The August issue includes our annual Contractors’ Directory - read on for information and insight into pipeline engineering contractors working all over the world. The issue also showcases articles on developments in coatings, natural gas pipelines, HDD and safety.
On a roll
The oil and gas sector in North America is undergoing a monumental shift, and US pipelines are adapting accordingly. Gordon Cope reports.
Annual Contractors' Directory
Featuring: A.Hakpark, Baker Hughes PPS, The Bayou Companies LLC, Bohlen & Doyen, Consolidated Contractors Company, Corrpro, CRTS Inc., DENSO GmbH, Denys, Dhatec, ERCIYAS Steel Pipe Co., Essar Group, Fugro, Gasstroymontaj, Gulf Interstate Engineering, Horizontal Drilling International, Herrenknecht AG, Hölscher Wasserbau GmbH, J. Murphy & Sons Ltd, Koop Watermanagement B.V., KVV Köolajvezetéképítö Zrt, Land & Marine, Ledcor, Michels Corporation, Pipe Welding Technology s.r.l., Punj Lloyd Group, Radyne Offshore, S.A.L.P. SPA, Saipem, Seal for Life Industries, Serimax (Vallourec Group), ShawCor, SICIM, Stanley CRC-Evans, STATS Group, Techint Engineering & Construction, United Pipeline Systems Co., and Willbros Group Inc.
Collaboration in Colombia
Andres Tavera, Proposal Engineer, Sicim S.p.A., Colombia.
Gains on the critical path
Jean-Yves Loreau, Innovation Manager, Serimax, France.
Game-changing double play for energy
Randy Happel, on behalf of Vermeer, USA.
Protecting people
Greg Warner, Project HSE Manager, Michels Directional Crossings.
Visual monitoring verities
Martin J. Maple and Haydn Kirkman, GL Noble Denton, UK, and Robert Stockley, National Grid Gas plc, UK.
Safe operator
Dawn Rivera, Marketing & Communications Manager, PipeLine Machinery International, USA.
A strategic safety net
Brian Tanner, HSEQ Manager, CRC-Evans Offshore, USA.
Microscopic solutions for the big problems
Damaso De Bono, Geraldine Durand and Alan Taylor, TWI Ltd, UK.
Smooth concrete improves health and safety offshore
Paul Kleinen, Vice President of Engineering and Technology, Bredero Shaw, USA, and Justin Brown, Global Product Line Manager – Concrete Coatings, Bredero Shaw, USA.
Silencing singing valves
Philip T. Cole, Group Vice President for MISTRAS United Kingdom Operations.
Gauges take the stage
John F. Fletcher, Technical Support Manager, Elcometer Limited, UK.
Maintaining the system
Charles Nesser, Business Development Manager, ABB, USA.
Why go wireless?
Dan Steele, Oil & Gas Market Manager, FreeWave Technologies, Inc., USA.
Are you in full control?
Frank Horden, Business Development Manager, Yokogawa Global SCADA Center, USA.
All-encompassing connection
Anu Sood, Global Channel Marketing Manager, SkyWave Mobile Communications, Canada.
Beyond the control room
Mauro Mello, Smart Infrastructure Support Group Manager, Schneider Electric, Brazil.