Dresser-Rand Introduces In-Line Electric Motor-Driven Compressor

RIGZONE - Dresser-Rand Introduces In-Line Electric Motor-Driven Compressor: "For equipment operators in natural gas pipeline applications where quiet, emission-free operations are essential, Dresser-Rand has introduced the DATUM Model C (DATUM-C) electric motor-driven compressor."

India, Iran discuss gas pipeline

BBC NEWS | South Asia | : "India and Iran have begun a new round of negotiations on a project to build a gas pipeline through Pakistan."

BJ Pipeline Inspection Services Wins Contract from TransCanada Pipeline

RIGZONE - BJ Pipeline Inspection Services Wins Contract from TransCanada Pipeline: " BJ Pipeline Inspection Services Wins Contract from TransCanada Pipeline"BJ Pipeline Inspection Services has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide in-line inspection services for TransCanada PipeLines Limited. This is the second consecutive multi-year contract that has been awarded to BJ Pipeline Inspection Services by TransCanada. The three-year contract is scheduled for completion in summer of 2008. Since 1997 BJ has inspected over 11,000 kilometers of pipeline for TransCanada, ranging from NPS 12 to NPS 42 in Canada and the United States.

Deadly blast on Nigeria pipeline

BBC NEWS | Africa | Deadly blast on Nigeria pipeline"Unidentified gunmen have blown up a pipeline in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region, officials say."

Kazakhstan opens China pipeline

CNN.com - Kazakhstan opens China pipeline - Dec 15, 2005: "ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday opened a major pipeline to carry oil to energy-hungry China."

FERC ORDER ON ACCOUNTING FOR PIPELINE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT COSTS

On November 5, 2004, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) published a notice of a proposed accounting release, which would require that an entity recognize costs incurred in performing pipeline assessments that are part of a pipeline integrity management program as maintenance expense and would apply to all entities under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
This order expands on the accounting guidance in the proposed accounting release and addresses the proper accounting for costs that pipeline operators will incur in implementing all aspects of a pipeline integrity management program, not just pipeline assessment activities. This order concludes that certain costs incurred related to a pipeline integrity management program should be capitalized, while others should be expensed.

Date set for S Asian gas pipeline

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Date set for S Asian gas pipeline: Work on a $6bn gas pipeline linking Iran, Pakistan and India will begin in the middle of 2007, officials say. Petroleum ministry officials from India and Pakistan made the announcement after a meeting of a joint working group in Islamabad.

Agreement on North European Gas Pipeline Through the Baltic

OilVoice.com | BASF, E.ON and Gazprom Sign Agreement on North European Gas Pipeline Through the Baltic: OAO Gazprom, BASF AG and E.ON AG have signed a basic agreement on the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEGP) through the Baltic Sea. The parties to the agreement intend to set up the North European Gas Pipeline Company as a joint German-Russian venture, with Gazprom holding 51 % and BASF and E.ON each 24.5 %.

Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs - Workshop - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. - Dec 3-6, 2005

Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs - Workshop - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. - Dec 3-6, 2005

Who should attend:
Operations and maintenance engineers responsible for pipeline inspections using intelligent pigs. The program is also suitable for those just getting into such work. The workshop will help provide operations and maintenance engineers in pipeline companies with the knowledge to establish and manage an intelligent pigging program that contributes optimum value toward improved pipeline integrity.

Pipeline Inspection Using Intelligent Pigs - Workshop - Columbus, OH - Nov 7-11, 2005

Southern Gas Association - Event Info: This workshop will help provide operations and maintenance engineers in pipeline companies with the knowledge to establish and manage an intelligent pigging program that contributes optimum value toward improved pipeline integrity. Registrations will be limited to 30 people, to optimize interaction between instructors and attendees. Sessions will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Pipeline Simulation Facility (PSF).

ILI Inspection Public Meeting Aug 11, 2005

Presentation files for In-Line Inspection Public Meeting August 11, 2005A

Gulf Coast pipelines resume operation

CBC News: Gulf Coast pipelines resume operation

Colonial Pipeline will be at 85 per cent of normal capacity by Monday, Plantation Pipe Line at 95 per cent of capacity, gas prices ease.

Hurricane Katrina Assistance

Southern Gas Forums - Hurricane Katrina Emergency Assistance

SGA is working with member companies and other natural gas associations to provide assistance to utilities and victims of Hurricane Katrina. To find out how you can help and to track updated information on the SGA website, click on the link above.

Mobile Gas has generously offered to serve as a staging area for assistance. Contact information is listed below. Full details are available on the SGA website link.

Who to Contact:
Bill Coffeen - (251) 450-4737 bcoffeen@mobile-gas.com
Martha O’Hara - (251) 450-4613 mohara@mobile-gas.com

What to Send:
Water & Ice, Gasoline, Non-Perishable Food, Batteries, Charcoal, Generators, and 1” and 1 ½” plugs

Where to Send :
Mobile Gas Corp.
2828 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL 36606
Attn: Bill Coffeen

Thank you in advance for your support of this effort.

