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Appalachian Pipeline Contractors, LLP, ph (615) 264-8775
is expected to get underway in early June 2015 with a contract
for Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC for the replacement of
approximately 1,858 feet of 12-inch pipeline in Southampton
County, Virginia. Superintendent is Ben Gruetzsmacher.
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., ph (610) 754-6207 has been awarded a pipeline construction contract by Algonquin for its
proposed Alqonquin Incremental (AIM) Project. The project includes construction of approximately 2 miles
of 36-inch pipeline, 9.1 miles of 16-inch pipeline, 1.3 miles of 12-inch pipeline along with
related facilities and the removal and abandonment of approximately 9.1 miles of 6-inch
pipeline in Hartford, Middlesex, and New London Counties, Connecticut. Headquarters is
North Franklin, Connecticut. Superintendent is
Sonny Weems. The project is expected to be
fully into service in November 2016. Work is
anticipated to begin in June 2015.
er Morgan, Inc. (Tennessee Gas Pipeline) for the hydrostatic
testing and integrity work on approximately 250 miles of 30inch pipeline in Kemper, Lowndes and Noxubee Counties,
Mississippi; Colbert, Lamar, Lauderdale and Marion Counties,
Alabama; and Hickman and Wayne Counties, Tennessee. Superintendent is Bryant “Tubby” Long.
Snelson Companies, Inc., ph (360) 856-6511 is expected to
get underway in early June 2015 with a contract for Southern
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has been awarded a contract by U. S. Pipeline, Inc. for the clearing of approximately
167 miles of 24-inch pipeline right-of-way in
Christian, DeWitt, Fayette, Livingston, Macon,
Marion, McLean and Shelby Counties, Illinois.
Jim Junker is superintendent. Work expected
to begin in early June 2015.
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Pe Ben USA, Inc., ph (281) 452-4204 is expected to get underway in early June 2015
with a contract for Welspun for the unloading,
hauling and stockpiling of approximately 25
miles of 20-inch pipe in Morrow and Umatilla
Counties, Oregon. Headquarters is Boardman,
Oregon. Robert Cooley is superintendent.
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WHC, Inc., ph (337) 837-8765 has been
awarded a contract for a portion of the Aegis
Pipeline Project to install approximately 114
miles of 20-inch pipeline from Sulphur, Louisiana to near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Approximately 30 miles of the project runs through the
Atchafalaya Basin. Work is anticipated to get
underway in June 2015.
Welded Construction, LP, ph (419) 874-3548
is expected to get underway in early June 2015
with a contract for Consumers Energy Company for the replacement of approximately 2,700
feet of 20-inch pipeline in Washtenaw County,
Michigan. Headquarters is in Chelsea, Michigan. Rob Seebeck is superintendent.
Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Co., ph
(918)747-3471 is expected to get underway
around June 1, 2015 with a contract for Kind-
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California Gas Company for the replacement of approximately 2.5 miles of 10-inch pipeline in Kings County, California.
Headquarters is in Lemoore, California. Cory VanderVorden is
superintendent.
According to reports, contracts have been awarded to Pumpco, Inc., ph (979)542-9054 and Strike Construction, ph
(888)353-1444 for construction of the Volunteer Pipeline
for Energy Transfer Partners. Construction will consist of approximately 70 miles of 24-inch pipeline from eastern Brazos
County, Texas at an interconnect with ETP’s Southeast Texas
Pipeline System and extend to the Partnership’s new East
Texas Plant. Construction start is expected to kick off in midJune 2015.
Willbros, ph (713)403-8000 has reportedly been awarded a
contract by Enterprise Products for the construction of approximately 16 miles of 24-inch pipeline near Mt. Belvieu, Texas.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-June 2015.
InterCon Construction, Inc., ph (608) 850-4820 was expected to get underway in late May 2015 with a contract
for Minnesota Limited, LLC/Rice Energy for the installation
of approximately 3,500 feet of 24-inch and 12-inch pipelines via horizontal directional drilling in Washington County,
Pennsylvania. Dan Geiman is superintendent.
Associated Pipe Line Contractors, Inc., ph (713)789-4311
is expected to get underway in early June 2015 with a contract for National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. for the installation
of approximately 23.2 miles of 24-inch pipeline in Beaver and
Washington Counties, Pennsylvania. Headquarters is in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. Mark Nail is superintendent.
Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Co., ph (918)747-3471
has been awarded a contract by MarkWest Energy Partners,
LP and Williams Ohio Valley Midstream for maintenance and
clean up work on approximately 27.7 miles of right-of-way
and 21 miles of right-of-way in Marshall and Wetzel Counties,
West Virginia. Work expected to be getting underway.
Terra Restoration Services, LLC, ph (318) 982-0290 is expected to be getting underway with a contract for US Trinity
for the seeding, restoration and rock piling on approximately
29 miles of 20-inch pipeline right-of-way in Glasscock and
Midland Counties, Texas. Headquarters is in Midland, Texas.
Mitchell Rayner is superintendent.
C. J. Hughes Pipeline, ph (304) 522-3868 was expected to
get underway in mid to late May 2015 with a contract for Rice
Midstream for the installation of approximately 4.8 miles of
24-inch and 18-inch pipeline in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Headquarters is in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania. Chuck
Barnett is superintendent.
CBC Pipeline, Inc., ph (318) 727-8920 has been awarded a
contract by Blue Racer Midstream for the installation of approximately 4,500 feet of dual 8-inch and 4-inch pipeline in
Noble County, Ohio. Gavin Caskey is superintendent. Work
was expected to get underway in mid to late May 2015.
tors, Inc./Spectra Energy for blasting on approximately 29.5
miles of 30-inch pipeline in Columbiana and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. Jared Redkye is superintendent.
T. G. Mercer Consulting Services, Inc., ph (817) 489-7100
was expected to get underway in early May 2015 with a contract for ONEOK for the offloading and racking of approximately 7.7 miles of 16-inch pipe in Natrona County, Wyoming.
Superintendent is Bruce Munro.
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., ph (215) 283-7600 was expected to
get underway in mid to late May 2015 with a contract for Columbia Gas Transmission for the lift and lat of approximately
8,400 feet of 20-inch pipeline in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Superintendent is Gary Hawk.
Intercon Construction, Inc., ph (608) 850-4820 has been
awarded a contract by Energy Services South/EQT for the
installation of approximately 2,000 feet of 6-inch pipeline via
directional drilling in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Superintendent is Joe Schmelzer. Work was expected to begin in
May 2015.
Associated Pipe Line Contractors, Inc., ph (713)789-4311
was expected to get underway in early May 2015 with a contract for Texas Eastern Transmission, LP for the installation of
approximately 29 miles of 30-inch pipeline in Columbiana and
Jefferson Counties, Ohio. Kevin Berryman is superintendent.
Minnesota Limited, LLC, ph (763) 262-7000 was expected
to be getting underway with a contract for Rice Energy for the
installation of approximately 3 miles of 24-inch pipeline and 3
miles of 18-inch pipeline in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Troy Stamper is superintendent.
Dykon Blasting Corp., ph (918)592-5278 is expected to be
underway with a contract for Associated Pipe Line Contrac-
Price Gregory International, Inc., ph (713)780-7500 has
been awarded a contract by Dominion Transmission, Inc. for
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the take-up and re-lay of approximately 3.45 miles of 26-inch
pipeline and the retest of approximately 2,256 feet of 26-inch
pipeline in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Superintendent is
Todd Burleson. Work expected to be getting underway.
