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Crude production in U.S. projected for big jump over 2008 figures
United States crude oil production for 2009 is on target to have its biggest one-year jump since 1970, according to a Platts analysis of industry data released Nov. 27.
Gas Deregulation Valuable After 30 Year Transformation
Thirty years ago, with the passage of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) as part of the much bigger National Energy Act, the long journey to deregulate natural gas sales in interstate commerce started!
Big Labor Pushes Alaska Gas Pipeline Project
The Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline project received a stamp of union approval through several unanimous resolutions at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 15.
Natural Gas-only Jobs Study Finds Economic Impact of Industry Nearly $385 Billion in 2008
Nearly three million Americans work in jobs supported by the natural gas industry, providing a significant impact to the U.S. economy, according to a new study released Sept. 17 by IHS Global Insight.
Survey Gauges Management's Effect on Corporate Survival During Downturn
The results from a recent international executive survey of the oil and gas industry titled “Riding the Rapids” were released September 15 in Houston and debated at a panel discussion downtown.
GTI Awarded Nearly $4 Million for California Energy Research and Development
The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $4 million to the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) to research ways to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions in residential buildings.
The Customer Has Always Been King To Dick Hannan
In the natural gas industry, it is not always easy to win the respect of your peers. It requires a lifetime of hard work, integrity, curiosity, intelligence, and the willingness to stare right at a challenge and conquer it.
Workforce Planning The Right Stimulus Package For The Natural Gas Industry
Just about everyone, it seems, is lining up for their cut of the stimulus package billions – except of course the oil and gas sector.
In The Gas Pipeline Business, It All Comes Down To Communications
So, in a highly competitive business, what is the one factor that customers, or in this case, shippers, require from their service provider, the natural gas transmission pipelines?
Wanda Jablonski Pioneered Energy Reporting
During the 20th century, two women had a decisive impact on the male-dominated oil industry. One was the muckraker journalist Ida Tarbell, whose history of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Co. contributed to its dismemberment.
Wake Up Pickens Natural Gas May Not Be Panacea
T. Boone Pickens’ energy plan for the U.S. has fatal flaws. Do not count on it as the long-term policy solution for energy independence or the fuel to depend on for your investment decisions.
July Personnel Changes: Ledcor, Mears, Wood Group and more
Tom Lassu, president Ledcor Contractors Ltd., announced the appointment of <strong>Kevin Cater</strong> as president of Ledcor Pipeline Inc. He willoversee Ledcor’s pipeline operations in the U.S. and work out of the Houston office.
EPA Announces $179 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Texas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded over $179 million to the Texas Water Development Board in a bid to provide jobs, improve the local environment and update aging infrastructure.
IPS acquires Sheehan, forms new EPC arm
Integrated Pipeline Services, Inc. announced July 1 that it had completed the acquisition of Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Company. Terms were not disclosed.
Pipeline Opportunities Conference Draws Record Crowd
The single-day conference drew a record 519 attendees who came to hear 15 top industry executives discuss new and ongoing pipeline projects, technological advancements to help natural gas and product pipeline operators, and a member of Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin’s pipeline team presented an overview about the long-planned Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Project.
Fred Wrenn: Thank You For 50 Years Of Service
In the six years we have published Q&A, we have interviewed utility and service company presidents, engineers, regulators, lawyers, consultants, specialists of every sort. But none of them was ever more important than Kenneth Frederick (Fred) Wrenn, Jr., a former executive with Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
Biofuels Have Questionable Path As New Fuels for Transportation
In recent years, fossil fuels, particularly coal and crude oil products, have become politically incorrect. Though they account for more than 75% of all fuels used in the U.S., for a handful of reasons, some groups want to replace them.
CECO honors Bill Arrant and Art Black
Two longtime employees of Compressor Engineering Corporation (CECO) celebrated 50 years of service to the compressor industry with a dinner and reception in Ruston, Louisiana on Saturday, April 4. Bill Arrant, Senior Engineering Consultant, and Art Black, retired Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for CECO, were honored by their customers and friends from CECO.
Human Factors and Safety Are Focus Of Proposed PHMSA Rule
“Why don’t you pipeline companies address controller fatigue?” That question was asked by a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in 2000 while discussing a pipeline accident with one of the authors. The authors can attest that reducing accidents caused by human fatigue is a task on the “NTSB Most Wanted List.”
A Letter To President Obama
March 2, 2009 Dear Mr. President: Is it not time to give natural gas its due?
New Energy Practice Leader Reflects On Industry
Paul O’Rourke recently was named head of the energy practice for worldwide expert services firm LECG. He has more than 30 years of experience in energy consulting.
DCA Members "Cautiously Optimistic" About 2009 Market
Despite a troubled economy that is causing problems in many segments of construction, 2008 ended strong for most members of the Distribution Contractors Association (DCA).
- Texas Waha Hub Gas Prices Plunge to Record Lows, Hit Negative Territory
- Williams Seeks Emergency Certificate to Operate $1 Billion Mid-Atlantic Gas Pipeline After Court Reversal
- Texas Oil Pipelines Near Max Capacity, Threatening Future Export Limits
- Energy Transfer Subsidiary Selects KTJV for Lake Charles LNG Export Project
- FERC Sides with Williams in Texas-Louisiana Pipeline Dispute with Energy Transfer
- Malaysia’s Oil Exports to China Surge Amid Broader Import Decline
- Four Petroleum Liquids Pipelines Completed in U.S. Since 2023
- Lighter U.S. Permian Crude Risks Losing Favor with Refiners Due to Processing Challenges
- Saudi Arabia Looking to Expand Pipeline to Reduce Oil Exports via Gulf
- Report: Houston Region Poised to Become a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub
