Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from September 2007

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from September 2007

Editor's notebook.
September 1, 2007... Some days I get so mad I just want to turn around and spit. I don't know what aggravates me more: steroid freak Barry Bonds and his home run chase; Mike "Mr. Mean" Vick; the continued post-rehab adventures of pop tarts Lohan and Spears; the...

Gov. Palin signs Alaska Gasline application into law.(Newsreel)(Alaska Gasline Inducement Act )
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin recently took a key step in implementing the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act by authorizing a Request for Applications (RFA) that invites all interested parties to apply for an exclusive license...

FERC considering reversal of position on inclusion of MLPs in pipeline rate cases.(Newsreel)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(master limited partnerships)
September 1, 2007... In a move destined to set interstate pipelines and their shippers at each other's throats, the FERC proposed changing its policy to allow inclusion of master limited partnerships (MLPs) in the proxy groups the Commission uses to determine...

SwRI-developed compressor plate valve wins.(Newsreel)(Southwest Research Institute)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A long-life, semi-active plate valve for reciprocating compressors developed at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been named by R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most significant technological achievements of the past year. The...

El Paso Corporation first to achieve Climate Action leader status in 2007.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... El Paso Corporation has successfully certified its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory with the California Climate Action Registry, becoming the first company to earn the distinction of Climate Action LeaderTM for 2007. The company is...

Middle-market energy firms choose to remain private, study finds.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A new study of middle-market companies conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and CIT Group reveals that 72.7% of senior financial decision-makers from privately held energy and natural resources companies said they prefer to remain...

Program generates energy from waste gas.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A U.S. Department of Energy project is turning "stranded" natural gas at marginal, or low-production, oil fields into fuel for distributed electric power. The breakthrough is bringing previously idle oil fields back into production and could...

Fisher Controls issues safety notice on regulators.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Fisher Controls, a division of Emerson, issued an Important Safety Notice on July 10 requesting the return of regulators in customer inventory and those that have been installed in the field. The returns include several regulator products used...

U.S. industrial manufacturers expect lower growth rates.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manufacturing Barometer reported that U.S. industrial manufacturers lowered their average revenue growth projections for the next 12 months from 6.8% (as reported in Q1 of 2007) to 5.7%, a 16% reduction. Additionally,...

PHMSA ditches controversial gas transmission IM change.(Government)(Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)(Integrity Management )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) made some changes to both its hazardous liquid and natural gas transmission integrity programs in July. But the agency declined to make the change interstate pipelines really...

FERC NG price reporting proposal stirs discontent.(Government)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
September 1, 2007... No one in the natural gas industry seems satisfied with FERC's proposed rule on natural gas transparency, which comes at a time when Congress is holding hearings on natural gas price manipulation. The comments arriving at FERC in July were...

House proposes $16 billion tax bill.(Government)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Declaring a new direction in energy policy, the Democrat-controlled House voted to enact $16 billion of new taxes on the oil and gas industry while ignoring, at least for now, the opportunity to impose higher mileage standards on the auto...

Williams to build gathering/ processing infrastructure for deepwater gulf production.(Projects)
September 1, 2007... Williams plans to expand its deepwater Gulf of Mexico business to provide gathering and processing infrastructure for production dedicated by units of Shell, Chevron and BP in the Perdido Foldbelt, a frontier petroleum province located in...

Siemens supplies electric drive systems for Netherlands storage facility.(Projects)(Man Turbo AG)(Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group has received an order from MAN TURBO AG, Switzerland, to supply five variable-speed electric drive systems for the Zuidwending underground natural gas storage facility in The...

Atmos building gas gathering system in Kentucky.(Projects)(Atmos Pipeline and Storage)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Atmos Pipeline and Storage, a division of Atmos Energy Corp., has contracted with Walter Martin Excavating to construct a low pressure natural gas gathering system in Edmonson County, KY. The Park City gathering system will gather natural gas...

FERC issues final EIS for North Baja Pipeline Expansion.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(environmental impact statement)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California State Lands Commission have prepared a final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the North Baja Pipeline Expansion proposed by North...

Delaware utility plans Maryland pipeline expansion.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co., a Delaware utility, wants to build a $33.6 million pipeline under the Chesapeake Bay to pump natural gas from Cove Point in southern Maryland to Cambridge on the Eastern Shore, and from there underground to...

FERC approves two bi-directional border crossing pipelines.(Projects)(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Sonora Pipeline LLC, has received FERC authorizations to site, construct, operate and maintain two bi-directional border crossing natural gas facilities at the international boundary between...

Algonquin breaks ground on Ramapo expansion.(Projects)(Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC recently broke ground on the infrastructure necessary to transport significant new volumes of natural gas to two major distribution companies serving the Northeast U.S. The Ramapo Expansion includes construction...

NEB Pipeline Approvals.(Projects)(National Energy Board)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) conditionally approved an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from Enbridge Pipelines to construct and operate the Alida to Cromer Capacity Expansion (ACCE) project. The ACCE...

Oregon LNG import terminal gains support.(Projects)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Oregon Machinists Council and the Washington Machinists Council passed resolutions supporting construction of the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal near Astoria, OR. The Bradwood Landing terminal, a project undertaken by NorthernStar...

Saipem wins $210 million Nigerian contract.(Projects)
September 1, 2007... Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria awarded Saipem a contract for construction, installation and commissioning of a 30-inch onshore pipeline system in Bayelsa and Rivers states. The 28-mile system will connect the San Bartholomew...

MGN--Gulf United Energy to build gas pipeline in Mexico.(Projects)(Mexicana de Gas Natural)(Gulf United Energy )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Mexicana de Gas Natural (MGN) and U.S.-based Gulf United Energy are to seek asset-based debt financing for their 50%-owned US$140 million Valladolid-Cancun-Punta Venado gas pipeline project on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Gulf United...

PipeLine Machinery, Caterpillar team to supply equipment to China and South America.(Projects)(PipeLine Machinery International)(China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... PipeLine Machinery International (PLM) recently delivered 20 Caterpillar 320D excavators and four D7G tractors to Lanfang, China for deployment on China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPPB) projects. The contract for the equipment resulted from the...

Otis Eastern Service wins Empire Connector contract.(Projects)
September 1, 2007... Empire State Pipeline, a subsidiary of National Fuel Gas Company, has awarded Otis Eastern Service a contract to build its pipeline expansion project, Empire Connector. The company was granted FERC authorization to expand its pipeline in New...

Sinopec gets OK for pipeline to southern China.(International)(China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... China has approved plans to build a gas pipeline from Sichuan to southern China, after finding that the Puguang field has larger reserves than expected. Sinopec's Puguang gas field has an estimated exploitable reserve as large as 356 Bcm,...

EIB signs loan guarantee for Croatian pipeline.(International)(European Investment Bank )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The European Investment Bank (EIB) of the EU has signed a [??]190 million loan agreement with Croatian state gas company Plinacro to build interconnections with neighboring EU member states and potential candidates. The loan will help finance a...

Punj Lloyd scores construction contract.(International)(Reliance Gas Transportation and Infrastructure Limited)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... India's Punj Lloyd won a contract from Reliance Gas Transportation and Infrastructure Limited (RGTIL) for its 1,400 km Kakinada--Bharuch pipeline. The $US124 million contract involves laying 285 km of 48 inch pipeline in addition to developing...

GE, AGR in pipeline partnership.(International)
September 1, 2007... GE Oil and Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions division signed a pipeline inspection alliance with Norway's AGR Pipetech as part of the companies' strategy to expand the breadth of inspection service offerings and compete for more projects worldwide....

CPC operators feeling strain from Russia.(International)(Caspian Pipeline Consortium)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Transneft President Semyon Vainshtok recently said Russian demands "are becoming more severe" toward Western companies in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). The added severity includes tax claims retroactively. Chevron and ExxonMobil are...

Turkmen, Chinese officials sign natural gas pact.(International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Turkmenistan and China have signed a production-sharing agreement to explore and develop gas fields on the right bank of the Amu-Darya River (eastern Turkmenistan) with sales to China. Known gas fields hold reserves estimated at 1.7 Tcm. ...

RIL boosts investment in pipelines and reserves.(International)
September 1, 2007... India's Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) plans to invest up to $US14 billion over the next three years to develop oil and gas reserves as well as development of a national gas grid. The investment would cover construction of the 1,400-kin...

Gazprom chooses total as Shtokman partner.(International)(OAO Gazprom)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Gazprom has named French Total S.A. as its partner to implement the initial phase of Shtokman field development. The initial field development phase envisions production of 23.7 Bcm of natural gas with the startup of gas supply via the pipeline...

Researchers seek to economically compress large volumes of carbon dioxide.(Compression Challenge)
September 1, 2007... One effort being pursued to reduce I the release of carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]) greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is sequestration of C[O.sub.2] from Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and Oxy-Fuel power plants. This approach,...

Considerations on compressor station layout.
September 1, 2007... The pressure and flow characteristics of pipelines and other factors may influence the arrangement of compressors in a station as well as the type of equipment used. Besides the question about series or parallel arrangements in a station, the...

Conditions dictate need For compressor control mechanisms.
September 1, 2007... To a large extent, the compressor operating point will be the result of the pressure-flow conditions imposed by the system. Only if the conditions tend to fall outside the operating limits of the compressor (e.g., frame loads, discharge...

Smart scheduling for smart meters.
September 1, 2007... Smart metering carries a lot of promise: minimized consumption of resources such as electricity, gas and water; lower costs; better usage information for both utilities and customers; improved data accuracy; and a "greener" approach to energy...

Comprehensive AMR deployment across the plains.
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are not often given credit or thought of as a hub of technology and innovation. In fact, those four states have one of the lowest population densities of...

Resolving the bosphorus conundrum: Caspian oil geopolitics after the initializing of The Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline.
September 1, 2007... Despite all of the geostrategic realignments in the last 13 years during which the Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline (BAPLine) has been on the table, the only reason why every interested party suddenly acknowledged that the clock was ticking in...

Will landmark case on LNG quality and interchangeability chill imports?
September 1, 2007... The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a potentially precedent-setting decision last April with important implications for the U.S. natural gas industry and the future of LNG imports. In the AES Decision, called "AES Ocean...

Litigation implications of pipeline integrity management practices.(Part Two)
September 1, 2007... (Editor's Note: Part One of this series was entitled "Litigation Consequences of Pipeline Integrity Management Choices" and appeared in the June 2007 issue of P&GJ. Part Two offers an overview of the strengths and potential litigation...

Steep terrain challenges pipeline crews.
September 1, 2007... When the Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) was given the responsibility of transporting the gas required at a 2,100 MW power plant in Dabhol in Maharashtra state in western India, they were well aware that the project posed some challenges....

Mears dedicates new training facility to founder Herbert L. Fluharty.
September 1, 2007... Mears, a Quanta Services company, prides itself on its role as a niche player in the pipeline construction and rehabilitation market. Today it is one of the leading providers of turnkey pipeline integrity management solutions and HDD services....

Mill exec talks about meeting growing linepipe demand.(Executive Profile)(dialogue with Tim Bird)(Interview)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The linepipe industry continues to work to satisfy the increased demand for large diameter and quality linepipe for the most difficult and challenging on and offshore pipeline projects worldwide. To understand how...

It's the north, and you're not going to change that.
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Renewed interest in Arctic oil and gas has meant a renewed need for skills tin constructing the pipelines that will carry these resources to market. But pipeline professionals may find when they get onto planes bound...

Inmarsat BGAN.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)(Broadband Global Area Network)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new mobile satellite communications service is the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service from Inmarsat, provider of global mobile satellite communications. BGAN is said to offer simultaneous voice and...

Broadpoint.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Broadpoint offers a pamphlet with a section highlighting its satellite-monitoring services. Broadpoint says whether a company has two people offshore one platform or 300 people on 30 platforms its ready-to-deploy...

SolArc.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)(Gaselys)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SolArc is enhancing its SolArc TIES II gas and power physical shipping and control solution for Gaselys to help the European energy trader cope with the growing complexity of the European gas and power physical and...

Automatic Power, Inc.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Automatic Power (API) offers a brochure devoted to ATONIS, described as a transponder that helps protect life and property by providing ships with navigation information about mobile offshore drilling units and...

New Century Software.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Century Software has implemented Spatial Risk Analyst to enable GIS-based risk assessment for pipeline integrity management. ESRI ArcGIS Extension allows risk models to use GIS features directly in risk...

Panoram Technologies.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Panoram Technologies has announced its next-generation collaborative solution, the DIT-2 digital-imaging table. For such uses as GIS mapping, the DIT-2 is said to delivers an unprecedented 8.5 million pixels of...

Rupture Pin Technology.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rupture Pin Technology offers a brochure devoted to its colorcoded Rupture Pin Valve pressure relief and emergency shutdown applications. The company has built many valves since 1990 and asserts that its proven...

Leica Geosystems.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Leica Geosystems introduced the Leica SmartPole, described as a fully integrated solution for non-stop on-the-fly surveying with GPS and total station technology. According to Leica, with SmartPole it is no longer...

Telescada.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Telescada designs and manufactures wireless remote monitoring and control equipment for anti-corrosion cathodic protection and custom-engineered hardware for SCADA applications. Telescada earlier announced an...

Mooney Controls.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... Mooney Controls, a division of Dresser, presents Flowgrid[R] and FlowMax[R] pilot-operated pressure regulators. The Flowgrid Regulator is a flexible element (or boot) style regulator designed to control gases or liquids. The FlowMax regulator...

Enviroline Group.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enviroline Group introduces what it describes as the most innovative technology available for early detection of corrosion in tanks and pipes--Enviroline's Hydrogen Monitoring System. Benefits described by Enviroline...

Geospatial Corporation.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Geospatial Corp. announces "Smart Probe" technology that it says allows the insertion of a small probe into a pipeline to enable the accurate and economical creation of a 3D map of the centerline of the pipeline. At...

Energy Solutions.(What's New ... In Gas Regulators, GPS Systems and Satellite Monitoring Systems)(Energy Solutions International, Inc.)(Valdel Engineers & Constructors)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Energy Solutions International, Inc., provider of oil and gas pipeline management software, says two new contracts have been signed with engineering firms in India to deploy the company's PipelineStudio[R] simulation...

Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket offers customers a full range of premium quality stud bolts and ring joint gaskets. Dan-Loc says its manufacturing approach includes rigid testing and quality procedures so customers don't have...

Ludeca, Inc.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... Ludeca is offering literature focused on Optalign[R] Smart, described as a shaft/coupling alignment system representing a new generation. It is said to provide quick, accurate and reliable maintenance work on rotating equipment. Ludeca says the...

Pipeline Inspection Company.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... Pipeline Inspection Company announces a continuous and burst mode option on the SPY[R] pig-tracking transmitters for intelligent pigging and other operations. The continuous mode can be activated in the larger PT 275 and 750 models via a switch...

Greene's Energy Group.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Greene's Energy Group offers a color flyer devoted to its pipeline services and quality pigging products. Products shown include bi-directional steel body and mandrel pigs (all configurations--including brush and...

Midland Resource Recovery Inc.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Midland Resource Recovery offers a brochure "One-Step Solution" devoted to its business of providing safe, incident-free transport of mercaptan waste by eliminating the possible risk of release. MRR says this...

PFERD Inc.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pferd says its new Polifan[R] SG-Zirkon-Compact flap disc is produced with a proprietary abrasive formula compacted on the flaps using a process involving tons of pressure. Pferd says it supplements the company's...

Vapor Extraction Unit (VEU).(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MBW, Inc., Utility Division offers a brochure introducing the Vapor Extraction Unit (VEU). The VEU creates vacuum at a series of boreholes over known areas of gassaturated soil. Through a process of elimination, MBW...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Ditch Witch[R] organization says it manufactures one of the most extensive selections of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment in the underground construction industry, from the small and maneuverable...

Caterpillar.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Three new Caterpillar[R] C-Series Multi Terrain Loaders--the 277C, 287C and 297C-are said to deliver industry leading performance and operator comfort in their size classes and feature a new undercarriage designed...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new Vantage[R] 400 from The Lincoln Electric Company is described as one of the most compact 400 amp welder/generators in the construction, pipe or rental fleet market today. Housed in a compact,...

Brunswick Instrumentation.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Brunswick Instrumentation has announced that Baldwin Classic Thermo-Electric Coolers and Baldwin Electronic Water Condensers, used worldwide as part of gas analysis systems to remove moisture from gas samples, are...

Ceratech, Inc.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ceratech, Inc. introduced Pavemend SLQ[TM], described as a non-Portland concrete repair alternative that offers high early strength for "vehicle re-load" in one hour. Pavemend SLQ is intended for concrete, masonry...

R&M Energy Systems.(New Products)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] R&M Energy Systems says its Yale[R] high-pressure, quick opening closures are ideal for pipeline, pressure vessel, pig trap, filter and filtration system and manway access applications. With over 40 years of reliable...

Tennessee Gas Association (TGA) recently announced 2007-08 officers, board of directors and the 2007 Silver Flame Award recipient.(Association news)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tennessee Gas Association (TGA) recently announced 2007-08 officers, board of directors and the 2007 Silver Flame Award recipient. Mike Ellis, vice president marketing for the Kentucky/Mid-States Division of Atmos...

Mustang's Pipeline Business Unit.(Personnel Changes)(retirement of David Edgar and appointment of John Ellison)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... David Edgar, manager of Mustang's Pipeline Business Unit will retire on Dec. 31. John Ellison has been named to succeed Edgar. He now serves as manager of pipeline operations. Edgar has more than 40 years of experience in the engineering of on...

Mustang Engineering.(In other news)(appointment of Richard Healy and Bill Freeman )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Mustang Engineering announced that Richard Healy and Bill Freeman have joined the company's pipeline business unit as project managers. From their base in Birmingham, AL they will provide project engineering, project management, and business...

DTE Gas Resources, Inc.(In other news)(appointment of Paul Teske )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Paul Teske has been named president of DTE Gas Resources, Inc., a subsidiary of DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company. DTE Gas Resources evaluates, acquires and develops unconventional natural gas properties outside of...

Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.(In other news)
September 1, 2007... Ken Silverman has been appointed vice president, Customer Support, for Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc., Asheville, NC.

Mears Group.(In other news)(appointment of Kevin T. Parker )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Kevin T. Parker has joined the Mears Group as director, STEC/Employee Development. His responsibilities will include directing the company's safety and environmental programs along with DOT and Operator Qualification compliance.

IPSCO Inc.(In other news)(appointment of John Tulloch )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... John Tulloch is the newly named president of IPSCO Inc., responsible for managing all of the existing IPSCO businesses, as a Division of SSAB Svenskt Stal AB. In addition Tulloch will be executive vice president IPSCO Division of SSAB and a...

Dynalco.(In other news)(appointment of Arthur Saucedo )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Dynalco has named Arthur Saucedo as the primary contact for all new and existing international distribution representatives of the Dynalco diagnostic product line. Saucedo will be responsible for helping to establish a network of companies that...

ROSEN USA.(In other news)(appointment of Erik Contreras and Jeffery Harris )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... ROSEN USA has two new employees. Erik Contreras has rejoined the Inline Inspection and Integrity Management team as a senior project manager. Jeffery Harris joined the Technical Sales and Integrity Management team as a technical services area...

Pegasus International.(In other news)(appointment of Steve W. Shores )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Steve W. Shores joined Pegasus International as vice president of operations for the Onshore Business Unit. With 34 years experience in the onshore oil, gas and pipeline industries, he has extensive experience in the management of pipeline and...

Duoline[R] Technologies.(In other news)(appointment of Cass Blackshear )(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Cass Blackshear has joined Duoline[R] Technologies as a production scheduler/buyer. Melvin Stroble recently joined Natural Resource Group (NRG) as a senior consultant in the regulatory division. He is located in the Charlotte office and can be...

Petris Technology, Inc. has acquired the software and support assets of Production Access, Inc.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Petris Technology, Inc. has acquired the software and support assets of Production Access, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Petris will assume worldwide responsibility for the development, sales, service, and future development of the...

AMEC plc has agreed to acquire a 60% interest in Batys Kazakhstan Kuat Service Limited, a Kazakh oilfield services limited liability partnership, from Kinlee S.A. for a total cash consideration of up to US$10 million.(Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... AMEC plc has agreed to acquire a 60% interest in Batys Kazakhstan Kuat Service Limited, a Kazakh oilfield services limited liability partnership, from Kinlee S.A. for a total cash consideration of up to US$10 million. BKKS has been active in...