Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from October 2007

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from October 2007

Editor's notebook.(Obituary)
October 1, 2007... The first thing you felt when John Swearingen swept into the room was that this was a man who was used to being in charge--be it the board room or hotel room. That was my first and lasting impression of the retired oil executive when we met on...

Explorer Pipeline acquiring Citgo assets.(Newsreel)(CITGO Petroleum Corp. acquires Explorer Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Citgo Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its Eagle pipeline and several terminals to Explorer Pipeline. According to The Wall Street Journal, the transaction is related to a market realignment initiative that the company announced last year...

Ziff's U.S. Rockies gas production outlook to 2015.(Newsreel)(Ziff Energy Group)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Ziff Energy Group released a report forecasting natural gas production through 2015 for the U.S. Rockies (basin-by-basin), one of the few gas-producing regions in North America that has significant growth potential. "Higher new gas well...

Strong hurricane in Gulf could generate $65 billion offshore energy loss.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... EQECAT Inc., a subsidiary of ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), said Sept. 5 that a strong Category 5 hurricane like Camille, with a track through the heart of Gulf of Mexico U.S. offshore energy platforms, could generate energy producer...

EnergySolutions, SNGPL plan pipeline and compressor optimization study.(Newsreel)(Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Houston-based EnergySolutions International Inc. said it will work with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Pakistan's largest integrated gas company, to conduct a Pipeline and Compressor Optimization Study of SNGPL's 6,200-km...

Natural Gas Partners appoints energy entrepreneur Ray Davis as a Venture Partner.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Natural Gas Partners, the leading private equity firm in the energy industry, announced that Ray Davis has joined the firm as a Venture Partner. In August 2007, Davis retired as Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a...

DNV asks industry to develop Arctic pipeline standards.(Newsreel)
October 1, 2007... DNV, a leading provider of risk-management services, is inviting the pipeline industry to participate in a project designed to establish a common practice to deal with Arctic-related issues. "As oil and gas operations move into the Arctic,...

Germanischer Lloyd acquires Advantica, extending range of energy services.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Germanischer Lloyd acquired Advantica Holding, based in Loughborough, England, with 660 employees worldwide from National Grid plc on Sept. 4. Germanischer Lloyd said the deal will double its turnover in the oil and gas industry and...

National Grid partners with research center for pipeline safety.(Newsreel)(Research Foundation of the State University)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... National Grid, formerly KeySpan Energy, has reached an agreement with the Research Foundation of the State University of New York at Stony Brook to embark upon its first project with the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), a...

Sun Cal Energy completes acquisition of Jonah prospects in Wyoming.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Sun Cal Energy Inc., an energy exploration company focused in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California, the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, and the Breton Sound area in offshore Louisiana said it has completed acquisition of 6,000 acres of...

Inergy to acquire natural gas storage in New York State.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Inergy, L.P. of Kansas City, MO has agreed to buy the membership interests of Arlington Storage Company, LLC, majority owner and operator of the Steuben Gas Storage Co. which owns a natural gas storage facility in Steuben County, NY. The site...

MEA annual operations conference honors 9 for saving lives.(Newsreel)(Conference news)
October 1, 2007... Nine life saving heroes joined more than 1,000 attendees at Midwest Energy Association's (MEA) Electric and Gas Operations Conferences in Ames, IA from July 31-Aug. 3. Amid 48 electric classes and 66 gas classes, updates on the latest field...

ASTM Plastic Piping Systems committee approves Butt Fusion joint test method.(Newsreel)
October 1, 2007... Pipe and resin manufacturers, municipalities and gas companies will be able to use a new ASTM International standard to qualify the butt fusion parameters and procedures for different pipe materials. Subcommittee F17.40 on Test Methods, part of...

RBC Capital Markets boosts energy team with appointment of director.(Newsreel)(appointment of Richard Reeves )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has named Richard Reeves as director in its Global Oil & Gas Investment Banking Group. He will be responsible for originating and executing investment...

Congress forces DHS to look more closely at pipeline security.(Government)(Department of Homeland Security)
October 1, 2007... The security of pipelines in the event of a terrorist attack, and post-attack planning, will become a bigger issue within the industry over the next few years as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiates a congressionally-mandated...

