Pipeline & Gas Journal articles from September 2008

Pipeline & Gas Journal archives from September 2008

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
September 1, 2008... For once, I can actually write a column without an angry rant. This is a landmark year in the energy publishing business and subsequently my career. We will never know precisely what was on Oliver C. Klinger's mind that day in 1908 when he...

John F. Riordan, a well-known figure in the natural gas industry, died in Chicago on Aug. 7 after a short illness.(Newsreel)(death of John F. Riordan)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John F. Riordan, a well-known figure in the natural gas industry, died in Chicago on Aug. 7 after a short illness. He was 72. Mr. Riordan was the president and CEO of Gas Technology Institute (GTI) for five...

Dresser-Rand acquiring Arrow Industries and Enginuity LLC.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Dresser-Rand Group Inc. announced on Aug. 12 that its affiliates have entered into two acquisition agreements. DresserRand Services, LLC signed an agreement to acquire all of the stock of Arrow Industries, Inc. Established in 1982, Arrow...

Alaska lawmakers green light multibillion dollar Alaska gas pipeline.(Newsreel)
September 1, 2008... Gov. Sarah Palin recently thanked lawmakers for passing House Bill 3001, legislation that authorizes the permitting, developing and building of a 1,715-mile natural gas pipeline from a natural gas treatment plant at Prudhoe Bay on the North...

Ziff Energy report: Canadian gas exports to 2020.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ziff Energy has released a report assessing Canadian gas exports to the U.S. to 2020. The report leverages analysis from Ziff Energy's views of Western Canada Gas Supply (May 2008), Alaska/Mackenzie Gas Supply (March...

Alaska Governor proposes $3 billion intrastate pipeline.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin recently announced at a press conference that the state will partner with Anchorage-based utility Enstar Natural Gas Company to build a pipeline to provide affordable gas to Fairbanks and other areas facing high energy...

El Paso installs ThreatScan Sensors on Houston-area pipeline.(Newsreel)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions has installed its solar-powered ThreatScan[TM] sensors along an 11-mile section of a natural gas pipeline operated by El Paso Corp. in southeastern Houston to enable 24-hour "real-time" remote monitoring of...

Deffenbaugh named VP of SwRI's Mechanical and Materials Engineering Division.(Newsreel)(Danny M. Deffenbaugh appointed at Southwest Research Institute )(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Danny M. Deffenbaugh has been promoted to vice president of the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). He was previously assistant vice president of the division. Deffenbaugh is a mechanical...

PVR acquires pipeline assets in Anadarko Basin.(Newsreel)
September 1, 2008... Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (PVR) has acquired pipeline assets in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and Texas from a private seller for $29.7 million. The acquired assets consist of 100 miles of 10-inch and 12-inch pipelines and 5,000...

Sempra acquires EnergySouth.(Newsreel)
September 1, 2008... Sempra Energy will expand its Gulf Coast operations by acquiring Mobile, AL-based EnergySouth Inc. for $510 million. Shareholders of EnergySouth will receive $61.50 per share. Central to the transaction will be Sempra's acquisition of the...

Higher MAOP not a wrap.(Government)(maximum allowable operating pressures )
September 1, 2008... Pipeline companies that have been pressing PHMSA to increase maximum allowable operating pressures (MAOPs) in three class areas have some problems with the proposal on that subject the agency released in March, raising questions about whether...

FERC approves Midcontinent Express Pipeline.(Government)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Major gas producers lost their battle to stop construction of the 506-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) when FERC cleared the project in late July. Apache, Chevron and Marathon, among others, tried to stop the new pipeline, arguing that...

Sandia larger LNG ships study reveals minimal public safety risk.(Government)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas (CLNG) offered strong support for the Department of Energy's and Sandia National Laboratory's efforts to improve understanding about potential risks associated with new, larger capacity LNG ships. ...

MRI and Battelle partner to manage National Renewable Energy Laboratory.(Government)(Midwest Research Institute)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. Department of Energy selected the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC as the next management contractor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The management entity pairs two non-profit organizations--Midwest Research...

Company plans Alberta's first CO2 pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enhance Energy plans to be the first company to implement a large scale CO2 enhanced oil recovery and sequestration project in Alberta and build the area's first CO2 pipeline distribution system. The private...