Rockford Corporation, ph (503) 647-0224 is expected to
be getting underway with a contract for Markwest Energy
Partners for restoration work on approximately 16 miles of
pipeline in Doddridge and Wetzel Counties, West Virginia.
Superintendent is Kevin Newcomb.
Supreme Industries, ph (860) 485-0343 has been awarded
a contract by Otis Eastern Service, LLC for the clearing, grubbing and matting of approximately 7 miles of 26-inch pipeline
right-of-way in Baltimore County, Maryland. Headquarters is
in Monkton, Maryland. Superintendent is Brian Worthington.
Work was expected to get underway in May 2015.
Indianhead Pipeline Services, LLC, ph (715) 830-7819 has
been awarded contracts by Precision Pipeline, LLC to: 1) provide spray foam services on approximately 59 miles of 36-inch
pipeline in Braxton, Doddridge, Harrison and Lewis Counties,
West Virginia. Superintendent is Mike McGill. Work was set to
get underway in early May 2015. 2) provide foam spray services on approximately 13 miles of 24-inch pipeline in Harrison
County, West Virginia. Superintendent is Mike McGill. Work
was anticipated to begin in mid-May 2015.
R. L. Coolsaet Construction Company, ph (734) 946-9300
has been awarded a contract by NIPSCO for the fabrication
and installation of one 30-inch launcher and one 30-inch receiver and for one 30-inch anomaly replacement in Lake and
Porter Counties, Indiana. Randy Recker is superintendent.
Work was set to get underway in mid-May 2015.
Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc., ph (920) 459-2600 has been
awarded a contract by Precision Pipeline, LLC for the installation of approximately 3,750 feet of 16-inch pipeline via horizontal directional drilling in Jackson and Monroe Counties,
Wisconsin. Steve Hulbregtse is superintendent. Work was
expected to get underway in May 2015.
Price Gregory International, Inc., ph (713) 780-7500 is underway with a contract for Enbridge Energy, LP for the construction of approximately 80 miles of 36-inch pipeline in Cook,
Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston and Will Counties, Illinois. Terry
McDaniel is superintendent.
Brandenburg Drainage, Inc., ph (563) 689-5334 is underway with a contract for Price Gregory International, Inc. for the
clearing of approximately 80 miles of 36-inch pipeline in Cook,
Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston and Will Counties Illinois. Walt
Brandenburg is the superintendent.
Pumpco, Inc., ph (979)542-9054 is the successful bidder for
Spreads 1, 2 and 3 of the Lone Star NGL project. Strike Construction, ph (888) 353-1444 has been awarded Spreads 4
and 7. Precision Pipeline, LLC ph (715) 874-4510 has
been awarded Spreads 5 & 6. Energy Transfer Partners and
Regency Energy Partners are planning to construct a 533mile natural gas liquids pipeline project, comprising 24- and
30-inch-diameter segments, stretching from the Permian Basin in West Texas to facilities in Mont Belvieu, Texas. Construction start for the 24- and 30-inch is slated for September
2015. It is also reported that Pumpco, Inc. has been awarded
16-inch and 20-inch lateral pipeline construction work on the
west end of the project. The lateral construction is getting
underway.
U. S. Pipeline, Inc., ph (281)531-6100 is getting underway
with construction of the Southern Access Extension (SAX)
Pipeline Project. The project proposed by Illinois Extension
Pipeline Company, L.L.C. is a 167-mile long, 24-inch-diameter pipeline that will transport crude oil from Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s Flanagan Terminal near Pontiac,
Illinois to an existing crude oil terminal near Patoka, Illinois.
IEPC is a joint venture between Enbridge affiliate, Enbridge
Energy Company, Inc., and Lincoln Pipeline, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Marathon Pipeline Company, Inc. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. will own 65% of IEPC, and Lincoln the
remaining 35%.
Constitution Pipeline is proposing to construct approximately 125 miles of 30-inch pipeline from Susquehanna
County, Pennsylvania to the Iroquois Gas Transmission and
Tennessee Gas Pipeline systems in Schoharie County, New
York. A construction contract is still pending. Construction
is anticipated to begin in early summer 2016. It is anticipated that right-of-way clearing for the project will be done in
summer of 2015.
Reports are indicating that Pumpco, Inc. is the successful bidder for the Waha to Presidio Pipeline. The pipeline
will originate at the Waha Hub in west Texas and extend to
Presidio, Texas. Mileage for the U.S. side of the pipeline is
approximately 142 miles of 42-inch pipeline. Construction is
slated for spring of 2016.
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PROPOSED PROJECTS & UPDATES
Columbia Gas Transmission has submitted an application to the FERC seeking approval for the WB2VA
Integrity Project. The project includes replacing an existing dual 20-inch diameter pipeline beneath the South Fork
of Shenandoah River with a single 24-inch diameter pipeline, and replacing various appurtenant facilities and short
segments of pipeline on Line WB2VA, all located in Hardy
County, West Virginia, and Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and Greene Counties, Virginia. Columbia estimates
the cost of the WB2VA Integrity Project to be $33,968,871.
Algonquin has received approval for construction of its
proposed Alqonquin Incremental (AIM) Project. The project includes construction of approximately: 20.1 miles of
42-inch diameter mainline take-up/relay and new pipeline
in Connecticut and New York (includes a new 0.7 mile
HDD crossing of the Hudson River in New York); 9.1 miles
of 16-inch diameter take-up/relay pipeline in Connecticut;
1.3 miles of 12-inch diameter loop pipeline in Connecticut;
2.0 miles of 36-inch diameter loop extension pipeline in
Connecticut; and 5.1 miles of new 16-inch and 24-inch
diameter lateral pipeline in Massachusetts, referred to
as the West Roxbury Lateral Project. Addition of six new
compressor units, for a total of 81,620 additional horsepower, at five existing compressor stations in New York,
Connecticut and Rhode Island; modification to an existing compressor station in Connecticut; construction of
one new meter station in Connecticut and two new meter
stations in Massachusetts; and modifications to existing
meter stations in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The project is expected to be fully into service in November 2016. Henkels & McCoy, Inc. has been awarded
a pipeline construction contract for the project. Work is
anticipated to begin in June 2015.
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC has an application
before the FERC seeking authority for the E System
Project in Menifee, Montgomery, Bath, Nicholas, Robertson, and Bracken counties, Kentucky. Columbia Gas is
proposing to replace approximately 22.1 miles of existing
20-inch bare pipe with new coated pipe from North Fork
of Licking River to Foster Station, 0.4 miles of existing
14-inch pipeline, installing one bi-directional launcher/receiver assembly on EM2 line at South Means and one bidirectional launcher/receiver assembly at Foster Station,
as well as eight mainline valve settings, and appurtenant
facilities. The cost of the project will be approximately
$119.5 million.
Columbia Gas Transmission has an application before
the FERC seeking authority for the Utica Access Project.
The project will consist of construction of a 5-mile 24inch diameter pipeline from Dominion Transmission, Inc’s
(DTI) Cornwell Compressor station to an intersection with
Columbia’s existing line X-52-M1 in Kanawha and Clay
Counties, West Virginia. The FERC is expected to issue
the Environmental Assessment for the project on June 26,
2015 with a final FERC project decision slated for September 2015. If approved, construction is anticipated to
begin in November 2015.
Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) has received a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for
the Lebanon West II Project. DTI is seeking approval to
replace and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities
from Butler County, Pennsylvania to Warren County, Ohio.
DTI proposes to undertake pipeline replacement activities
at 10 non-contiguous pipeline segments on its TL-400
Pipeline in Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Harrison, Carroll, and
Columbiana Counties, Ohio, and at one segment in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. DTI would abandon a total of
about 9.9 miles of 26- and 30-inch-diameter pipeline that
it would then replace with a total of about 10.2 miles of the
same diameter pipeline at the respective segments that
are proposed for abandonment. In addition, DTI proposes
to install a new 10,915-horsepower combustion turbine
and additional appurtenant facilities at the existing Rural
Valley Compressor Station in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; install additional regulation at the existing Newark
Compressor Station Licking County, Ohio; install additional regulation at the existing Beaver Compressor Station
in Beaver County, Pennsylvania; install four new valves
and 30-inch-diameter steel crossover piping at the existing Washington Compressor Station in Fayette County,
Ohio; and install a new relief valve on the existing LN-25
Pipeline at the existing Coxcomb Gate Site in Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania. A final project decision is expected
from the FERC in July 2015.
The FERC has scheduled an Environmental Review for
projects proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc.
These projects are known as the St. Charles Transportation and Keys Energy Projects and would allow delivery
of an additional 132,000 dekatherms per day of natural
gas to Competitive Power Ventures Maryland, LLC; and
an additional 107,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas
to a new generating station to be constructed by Keys
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Energy, LLC in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Issuance of the Environmental Assessment from the FERC is
expected on June 5, 2015 with a final project decision expected from the FERC in September 2015. The proposed
St. Charles Transportation Project consists of installing
one new 7,000-horsepower electric compressor and other above-ground facilities at the existing Pleasant Valley
Compressor Station in Fairfax County, Virginia. One new
interconnect with CPV would also be constructed, consisting of two new 16-inch diameter taps in Charles County,
Maryland. The proposed Keys Energy Project consists of
installing one new 6,000-hp electric compressor, as well
as piping and equipment at the existing Pleasant Valley Compressor Station in Fairfax County, Virginia. Two
new 16-inch diameter taps, a dekatherm building that will
house electronic flow control equipment, and a metering
and regulating station would also be installed at Keys Energy Interconnect in Charles County, Maryland.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. announced that its subsidiary, Lone Star NGL LLC (“Lone Star”), will construct
a fourth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility at
Mont Belvieu, Texas. Fractionator IV, estimated to cost
approximately $450 million, is scheduled to be operation-
al by December 2016. The 120,000 barrel per day fractionator is fully subscribed by multiple long-term contracts
and will provide off-take for the new 533-mile, 24- and 30inch Lone Star Express Pipeline. The Lone Star Express
Pipeline will transport approximately 475,000 barrels per
day (expandable to 705,000 barrels per day) of NGLs
from the Permian’s Delaware and Midland Basins to Mont
Belvieu, Texas, to accommodate Lone Star’s contracted
NGL transportation volumes. Phase I and phase II of the
pipeline remain on schedule for completion in the second
quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2016, respectively. Additionally, Lone Star’s third Mont Belvieu fractionation facility, which is also currently under construction,
remains on schedule for completion in January 2016, and
Lone Star continues to evaluate further fractionation expansion opportunities at Mont Belvieu and in other areas
of the country.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced it has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Occidental Petroleum Corporation to jointly develop a new 150 million
cubic feet per day cryogenic natural gas processing plant
to accommodate the growing production of NGL-rich natural gas in the Delaware Basin. The plant will be owned by
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Delaware Basin Gas Processing LLC, a company owned
50/50 by Enterprise and Occidental. The plant, which is
supported by long-term, firm contracts, is expected to begin operations in mid-2016. Enterprise will serve as the
construction manager and operator of the Delaware Basin
Processing plant. In addition to the processing plant, Enterprise will construct, own and operate a 12-inch diameter pipeline that will transport natural gas liquids (“NGL”)
from the new facility to one of Enterprise’s NGL pipelines,
which will provide customers with access to Enterprise’s
NGL fractionation and storage complex in Mont Belvieu,
Texas. The partnership’s Texas Intrastate pipeline system
will provide natural gas at the tailgate of the plant with access to multiple markets.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced it has executed long-term agreements that support development
of a new 416-mile, 24-inch diameter pipeline to transport
crude oil and condensate from the company’s Midland,
Texas terminal to its Sealy storage facility west of Houston. From Sealy, the new pipeline would link to Enterprise’s ECHO terminal through an interconnect with the
Rancho II pipeline, which is scheduled to be in service in
July 2015. Through ECHO, customers will have direct ac-
cess to every refinery in Houston, Texas City, Beaumont
and Port Arthur, as well as Enterprise’s dock facilities.
The new pipeline will have the capability to provide up to
540,000 barrels per day (“BPD”) of take-away capacity for
growing volumes of crude oil, and condensate from the
Permian Basin. Service is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2017. The hydrocarbons will be gathered
by trucks and pipelines into Enterprise’s Midland terminal
and then delivered in up to four segregated batches to
Sealy. The different grades of hydrocarbons handled by
the Midland-to-Sealy pipeline include West Texas Sour,
West Texas Intermediate, Light West Texas Intermediate
and condensate. Enterprise is in the process of adding
incremental storage capacity to support the new pipeline
and the existing West Texas Gathering System. Enterprise now has approximately $7.5 billion of capital growth
projects under construction, several of which will benefit
customers on the new Midland-to-Sealy pipeline. Specifically, the 36-inch diameter Rancho II pipeline, which
extends 88 miles from Sealy, to the ECHO terminal,
will have over one million BPD of capacity for crude oil
and condensate from the Permian Basin and the Eagle
Ford Shale.
Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC has filed an
application with the FERC seeking authority to construct,
own, and operate: approximately 3.0 miles of 30-inch
mainline loop extension (Branford Loop); one new reciprocating 5,000 horsepower compressor unit and building at Compressor Station (CS) 16; rewheel an existing
turbine compressor unit at CS 16; 4) approximately 5.7
miles of 20-inch loop extension (Jacksonville Loop); and
a new regulator station and appurtenant auxiliary facilities, all known as its Jacksonville Expansion Project.
Florida Southeast Connection, LLC is a wholly owned
subsidiary of NextEra Energy is proposing to construct the
Florida Southeast Connection project. The project would
include construction of a 126 mile, 30- and 36-inch pipeline from Sabal Trail’s Central Florida Hub to FPL’s Martin Clean Energy Center in Indiantown, Fla. It is reported
that Rockford Corporation is the successful bidder on
this project. Construction is anticipated to begin in June
2016. Bids are still being evaluated on the Sabal Trail Pipeine Project. Sabal Trail Transmission is a joint venture
of Spectra Energy Corp. and NextEra Energy, Inc., and
will include approximately 465 miles of interstate natural
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assets of Southern Propane Inc., a Houston-based industrial and commercial propane distribution and logistics company, for approximately $14.9 million, subject to
certain adjustments. The acquisition is expected to close
before the end of the second quarter of 2015 and will
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terminate at a new Central Florida Hub south of Orlando,
Fla., where it will interconnect with the two existing natural gas pipelines that currently serve central and southern
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Dollar Pipeline System to Magellan’s Longhorn pipeline
at Barnhart Terminal in Crockett County, TX. The interconnection provides producers with a third takeaway option from the Silver Dollar Pipeline System and direct access from the core of the Midland Basin to Houston end
markets. The connection is expected to be in service by
the third quarter of 2015.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. announced it received approval from
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the
rates, terms and conditions of service for the proposed
Palmetto Pipeline on May 1, 2015. As an example, the
company estimates that the potential savings for southeastern consumers could be as high as 6 cents per gallon once Palmetto is in service versus current trucking or
marine transportation. The proposed Palmetto Pipeline will
enable refined petroleum products to be transported from
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Collins and Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Belton, South Carolina, to North Augusta, South
Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida.
The system will have a design capacity of up to 167,000
barrels per day and will consist of a segment of expansion capacity that Palmetto will lease from Plantation Pipe
Line Company between Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Belton, South Carolina. A new 360-mile pipeline from Belton,
South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, will also be constructed as part of the system. Pipelines are the safest
and most environmentally sound way to transport refined
products, and Kinder Morgan’s safety and environmental
performance is significantly better than the pipeline industry average.
LNG Development Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC have an application before the FERC
seeking authority to construct the Oregon LNG Terminal
and Pipeline Project. Northwest Pipeline, LLC also has
a related application before the FERC seeking authority
to construct the Washington Expansion Project. FERC
is expected to issue a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project in February 2016. Oregon LNG’s proposed bidirectional LNG terminal would be located on the
East Bank Skipanon Peninsula near the confluence of
the Skipanon and Columbia Rivers in Warrenton, Clatsop
County, Oregon. The terminal would include a marine terminal with a ship berth for LNG carrier; two full-containment storage tanks, each designed to store 160,000 cu-
bic meters of LNG; natural gas pretreatment facilities; two
liquefaction process trains, regasification facilities, and
other related support structures and systems. The pipeline facilities would consist of an 86.8-mile-long, 36-inchdiameter bidirectional pipeline from the terminal through
Clatsop, Tillamook, and Columbia Counties in Oregon
and Cowlitz County in Washington. A single 40-megawatt,
48,000-horsepower electrically driven gas compressor
station would be constructed in Columbia County, Oregon.
Northwest’s Project would expand the capacity of its existing pipeline between Sumas and Woodland, Washington, by 750,000 dekatherms per day. The new facilities for
the Washington Expansion Project would include: about
140 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline loop along Northwest’s existing pipeline in 10 segments; and an additional
96,000 hp of compression at five existing compressor stations. Upon completion, the Northwest Pipeline would be
capable of delivering about 1.25 billion cubic feet per day
of gas to the proposed Oregon LNG pipeline at the interconnect in Woodland, Washington. The 10 segments of
new pipeline loop would be noncontiguous and traverse
through Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, and Cowlitz Counties.
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FERC for the CPV Valley Lateral Pipeline Project. The
proposed project includes an 8-mile long lateral from Millennium’s mainline in Orange County, New York to the site
of a new natural gas combined cycle electric power generator located in the Town of Wawayanda, New York. If the
project proceeds, it is anticipated that construction could
begin in September 2016 and be in-service April, 2017.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, which is a joint venture
of EQT Midstream Partners, LP; NextEra US Gas Assets,
LLC; WGL Midstream; and Vega Midstream MVP LLC has
a pre-filing application before the FERC for the Mountain
Valley Pipeline Project. The proposed natural gas pipeline project is approximately 300 miles from northwestern
West Virginia to southern Virginia. The proposed route
would span across Braxton, Doddridge, Fayette, Greenbrier, Harrison, Lewis, Monroe, Nicholas, Summers,
Webster, and Wetzel in West Virginia and Giles, Franklin, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and Roanoke Counties in
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ning and 24 months of construction. It is anticipated that
construction could begin in December 2016.
National Fuel Gas Pipeline and Empire Pipeline has
received a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Assessment from the FERC for the Northern Access
2016 Project. The proposed project will include Supply’s construction of approximately 97-miles of new 24inch diameter pipeline, from Sergeant Township, McKean
County, Pa., to an interconnection with Supply’s existing Line X-North, at or near the Porterville Compressor
Station in the Town of Elma, Erie County, N.Y.; an approximately 5,000 horsepower compression addition at
Supply’s existing Porterville Compressor Station; and an
interconnection with Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s 200 Line
in the Town of Wales, Erie County, N.Y. The project will
also include Empire’s construction of a 24-inch pipeline
segment of approximately 4 miles, replacing 3.3 miles of
existing 16-inch Supply pipeline and 0.7 miles of existing
Empire pipeline in the Towns of Wheatfield and Pendleton, Niagara County, N.Y.; a new, approximately 22,000
horsepower compressor station in the Town of Pendleton,
Niagara County, N.Y.; and a new natural gas dehydration
facility in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, N.Y.
National Fuel hopes to begin clearing/grading activities
in the winter or spring of 2016, followed by construction
activities in the spring of 2016 with a target in-service date
of November 2016.
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (NGPL)
announced that it has executed binding agreements with
Antero Resources, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. for incremental firm transportation service on its Gulf Coast mainline system from
the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) interconnection in
Moultrie County, Illinois, to points north on NGPL’s pipeline
system. These commitments will support the first phase of
NGPL’s Chicago Market Expansion project, which will increase NGPL’s capacity by 238,000 dekatherms per day
and provide transportation service to markets in proximity
to Chicago, Illinois. The contracts, which include a variety
of customers and demonstrate the broad appeal of the
project, are for an average term of over 11 years. “This
phase of the expansion project meets the current natural gas transportation needs of the Chicago-area markets
and Northeast producers by providing competitive rates
from the expanded REX interconnection to the Chicago
area,” said NGPL President David Devine. “We continue
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to have the ability to provide additional capacity northbound, as well as southbound to Gulf Coast markets, with
further cost-effective expansions.” NGPL intends to file a
7(c) certificate application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in June, with the project expected to
be in service in November 2016.
Navigator Energy Services, LLC announced the successful closing of the supplemental binding open season period for volume commitments on its
Big Spring Gateway Pipeline System (“BSG
System”). Based on binding capacity bids
received from prospective shippers, Navigator has executed long-term transportation
service agreements and is pursuing expansion of the BSG System by 65,000 barrels of
crude oil per day (bbl/d) to a total capacity
of 140,000 bbl/d. Navigator has commenced
construction, and the first portion of the BSG
System is expected to be placed into service
early in third quarter of 2015. Additionally,
Navigator has solidified a new delivery point
on the BSG System to Alon USA Partners,
LP Big Spring Refinery. Navigator will have
the capability to deliver up to 100,000 bbl/d of
crude oil to the refinery and is the only gathering system of its kind and scope to connect
into the facility. The Big Spring Refinery, located in Big Spring, Texas, has an aggregate
crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 73,000 bbl/d and processes 100 percent
Permian Basin crudes.
Northern Natural Gas Company has filed a
prior notice request with the FERC for authorization to construct the Kermit Compressor
Station located near Kermit, Texas. Northern proposes to install and operate a new
15,900 horsepower compressor unit at the
Kermit Compressor Station; and relocate approximately 200 feet of pipe to tie-in the new
compressor. The project is referred to as the
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ONEOK Partners, L.P. announced that it
has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with a
subsidiary of Fermaca Infrastructure B.V., a
Mexico City-based natural gas infrastructure
company, to construct a pipeline that would
transport natural gas from the Permian Basin in West Texas to Mexico. The Roadrunner
Gas Transmission pipeline project extends
from ONEOK Partners’ ONEOK WesTex
Transmission natural gas pipeline system at
Coyanosa, Texas, west to a new international
border-crossing connection at the U.S. and Mexico border near San Elizario, Texas, where it will connect with
Fermaca’s Tarahumara Gas Pipeline. The project, to be
constructed in phases, includes approximately 200 miles
of new, 30-inch diameter pipeline currently designed to
transport up to 640 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d)
of natural gas, with up to 570 MMcf/d to be transported
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national electric utility, and a subsidiary of Fermaca. All
transportation agreements will be firm (take-or-pay) and
have a term of 25 years. Roadrunner was fully subscribed
in its initial design through an open season process that
ran from Dec. 2, 2014, to Dec. 26, 2014. Additional capacity could become available through future expansions
depending on the demands of the market. The first phase
of the pipeline project for 170 MMcf/d of available capacity
is expected to be completed by the first quarter 2016. The
second phase, which will increase the pipeline’s available
capacity to 570 MMcf/d, is expected to be completed in
the first quarter 2017. The third and final phase of the project is expected to be completed in 2019 and will increase
available capacity on the pipeline to 640 MMcf/d. ONEOK
Partners will manage the construction of the project and
will be the operator of the pipeline upon its completion.
The estimated cost of the project is approximately $450
million to $500 million.
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced the formation of Caddo Pipeline LLC, a 50/50 joint venture with Delek
Logistics Partners, LP to develop the Caddo Pipeline, an
80-mile, 12-inch pipeline between Longview, Texas, and
Shreveport, La. The Caddo Pipeline will originate at the
Plains Atlas Terminal in Longview and will have the capacity to move up to 80,000 barrels of domestic crude oil per
day to supply refineries in the Shreveport area and Delek
Logistics’ pipeline system supplying Delek US Holdings’ El
Dorado, Ark. refinery. Under the agreement, PAA will construct and operate the Caddo Pipeline. The total project investment is expected to be approximately $100 million; the
pipeline is supported by long-term shipper commitments
and is expected to be completed in mid-2016.
Rover Pipeline, LLC has submitted an application to the
FERC seeking authority to construct the Rover Pipeline a new interstate natural gas pipeline system with a total
system capacity of 3.25 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, including: approximately 711 miles of 24-inch,
30-inch, 36-inch and 42-inch diameter “Supply Laterals”
and “Mainlines” extending from the Marcellus and Utica
shale supply areas in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and
Ohio to a point of interconnection with the Vector Pipeline,
LP system in Livingston County, Michigan; ten new compressor stations (six on the Supply Laterals; and four on
the Mainlines); nineteen metering and regulating facilities;
and other ancillary facilities. (The ten Supply Laterals are:
the Sherwood Lateral; the Columbia Gas Transmission
Lateral; the Seneca Lateral; the Berne Lateral; the Clarington Lateral; the Majorsville Lateral; the Cadiz Lateral;
the Burgettstown Lateral; and Supply Connector Lateral
Lines A and B. The three Mainlines are: parallel Mainlines
A and B; and the Market Segment. Rover Pipeline is requesting approval from the FERC by November 2015 in
order to commence construction and place the project inservice by December 2016.
Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. is seeking approval for the North Main Lines Relocation Project. The
proposed project includes the abandonment of about 9.0
miles of 20-, 22-, and 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipelines to be replaced with 10.9 miles of 20- and 24-inch
diameter natural gas pipelines northwest of Rock Creek,
Alabama. The project is currently under FERC Environmental Review with an environmental decision expected
May 6, 2015. A final decision from the FERC is expected
August 4, 2015.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. has filed an
application with the FERC seeking authority to construct
and operate its Susquehanna West Project located in
Pennsylvania. the project involves: approximately 8.1
miles of new 36-inch diameter pipeline looping in Tioga
County, Pennsylvania; pipeline modifications associated
with the pipeline loops; modification to piping at three existing compressor stations, which are Compressor Station
315, Compressor Station 317, and Compressor Station
319; and increase in horsepower at two of the three existing compressor stations. Tennessee estimates the cost of
the project to be approximately $156.4 million. Construction is anticipated to begin in January 2017.
The staff of the FERC will prepare an Environmental Assessment that will discuss the environmental impacts of
the Abandonment and Capacity Restoration Project
involving abandonment of facilities by Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company, LLC. Tennessee proposes to abandon in place and remove from service approximately 964
miles of Tennessee’s existing pipelines that run from
Natchitoches Parish, LA, to Columbiana County, Ohio.
Tennessee currently operates six parallel pipelines that
transport natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico region to the
Northeast markets. The proposed project would occur on
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Tennessee would modify and construct certain facilities
along the existing pipelines not proposed for abandonment. Tennessee would abandon in place the following
facilities: 677 miles of Tennessee’s 24-inch-diameter 1001 Line from Compressor Station 40 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, to Compressor Station 106 in Powel County, Kentucky; 77 miles of Tennessee’s 26-inch-diameter
100-3 Line from Compressor Station 106 to Compressor
Station 200 in Greenup County, Kentucky; and 210 miles
of Tennessee’s 26-inch-diameter 200-3 Line from Compressor Station 200 to MLV 216 in Columbiana County,
Ohio, including disconnection of the 200-3 Line from an
aerial crossing at either side of the Ohio River headers.
Tennessee would construct and install the following
facilities: an additional 10,771 horsepower (hp) compressor unit at Compressor Station 875 ) in Madison County,
Kentucky; two compressor units at Tennessee’s existing
Compressor Station 110 in Rowan County, Kentucky, adding 32,000 hp; four new mid-point compressor stations,
(Compressor Stations 202.5, 206.5, 211.5, and 216.5), on
lines 200-1, 200-2, and 200-4, adding a total of 82,000
hp in Jackson, Morgan, Tuscarawas, and Mahoning counties, Ohio; a 7.6-mile-long new pipeline loop in Carter and
Lewis Counties, Kentucky to continue Tennessee’s Line
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first LNG export facility proposed for the Brownsville, Texas
area to initiate the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pre-filing process, kicking off the regulatory review
for the proposed liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) export facility in Brownsville. The FERC regulates the siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of the physical LNG terminal and related infrastructure. Texas LNG is planning to
build the Brownsville project in two phases, each with LNG
production of 2 million tonnes per year (“MTA”). Pending
FERC’s final approval to construct the project, Phase 1 is
expected to commence production in 2020.
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FERC seeking authority to construct new approximately
30.6 miles, 10-inch diameter natural gas pipeline lateral
extending from Texas Gas’ facilities in Henderson County,
Kentucky to interconnections with two industrial facilities
in Posey County, Indiana. Anticipated construction, if approved, is slated for September 2015 with an in-service
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The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
has prepared a favorable Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Lake Charles Liquefaction Project, proposed by Trunkline Gas Company, LLC, Lake
Charles LNG Company, LLC, and Lake Charles LNG
Export Company, LLC. Trunkline is requesting authorization to construct, install, and operate new natural gas
pipeline and compression facilities and meter stations;
modify certain existing pipeline facilities; modify certain
compressor and meter stations; and abandon one compressor unit in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Louisiana (referred to as the Non-Liquefaction Facilities).
Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC and Lake
Charles LNG Export Company, LLC (referred to as Lake Charles LNG) jointly request authorization to site, construct, and
operate new liquefaction facilities adjacent
to an existing liquefied natural gas (LNG)
terminal located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and to construct and operate certain
facility modifications at the existing LNG terminal. The new liquefaction facilities would
have a design production capacity of 16.45
million metric tons of LNG per annum. The
draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction, modification, and operation of the following project
facilities: three liquefaction trains, each with
a production capacity sufficient to produce
5.48 million metric tons per annum of LNG
for export (each train would contain metering and gas treatment facilities, liquefaction and refrigerant units, safety and control
systems, and associated infrastructure);
modifications and upgrades at the existing
LNG terminal; about 0.5 mile of 48-inch-diameter feed gas line to supply natural gas
to the liquefaction facility from existing gas
transmission pipelines; approximately 17.9
miles of 24- and 42-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline; a new 98,685 horsepower
(hp) compressor station; abandonment of
a 3,000-hp compressor unit, installation of
a 15,002-hp unit, and piping modifications
at one existing compressor station; modification of station piping at three other existing compressor stations; five new meter
stations and modifications and upgrades of
five existing meter stations; modification of
certain existing pipeline facilities; and construction of miscellaneous auxiliary and appurtenant facilities. Upon approvals, Lake
Charles LNG anticipates starting construction of the liquefaction facility and modifications to the existing LNG terminal in 2015,
and placing the first new liquefaction train into service
in 2019.
Williams is pursuing an expansion of its Transco interstate natural gas pipeline to provide additional service to
New Jersey Natural Gas Company. NJNG will use the capacity under the project to access additional sources of
gas supply to provide system resiliency, service reliability,
and operating flexibility. The project has been designed to
provide up to 180,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas
service in two phases to a new delivery point with New
Jersey Natural Gas in Burlington County, N.J. The project
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will include the installation of a new compressor station,
meter and regulating station on land located in Burlington
County, N.J. It will also require modifications and the addition of compression at an existing compressor station. No
expansion of the pipeline is required. Phase 1 of the project includes: a new meter and regulating station on the
Transco Trenton Woodbury Lateral in Burlington County,
New Jersey; the uprate of an existing electric motor drive
to 25,000 horsepower and modification of the associated
compressor unit at an existing Transco compressor station in Mercer County, N.J.; and related appurtenant underground and aboveground facilities. Targeted in-service
date for Phase 1 is November 1, 2016. Phase 2 includes:
a new 30,500 horsepower, electric motor-driven compressor station and associated electrical substation on the
Transco Trenton Woodbury Lateral in Burlington County,
N.J.; the uprate of two existing electric motor drives to
16,000 horsepower each and replacement of the associated compressor units at an existing Transco compressor
station in Mercer County, N.J.; and related appurtenant
underground and aboveground facilities. Targeted in-service date for Phase 2 is August 1, 2017.
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Enbridge
Working Together With TransCanada And Kinder Morgan
To Evaluate Aerial-Based Pipeline Safety Technologies
Three North American pipeline industry leaders - Enbridge Pipelines Inc., TransCanada Corporation, and
Kinder Morgan Canada have signed a Joint Industry
Partnership (JIP) agreement
to conduct research into
aerial-based leak detection
technologies, in the interest
of enhancing across-theboard pipeline safety.
“Kinder Morgan is pleased to be participating in this project as
part of our systematic approach to leak detection, and our fundamental philosophy of continuous improvement and safe operations,” says Dan Carter, Director of Central Region and Control
Centre, Kinder Morgan Canada. “We look forward to working collaboratively with TransCanada, Enbridge, C-FER Technologies,
and the participating vendors as part of this evaluation process.”
Kinder Morgan, Enbridge, and TransCanada have each committed $200,000 to this partnership agreement. All three companies
involved in this partnership agreement will share equally in the
new knowledge and advancements that can be applied directly
to improve safety and efficiency in their respective operations.
This partnership illustrates a spirit of collaboration among TransCanada, Kinder Morgan and Enbridge in the continued common
pursuit of industry-wide safety and operational excellence. It
also demonstrates the partners’ commitment to investing in the
leading-edge tools and technologies that can bolster safety and
reliability, while at the same time addressing public demands for
responsible pipeline development.
Potential technologies to be tested may include infrared camerabased systems, laser-based spectroscopy systems, and flame
ionization detection systems, with sensors suitable for mounting
on light aircraft or helicopters. Representatives of Enbridge and
C-FER Technologies are currently surveying commercial vendors
of these airborne leak detection technologies to validate their
feasibility for liquid hydrocarbon pipelines. Project research and
trials are expected to begin during the third quarter of 2015.
The goal of the project is to identify technologies capable of viably detecting small leaks from liquid petroleum pipeline systems
to improve pipeline safety. The project is expected to involve
laboratory research and field trials to evaluate the feasibility of
commercially available aerial-based leak detection technologies,
for use with crude oil and hydrocarbon liquids pipelines. The partnership includes a funding commitment from all three companies.
Data analysis will be conducted by Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures, and testing will be carried out by project research
partner C-FER Technologies (1999) Inc. of Edmonton.
A previous Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) - which was established by TransCanada and Enbridge, and now includes Kinder
Morgan - has already yielded groundbreaking leak detection research using a state-of-the-art pipeline simulator known as the
External Leak Detection Experimental Research (ELDER) test
apparatus.
“We are committed to identify, develop and test new technologies
to further progress key areas of pipeline safety, such as leak detection. Through collaboration with committed industry partners,
we continue to make important advancements with leak detection technology,” says Kirk Byrtus, Enbridge’s Vice President of
Pipeline Control. “This extension to the Joint Industry Partnership
is another great example of the pipeline industry connecting to
make important advancements with leak detection technology,
and we look forward to closely working with our partners, TransCanada and Kinder Morgan.”
“Pipelines are widely accepted as the safest and most efficient
way to transport oil and gas, and TransCanada continues to
strive for zero leaks or safety incidents on our pipelines,” says
Vern Meier, TransCanada’s Vice President of Pipeline Safety and
Compliance. “Joining forces with Kinder Morgan and Enbridge
helps us maximize research potential and reach new levels of
technological innovation to improve our industry as a whole.”
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“The challenge with airborne leak detection systems is not with
the aircraft, but with selecting appropriate sensors to detect liquid hydrocarbon leaks before they reach the surface,” says Brian Wagg, Director of Business Development and Planning for
C-FER Technologies.
“This program helps operating companies understand which
technologies are best suited for detecting these leaks, and will
provide vendors with unique information on what leaks actually
look like. This information will help those vendors fine-tune their
systems to detect leaks with greater reliability.”
Meanwhile, work on the ELDER leak detection project, originally
announced in December 2013 by Enbridge and TransCanada,
continues at C-FER Technologies’ Edmonton research facility.
Enbridge and TransCanada have each committed $1.6-million to
the ELDER project, while Kinder Morgan has committed $1-million. The project has a total funding commitment of more than
$6-million.
Engineers from C-FER Technologies, Enbridge and TransCanada performed a series of tests throughout 2014 on four external
leak-detection technologies - vapor sensing tubes, fiber-optic
distributed temperature sensing (DTS) systems, hydrocarbonsensing cables and fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)
systems. All engineering and test data is shared among committed project partners.
Since 2013, the ELDER program has carried out four tests, and
collected data from the 13 participating vendors, representing hundreds of recorded leaks in the ELDER apparatus. Data analysis
is ongoing, but some participating vendors have already reviewed
test results with the intention of using them to improve their systems. The ELDER program is expected to continue into 2016.
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NuStar and CHS
Expand Pipeline And Terminal Infrastructure To Transport
And Store Propane In Upper Midwest U.S.
NuStar Energy L.P. and CHS Inc. announced that the
companies are pursuing a strategic alliance to develop an
expanded pipeline and terminal network that will increase
supply of propane to meet product demand in the Upper
Midwest.
“We are excited to pursue this strategic alliance with NuStar. The investments support our long-term commitment
as a reliable supplier of propane,” said Andrew Combs,
CHS vice president, propane. “These projects will enhance
the overall efficiency of our distribution system and assist
our customers’ continued growth.”
“WE ARE EXCITED TO PURSUE THIS STRATEGIC
ALLIANCE WITH NUSTAR. THE INVESTMENTS
SUPPORT OUR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AS A
RELIABLE SUPPLIER OF PROPANE.”
CHS is the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and
global energy, grains and foods business and a leading propane supplier in the region. This agreement will increase
making it happen
the availability and dependability of the propane supply in
the Upper Midwest by utilizing NuStar’s pipeline and terminal network that connects to Conway, Kan., a Midwest hub
for propane storage and fractionation facilities. As part of
this agreement, NuStar will increase the volume of propane
moved in its Central East pipeline and terminal system. The
related capital investments will be backed by long-term,
dedicated throughput and storage agreements with CHS.
Key projects under development include construction of an
eight-mile, eight-inch pipeline at NuStar’s Conway, Kan.,
origin facility, which is near the southern end of NuStar’s
East Refined Products Pipeline System. The new pipeline and modifications to the origin facility will allow for increased propane supply to be sourced from Conway, Kan.,
for delivery to propane terminals on the system. NuStar will
also expand its Rock Rapids, Iowa, terminal to include propane services. This terminal expansion will allow NuStar to
gain more efficiencies in an underutilized facility, and allow
CHS to better supply the region with propane. All of these
projects are projected to be completed by the fourth quarter
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APT 01 - License or Entire Patent for Sale
Cathodic protection is a large part of the concern for the
owners and operators of pipelines, facilities and offshore
structures. For quite a few years the methods to install anodes
and anode bracelets have hardly changed.
There is now an invention that changes much of the installation parameters for anode bracelets. That change is The
Anode Placement Tool. It operates with a hydraulic over mechanical function that decreases the physical danger to the
installers by elimination of sledge hammers, jacks with cables
and a host of related injury problems. By operating the anode
placement tool there is a lessening of danger to installation
personnel. There is improved quality by lessening the strikes
of a hammer thereby providing a smoother surface with less
spalls and cracks than otherwise installed anode bracelets.
This tool is now on the market for License or the entire patent
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The APT 01 is a tool to place Anode Bracelets on pipeline
pipe and can also be deployed as an ROV unit to place Anode
Bracelets on submarine pipelines and offshore platforms.
In its land use it is estimated that the APT 01 can place a 48inch anode bracelet on a pipeline pipe in a coating yard in approximately one minute with no damage to the anode bracelet.
The basic system in use today and for the past 45 years has
been damaging to the anode, making risks to those persons
within sledge hammer range. Increases need to be aware
of risks. The total life of the engineered design for corrosion
purposes is diminished by having the surface spalled and
cracked in numerous places. The current system in use is
to wrap a chain or cable around the circumference of the
anode bracelet and assisted with a modified hydraulic jack,
hammer and jack until the anode bracelet conforms to the
pipe. This causes spalling of the surface and cracks so that
when put into service, the anode bracelet does not have a
smooth and regular surface and in turn shortens the life of
the anode bracelet. The elapsed time of installation for the
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While in college Melvin
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Northern Tier.
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eCorp for six years as construction manager, chief inspector,
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York for overseeing the right-of-way, locations, environmental,
archeology issues for pipelines, filtering station, compressor
station and well sites.
He worked for Encana Oil and Gas for over five years as a
Chief Inspector overseeing pipelines, compressor stations, and
well hookups. He was responsible for job showing and assisting
land agents with right-of-way issues.
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He was also a Chief Inspector on several projects including a
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From 1983 to 1990 Melvin was President of Wells Pipeline
Construction Company laying gathering systems in Texas
and Oklahoma. From 1990 to 1993 he welded in Oklahoma,
Texas, Iowa, Colorado, West Virginia, and Utah, on numerous
pipelines including the Kern River project.
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Funeral services for Hershel Orville
Bagbey, Jr., 79, were held April 22,
2015, in the chapel at Rose-Neath
Funeral Home in Bossier City, LA. Mr.
Bagbey was born in Rayville, LA, on
July 7, 1935 and passed away April
17, 2015. He was a resident of Bossier
City, LA, and a retired superintendent
for pipeline construction. His parents; Hershel O. Bagbey, Sr., and Lucille Skinner, daughter; Becky Kent,
son; David Bagbey, and brother; Bobby Bagbey, preceded him in death. Mr. Bagbey is survived by his son,
Donald Bagbey of Bossier City, LA; brother, Larry Bagbey of Ferriday, LA; aunt, Lucille Boulin; grandchildren,
Lindsey Shiflett, Nikki Bagbey, Kyle Kent, Charles Bagbey and Wendy Bagbey; great-grandchildren, Jeffery
Shiflett, and Rebecca Shiflett.
John Henry Battles, 78 of Rattan, went
to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ on Friday, April 24, 2015. He
was born November 1, 1936 in Gowen,
to Melvin and Lois (Patrick) Battles.
Throughout his childhood, he lived in
both Oklahoma and Texas and attended various schools. He worked pipeline
construction for several years before returning to Antlers, working as a mechanic and truck driver for several
companies until he went into the trucking business as
an independent hauler. When he wasn’t on the road,
he enjoyed buying and selling cattle and working on
his farm. John was a devoted member of the Victory
Assembly of God in Rattan, served as a Deacon and
taught Sunday school for many years. John is preceded
in death by his parents, Melvin and Lois Battles. He is
survived by his loving wife, Georgeanna Battles of the
home; daughter, Lisa Swayze and husband, Wallace of
Cedar Hill, TX, daughter, Laurie Martin and husband,
Lee of Carrollton, Texas; son, John Patrick Battles and
wife, Ellette of Cedar Hill, TX and their mother, Mary
Sue Petty of Glenn Heights, TX; son, Tony Duncan of
Rattan; daughter, Stacy Duncan of Rattan; brother,
Kenneth Battles and wife, Royce of Antlersa; brother,
Doyle Battles and wife, Linda of Antlers; grandchildren, Trae Swayze, Brian Martin, Derek Martin, Joseph
Martin, Tim Martin, Brooklyn Battles, Boston Battles,
Dyllynn Bell, and Ty Bell; nine great-grandchildren as
well as numerous nieces and nephews and a host of
friends. Friends are invited to sign the guestbook or
send private condolences online at www.burkhartfuneralservice.com.
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OBITUARIES
On the evening of April 25, 2015, Harold Heath entered into eternal peace
worshipping his loving Savior surrounded by the comfort of his family.
Harold was 78 years old and lived in
Harlem, GA. Harold was born on February 15, 1937 in Aiken, SC to the late
Geddings and Sarah Heath. Harold
was a graduate of Southgate Bible College. He was
formerly a pastor at the Oak Hill Baptist Church in Aiken, SC. He owned and operated Heath Pipeline Construction Company. He loved hunting, farming, fishing,
being around his family and taking care of all of his
animals. He loved barbecuing at the Ham and Jam festivals. One of Harold’s favorite pastimes was taking his
family on day trips to Hunting Island, SC to go crabbing. Harold is preceded in death by Geddings (father)
and Sarah (mother) Heath and also his brother and sister-in-law Phillip and Peggy Heath. Harold is survived
by one brother Carrol (Harriet) Heath; three daughters,
Patricia and the late Larry Ledford of New Ellenton, SC,
Debra (Billy) Owen of Jackson, SC; Christine (Michael)
McManus of North Augusta, SC; one son Randy (Barbara) Heath of Aiken, SC. He is also survived by eight
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be directed to Rising Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box 7641, New Ellenton, SC 29809.
Charles Leo Ottinger, Jr., age 90, went
home to be with his Lord and his loving
wife, Mary, on May 13, 2015. Charles
was born to Leo and Annie Ottinger in
Batesville, Arkansas on July 24, 1924.
He had one brother, Jimmy. Charles
enlisted and was accepted into the
Navy’s V-12 program. After graduating
as a civil engineer from Southern Methodist University
he attended Officer Training School in New York and
was commissioned as an ensign and assigned to the
Seabees Naval Construction Center, in Rhode Island.
After the war he was stationed at the U.S. Naval Station in Orange, Texas. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1946. Charles met the love of his life, Mary
Dodd, in Orange and they married on June 29, 1947.
He joined Brown & Root and was assigned to the postwar conversion of the Big and Little Big Inch Pipeline.
They had three children, Bonnie, Linda and Tom and
settled in Pasadena, Texas. In 1960, he joined Carpenter Construction Company eventually becoming
the owner and starting a companion company, MidGulf Industrial, specializing in marine and industrial
construction along the Houston Ship Channel. Charles
and Mary raised their children to love the Lord and to
realize that there were no limits in life as long as one
did everything to the very best of their ability. Charles
was a longtime member of Sunset Methodist Church in
Pasadena where he served in many leadership roles
as well as singing in the choir. Charles was also active on various committees with the City of Pasadena,
many focusing on the beautification of Pasadena. All
who knew Charles thought of him as a man of high
integrity and moral character with a ready smile and a
huge heart for others. He was a loving husband who
lived the last 17 years of his life caring for his beloved
Mary as she succumbed to Alzheimer’s. Mary went to
Heaven this year on January 22. Charles had many interests including sports, music, dancing, gardening and
cooking. Together with Mary, they traveled the world
making many lifelong friends. Ballroom dancing was an
enduring passion and they were an elegant couple on
the dance floor. Charles and Mary are now dancing in
Heaven to their favorite tune, “Could I Have This Dance
for the Rest of My Life?” When Charles turned 55 he
began snow skiing-and skied every year after that until he turned 83. One of his great joys was hitting the
slopes with his grandkids! Charles is survived by three
children and spouses: Bonnie Gordon and Bob; Linda
Headley and Tim; and Charles Thomas Ottinger. In addition, he is survived by his grandchildren and spouses:
Heather Thiel and Kyle; Janna Grigorieva and Eugene;
Chad Hoopingarner and Emily; Jen Amundgaard and
Ben; Sean Phoenix and Krissy; and Jonathan Phoenix
and Candice. He is also survived by nine great grandchildren: Olive Thiel; Kate and Callie Hoopingarner;
Sophia and Dylan Amundgaard; Tyler and Charlotte
Phoenix; and Nyjah and Kenai Phoenix. A Celebration
of Life memorial service was held on Wednesday, May
20th at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home in Houston.
Johnie William Ross, 97, of Malvern
died Sunday, May 17, 2015. He was
born in Lono, Arkansas, April 9, 1918
to George Sterling and Dora Alice Nutt
Ross. He is predeceased by his parents; his wife of 65 years, Hazel Roberta Lambert Ross; sons George
Ross, Jack Ross, Doyce “Bo” Ross and
Roger Ross; and sisters, Hettie Ross Griggs and Hester Ross Griggs. Johnie held many jobs throughout his
lifetime, going to work at the age of 13 to support his
mother and sisters after his father’s untimely death in a
school bus accident. He was a truck driver, worked for
Williams Brothers Pipeline for many years and was a
foreman for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. He and
his wife Hazel operated a gas station in Arkadelphia
and worked as night security guards for the Friendship
Rock Quarry. He enjoyed camping, fishing, and had
a special place in his heart for children and animals.
Survivors include his sons, Jim “Tub” Ross of Malvern
and J.R. (Sharon) Ross of Conway; a daughter-in-law,
Sandra “Tootie” Ross of Rogers; 18 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; special friend, Ola Faye “Honey” Lane and her
son Steve and family and numerous nieces and nephews. You may sign the guest book at www.regencyfuneralhome.com.
Horace V. “Bruno” White, 80, passed away May 5, 2015
at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. He was a veteran having served in the Navy and was a retired pipeline welder. He was a member of First Baptist Church
Senatobia. He was preceded in death by his sister, Dot
Taylor and brother, Robert White. He is survived by his
wife, Tommie J. White of Senatobia; sisters, Marcia
Sudduth of Lake City, TN, Shirley Gregg of Southaven,
MS, and Margie Cummings of Okeechobee, FL; and
his brother, John E. White of Southaven, MS. Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church Building Fund,
317 S. Ward St, Senatobia, MS, 38668.
Glenda Bennett, 71, mother of IUOE Director, Mack
Bennett passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, in Granbury, Texas. Services were held at Wiley Funeral Home
in Granbury. Glenda was born Feb. 7, 1944, in Kilgore
to Melvin and Augusta Holland Harrington.
Gregory T. “Tom” Hensal, 55, of Madera, passed away
May 23, 2015, surrounded by his family, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born on December 14, 1959 in
Philipsburg, he was the son of the late William and
Kathryn (Pollick) Hensal. He married his wife Cheryl
(Wrobleski) Hensal on April 3, 2007 in Winchester, VA.
He worked for many years for International Union of
Operating Engineers Local #66, where, most recently
he specialized in pipeline construction. He was a member of Osceola Lodge #515 Free and Accepted Masons
of PA, and the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge. He
served his community for many years, as an EMT for
Madera Ambulance Co, and a volunteer firefighter with
Madera Fire Co. He was also a supervisor for Bigler
Township for several years. In addition to his wife, he
is survived by his son, Trevor Hensal of Altoona, stepchildren, David Root of Clearfield, Bethany Root of
Madera, and Adam Root of Madera, a sister, Sharon
Reed, and her husband Rich, of Ventura, CA, and two
brothers, John “Jack” Hensal, and his wife Nancy, of
State College, and Francis “Gene” Hensal of Madera
He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
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