Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from November 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from November 2008

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... That was some bash the Hotzes threw recently for an employee and did they ever do it right. They wanted to honor Jim Hutton, vice president of their company, CECO (Compressor Engineering Corp.). Although his modesty makes him claim...

Letter to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... Your article in the September 2008 edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal (Page 8) seriously misrepresents my statements on proposed PHMSA rules that would allow select pipelines to operate at 80% SMYS. According to the article, I "complained"...

Kinder Morgan successfully tests ethanol in Florida pipeline system.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The company is conducting a test movement of blended B-5 biodiesel in a segment of the Plantation Pipe Line system that transports gasoline and diesel from Collins, MS to Spartanburg, SC. The company is also evaluating the transportation of...

Spectra Energy announces senior executive team.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Spectra Energy Corp. recently named the senior executive team who will lead the corporation following president and CEO Fred Fowler's retirement at the end of 2008. The company previously announced Greg Ebel, now chief financial officer (CFO),...

PSL North America, LLC (PSLNA) announces pipe production milestone.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... PSLNA recently announced a milestone achievement of pipe production at its Pipe Manufacturing and Coating Facility in Bay St. Louis, MS. This follows previous achievements for the company including land acquisition and project agreement with...

Pipeline construction completed for Neptune offshore LNG site.(Newsreel)(Liquefied natural gas )(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... SUEZ LNG NA LLC reported Oct. 17 completion of pipeline construction for its offshore LNG project, Neptune. The first phase of construction began in July and included installation of a 13-mile sub-sea pipeline that will connect the Neptune LNG...

State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama grants Falcon's MoBay storage hub petition.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... MoBay Storage Hub LLC, a unit of Falcon Gas Storage Company, Inc., reported Oct. 16 that the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama entered an order granting MoBay's petition to establish the North Dauphin Island Gas Storage Facility. MoBay...

Ruby Pipeline shipper receives favorable California regulatory decision.(Newsreel)
November 1, 2008... El Paso Corporation reported that the anchor shipper on its Ruby interstate natural gas pipeline project, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), recently received a favorable proposed decision regarding the project from a California Public...

MidAmerican, Constellation Energy file with FERC for merger approval.(Newsreel)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Mid-American Energy Holdings Company and Constellation Energy last month filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting approval of their proposed merger. "We are pleased to make our application with FERC...

Elster Perfection, National Fuel mark 20 years in development of Polyethylene Shut-Off Valve.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Elster Perfection and National Fuel, Williamsville, NY, are commemorating 20 years of success as partners in the development of the Elster Perfection Polyethylene Shut-Off Valve (PSV). In 1988, Lister Perfection and National Fuel began...

Exelon, Field Museum partner seek to protect south American forest, measure prevented carbon emissions.(Newsreel)
November 1, 2008... Exelon Corp. has partnered with Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History to protect tropical forests in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and improve the measurement of prevented carbon emissions, or offsets. The effort is funded by a $1.5 million...

Natural gas production projected to reach 30+ year high.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Analysis of natural gas market fundamentals indicates relatively stable wholesale price pressure this winter when compared to last heating season. The projection was released by the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA), an industry trade...

Joint venture to pursue midstream and interstate gas pipeline operations.(Newsreel)
November 1, 2008... OGE Energy Corp. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (ETP) have formed a joint venture combining OGE's Enogex midstream business with ETP's interstate operations as well as its midstream operations in the Rocky Mountains. The transaction will...

GTI partners to develop recoverable gas in Albany shale formation.(Newsreel)(Gas Technology Institute)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... GTI has entered into a multi-year program with the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) to lead a field-based research consortium focused on meeting U.S. natural gas demand and lowering costs for consumers. The consortium...

Copano Energy acquires Texas-based pipeline.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Copano Energy L.L.C. has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Williams' Transco subsidiary to acquire the McMullen Texas-based lateral pipeline, a 151-mile, 24-inch pipeline extending from McMullen County to Wharton County. In...

MDU Resources completes Intermountain Gas acquisition.(Newsreel)
November 1, 2008... MDU Resources Group Inc. reports that its acquisition of Intermountain Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held Intermountain Industries, Inc., has been finalized. The enterprise value of the transaction, including indebtedness,...