Nigerian gasoline pipeline explosion - July 11, 2000

CNN.com - At least 100 dead in Nigerian gasoline pipeline explosion - July 11, 2000

Pipeline Safety Record Looking Better

RIGZONE - Pipeline Safety Record Looking Better Despite several recent high-profile accidents -- including some that led regulators to issue a warning to Houston's Kinder Morgan Energy Partners this week -- the oil and gas pipeline industry's safety record appears to have improved in the past two decades.

Gas Thief Escapes on Tricycle

Photo in the News: Gas Thief Escapes on Tricycle. From National Geographic.

ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2005

In-line Inspection Personnel Qualification and Certification (ANSI/ASNT ILI-PQ-2005) available to order.: Available for the first time, an in-line inspection personnel qualification and certification standard developed by the American Society for Nondestructive Testing and approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The standard was created to establish minimum requirements for qualification and certification of personnel whose jobs demand specific knowledge of the technical principles of in-line inspection technologies, operations, regulatory requirements and industry standards as applicable to pipeline systems. The employer based standard includes qualification and certification for Levels I, II and III.

NACE International Corrosion Technology Week

Corrosion Technology Week - NACE International: Calgary, September 18-22, 2005

GoM Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Project

GoM Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Project: "Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation has announced a natural gas pipe..."

(Via El Paso Corporation News Feed from OilVoice.)

New Pipeline Gives Caspian Oil Access To World Markets

New Pipeline Gives Caspian Oil Access To World Markets: "The inauguration of the BakuTbilisiCeyhan BTC oil pipeline marks a major step in BPs continuing..."

(Via ConocoPhillips News Feed from OilVoice.)

New API Standard to Improve In-line Pipeline Inspections

WASHINGTON, August 5 — The American Petroleum Institute has issued a new industry standard that will improve in-line inspections of pipelines. The new standard, known as API Standard 1163 or In-line Inspection Systems Qualification Standard, provides guidance to in-line inspection (ILI) service providers and pipeline operators employing ILI technology. ILI technology is sometimes called smart pigs.

Well Blowout Brooks Alberta

Calgary Herald - canada.com network

Chevron Boosts Interest in Natural Gas Pipeline System & Storage Facility

Chevron Boosts Interest in Natural Gas Pipeline System & Storage Facility: "In support of the company's plans to grow its natural gas business, Chevron announced an increase in its equity ownership in Bridgeline Holdings, L.P. to 100 percent."

(Via Rigzone.com: Company Operations News.)

Kinder Morgan offer for Terasen

The Globe and Mail: U.S. firm offers $3-bln for Terasen

Occidental Returns to Libya

US oil company returns to Libya: "US oil firm Occidental is allowed to resume operations in Libya for the first time in 19 years."

(Via BBC News | Business | World Edition.)

India: Fire on oil platform

Fire breaks out on Indian oil rig: "A fire breaks out on a major oil platform off India's west coast - there are fears of many casualties."

(Via BBC News | Business | World Edition.)

SGA Pipeline Integrity Round Table

Southern Gas Forums - Pipeline Integrity Round Table - July 18-20, 2005, Albuquerque NM
Downloads of presentations available.

BJ Services Results

BJ Services Announces Third Quarter Earnings of 70 Cents Per Share: "BJ Services Company announced net income of $114.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The Company's earnings per share improved 6% from the previous quarter and improved 56% from last year's June quarter."

(Via Rigzone.com: Company Operations News.)

NACE - New Executive Director

NACE International- New Executive Director appointed.

Formerly of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Tony Keane has significant not-for-profit association experience. Keane served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Optical Society of America in Washington, D.C. for the past 1.5 years. Appointment effective August 1, 2005.

ILI Personnel Standard

ASNT ILI-PQ-2005 Inline Inspection Personnel Qualification and Certification - Status

Provides a standard means for employers to qualify and certify nondestructive testing personnel using in-line inspection technologies on oil and gas pipelines to include levels of qualification, education, training, and experience requirements, examinations, certification, and recertification.

Carlsbad Update

Carlsbad, New Mexico Pipeline Rupture Update

From U.S. OPS.

Bellingham Update

Bellingham, Washington Pipeline Rupture Update

From U.S. OPS

SCC Course

Stress Corrosion Cracking

A Clarion Course. Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2005 - Houston

Gas Distribution Integrity Management

Distribution Integrity Management

Current status of OPS activities to develop a "Distribution Integrity Management" approach.

SGA Pipeline Integrity Round Table

SGA - Pipeline Integrity Round Table - Albuquerque - July 19-20, 2005

OPS Meeting

OPS Public Meeting on Pipeline Operator Use of Inline Inspection Devices - Aug 11, 2005, Houston

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