable diode laser (TDL) system for spectroscopic gas analysis and JPL's subsequent spin-off of the technology...

GE Energy.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... GE Energy offers a new stress corrosion cracking screening process (SCCScreen[TM]) that provides oil and gas pipeline operators with a cost-effective, reliable method of complying with an OPS advisory to evaluate SCC-susceptible lines. The...

Flowserve Corp.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Flowserve Corp. says its PMV D3 digital valve positioner has added FOUNDATION[TM] Fieldbus support and gained ATEX EEX approval as an explosion-proof device. The high-performance D3 is designed for the control of linear and rotary control...

The Lincoln Electric Co.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... The Power MIG 350MP--a new unit from The Lincoln Electric Company--features significant multi-process capabilities, including Stick, TIG, MIG and Flux-Cored as well as advanced processes like Pulsed MIG, Pulse-On-Pulse[TM] and Power Mode[TM]....

HM Pipeline Services.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... HM Pipeline Services is offering Pipe-WISE, said to have been designed to help pipeliners manage standardized pipeline data, both historical and current, in one centralized location. Need to see data from various inspections overlaid or...

MAN TURBO Inc. USA.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... MAN TURBO Inc. USA is supplying the Dakota Gasification Co. of Beulah, ND an eight-stage integrally geared compressor for compressing C[O.sub.2] from an atmospheric pressure of 1 to 187 bar. The scope of supply also includes the compressor...

Quorum Business Solutions, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. has introduced its Quorum Volume Management software, the energy industry's first comprehensive volumetric data management application that combines traditional field data capture and oil and gas measurement...

TDW Pigging Products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... T.D. Williamson has introduced Formula SI[TM], its new urethane compound for cups and discs in cleaning, batching and instrument pipeline pigs. The new material has better physical properties in critical areas of resistance to abrasion and...

Coates Field Service, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Coates Field Service, Inc. employs specialists in due diligence and right-of-way acquisition. On short notice, Coates reports it can assemble a team to review, scan and purge right-of-way files and enter information into your permanent...

R&M Energy Systems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... R&M Energy Systems offers what it describes as its latest, most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. The non-threaded, internal door closure--marketed under the SENTRY[R] brand name--is said to provide features and...

McLaughlin Boring Systems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... McLaughlin says its new McL-230P quickly mixes and delivers bentonite or polymer for cased bore auger applications where lubrication of the casing is required. In addition to lubrication, certain polymers can vent the reforming of clay inside...

IIT Technologies-MPS Systems.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... IIT Technologies Inc. has released the new RGC Energy Meter which is a result of a partnership and licensing agreement between IIT and SwRI. MPS Systems is the exclusive North American agent for the IIT Energy Meter product. IIT and SwRI...

ORMAT.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... ORMAT[R] has published a color brochure spotlighting its ORMAT Energy Converter that is described as helping gas pipeline operators provide reliable, virtually maintenance-free cathodic protection. The Energy Converter is the most...

Nut-Seal.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Nut-Seal [R] has published a flyer devoted to its nut and thread protection NUT-SEAL, described as a reusable assembly that seals exposed nuts and threads in pressurized grease. The brochure says the secret is a built-in membrane for...

Stress Engineering Services, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... SES offers a color brochure devoted to its fitness for service engineering practice. Founded in 1972, SES says it offers pipelines an extension of their thin in-house engineering staff. To that end, Stress says it is committed to serving...

Upcoming events 2005.(MEETINGS)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... May 17, Distribution Technology Transfer Audio Conference, co-sponsored by EPA, AGA and SGA. Phone: (202) 343-9386. Web: www.epa.gov/gasstar. May 17-19, 50th Annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course, West Virginia University,...

Gas Processors Association.(Association News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Duke Energy Group Vice President and Chief Development Officer Jim Mogg was honored with the Gas Processors Association's Hanlon Award at the association's recent convention in San Antonio. GPA President Rob Martinovich recognized Mogg's...

WrapMaster Inc.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Longview, TX-based WrapMaster Inc. has received a patent for its Smart Pig detectable composite reinforcement system. Patent number 6,774,066 applies to the PermaWrap[TM] and WeldWrap[TM]. Both have been used on pipelines and structures...

Milwaukee Valve.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(relocated)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... After more than 100 years of operation on Milwaukee's near-south side, Milwaukee Valve has relocated its operations to suburban New Berlin. Milwaukee Valve's new address is 16550 West Stratton Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151. Phone: (262) 432-2700;...

Invensys Process Systems.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(web site name changed to www.BuyAutomation.com)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... FOXBORO, MA-based Invensys Process Systems has renamed the company's existing e-commerce site (formerly known as iastore.com) as www.BuyAutomation.com. The new name was selected to more accurately reflect the wide range of automation products...

International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(Dr. George Mattingly awarded)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Every year, the International School of Hydrocarbon Measurement honors a distinguished contributor to the oil and natural gas industry in the area of measurement and/or control of hydrocarbon Fluids. This year's recipient is Dr. George...

Valve & Equipment Consultants Inc.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Valve & Equipment Consultants Inc., (VEC) Huffman, TX has been named to represent UK-based Elfab Ltd.'s line of pressure management products in Texas. Serving the flow control industry since 1983, VEC provides process-control equipment,...