Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from May 2006

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from May 2006

BP reported to be under criminal probe following pipeline spill.(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Federal environmental regulators are conducting a criminal investigation into BP Plc's management of pipelines in Alaska's North Slope, The Wall Street Journal reported April 6. Citing those familiar with the incident, the newspaper said the...

Japex to build 160-km subsea pipeline.(Japan Petroleum Exploration Company)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (Japex) will construct a 160-km subsea pipeline off the coast of the Miyagi and Fukushima regions of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. The pipeline will transport natural gas from a point near Senai in...

Emerson to digitally automate Mexico's first LNG Regas Terminal.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management has been chosen as Main Automation Contractor (MAC) for the Altamira LNG Regasification Terminal, currently under construction near the city of Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico. Ernerson will provide essential automation...

Natural gas reserves reach highest level since 1984.(NEWSREEL)
May 1, 2006... The amount of natural gas estimated to be in U.S. natural gas reserves inventory experienced robust growth in 2005, reports an American Gas Association (AGA) analysis of reserves, based on figures reported by the 30 large natural gas reserves...

PHMSA finally regulating rural gathering lines.(NEWSREEL)(Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... After nearly three decades of considering changes to onshore gathering pipeline regulation, the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has finally taken the plunge. A new rule which became effective on April 14 lightens...

KPMG: LNG import preferred to international pipelines to India.(liquified natural gas)(KPMG International)
May 1, 2006... Global consultant KPMG International has released a report urging India to pursue LNG importation rather than exploring international gas pipeline options. "Cross-border gas pipelines are still facing uncertainty. While initiatives related...

Railroad Commission mulls Texas damage prevention.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... On March 28, the Texas Railroad Commission held its first information-gathering meeting to prepare for developing new damage prevention regulations for pipelines in Texas. The informal meeting was used to explain the recent legislation that...

Indian Oil Corp. planning new LPG pipelines in India.(NEWSREEL)(liquified petroleum gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) has announced plans to lay LPG pipelines throughout India, with the commissioning of a feasibility report outlining possible projects. "LPG pipelines could be our future thrust area. We have already set up a group to...

Plastic pipelines launch website in Europe.(The European Plastic Pipes Fittings Association)(PlasticsEurope)(www.plastic-pipes.com)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Two European plastics associations, PlasticsEurope and TEPPFA, have launched a Website beginning on March 28, 2006. Officials of the two groups said the public is not fully aware of the advantages of plastic pipe and that less sustainable and...

Sinopec plans $US4.7 billion gas development and pipeline.(NEWSREEL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Sinopec has announced that its Puguang gas field is one of China's largest with the $US4.7 billion development of both the field and a significant pipeline set to begin shortly. The aggregate proved recoverable reserves in the Puguang gas...

Most industrial manufacturers absorb higher energy costs.(NEWSREEL)(Survey)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... PricewaterhouseCoopers' latest Manufacturing Barometer, released April 24, found that two-thirds (67%) of U.S. industrial manufacturers are absorbing higher energy costs rather than passing them through to customers. These companies predict...

Editor's notebook.
May 1, 2006... When Tom DeLay announced that he was going to quit Congress, I hearkened back to a Saturday in July 1993 when I sat in his office in nearby Sugar Land. He was holding office hours for his constituents but agreed to an interview for my book, The...

ALJ recommendation on Kern River DOR raises eyebrows.(GOVERNMENT)(administrative law judge)(Kern River Gas Transmission)
May 1, 2006... A March recommendation from an administrative law judge (ALJ) that FERC allow Kern River Gas Transmission a rate increase based on a 9.34% return on equity (ROE) has sent shock waves through the interstate pipeline community. If the Commission...

Congress considers changes to pipeline safety law.(GOVERNMENT)
May 1, 2006... Amidst generally positive early returns on the progress of interstate pipeline integrity management programs, Congress is considering whether to make changes to the 2002 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act which mandated those IMPs. Environmental...

Royal Shell eyes business in Alaska.(GOVERNMENT)(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Shell's emerging presence in Alaska and the company's potential role in marketing Alaska's vast resources of coal and natural gas were the subjects of a meeting April 18 between Gov. Frank H. Murkowski and Royal Dutch Shell Executive Director,...

Pacific Energy Partners to expand Wyoming crude line.(PROJECTS)(Rocky Mountain Pipeline System LLC)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Pacific Energy Partners' wholly owned subsidiary, Rocky Mountain Pipeline System LLC (RMPS), has signed a transportation agreement with Frontier Oil and Refining Co., a subsidiary of Frontier Oil Corp., that will allow RMPS to build a pipeline...

Work moves ahead on Access Pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Access Pipeline Inc., a joint venture between MEG Energy Corp. and Devon ARL Canada Corp., was formed to develop the Access Pipeline Project on behalf of its owners. The pipeline will link the northeastern Alberta oil sands leases and the...

Three companies propose major gas transmission projects.(PROJECTS)(Williams' Northwest Pipeline)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Williams' Northwest Pipeline, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. have agreed to jointly development a major gas transmission pipeline that would increase natural gas supplies for the U.S. West Coast. The three...

Columbia Gas holds open season for Appalachian pipeline expansion.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Columbia Gas Transmission held an open season for firm transportation service on a proposed expansion of its Appalachian pipeline system in West Virginia and Kentucky for up to 65,000 Dth/d of newly created firm capacity. The expanded capacity...

DEGT open season gets robust response.(PROJECTS)(Duke Energy Gas Transmission)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Duke Energy Gas Transmission reported a robust and diverse response to its recently completed Lebanon East open season, with nominating shippers expressing more than 1.2 Bcf/d of non-binding firm transportation capacity interest in the...

Bobcat Storage holds non-binding open season.(PROJECTS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Port Barre Investments, L.L.C., doing business as Bobcat Gas Storage, is soliciting non-binding bid proposals from interested parties for the initial 6 Bcf of firm high deliver-ability, multi-cycle storage capacity available at its proposed...

Bolivian gas pipeline, LNG plant planned.(liquified natural gas)(pipeline construction contracts)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Repsol YPF has reached an agreement with the Bolivian national energy company YPFB to invest $150 million in new projects in the country. Project plans include a 400-km gas pipeline between the provinces of Cochabamba in central Bolivia and La...

Offshore California LNG receiving terminal planned.(PROJECTS)(Esperanza Energy)(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Esperanza Energy, a newly formed subsidiary of Tidelands Oil & Gas, is evaluating the feasibility of developing an offshore, deepwater Southern California LNG receiving terminal. Although no specific site has been determined, the company is...

Sempra LNG launches open season for terminal expansion.(PROJECTS)(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Sempra LNG held a non-binding open season that ran through May 12 to solicit shipper interest for a proposed expansion of a new LNG terminal being built in Mexico. If approved, the Energia Costa Azul LNG receipt terminal's storage and sendout...

Gulfstream and FPL reach long-term transportation agreement.(PROJECTS)(Gulfstream Natural Gas System L.L.C.)(Florida Power and Light Co.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. has finalized a 23year agreement with Florida Power & Light Company in which Gulfstream will provide up to 345,000 Dth/d of firm natural gas transportation service for FPUs West County Energy Center. ...

Invensys wins operations contract for LNG terminal.(PROJECTS)(Invensys Process Systems)(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Cheniere LNG Inc. has selected Invensys Process Systems to implement the Terminal Operations Management System (TOMS) for the company's Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal being built in Cameron Parish, LA. The TOMS will employ a system...

China looks to pipelines to solve lagging LNG project problems.(PROJECTS)(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... China is looking to spend US$5.75 billion to build a second gas pipeline from west to east as its planned LNG projects suffer difficulties in sourcing LNG from a tight world market. Local sources report China National Petroleum Corporation...

CNPC to provide funding for pipeline.(PROJECTS)(China National Petroleum Corp.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) will provide Transneft with $400 million to build a long-promised pipeline that was originally supposed to ship Yukos oil to China, according to Transneft president Semyon Vainshtok. Vainshtok made the...

IPI moving ahead with proposed pipeline.(PROJECTS)(Iran, Pakistan and India)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Iran, Pakistan and India are pressing ahead with negotiations on the proposed gas pipeline project between the countries with the major ministers publicly declaring their support. "All three of us have agreed to go ahead with the pipeline...

Pipeline facilities management systems for North Caspian Sea.(PROJECTS)(Multiphase Solutions Inc. awarded contract)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Multiphase Solutions, Inc. (MSi), a subsidiary of the Wood Group, has been awarded a contract by Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Company N.V. to provide two independent pipeline facilities management systems (PFMS) for the Kashagan...

BTC extension to Kazakhstan to be completed in 2007.(PROJECTS)(Baku-Tbilsi-Ceyhan)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... BP is pushing ahead with plans to extend the $US3.9 billion Baku-Tbilsi-Ceyhan oil pipeline to Kazakhstan by next year. BP Azerbaijan CEO David Woodward said the pipeline's operator is holding talks with several oil producers in Kazakhstan in...

Sakhalin Energy signs LNG supply deal with Hiroshima Gas.(liquified natural gas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Sakhalin Energy has signed a full Sales and Purchase Agreement to supply Hiroshima Gas with 0.21 MMt/a of LNG for 20 years. The agreement follows an earlier Heads of Agreement that was signed a year ago and completes the full terms and...

Russia offers to help build Latin American pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Russia could help build a natural gas pipeline linking Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said. Meeting with the heads of Brazilian energy companies recently, he said Russian companies could participate in...

Schroeder named chairman of pipeline company.(Gerhard Schroeder)(North European Gas Pipeline Company)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... In a move that raised eyebrows across Europe, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was elected chairman of the new Russian-German company that will oversee the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline. The controversial 1,200-km...

Chinese, Turkmen presidents sign pact for gas pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The presidents of Turkmenistan and China signed an energy agreement last month that furthers plans to construct a gas pipeline between their nations and boost Turkmen gas deliveries to China. The signing came during Turkmen President Saparmurat...

Israel hosts visit of Russian energy executives.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A high-ranking Gazprom's delegation visited Israel to meet leading government officials including Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Ronnie Bar-On, Minister of National Infrastructures. They discussed setting up a gas supply infrastructure...

Armenia sells Russia crucial gas link in deal for cheap fuel.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Armenia has negotiated cheap natural gas supplies from Russia with prices well below European averages locked in until 2009. In exchange, it will give to Russia a small but crucial section of pipeline linking it to Iran. Armenia will pay $110...

Australian company planning new gas pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Hunter Energy plans to build a US$495 million gas pipeline that will link Wullumbilla in southeast Queensland with Hexham in New South Wales. The Australian company is submitring a development application to the state government. The project...

European ministers endorse new oil pipeline.(INTERNATIONAL)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Ministers from five countries endorsed a memo of understanding to kick-start the US$2.2-4.6 billion Constanta-Trieste oil pipeline project to ship Kazakh oil through southeast Europe to Italy and beyond. The deal confirms Slovenia and Italy's...

BJ completes gas injection compression spread.(BJ Process and Pipeline Services)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) designed, built and commissioned a self-contained, temporary gas injection compression spread in the El Gassi Field, North Africa. Use of the new gas injection compression units to re-inject 30 MMcf/d...

Bob Catell knows only one way to move--forward.(interview)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... It's a bright sunny day in Brooklyn on this February afternoon, though at 60 degrees, it's a little too nice for the natural gas business. Robert B. "call me Bob" Catell seems to be his normal cheerful self. The chief of KeySpan Corporation is...

Leading pipeline experts say 'get ready for construction boom'.(future booms for gas pipelines)
May 1, 2006... Pipelines are back in business. This was the consensus of top industry executives at P&GJ's second annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference held Feb. 28 at the Hilton Americas-Houston P&GJ Editor Jeff Share, who conceived the idea of the...

Terrorism and oil make volatile mix.(interview with Steve Casteel)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... For oil and gas companies, never before has there been such a need for on-the-ground security capable of protecting employees and key assets. That is according to veteran security adviser Steve Casteel, senior vice president for Vance ...

HDD gas line installation poses logistical and technical challenges.( largest natural gas distributor in Quebec)
May 1, 2006... When GazMetro, the largest natural gas distributor in Quebec, planned a 9.3-mile pipeline expansion to bring gas from the Trans Quebec and Maritimes transmission system on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at Trois Rivieres, to the...

Pipe ramming proves useful in navigating rail lines.(pipe ramming)
May 1, 2006... Railroads pose a challenge for any contractor needing to install a utility line from one side of the tracks to the other. Surface slump and track settling caused by the utility line installation can make a routine project extremely costly. ...

Alignment selection criteria for pipelines essential.(linear engineering structure project)
May 1, 2006... Engineering assessment, based on alignment selection criteria, is the essential part of a pipeline project because assessment at every phase of the planning process provides significant contributions in timing, environment, safety and cost. ...

McLaughlin boring systems.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Maynard Akkerman and Rob Tumbleson of Akkerman, along with Dave Gasmovic and Mike Moore of McLanghlin recently announced a joint marketing arrangement between the two companies that allows the Akkerman Guided Boring Machine to be added to most...

Astec Underground.(American Augers and Trencor)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... 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 companies' equipment is in service all over the...

Laney machine.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... For horizontal boring machines, the Laney AH400 Power Unit has a four-cylinder turbo Caterpillar diesel engine that makes 11 horsepower and weighs 2,700 lbs. Power is variable speed and transferred through a five-speed Eaton-Fuller transmission...

Mears Group, Inc.(services of Mears Group, Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Mears leads the industry in strategic planning for horizontal directional drilling services. It is one of the top five horizontal directional drilling contactors in the world. It owns and operates 34 large (up to 900,000-lb. pullback), mid-size...

Emerson Process Management.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Emerson Process Management has added laser shaft alignment capability to the CSI 2130 Machinery Health[TM] Analyzer. With Emerson's pioneering wireless laser fixtures, machine shaft alignment is quicker and easier than ever. Adding the laser...

Loegering Manufacturing.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Loegering Manufacturing has introduced a smaller model of its Versatile Track System[TM] (VTS) that is said to be perfect for skid steers with wheelbases under 42 inches and engines in the 42-65 horsepower range. The VTS[TM] is a complete...

DocuLex.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... DocuLex, creator of document imaging software, has released DocuLex Office OCR, an optical character recognition software product enabling the conversion of paper documents and TIFF, JPEG, PCX, DCX and BMP files to a text-based format, for...

ISCO Industries.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... ISCO Industries has published the HDPE Fusion Manual as a printed booklet or CD. The full color indexed guide has 92 pages of updat ed information about HDPE fusion, including many charts and graphs. The glovebox-sized booklet covers topics...

Complete Environmental Products, Inc.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... CEP's variety of oil skimmers allows a choice based on recovery rate, efficiency and viscosity. Whether you are looking for a portable or a heavy-duty oil skimmer to remove floating hydrocarbons, CEP's skimmers will meet the need for recovering...

Crowcon.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... The Detective from Crowcon is a free-standing, transportable gas detector and alarm unit which is said to provide reliable protection wherever there are shortterm hazards, such as during annual maintenance. The Detective can be used...

Setra Systems, Inc.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Setra Systems, Inc. introduces the Model 201 Pressure Transducer. Its rugged design, wide operating temperature range and high 45-psi overpressure capability are said to make it ideal for the most demanding applications, including vapor...

Research and Markets.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Research and Markets has added a map of the North American Natural Gas Basins and Pipelines to their offerings. The map highlights the production and transmission side of the natural gas industry and shows the principal sedimentary basins in...

Jiskoot.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Jiskoot says a major oil company has taken delivery of two MassPhase wetgas sampling systems to measure production from four offshore fields in the North Sea. The systems were selected because of their highly accurate liquid/gas mass ratio...

Schweitzer Engineering Labs.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) announces the SEL-3022 Wireless Encrypting Transceiver to meet concerns about the security of wireless communications that have led some organizations to prohibit wireless data links. SEL-3022...

ROSEN.(WHAT'S NEW)
May 1, 2006... ROSEN has developed a new generation of transmitters with numerous innovative features. All transmitters can be operated for more than 500 hours using standard batteries. They transmit signals in the 22 Hz frequency range over a distance of up...

Ultrasonic multi-path flowmeters for crude oil custody transfer.(Ultrasonic multi-path flowmeters)
May 1, 2006... Due to significant improvements in accuracy during the past decade, multi-path ultrasonic flowmeters are the fastest growing flowmeter technology, gaining wider usage in the petroleum industry for liquid hydrocarbon custody transfer...

A pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India--economically the most viable.(Pipeline geared to providing natural gas)
May 1, 2006... A Pipeline geared to providing natural gas to Pakistan and India couldn't come at a better time. After the discovery of the giant Bombay High Oilfield in 1974, India has not made any significant discoveries of oil or gas resources. India's...

Pipeline construction scoreboard: Projects planned and under construction.(Statistical table)
May 1, 2006... Pipeline Construction Scorecard Projects Planned And Under Construction Pipeline & Gas Journal's latest tally of international pipeline construction activity indicates that 53,014 miles of oil and gas pipelines are under construction...

Central Asia is a key emerging energy player.(pipeline constructions)
May 1, 2006... (Author note--As used in this article, the term Central Asia and northwest China includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, China. While Xinjiang is politically part of the People's Republic of China,...

Company listings.(directory)(Directory)
May 1, 2006... 3P SERVICES GMBH & CO. KG Lenzfod 9 49811 Lingen Germany Phone:+49 591 710070 Fax:+49 591 7100711 www.3p-services.com 3p@3p-services.com A & L UNDERGROUND, INC. (See our ad in this issue) 14700 West...

Product categories.(Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2006 Buyer's Guide)(Buyers guide)
May 1, 2006... ABRASIVE BLAST CLEANING Commercial Coating Services, Inc. CRC-Evans Pipeline Int'l., Inc. Michels Corporation ABRASIVE WATER JETTING CRC-Evans Pipeline Int'l., Inc. Weatherford International ABRASIVE WHEELS,...

Who really stands to gain from Gas Pipeline of the South?(major investments)
May 1, 2006... Following the agreement reached on Dec. 9 by the presidents of Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil to develop the line, the Ministerial Committee for Coordination and Decisions for the Development of the "Gas Pipeline of the South" held its first...

Longtime blockage removed from offshore oil line.(maintenance of offshore pipeline)
May 1, 2006... Pipeline-cleaning services provider--Brenntag Oil & Gas Europe-recently managed to open a long-blocked offshore 7.3-km, 6 5/8-inch crude trunk line with N-SPEC 50 dispersant/solvent. The line, which is owned by Petromar, Romania's offshore...

Plugging Specialists International.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... PSI offers a brochure devoted to its PSI SmartPlug[TM] Offshore, designed to isolate a section of pipeline which is at operating pressure. This enables pipeline repair without reducing pipeline pressure or bleeding down the entire pipeline...

AMEC Pipeline Professionals, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... "Pipe Viper" coating removal system recently acquired by AMEC Pipeline Professionals, Inc. operates in the pipeline rehabilitation turnkey activity train in this way--completely self-contained with recycled filtered water system (personnel can...

Tag Intelligence.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Tag Intelligence offers a color leaflet describing the TagIQ[TM]solution. In the solution TagIQ Tags are installed in manufacturing, distribution and end-user areas of the supply chain to identify parts, track warranty information and...

AMETEK Drexelbrook.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... The DM230 Liquid & Interface Level Sensor from AMETEK Drexelbrook is an explosion-proof sensor for Class 1, Div. 1 environments with Modbus RTU digital output (and optional analog output converter) for level, interface level, temperature and...

Acutec Systems Ltd.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Acutec Systems Ltd. offers a color sheet describing its Rectifier Buddy rectifier monitor with satellite communications. The Rectifier Buddy provides rectifier readings and 24-hour alarm notification. Features include a real-time clock, power...

The Tapecoat Company.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... TC[R] 7025 EZ Flow Epoxy is a field-applied joint epoxy for plant-coated pipe. It is described in a free color leaflet from The Tapecoat Company as an innovative high build coating that exceeds all performance criteria for corrosion protection....

Emerson Process Management.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Helping users prevent costly plant shutdowns, Emerson Process Management has introduced a CSI 4500 Machinery Health[TM] Monitor application that provides live, continuous monitoring of turbines used for main power and other critical processes...

Flowserve Corp.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Flowserve Corp., provider of fluid motion and control products and services, has launched the 9.3.0 release of Performance![TM], the company's control valve sizing and selection software. Performance! employs industry-standard ISA-sizing...

ITW Devcon.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Irathane 155[R] is a two-component, ambient temperature curing, high-build polyurethane coating system designed to provide excellent corrosion protection. It is said to produce a monolithic surface with superior tear and tensile strengths and a...

Galaxy Brushes.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Galaxy Brushes announces the patent-pending Razorback Pencil Brushes for pigs. The wires are attached mechanically, without solder or epoxy, using an innovative process that allows the brush to maintain integrity even if some of the bristles...

Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket offers a full range of premium-quality stud bolts and ring joint gaskets and offers a brochure devoted to the subject. Dan-Loc says its manufacturing approach includes rigid testing and quality procedures so customers do...

Praxair Services, Inc.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Praxair Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. has received a new listing by the National Work Group on Leak Detection Evaluations (NWGLDE) for its leading-edge Tracer Tight[R] leak detection technology used to test above-ground storage...

Th. Wortelboer B.V.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Th. Wortelboer, provider worldwide of stationary pipe beveling machines, has developed a new and economical version of the PBM pipe end preparation machines. The line of PBM machines will be extended with a small PBM-4. The machine is said to...

ProSoft Technology.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... ProSoft Technology invites you to connect various PROFIBUS field devices and share data between these devices using ProSoft Technology's new ProLinx Wireless Gateways. ProSoft Wireless Protocol (PWP) allows sharing data "over-the-air", in a...

Benstone Instruments.(NEW PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2006... Benstone Instruments recently introduced Impaq--a four-channel real-time portable dynamic signal analyzer with 40 kHz BW on each channel. Benstone says Impaq has Windows CE operating system and a built-in fast digital signal processing (DSP)...