Alaskan pipeline project.(Government)
November 1, 2008... FERC officials say they aren't pressuring the competing Denali and TransCanada Alaskan pipeline projects to merge. But the two projects--one already in the pre-filing process--are heading toward submitting construction applications to FERC at...

PHMSA releases controller/control room regulation.(Government)(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration )
November 1, 2008... The federal pipeline regulatory agency proposed a broad new rule which would force hazardous liquid, transmission and distribution pipelines plus LNG terminals to train and test large numbers of employees in control-room operations and...

J7 Contractors wins $80 million pipeline construction project.(Projects)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... ONEOK Partners, L.P. has awarded a contract to J7 Contractors for an $80 million natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline lateral, connecting the Denver-Julesburg Basin in northeastern Colorado with the Overland Pass Pipeline now under construction....

KMP and Energy Transfer JV to develop $1.3 billion pipeline.(Projects)
November 1, 2008... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. have entered into a 50/50 joint venture, Fayetteville Express Pipeline, LLC (FEP), to develop a new pipeline. The 187-mile pipeline will originate in Conway County, AR,...

Superior Appalachian to build mid-stream pipeline projects.(Projects)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... A division of an Oklahoma company wants to lay natural gas lines in Centre County, PA, partly in anticipation of an untapped supply of gas in the Marcellus Shale region. Superior Appalachian Pipeline has been working to acquire the...

Regency Energy plans $1.1 billion pipeline expansion.(Projects)
November 1, 2008... Regency Energy Partners LP plans to expand its pipeline system in north Louisiana to bring natural gas from the Haynesville Shale--one of the most active new natural gas plays in the United States. The $1.1 billion expansion of the Regency...

Enterprise to build Texas-based supply laterals.(Projects)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that its affiliates have signed new long-term agreements with major producers in the Barnett Shale region that will utilize 900 MMcf/d of capacity on the partnership's 1.1 Bcf/d Sherman Extension...

Kern River plans Apex Expansion.(Projects)(Kern River Gas Transmission Co.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Kern River Gas Transmission Co. completed a successful binding open season to expand its system, according to John Dushinske, Kern River vice president of marketing and regulatory affairs. Based on the open season results, Kern River will...

Williams plans expansion to serve Southeast U.S. markets.(Projects)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Williams has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its Transco natural gas pipeline to serve markets in the Southeast. New service from the Mobile Bay South project would be available in the second quarter...

NiSource to build pipeline in Columbia Penn corridor.(Projects)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... NiSource Inc.'s Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. plans to develop natural gas transmission, gathering and processing services to support increased production in the Appalachian Basin, specifically around Columbia's existing pipeline corridor...

Rubiales announces contract awards for Colombia pipeline.(Projects)(Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.'s contract)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The ENTREPOSE subsidiary, SPIECAPAG, has won a 70 million euro contract in Colombia from Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. and Ecopetrol S.A. Obtained within the framework of a joint venture made up of SPIECAPAG, a subsidiary of ENTREPOSE, and...

LNG export terminal planned to meet growing Asian demand.(Projects)(Liquefied natural gas )(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... High LNG demand in Pacific Rim markets has caused Kitimat LNG Inc. to rethink its proposal to import LNG to North America through a regasification terminal at Bish Cove near Kitimat, BC. Instead, Kitimat plans to develop an LNG export terminal...

Gas-to-liquids project in China planned.(Projects)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Linc Energy and Xinwen Mining Group have signed a Letter of Intent to develop an underground coal gasification (UCG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) project, to be located in the Yining Mining Area of China, including a 185-mile pipeline. The...

CNPS proposes third West East gas pipeline.(Projects)(China National Petroleum Corp.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has begun a feasibility study on a proposed third West East gas pipeline which will run from the Xinjiang Uygar autonomous region to the Fujian province. Its first West East pipeline began commercial...

First contract win for PSN in Tunisia.(Projects)(Production Services Network)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Aberdeen-based Production Services Network (PSN) has secured a multimillion-dollar project management service contract with SEREPT, a joint venture between ETAR the Tunisian National Oil Company and Austria's OMV. The two-year contract is part...

Russian gas executives make visit to Alaska.(International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The New York Times reported on Oct. 15 that a high-level delegation from Gazprom met in Anchorage with state officials to discuss investments in energy projects. The meeting came months after Gazprom officials stated they wanted to join a...

South Stream project faces 2-year delay.(International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Gazprom has decided to push back the start date of the South Stream pipeline by at least two years. The company now envisions South Stream starting to pump gas in 2015. Earlier, Gazprom chief executive Alexsei Miller indicated it would be ready...

Turks, Azerbaijanis dispute gas prices as Moscow watches.(International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Turkey and Azerbaijan are continuing to bicker over the price and volume of natural gas to be transported by the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline in 2010. Azerbaijan is dissatisfied with the price that Turkey wants to pay for gas deliveries. News...

Punj Lloyd picks up pipeline contract.(International)
November 1, 2008... Qatar Petroleum has awarded Punj Lloyd a $US800 million engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPC) contract that includes laying 211 km of pipeline and the associated infrastructure. The project plans to transport 2,000...

BP considering selling its stake in CPC.(International)
November 1, 2008... BP will consider selling its stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) if it fails to agree with Russia on terms for expanding the line. Reuters reported that most of the shareholders of the Chevron-led pipeline have agreed on the...

South Korea signs pipeline deal with Russia.(International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) has signed a preliminary agreement to import gas from Gazprom, requiring a pipeline from Vladivostok, traversing North Korea, to South Korea. South Korea's Energy Ministry said it wants to import up to 10 Bcm/a of...

Gasunie plans significant modernization project.(International)(Nederlandse Gasunie N.V.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Netherlands is to benefit from up to EUR 500 million in European Investment Bank loans to expand and modernize its natural gas transmission network. An initial contract for EUR 375 million has been signed with N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie and a...

Japanese choose Australian site for Ichthys LNG.(International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The Japanese company Inpex has chosen Blaydin Point on the Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin for its proposed Ichthys LNG processing facility, which will link to the Ichthys Gas Field via an 850-km pipeline. A tight schedule could enable the first...

Arthur D. Little adds expert to energy & utilities practice.(International)(Peter Hughes)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... International management and business development expert Peter Hughes has been appointed a Director with management consultancy Arthur D. Little's Global Energy & Utilities practice in London. He has 28 years of industry knowledge and strategic...

Underground Construction Technology: International Conference & Exhibition: January 20-22, 2009 San Antonio, TX.
November 1, 2008... UCT Update The planning for UCT 2009 is well underway. As a matter of fact, it began shortly after UCT 2008 ended. What some of you may not realize is that it takes years to produce trade shows, from gathering site information to going on...

High prices and weakening economy drive petroleum product consumption down.(28th Annual Five Hundred REPORT)(Statistical data)(Company rankings)
November 1, 2008... Pipeline & Gas Journal's 28th Annual 500 Report is the industry's detailed statistical listing of the nation's energy pipeline systems. As in past years, the report ranks the top liquids, gas transmission and gas distribution systems. Gas...

Top 10 lists.(28th Annual Five Hundred REPORT)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
November 1, 2008... Top 10 Lists The Top Ten Liquids Pipelines In Crude Oil Deliveries 2007 Crude Oil Name of Co. Deliveries (000) Bbl 1) Plains Pipeline ...

Leading gas distribution utilities.(28th Annual Five Hundred REPORT)(Company rankings)
November 1, 2008... Leading Gas Distribution Utilities Rank Number 2007 of Sales 07 06 Name of Co. Customers MMcf ...

Leading liquids pipelines.(28th Annual Five Hundred REPORT)(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
November 1, 2008... Leading Liquids Pipelines Barrels Delivered Out of Rank System In 2007 (000) 07 06 Name of Co. Total Crude Oil Products 1...

Former executive offers inside account of Enron debacle.(Q&A: Executive Profile)(dialogue with Cindy Olson)(Interview)
November 1, 2008... One of the more intriguing books to emerge from the downfall of Enron comes from Cindy Olson, a former executive who spent 23 years with the energy company and its predecessors. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Olson's book, The Whole Truth So...

Is the Gulf Coast gas storage development surge heading for boom or bust?
November 1, 2008... Current tightness in U.S. natural gas supply-demand fundamentals has generated a tremendous interest among developers, marketers/traders and the financial community to develop, contract for and finance storage projects in the U.S.--particularly...

Biofuels industry takes a searching look at using pipelines.(Exclusive Roundtable)(Interview)
November 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal How best will the growing volumes of ethanol being produced to comply with federal laws be safely transported from producing plants in regions where there are few fuel transportation assets to consumers?...

