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Kinder Morgan Inc. uses the E-Crane Series for its services in materials handling and product transportation. The electric crane has an 18.2 duty-cycle capacity and is capable of handling various scrap and raw materials. Other features of the electric cane used by Kinder Morgan are discussed.

During the 1990s, the gas measurement organizations of producers, gatherers and--particularly the regulated pipelines--adapted to pressures to provide more accurate data in an increasingly more timely fashion by either developing [...]

Straddle gas plants-3 Installation of the Aux Sable liquid Products 12 (Aux Sable) plant (1) near the terminus of the Alliance pipeline (OGJ, July 2, 2001,p. 48) south of Chicago [...]

Getting the job done efficiently, safely, and economically are the main reasons Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) of Alberta, Canada looked to an ultrasonic gas flow meter for its flow [...]

Recent developments in digital electronics, signal processing, and enhanced software techniques have re-kindled the natural gas industry's interest in using ultrasonic meters for custody transfer gas measurement. Throughout the industry, [...]

Directional drilling has been used to relocate two high-pressure gas pipelines operated by NOVA Corp.'s Alberta Gas Transmission below an unstable slope in a remote area of northeast Alberta (Fig. [...]

Overall drilling penetration rates nearly tripled, and drill bit life nearly doubled compared to conventional bits when specially designed natural diamond and polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits were used during [...]

Results of extensive research in preparation for renovation of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie's gas-export metering stations indicated the selection of the turbine meter as the primary flow-measurement device. The decision was [...]

During the summer and fall of 2004, the plains of the West were busy with the hustle and bustle of cranes, trucks, heavy equipment and supplies to lay pipe for [...]

The U.S. natural gas market is the largest in the world and has expanded significantly since the mid 1980s with natural gas being seen as a competitive, environmentally friendly fuel. [...]

Real-time management means having the ability to sense and response to rapidly changing business conditions. This has broad applicability in the energy industry, including trading and gas scheduling. Real-time decision [...]

Pressure alarm devices are an integral part of a gas utility's operational system. Reliable, secure and intelligent monitoring of the system on a continual basis is critical as it is [...]

Completion of the largest electronic flow measurement and radio telemetry infrastructure in the natural gas gathering and processing industry was one of the first of many major technology initiatives to [...]

In 1997, Trans Mountain commissioned a new SCADA system, replacing a proprietary mini-computer based system which had been in operation since 1983. The new system, in conjunction with the company's [...]

Several years ago Wartsila Diesel of Finland and Metra Engineering studied a totally new application area: compressor stations for natural gas pipelines based on gas-driven Wartsila gas engines. Cooperation between [...]

Using excess flow valves (EFVs) on natural gas distribution service lines has been a long, drawn out debate of complex proportions. Few persons in any industry would dispute the concept [...]

An effort to improve work processes throughout Lone Star Gas Co., Dallas, has led to the adoption of a new method of marking service stubs. This new method is projected [...]

The natural gas industry's adoption of electronic gas measurement (EGM) as a way to increase speed and accuracy in obtaining measurement data also has created a need for an electronic [...]

Mountain Fuel Supply Co., a subsidiary of Questar Corp., Salt Lake City, is a natural gas holding company with $1.6 billion in assets. As a natural gas distribution utility, the [...]

There is little resemblance in the natural gas industry of to day and that of yesterday. Yesterday, the industry was highly segmented and regulated. Today, it operates in a competitive [...]

Turbine meters are widely used for natural gas measurement and provide high accuracy over large ranges of operation. However, as with may other types of flowmeters, consideration must be given [...]

CIMARRON Integrity is offering a color flyer that describes its creation by CIMARRON Engineering Inc. to assist pipeline operating companies in managing their aging pipeline systems. CIMARRON personnel have the [...]

Meeting environmental regulations for emissions is crucial to all players in the pipeline and gas industry worldwide. In Europe, many companies cannot operate existing equipment or install new equipment without [...]

The problem of decontaminating and disposing of out-of-service gas odorizers has long faced both gas transmission and distribution companies since the early 1980s. Finding a methodology to safely and effectively [...]

In ancient times, mosaic art was used to tell the stories of war heroes an religious icons. Today, mosaics are used to tell a much different tale, one involving the [...]

Once Interprovincial Pipe Line Inc., the largest crude oil pipeline carrier in the world, identified a need for some new batch-tracking procedures, it took some time to track down an [...]

Georg Fischer Central Plastics of Shawnee, OK reported that the Mid-Tex Division of Atmos Energy Corporation recently completed a 6,000-foot installation of 4-inch, DR-11, Hyperplast™ Polyamide-11 pipe near Corsicana, TX. [...]

* Nigeria LNG's transport subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport, took delivery of its tenth LNG carrier last month. The vessel, of 141,000 cm and built by Hyundai, is the first of [...]

GulfTerra Energy Partners has begun operating the Phoenix Gas Pipeline, in the GoM. The 78-mile pipeline originates in 5,300 feet of water at the Red Hawk cell spar, in Garden [...]

UK gas pipeline operator Transco has upgraded its DC back-up power system for a gas compressor station in Scunthorpe, Derbyshire, in the UK. A combination of two 110 V Alcad [...]

Transco's attempts to close a QTE before the end of the third quarter have been set back, say bankers. Citigroup is arranging the lease, which now looks set to bring [...]

Reynolds Equipment Co. has formed Phoenix Filter to offer a full line of standard and build-to-spec natural gas pipeline filters, strainers and coalescers. Pipeline filters prevent weld slag, pipe scale, [...]

Utilicor Technologies has published a color brochure spotlighting utilicoring, a unique Rotary Coring and Pavement Reinstatement system developed and field proven over 10 years by Enbridge Gas Distribution Co. Utilicor [...]

Galvanic Applied Sciences has provided the industry with a low cost, low maintenance Gas Chromatograph for under US$10,000 (15,000 Cdn). This PL-GC provides component mole percent analysis, calculate heating value, [...]

Pipeline Inspection Co. offers three portable holiday detector packages to quickly and accurately inspect pipe coatings on 2-60-inch OD pipe. SPY® Models 715, 725 and 735 portable holiday detectors are [...]

A turbine-style ventilation system capable of 5,000-14,000 cubic feet per minute ventilation is now available from GME. The GME Jet Stream Ventilation System promises to eliminate hazardous atmospheres in confined [...]

Polytec is offering its 2003 'catalog devoted to its PE pipeline system for gas and water industries. Polytec, part of the JOA Group, says its PE ball valves and electrofusion [...]

The WOM Dual-Seal® Ball Valve redundant sealing features make it ideal for critical flow in remote locations. With a primary, a back up and a third optional seal in the [...]

American Augers and Trencor, now known as Astec Underground, are industry-leading manufacturers of trenchers; horizontal directional drills, boring machines, mud systems and downhole tooling. Our equipment is in service all [...]

SP-8888® is the latest in a series of new coatings offered from Specialty Polymer Coat-ings, Inc. (SPC). SP-8888® is a 100-percent solids, two-part coating based on the latest Novolac technology [...]

Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. GAS Micro is a universal electronic platform, software interface, and mechanical assembly designed to be configured for applications as an: * EVC (Electronic Volume Corrector) * [...]

Incorporating more advanced circuitry and electronics, the new Fault Finder (Pearson Type Detector) from Pipeline Inspection Company weighs approximately 33% less and is less expensive. These systems can trace underground [...]

Gabe's Construction has added an American DC-330 Horizontal Directional Drill and MP-500 Mud System, along with 'all necessary' support equipment to its fleet. The Maxi Rig offers 350,000 lbs pullback, [...]