PHMSA considering regulatory changes on ethanol in pipelines.(Government)(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)
October 1, 2007... The prospect of pipelines carrying ethanol/gasoline blends, or the possibility of new pipelines being built for ethanol only, has PHMSA wondering whether its safety regulations are adequate to the new "Ethanol Era." The House and Senate energy...

Spectra Energy to invest $1.5 billion in Northeast gas market.(Projects)
October 1, 2007... Capitalizing on its existing footprint in the Northeast natural gas market, Spectra Energy plans to invest about $1.5 billion--or half of its $3 billion in projected capital expenditures over the next three years--in cost-effective expansions...

Pemex to award private pipeline contract.(Projects)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The Houston Chronicle reported on Aug. 30 that Pemex plans to award a 20-year contract to a private company to maintain a section of pipeline in southern Mexico in an effort to cut costs and reduce accidents. The Chronicle reported that...

Developers seek approval for Oregon LNG project.(Projects)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... U.S. limited partnerships Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline have filed applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their related LNG import and gas pipeline projects planned for Oregon. ...

Work under way to expand pipeline.(Projects)(North American Construction Group has contracted with Kinder Morgan for construction of pipeline loop)(Anchor Loop project)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The North American Construction Group has begun work on Kinder Morgan Canada's approximately C$443 million Anchor Loop project that involves the construction and operation of a pipeline loop with two segments along the existing Trans Mountain...

Crossroads Pipeline launches open season.(Projects)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage subsidiary, Crossroads Pipeline, has launched an open season for customers interested in firm transportation service from any existing receipt points to any existing delivery points on its 202-mile natural...

FERC approves Oregon based LNG terminal.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(liquefied natural gas )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Clatsop County Planning Commission have given the nod to the Bradwood Landing LLC application to construct and operate an LNG-receiving terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Columbia River in...

Work on Waupisoo moves ahead.(Projects)(Techint Mexico )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Techint Mexico is executing the first stage of the Waupisoo pipeline project, which calls for the construction of a 130-mile, 30-inch-diameter oil pipeline in Canada for Enbridge. Along with joint venture partner R.B. Somerville, Techint...

Route finalized for second West-East Pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Shortly after PetroChina announced it had finalized the route of the second West-East Pipeline, China National Petroleum Corp., parent company of PetroChina, said it would independently begin building the pipeline in 2008 and bring it online in...

Questar to develop gas pipeline hub in Rockies.(Projects)(Questar Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Questar Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Questar Corp. and an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a natural gas pipeline hub in the Rockies. As proposed, the White...

Atlas Pipeline buys assets in Oklahoma and Kansas.(Projects)
October 1, 2007... Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P. plans to acquire for $1.85 billion control of Anadarko Petroleum's interests in the Chaney Dell and Midkiff/Benedum natural gas gathering and processing systems. The acquisition includes more than 3,470 miles of...

TransCanada-NW Natural joint venture to build 220-mile transmission line.(Projects)
October 1, 2007... Palomar Gas Transmission LLC, a newly formed joint venture of TransCanada Corporation and Northwest Natural Gas Company, plan to build a 110-mile, $350 million natural gas pipeline to serve growing markets in Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and...

Pacific Trail Pipelines seeks approval for 290-mile pipeline.(Projects)(Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership has filed an application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the proposed Kitimat to Summit Lake Pipeline Looping Project (KSL Project) with the British Columbia Environmental Assessment...

Western Pipeline completes compressor upgrade at Indiana facility.(Projects)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Western Pipeline Corporation has completed its compressor upgrade at the company's Washington, IN facility. A three-phase electrical substation was installed to support the electrical requirements of the new system. Also added was a Weg 30...

Turkish government to pursue investments in Iranian energy sector.(International)
October 1, 2007... Turkey has reiterated its determination to press ahead with massive investment in the Iranian energy sector, despite U.S. opposition. On Aug. 12 Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Turkey was determined to implement the terms of a...

WINGAS holds open season for new German pipelines.(International)
October 1, 2007... BASF/Gazprom joint venture WINGAS has launched an open season for capacity in two new German gas pipelines and other connections running south and west from the Nord Stream pipeline connection point at Greifswald. WINGAS Transport is...

New link extends Greece to Turkey gas pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The Russian pipeline-building company Stroytransgaz has finished constructing a short natural gas pipe section in Greece, which extends an existing route from Alexandroupolis to Turkey. The new 53.7-km (33-mile) section runs northwest from the...

Iran planning on pipeline for Caspian oil.(International)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Iran said a pipeline will be constructed for transferring Caspian Sea oil to the Sea of Oman. Iran said the Neka-Jask pipeline will allow the littoral countries of the Caspian Sea to take their oil at a lower cost to high seas. Iran also plans...

Turkmenistan begins work on gas pipeline to China.(International)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Presiding over a ceremony in the eastern Turkmen town of Bagtyarlyk, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov inaugurated on Aug. 29 construction of a natural gas pipeline to China. The 7,000-km Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline is expected to...

U.S., Azerbaijan mull pipeline development.(International)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Washington and Azerbaijan signed an agreement to conduct a feasibility study on building two pipelines under the Caspian Sea. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will give Azerbaijan's State Oil Company a $1.7 million grant to conduct...

Demand destruction weakens U.S. natural gas picture.(Burner Tip)
October 1, 2007... Back in the late 1990s, natural gas was christened the premier fuel. It was considered the bridge into the 21st century for going from reliance on fossil fuels to the new era of yet-to-be-discovered energy supplies. Consumption in 1997 of 23.22...

Pipeline construction scorecard: projects planned and under construction.(Table)
October 1, 2007... Pipeline & Gas Journal's latest tally of international pipeline construction activity indicates that 53,014 miles of oil and gas pipelines are under construction and planned. Of these, 47,919 miles represent planned pipelines and 5,095 miles...

New repair sleeve coming for gouges and suspect joints in PE pipe.
October 1, 2007... New repair fittings for live PE pipe are becoming available. The developers expect the solutions to alter the way PE pipe systems are managed and maintained. The new solutions are a repair patch fitting for defective butt fusions and a repair...

Market momentum for UCT 2008.(UCT 2008)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition (UCT) is implementing a variety of strategic improvements geared to build upon the success of the 2007 show last January in Houston. UCT...

Reports detail unusual patterns in some gas leak incidents.(Gas Leak Migration)
October 1, 2007... Annandale, VA, March 24, 1972. In his incident, a contractor hooked a two-inch steel main, operating at 22 psig at approximately 7:55 a.m. A number of proximate residents detected the odor of gas but only one notified the gas company. At...

Distribution integrity--a work in progress: ConEd's approach to one aspect of distribution integrity.
October 1, 2007... Unless you have spent the last two years locked in a closet working on your pipeline integrity plan, you are aware that an effort has been under way to develop integrity regulations for the natural gas distribution industry. At this point, the...

Corrosion control in gas pipelines coating protection provides lifetime of prevention.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Increasing pressure loss in the pipeline is often caused by leakage and corrosion scale or product fouling of the internal surfaces. This condition slows transmission and distribution capacity and can require more...

Crisis of confidence afflicts Russian-European gas relationship.
October 1, 2007... A growing "crisis of confidence" threatens the Russian-European natural gas relationship, which has been integral to the economies of both Europe and Russia over several decades, reports a new study by Cambridge Energy Research Associates...

The benefits of advanced leak detection for NGL pipelines.
October 1, 2007... During the past few years the interest in integrity management systems for natural gas liquids (NGL) pipelines in North America has increased significantly. Pipeline companies in North America are realizing that NGLs create an operational risk...

Legal issues in pipeline integrity programs.
October 1, 2007... This article will outline some of the legal issues in the context of the U.S. integrity management rule (IMP) and provide potential solutions on integrating legal concerns into the execution of effective pipeline integrity programs. For...

Residual 2nd Quadrant flux leakage data shows promise.(MFL Inspection)
October 1, 2007... Among the mechanical damage detection and assessment systems investigated over the past decade, a magnetic technique using the dual-field method, developed and demonstrated though several industry, DOT-, GTI-, and PRCI-funded projects, is...

Regional review: Gulf of Mexico deepwater.
October 1, 2007... The Minerals Management Service has released a report chronicling the levels of deepwater exploration, development and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The 74-page document provides a timely review of deepwater activities including...

2007 large directional drilling rig census.(Directory)
October 1, 2007... Pipeline & Gas Journal's 2007 census of large horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractors provides an in-depth look at the capabilities of this dynamic market. When (HDD) professionals discuss the size of a rig, they usually refer to...

PIM audit results drive need for process management.(pipeline integrity management program )
October 1, 2007... An analysis of recent natural gas pipeline integrity management program audits and enforcement actions by PHMSA demonstrates that process management is essential to successful program implementation. PI Confluence, Inc., a Houston-based...