Centurion receives commitments for proposed pipeline reversal.(Projects)(Centurion Pipeline )(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Centurion Pipeline has received long-term commitments through a binding open season for its proposed pipeline reversal project that will allow the pipeline to transport heavy crude oil. The new direction for the Centurion pipeline flow will...

Pembina completes $400 million Horizon Pipeline.(Projects)(Pembina Pipeline contract with Canadian Natural Resources Limited)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Pembina Pipeline has completed the $400 million Horizon Pipeline that will provide 250,000 bpd of dedicated transportation capacity to Canadian Natural Resources Limited's (CNRL's) Horizon oil sands project. The project required...

Bakken Pipeline planned.(Projects)(Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... WBI Holdings, Inc.'s subsidiary, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., plans to develop the Bakken Pipeline to transport natural gas from the rapidly expanding Bakken Play in northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana. The proposed...

Work begins on LNG project off Massachusetts.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... SUEZ LNG NA LLC, a subsidiary of SUEZ Energy North America Inc., has started construction of its offshore LNG project, Neptune, off the coast of Massachusetts. The first phase, expected to be completed next September, includes installation of a...

Gas pipeline planned in U.S. Virgin Islands.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. Virgin Islands may build a pipeline to replace diesel-generated power with natural gas brought in from a bigger grid in Puerto Rico. Rigzone reported that the pipeline would allow the recalibration of oil-dependent generators to bum...

Bechtel awarded FEED contract for Australian LNG Project.(Projects)
September 1, 2008... The Queensland Curtis LNG Project has secured Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. as the project contractor for its proposed LNG plant near Gladstone in Australia. The project, an alliance between Queensland Gas Company Limited, of Australia,...

El Paso to expand transmission system serving Raton Basin.(Projects)
September 1, 2008... El Paso Corp. announced an expansion of the Colorado Interstate Gas Co. (CIG) natural gas pipeline transmission system that serves the Raton Basin. The expansion will consist of 118 miles of 16-inch pipeline, and El Paso has entered into a...

NEB approves TransCanada Keystone expansion.(Projects)(National Energy Board )(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd. Cushing application to expand the Canadian portion of the Keystone pipeline. The expanded facilities will allow Keystone to increase its transportation...

Dominon plans pipeline to move Appalachian Basin gas.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Dominion announced the proposed development of Dominion Keystone, a pipeline project to transport natural gas supplies from the Appalachian Basin to markets throughout the eastern United States. The project is a response to the many Appalachian...

Successful open season for MEP's planned pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC (MEP), a 50/50 joint venture between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. completed a binding open season for a 300,000 Dth/d expansion of a portion of MEP's planned pipeline...

KBR subsidiary selected for Euro-Asian Transportation Corridor Study.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... KBR announced that its consulting subsidiary Granherne has been selected as the contractor for the Euro-Asian Oil Transportation Corridor Study by MPR "Sarmatia" Sp. z o.o., a firm founded by state oil companies from Azerbaijan, Georgia,...

Federal International to build Indonesian pipeline.(Projects)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Federal International has secured, through business associate PT Geolink Nusantara, a build, operate and own project for an oil pipeline in Indonesia's East and Central Java. The project involves a pipeline from Banyu Urip to Mudi and two oil...

South Stream project cost now $20 billion.(International)
September 1, 2008... Russia has made public a hefty increase in its cost estimate of Gazprom's South Stream pipeline project. Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko re-evaluated the cost at $20 billion and stated there will be another financial assessment at the end of the...

Stroytransgaz to build $418 million pipeline in UAE.(International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Abu Dhabi-based Dolphin Energy Ltd. has awarded Russia's Stroytransgaz PJSC a $418 million contract to build the Taweelah-Fujairah natural gas pipeline that will feed a new power and desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates. Dolphin,...

Transneft courts South Korea for aid.(International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev recently met South Korean officials to negotiate financing the construction of the East Siberian oil pipeline. The pipeline will connect Taishet, in central Siberia, to Perevoznaya on the Pacific coast close...

Pipeline construction authorization from BERR.(International)(Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)(Portland Gas Storage Limited)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Portland Gas Storage Limited has received authorization from the British Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to build a 37-km natural gas pipeline to connect the underground salt cavern gas storage site at Portland,...