Analysis points to pipe alloy for safe and more economical LNG transport.(Liquefied natural gas)
November 1, 2008... Acess to natural gas will be a vital part of the world's energy strategy in the years to come. Because the regions of greatest new supplies are distant from sources, demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is forecast to more than double by 2020...

Permafrost, pipelines and politics--an incompatible mixture?(Opinion)
November 1, 2008... Early in January 2008 Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska approved an application from TransCanada Alaska Co., LLC/Foothills Pipeline, Ltd to build a gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It remains to be seen whether...

Safe pipeline transmission of C[O.sub.2].
November 1, 2008... Together with major industry partners, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is develop new guidelines for design and operation of onshore and offshore pipelines for the transmission of C[O.sub.2]. The purpose of this article is to give a wider audience...

Extending control valve life by proper selection and maintenance.
November 1, 2008... Control valves are needed in all sectors of the oil and gas industry to control the flow of fluids, to release excess pressure in pipelines and to eliminate accumulations of air in the high points of pipelines. The control valve is known...

Gazprom may explore Alaska Chukchi.
November 1, 2008... News reports indicate that Gazprom has been invited to explore for oil and gas in several blocks on the Alaska outer continental shelf, including blocks in the Chukchi Sea. The Barents Observer said Gazprom will hold another round of talks with...

SW Services.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SW Services[TM] has published a flyer devoted to bris Cap[TM] described as a patented way to protect gas valves from dirt, debris and damage. The Debris Cap is a simple, cost-effective solution to keeping pipes and...

Flowserve Corp.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flowserve Corp. has released a publication that it says provides solutions to noise issues in gaseous equipment. "Flowserve Gaseous Noise Control" is described as a comprehensive guide to available noise-attenuation...

Emerson.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Emerson recently introduced its Shafer[R] SH-Series helical spline gas-over-oil valve actuator. Described as an economical and compact actuator, the company says it is perfect for small valve pipeline applications (2-8 inches) from 300-1,500...

Energtek Inc.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)
November 1, 2008... Energtek Inc., which describes itself as a world leader in the development of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, recently said that a three-wheeler with a two-stroke gasoline engine had successfully been converted to operate on natural gas...

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As pipe sizes become larger and the products inside them become more aggressive, the criteria for selecting plugs for product-isolation purposes and for pipe-work leak testing have had to be upgraded, according to...

Netherlocks.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)
November 1, 2008... Netherlocks, a Dutch industrial safety and valve control company, is launching the SHL, described as its new Smart Handwheel Lock. The key-transfer lock is capable of being easily fitted as a simple Lock-Out device to any size or type of...

Dresser Inc.'s Becker Precision Equipment.(What's New In ... Valves, Valve Operators and NGVs)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dresser's Becker Precision Equipment has introduced its newest environ mentally friendly technology, V-Max Control Ball Valve. Listed benefits include unique zero steady state bleed, said to be a Becker exclusive;...

Mueller Company.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mueller Company offers its Brisco[TM] by-pass meter valve. The new valve is said to do away with having to schedule service calls to service meters because the design allows the meter set to be isolated without...

Clean Energy.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fuel Maker, a business unit of Clean Energy, offers a home appliance to refuel compressed natural gas fueled vehicles. The appliance is called Phill and is said to offer the owner of a gas-fueled vehicle substantial...

Cummins Westport.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... Cummins Westport says its ISL G engine for trucks and buses is capable of running on CNG or LNG and meets U.S. EPA and CARB 2010 emissions standards. The ISL G engine replaces the L Gas Plus and C Gas Plus engines in North American markets....

Emerson Process Management.(What's New)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Emerson Process Management has announced approval of the Fisher[R] FIELDVUE[R] DVC6000 digital valve controller for natural gas applications. Emerson said the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)-approved instrument is designed to help...

ACTT division of CECO.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ACTT, a division of Compressor Engineering Corporation (CECO), announced the launch of Emissions Test Success, an emissions-testing, diagnostic, and remediation service at the GMC in Albuquerque, NM. It was the...

CartoPac Field Solutions.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... CartoPac Field Solutions, powered by Spatial Data Technologies, Inc., has released its CartoPac Field Server, which the company says allows the deployment and management of mobile field data collection solutions via the Web. The product focuses...

American Safety Vest.(What's New)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] American Safety Vest is offering three vests that it says meet ANSI specifications. All are available in either fluorescent orange material with lime reflective striping or in fluorescent lime material with silver...

Aker Solutions completes offloading in Barents Sea.(Offshore)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aker Solutions designed and delivered an offshore loading system to the Varandey field in the Barents Sea. The system was installed on the Fixed Offshore Ice-Resistant Off-Loading Terminal (FOIROT), allowing for the...

Flex-joint isolation used to repair Independence Trail pipeline in Gulf.(Offshore)
November 1, 2008... TDW Offshore Services L.L.C. has completed a subsea flex-joint isolation operation on the Independence Trail natural gas pipeline for Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in the Gulf of Mexico. The work allowed critical repairs to be made on the...

ROV Report forecast significant activity through 2012.(Offshore)
November 1, 2008... Building on previous versions of the popular World ROV Report, the new edition from industry analysts Douglas-Westwood forecasts a significant increase in work-class activity over the next five years. The ROV technologies study describes the...

First contract for Subsea 7's Texas-based facility.(Offshore)
November 1, 2008... Subsea 7 Inc. has won the first contract for its new fabrication and spoolbase facility at Port Isabel, TX. The $45 million subsea pipe lay fabrication and installation contract was awarded by Marathon Oil Corp. The supply agreement is...

World's first remotely controlled hot-tap completed in North Sea.(Offshore)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Completion of the world's first remotely controlled hot-tap means that all gas from the Statfjord field in the North Sea is now being piped directly to the UK. Led by Gassco, the subsea procedure used newly developed...

Inline pig-tracking system helps set standard.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(WaVeTrak Electronics )
November 1, 2008... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal WaVeTrak Electronics was incorporated in 1997 with the goal of developing an inline pig-tracking transmitter and receiver combination that would outperform existing products in the market. The company also...

Gas analyzer technology boosts potential for converting biogas to electric power.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
November 1, 2008... Special To Pipeline & Gas Journal The ability of advanced, laser-based sensors to detect moisture, hydrogen sulfide and other contaminants in gases can smooth the way for biogas as a resource for electric utilities. Wouldn't it be...

Energy company goes beyond the norm to attract, retain top-notch employees.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Production Services Network)
November 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal When it comes to finding personnel, Production Services Network looks beyond traditional sources find qualified employees to meet the needs of a busy energy industry. The company--a major, independent...

The Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... Lincoln Electric has given construction teams, pipe rig owners and rental fleet managers an additional engine choice for the company's popular Vantage[R] 300 welder/generator. Buyers now can choose between the new Deutz[R] or existing Kubota[R]...

Synergy Services.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Durham Pipeline Technology (DPT) in partnership with Synergy Services is a supplier of innovative technical solutions for pipeline access, inspection and cleaning based on patented bristle tractor technology. The...

PipeLine Machinery International.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... PipeLine Machinery International has added new a pipelayer to its equipment offerings. PLM said introduction of the Caterpillar PL61 Pipelayer positions a new, technically refined model at the small end of the Caterpillar pipelayer...

Omex Oilfield Services Inc.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Omex Oilfield Services Inc. has published a brochure devoted to its HDD rollers. The brochure lists the HDD line (seven models ranging from the 1016 to the 1061) and provides the following metrics for each model:...

Cameron's Aftermarket Services.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cameron, the original equipment manufacturer for centrifugal compressor brands such as TurboAir[TM] and MSG[TM] recently expanded its aftermarket capabilities to compressors made by others. The company has published...

Flowserve Corporation.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Flowserve Corporation, provider of flow-control products and services for infrastructure markets, announced the Valtek MaxFlo 3 Valve and NR Diaphragm Actuator achieved Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 certification of IEC 61508 Parts 1, 2. SIL...

Fomo Products, Inc.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... Fomo Products offers the Magnum[TM] Heated System for pipeline breakers. It is a heated hose system designed to keep polyurethane foam at a consistent temperature at all times--from the tank to the point of application. Magnum is designed for...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] R&M Energy Systems, part of the Fluid Management Group of Robbins & Myers, Inc., offers what is described as its latest, most technically advanced solution for pipeline and vessel closures. The non-threaded, internal...

Telvent.(New Products)
November 1, 2008... Telvent reports that National Grid commissioned a fully distributed OASyS DNA 7.5 supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. The Telvent system provides monitoring and control of National Grid's intake pipelines and gas network in...