Report Volume XXI, Number 12, February 15th, 2010
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INDUSTRY NEWS (Houston, TX) – CRC-Evans/Global Pipelines will provide onshore double jointing of production lines for the EnCana Deep Panuke natural gas field located about 250 kilometers southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Acergy S.A., under contract to EnCana for subsea installation of 14.7 kilometers of natural gas pipeline and 1.6 kilometers of acid disposal lines, has awarded Global Pipelines the double jointing project.
In addition, CRC-Evans/Global Pipelines will supply offshore welding services (personnel and welding equipment) to the Acergy Falcon construction ship for the offshore pipe-lay of the 8.625-inch diameter gas lines, as well as the three-inch acid disposal lines.
CRC-Evans/Global Pipelines has set up a custom-built double jointing facility for this project at its headquarters location in Invergordon, Scotland. The clad pipes will be delivered in nominally six-meter lengths to Invergordon, where they will be double jointed to 12-meter lengths. When this process is finished, the pipes will be transported to the coating yard.
The double jointing operation at Invergordon begins in November, with offshore installation due to take place in May 2010.
From its base in Scotland, CRC-Evans/Global Pipelines also provides turnkey operation of spoolbase projects; conventional laybarge, J-Lay, S-Lay and Reel-Lay managed services; specialized welding; and rental/sales of automatic welding equipment for the offshore market. CRC-Evans/Global Pipelines is a subsidiary of CRC-Evans Pipeline International, a leading provider of specialized equipment and services for the construction and maintenance of pipelines. CRC-Evans manufactures pipeline construction equipment and automatic welding systems, and provides managed subsea services, field joint coating, weighting, heat treatment, and inspection services. Based in Houston, Texas, CRC-Evans maintains offices in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
INDUSTRY NEWS (Tulsa, OK) – Darby Equipment Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. has hired three employees to fill key management and engineering positions.
Nick Minden joined Darby as Chief Financial Officer. He has 20 years experience in accounting, financial and operations management with various manufacturing and distribution companies. Minden received an undergraduate degree from the University of Tulsa, an MBA from the University of Kansas and CPA certification from the State of Missouri.
Joining Darby as Senior Mechanical Engineer is Jeff Rollow with 17 years engineering design experience in the petroleum industry. Rollow holds a Mechanical Engineering Technology degree from Oklahoma State University.
Robyne Chatham is now the Purchasing Agent at Darby. Her experience includes 28 years of purchasing and materials management. She has an Associate in Applied Science degree in Purchasing and Materials Management. She is currently working toward dual degrees in Business Management and Marketing and is also a Certified Production Manager.
Darby Equipment Company is an equipment manufacturer located in Tulsa, Oklahoma providing bending machines, bending mandrels, line-up clamps, pipe facing machines, roller cradles, air compressors and pipeline accessories for the worldwide pipeline constructio
INDUSTRY NEWS (Tulsa, OK) – Williams Cos. Inc. will expand its Transco pipeline by approximately 142,000 dekatherms to serve additional natural gas markets in the mid-Atlantic region, the Tulsa-based company announced recently.
The Mid-Atlantic Connection expansion would deliver fuel from an interconnection with East Tennessee Natural Gas in Rockingham County, N.C., to delivery points as far north as Maryland, according to a Williams news release. The deal needs Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval.
The expansion work includes adding three miles of pipeline looping and upgrades to compressor facilities in Virginia, the release stated. Estimated cost of the expansion is $55 million, with a projected completion date of November 2012.
“This project demonstrates how our Transco pipeline is well positioned to serve its customers’ growing needs for clean-burning natural gas while providing access to a diverse mix of supply sources,” Williams gas pipeline unit President Phil Wright said in a statement. “It’s another example of Transco expansions that are timed and sized to the market demand.”
Williams two months ago put Transco’s Sentinel expansion into operation, adding up to 102,000 dekatherms per day through Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to reports. The company’s proposed $38 million project to add 380,000 dekatherms by expanding the Mobile Bay lateral in the Southeast is awaiting FERC approval.