GAIL, Bharat Petroleum sign MoU.(International)(Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.)(Gas Authority of India Ltd.)(Memorandum of Understanding)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... GAIL and Bharat Petroleum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in natural gas transmission and distribution, city gas projects, and exploration and production. The two Indian companies said that, considering the economic...

Petrobras, Sinopec sign agreement.(International)(China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.)(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Petrobras and Sinopec recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, designed to increase the volume of business between the two companies. Petrobras already has a domestic oil exports agreement with the Chinese company. This year, Sinopec has...

Gulf countries mulling alternative oil routes.(International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Media Line reports that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are mapping out alternative oil export routes, in the event that Iran would cut off major oil shipping lines if its nuclear facilities were attacked. Countries in the Gulf collectively have...

China, Myanmar plan offshore gas pipeline.(International)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... China has signed an agreement that will pave the way for the development of a 1,000-km gas pipeline from Myanmar to southern China. The agreement covers the sale and transportation of gas from the A-1 and A-3 blocks, located offshore Myanmar....

Measurement matters.(Column)
September 1, 2008... The measurement engineer's mantra is: "I will maintain objectivity." Now assume the Lotus position, se your eyes, and say it to yourself over and over. And if you manage to get into the position, have your cell phone handy, because you'll need...

Pipeline construction scorecard: projects planned and under construction.(Statistical table)
September 1, 2008... Pipeline Construction Scorecard Projects Planned And Under Construction Pipeline & Gas Journal's latest tally of international pipeline construction activity indicates an estimated 83,322 miles of oil and gas pipelines are under...

Ethanol just one item on PRCI's full plate.(Pipeline Research Council International)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Now in its 56th year, PRCI--Pipeline Research Council International--has led the way in the push for new technologies that have made the pipeline industry safer, more reliable and more efficient. With energy issues playing an increasingly...

New gas turbine technology boosts alliance pipeline power.(Compression Roundup)
September 1, 2008... Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal An upgrade project at Alliance Pipeline's Windfall gas compression station in Alberta, Canada is serving as the commercial launch site for the newest member of the GE Oil & Gas family of PGT 25 two-shaft...

Gas compression engineering guidelines to consider.(Compression Roundup)
September 1, 2008... After gathering and treatment, natural gas must be transported from its source its destination via pipeline. Of all the oil and gas engineering exercises involved in moving product from the wellhead to market, gas compression engineering can be...

Condition and performance monitoring for compression machinery is available.(Compression Roundup)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new approach is available that offers practical, cost-effective monitoring of reciprocating, centrifugal and screw compressors. It is changing the way these assets are managed and providing higher cash flow,...

Nimble response gets Kuwaiti power plant online quickly.(Compression Roundup)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Middle East is experiencing high immigration rates due to the steady oil-based economy that is luring workers from around the world. Kuwait has one of the highest immigration rates in the world. The country's...

Workhorse gas engine developed as an economical compressor drive.(Compression Roundup)
September 1, 2008... The decision, made in 2006 by Wartsila, to develop its popular SG gas engine for use in the compressor drive market was against the backdrop of a forecast of a 50% increase in global gas consumption by 2030. It also was made in recognition of a...

Pacific express project serves as model for CIS modernization.(customer information system)
September 1, 2008... Success in the interstate natural gas pipeline business requires excellence in numerous disciplines, from materials science to engineering to construction and project management. But all those moving parts don't amount to much if a pipeline's...

Reducing pipeline construction costs with girth weld ECA.(engineering critical assessment)
September 1, 2008... Using an engineering critical assessment (ECA) alternate acceptance criteria for pipeline girth weld inspection can significantly reduce the cost of constructing a cross-country transmission pipeline by minimizing unnecessary repairs. As an...

Pipe splitting technology for the gas industry.
September 1, 2008... With numerous aging copper, plastic and steel service lines and mains in need of replacement, the natural gas industry is constantly seeking new techniques that limit disruption and speed installation. Trenchless equipment manufacturer TT...

Flowserve Corp.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flowserve Corp. has released a publication that it says provide solutions to noise issues in gaseous equipment. "Flowserve Gaseous Noise Control" is described as a comprehensive guide to available noise-attenuation...

C-Nav GPS.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] C-Nav[R] is providing a second high-accuracy DGPS (dGNSS) service. The company says its C-Nav Net-1 was the first worldwide Precise Point Positioning service. It is said to have been setting the benchmark in dGNSS...

Telvent Miner & Miner.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... Telvent Miner & Miner has announced the availability of the ArcFM[TM] Solution version 9.2.1. It assists gas, electric, water and wastewater utilities in editing, modeling, maintaining, and managing facility information. ArcFM Solution 9.2.1 is...

HCSS.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HCSS has launched an integrated GPS feature that significantly expands the capabilities of its resource management software, The Dispatcher[TM]. The company says managers can now make better decisions based on...

New Century Software.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Century Software says its GPS DataLoader helps the pipeline easily load data into a PODS database. One challenge to producing and maintaining a full-featured GIS, especially linking legacy pipeline asset data, is...

Pietro Fiorentini.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pietro Fiorentini of Norcross, GA has introduced a new line of gas-pressure regulators which was designed with advanced features that provide superior accuracy and long-term reliable operation. The line features...

D-Link Systems, Inc.(What's New In ... Gas Regulators, GPS Systems And Satellite Monitoring)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] D-Link has introduced three fixed network surveillance cameras. Each is said to provide local or remote monitoring with day and night viewing, megapixel sensors, high-power zoom and Power over Ethernet (PoE) support....

Elster American Meter.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Elster American Meter Series 1800 and 2000 industrial regulators are said to be the most ruggedly built on the market. These products cover a wide range of inlet and outlet pressures. They also offer many...

Enviroline Group.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enviroline Group offers a capability to receive reports of corrosion activity via satellite communications, Web reporting and e-mail alerts. The company says the Enviroline Corrosion Monitor is non-intrusive,...

American Innovations.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... Bullhorn[R] Wireless Remote Monitoring provides scheduled and by-exception inbound reporting and two-way communications for on-demand reads and activating/deactivating equipment. It captures and sends information from remote equipment with 100%...

DeLorme.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... DeLorme says pipelines can achieve mobile GIS and drive their worker productivity with XMap GIS software. It provides pipeline GIS field technicians with access to critical asset information visualized against a background of DeLorme...

Leica Geosystems Inc.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... Leica Geosystems offers its third-generation LIDAR system, the Leica ALS60. The company says the system continues to break traditional paradigms such as having to choose between rapidly-acquired, high-density data and achieving outstanding...

Magellan.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... Magellan offers what it describes as the rugged and low-cost MobileMapper 6 professional handheld GPS/GIS receiver with integrated camera. The company says the product is winning acceptance among pipeline companies. Its Windows Mobile 6...

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company.(What's New)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For mobile workers, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company has announced the Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1, described as the first ultra mobile PC (UMPC) to integrate the new low power Intel[R] Atom[TM] processor in a...

Can recent water SCADA implementations benefit hydrocarbon pipelines?
September 1, 2008... Water utilities have benefited greatly from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems developed for the oil and gas pipeline industry. Like hydrocarbon pipelines, the transmission and distribution facilities for water utilities...

SCADA security, compliance, and liability--a survival guide.(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
September 1, 2008... Two hot topics in the industrial world are security and compliance. Controversy surrounds the interpretation of how to address them. Although regulatory bodies, industry trade groups and industry participants are working to provide concise...

Gazprom extends network in deal with Ireland.
September 1, 2008... Gazprom's web in Europe continued to expand when the Russian state-owned gas monopoly announced that it would begin supplying gas to Ireland through its subsidiary Gazprom Marketing and Trading. Precise terms of the deal have not been revealed....

Interior initiates new OCS leasing program.(Offshore)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Saying the nation's energy situation has dramatically changed in the past year, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne jumpstarted the development of a new oil and natural gas leasing program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The...

BP begins multi-million development off Angola.(Offshore)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola--Sonangol E.P., has authorized BP and its co-venturers to develop a series of deepwater oil discoveries off Angola. The first project will comprise the Plutao, Saturno, Venus and Marte (PSVM) fields...

FSO begins nautical journey to Vietnam.(Offshore)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The newly-built Rang Dong 17 floating storage and offloading facility (FSO) recently set sail for its final installation off Vietnam. The FSO is one of six floating production projects MODEC manages. It is the first...

BHP billion and Esso Australia approve $1.1 billion development in Gippsland Basin.(Offshore)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... BHP Billiton and ExxonMobil Australia subsidiary, Esso Australia Resources Pry Ltd., have approved an expenditure of US$1.1 billion for the full field development of the Turrum oil and gas field, a significant hydrocarbon resource in the...

Despite challenges, 2008-2012 LNG spending to reach new highs.(Offshore)
September 1, 2008... Cost increases and political issues have hit the LNG industry and will impact near-term investment. However, overall capital expenditures (Capex) are set to reach new highs from 2008-2012. A total of $106 billion is projected to be spent on...

Joint venture plans Texas offshore oil port.(Offshore)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Faced with planned refinery expansions along the upper Texas Gulf Coast that are expected to add approximately 425,000 bop/d of capacity beginning in 2010, Enterprise Products Partners L.P., TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and...

Farwest Corrosion Control.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Farwest Corrosion Control Company says Sensorguard is designed to protect CP rectifiers from lightning induced current and utility surges by disconnecting the rectifier from its AC source before any transient current has a chance to enter the...

Pipeline Inspection Company.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Pipeline Inspection Co offers an easy mount solution for mandrel pig transmitters. The universal mount is said to eliminate costly last minute field modifications and saves time. The company explains that because of the lack of industry...

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies describes its new Weldstar as a complete, automated ultrasonic girth weld inspection sys tem for transmission pipelines. The company says Weldstar is intended to provide considerable gains in productivity...

IMPro Technologies.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IMPro Technologies announces a patent-pending conformable eddy current array for pipeline assessment that is said to automatically calculate B31G, B31G mod, RSTRENG and more. The array consists of a flexible pad...

PFERD Inc.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... PFERD Inc. has published an eight-page color brochure describing its broad range of ceramic tools designed to make high performance machining of hard metals easier. The range includes tools with both the company's ceramic oxide and CO-COOL (top...

Ditch Witch.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Ditch Witch says it has made available a large-capacity version of the company's FX30 Vacuum Excavation System. It has 1,200-gallon vacuum tank and a fresh water capacity of 500 gallons. Its rear tank door latch is described as innovative and...

ABB Totalflow.(New Products)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... ABB Totalflow has put the spotlight on its Wellcom Wireless systems. The company says it has leveraged 25 years of experience in production measurement I/O and serial data communications to set a new benchmark in wireless well-site...

Lincoln Electric Company.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... The new Vantage[R] 400 from The Lincoln Electric Company is said to be one of the most compact 400-amp welder/generators in the pipe, construction or rental fleet market today. Housed in a compact, corrosion-resistant stainless steel case, the...

Phoenix Contact.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Phoenix Contact says its new radio-ready NEMA 4X enclosure simplifies the installation of industrial wireless radio modems and small RTU devices. The RAD-SYS-NEMA4X-900 includes a 24 V DC power supply, a UPS system, surge protection and an...

Buckleys (UVRAL) Ltd.(New Products)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Buckleys (UVRAL) Ltd., based in the UK, says the latest generation of its "award-winning" holiday testing kit enables contractors to detect faults in insulating anti corrosive coatings used on pipelines and tanks. Buckleys says its portable...

CECO.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Need improved sealing to prevent lost gas? Looking for opportunities to save money? CECO says one can count on CECO LEP Packing. The company says its innovative solution captures previously lost natural gas in the...

IMPro Technologies.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... After 10 years of working with the developers, IMPro Technologies says it has signed a contract to be the first U.S. company licensed to use a new Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC) inspection methodology that allows for accurate corrosion measurement...

GeoCorr, LLC.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GeoCorr, LLC, offers the combo MFL/ Geometry pipeline inspection tool. The GeoCorr[TM] combo tool is said to utilize axial and radial MFL technology combined with geometry, bend measurement and ID/OD discrimination...

McElroy.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... McElroy says it has combined its three most popular plastic pipe tools into a single, cost-effective package. The No. 14 Productivity Package includes Two PolyPorters[TM], which combine a dolly and a pipe stand in one tool; Manual Fusion...

Xiom Corp.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Xiom Corp. reports that tests of its portable polymer powder field-weld coating technology at Tengiz in Russia have shown positive results. Xion says the system's efficacy repairing and welding pipelines in the field has been recognized and...