SensorTran Inc.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... SensorTran Inc. has rolled out its distributed temperature sensing (DTS) Calibration Module. The proprietary system is said to enable the first truly auto-correcting calibration for DTS. SensorTran says its DTS technology has applications in...

Beta Machinery Analysis.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beta Machinery Analysis is offering training videos on its web site intended to help new compressor engineers and as a refresher for others who are interested in API 618, compressor pulsations, vibration and other...

FW Murphy.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... FW Murphy is featuring three controllers designed to fit nearly all possible needs for compressors. The TTD, Centurion and Millennium controls represent three levels of control from basic to full-featured. The TTD annunciator is a...

Shell Lubricants.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Shell Mysella XL )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Shell says today's stationary gas engines generally operate at high load and low emissions, placing increased stress on the lubricating oil. Shell's Mysella XL extended drain gas engine oil has been specifically formulated to address these...

Coastal Flow Gas Measurement, Inc.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Coastal Flow Gas Measurement offers a brochure devoted to its BirdDog[R] service, a web-based data service for natural gas measurement, well data acquisition, monitoring and alarming. Coastal Flow says customers can access flow and well data...

Cameron's Compression Systems.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(integrated governor throttle body )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Cameron's Compression Systems says it worked with Woodward Governor Company to introduce a new integrated Governor Throttle Body (IGTB) as a field retrofit for the original mechanical throttle valve operated by any previous design governor....

GE Oil & Gas.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... GE Oil & Gas offers a brochure devoted to the PGT25+G4, described as the latest in aeroderivative technology for oil and gas applications. The unit is a 34 MW gas turbine consisting of an enhanced LM2500+G4 Gas Generator coupled with a...

Ashcroft pressure transducers.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Ashcrofl[R] says its A2 pressure transmitter brings high performance and reliability when the need is to monitor pressure in compression, gas transfer and other non-network applications. Described as ruggedly designed for harsh media and...

Dow Chemical.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Ambitrol[TM])(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Dow says its Ambitrol[TM] coolants are specially formulated to protect large, stationary diesel engines--including engines used in gas transmission compressor station service-against over-heating, winter freeze-ups and corrosion. The fluid is...

Weatherford International Ltd.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Weatherford International offers an electronic PDF flyer devoted to its corrosion inhibitors entitled "Engineered Solutions from Weatherford Put You in Control. Engineered Chemistry[R]" Weatherford manufactures con centrated corrosion...

TDW Pipeline Services.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... TDW Pipeline Services (T. D. Williamson, Inc.) offers an electronic brochure that says the company is prepared to ensure that integrity of the client's pipeline is maintained with its team of skilled professionals and high-quality products....

Miratech Corporation.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Miratech offers an electronic flyer describing its catalyst services. The flyer explains that Miratech offers replacement and multi-phase chemical washing and repair. These services are said to be backed by responsive, timely, full-service...

Universal Silencer.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Universal Silencer says it works in the emission control market. The company's web page says noise pollution concerns have been joined by another pollution concern--hazardous emissions. These include such things as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur...

Fox-Tek.(What's New ...: In Prime Movers, Instrumentation, Coolants, Corrosion Inhibitors And Emission Controls)(Fiber Optic Systems Technology Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Fiber Optic Systems Technology Inc. (FoxTek) says it offers remote monitoring sensors that detect minute changes in pipeline surfaces caused by fatigue, corrosion and strain. The sensor system attaches to the outside of the pipe and can be...

Movement of black powder in gas pipelines.
October 1, 2007... Black powder has become an important factor in natural gas pipelines. Black powder mainly consists of iron compounds such as magnetite (mill scale) and iron sulfide and includes sand and clay, salt, weld spatter and even metallic iron. It is...

NAPCA history and future reviewed at workshop.(National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A record enrollment of 130 attendees signed up for the summer workshop of The National Association of Pipe Coating Applicators (NAPCA) held Aug. 15 at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. The keynote speaker was M....

Connecting with high integrity flange technology.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
October 1, 2007... In today's climate of increased focus on corporate responsibility and close scrutiny of pipeline leakage and its environmental and financial impacts, pipeline integrity is an issue of perhaps greater significance than ever. Yet the traditional...

Digital hydrotest control system compared to analog.(Tech Notes: Product Development)(Ghizzoni S.p.A. pipeline contractors )
October 1, 2007... A digital system to monitor and control pipeline hydrostatic testing projects has been developed by Ghizzoni S.p.A. pipeline contractors company of Parma, Italy. It recently was operated on an Italian pipeline section along with an analog...

Permanent non-invasive pipe wall thickness monitor.(Tech Notes: Product Development)
October 1, 2007... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Keeping pipeline safe from internal corrosion can be a challenging and expensive business. Annual costs are estimated by some to run to several billion dollars in the U.S. alone. Panhandle Energy, a...

Ball Winch Pipeline Services.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ball Winch Pipeline Services--a custom coating applicator--offers a flyer devoted to its pipeline and custom-coating services. The firm offers anti-corrosion coatings--FBE, liquid urethanes, liquid epoxies, TLPE and...

Energy Solutions International, Inc.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Energy Solutions International, Inc., the Houston-based global supplier of oil and gas pipeline management software, offers three white papers discussing two recent tests of its PipelineManager[R] leak-detection...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)(SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), and FCAW (flux-cored) consumables )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Pipeliner[R] is Lincoln Electric's portfolio of premium SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), and FCAW (flux-cored) consumables developed specifically to meet the rigorous demands of the pipe-welding industry. They are described as the most thoroughly...

Caterpillar.(New Products)(Caterpillar Inc.)(Caterpillar[R] C-Series skid steer loaders)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caterpillar has introduced four Caterpillar[R] C-Series skid steer loaders--246C, 256C, 262C, 272C. The big units are said to deliver industry-leading performance in their size classes. The company says the skid...

GE Sensing.(New Products)(Ruska Model 2482 )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... In response to market demand for an accurate, easy-to-use differential pressure standard at high static pressures, GE Sensing has introduced the Ruska Model 2482 differential piston gauge. With a patented triple-piston assembly, this new...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)(Tornado Bits )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Ditch Witch says it now offers nine sizes of Tornado Bits for use in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) applications. The Tornado Bit is described as a long- lasting, all-purpose bit for use in a variety of soils, including sandstone. chunk...

Duoline Technologies.(New Products)(Thermoline)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Duoline[R] Technologies, in the business of solving oilfield corrosion problems through innovative products and services, says it has made its Thermoline[R] literature available upon request. Thermoline is described...

Industrial Nanotech.(New Products)(Nansulate)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Industrial Nanotech, Inc., says it has developed a thermally insulating, corrosion-resistant coating for use on underwater oil and gas pipelines. The newest addition to a patented line of nanotechnology based coatings is called Nansulate Aqua....

M.T. Deason Company, Inc.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] M.T. Deason Company, Inc. recently pointed to its pressure-control fittings for hot tapping and line stopping. MTD control fittings allow pipeline maintenance to be performed without interrupting the flow. MTD...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Phoenix Contact has announced the release of two new serial copper-to-copper repeaters, designed to extend the speed, distance and physical network structure limitations of the RS-485 data communications standard. The PSI-REP-PROFIBUS-12MB...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)(Sentry closure)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... R&M Energy Systems, a unit of Robbins & Myers, Inc., is offering what it describes as its latest, most technically advanced, solution for pipeline and vessel closures. Marketed under the Sentry[R] brand name, the non-threaded, internal door...

Rotork Controls, Inc.(New Products)(IQ Pro actuators )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rotork Controls says its IQ Pro actuators offer advanced predictive maintenance capabilities. The company's IQ Pro electric valve actuators include a powerful data logging feature that enables users to monitor valve...

Southern Cross Corp.(New Products)(46HAWK )(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Southern Cross Corp. has launched a new product--46HAWK--that was recently selected by a research magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the marketplace this year. The 46HAWK is said to be a...

Pro-Tec Equipment.(New Products)(Flash Shoring System)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Pro-Tec Equipment has added a new lightweight shielding system--called the Flash Shoring System--to its product line. The system was developed by Gas Technology Institute with funding from Operations Technology Development, NFP. It provides a...

Volvo CE launches range of versatile pipelayers.(Tech Notes: Produce Development)(Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc.)
October 1, 2007... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal A new range of pipelaying equipment has been announced by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). It is aimed at users in the onshore oil and gas industry. The company said the equipment represents the...

Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI).(Personnel Changes)
October 1, 2007... Marwan Masri has been named president and CEO of the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI).