Tag: gas
MRC secures five-year supplier agreement
MRC Global has announced that MarkWest Energy Partners (MarkWest) has awarded a pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) supplier agreement to its US operating company, McJunkin Red Man Corporation. Under this agreement, McJunkin Red Man will supply PVF for MarkWest's pipeline projects focused in the Marcellus and Utica regions.
New ultrasonic flow meters for Biogas from KROHNE
KROHNE introduces OPTISONIC 7300 Biogas ultrasonic flow meter as dedicated flow meter for biogas applications. The device is a specialised version of the OPTISONIC 7300 ultrasonic gas flow meter for process gas applications.Biogas presents a number of challenges to flow measurement, such as low pressure and low flow rates, changes in gas composition and high water content.
Duke Energy & Piedmont proposing gas pipeline
Both Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas have jointly issued a solicitation to propose the building and operating of a second wholesale natural gas pipeline going into North Carolina.
BP completes sale of GoM assets to PXP
BP has sold a number of its oil and gas fields in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico to Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP).
BP makes gas discovery in Trinidad
BP Trinidad & Tobago (bpTT) has announced that it has discovered an estimated one trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas offshore Trinidad.
Large shale oil/gas resources in Alberta
Great oil and gas resources in the emerging shale prospects of the Canadian province of Alberta, have been identified in a new study that suggest that recent takeovers and land buys will yield substantial production gains for some of the largest oil companies in the world.
Doedijns acquires Logan Industries
Through a U.S. subsidiary and supported by its shareholder IK Investment Partners, Doedijns International has acquired the assets of Houston, Texas-based integrated engineering and manufacturing company Logan International Corp.
FirstEnergy considers converting coal-fired plant
FirstEnergy Corp. is studying natural gas pricing trends to determine if the company should convert its 1,710 MW Hatfields Ferry coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania to natural gas, according to Platts.
The low NOx burners at the plant's three units are due to be replaced and the company is considering replacing them with technology that allows co-firing gas with coal, a spokesman was quoted as saying in the article.
Mexichem seeks to develop shale gas in Mexico
Chemicals maker, Mexichem SAB has bought over 15 companies since 2007, is seeking to develop Mexico’s first shale gas projects, if the country sells licenses that would bypass a monopoly on fossil fuels.
Bentley & Exito to combine
Bentley Oil & Gas, a privately held company, has an agreement that will give it control of capital pool company, Exito Energy Inc. Exito will issue shares to acquire Bentley in the reverse takeover and due to the number of Exito shares to be issued, a majority of the public stock will be held by Bentley’s shareholders.