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Additional investment required to meet natural gas supplies in US

Mon, 1 February 2010

Billions of dollars of additional investment will be necessary through 2030 to meet projected growth in North American natural gas supplies and market growth, according to a recent study.

Tite Lining a magnetite pipe in Western Australia

Thu, 28 January 2010 United Pipeline Systems has been awarded a $US10.9 million contract to supply and install a lining solution on mining pipelines for the Sino Iron Ore project in Western Australia.

Mapping pipelines for trenchless accuracy

Thu, 21 January 2010 A pipeline mapping project completed in Tyler, Texas, US has led to greater accuracy in trenchless rehabilitation works.

Crossings: from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro

GDK is currently completing construction on Petrobras’ GASTAU Project, which includes a 28 inch diameter, 97 kilometre natural gas pipeline extension running from the north coast of Brazil to 760 metre elevated plains between the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, involving numerous river and road crossings.

Magnetic steering of CSG wells

The application of Trenchless Technology is common in many important resource sectors including gas and oil. Here we discover how horizontal directional drilling is being used to access coal seam gas.

Crossing China with HDD

Essential infrastructure is being rapidly expanded across China. One of the largest projects, the second West – East Gas Transmission Pipeline, is using Trenchless Technology to protect sensitive environments.

West-East Gas Pipeline crosses under the Changjiang

Mon, 21 December 2009 The China Oil and Gas Pipeline Company has successfully crossed the Changjiang River for construction of the Second West-East Gas Pipeline.

Geospatial enters into contract with El Paso Electric

Wed, 16 December 2009 Wholly owned subsidiary of Geospatial Corporation, Utility Services and Consulting Corp. (USCC) has entered into a multi-year contract with El Paso Electric Company to provide utility location and mapping services throughout portions of New Mexico and Texas, United States.

Wind power blows HDD to mainland Wales

Tue, 15 December 2009 Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is being considered for the installation of cable ducts, which will transmit energy from the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm to the proposed onshore electrical sub-station in northern Wales, United Kingdom.

Key hole camera snaps fault in gas main

Wed, 25 November 2009 Gas engineers in Yorkshire, northern England will use a key hole camera during gas main upgrades to reduce the amount of excavations.

HDD lights up statue’s night life

Tue, 24 November 2009 Residents of the small town of Schmalleberg, Germany are now able to enjoy the Christel Lechner naturalistic concrete figures dotted through the town at night, thanks to the help of HDD.

Kasimovskoye UGS – Voskresensk CS gas trunkline uses HDD

Fri, 6 November 2009 Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has been used on 108 underground crossings on the recently completed Kasimovskoye UGS-Voskresensk CS gas trunkline in Russia.

Insituform expands in Mexico

Tue, 29 September 2009 Insituform Technology’s Mexican joint venture, United Pipeline de Mexico de C.V. has been awarded a $US12.4 million contract by the national oil and gas company Petróleos Mexicanos. The contract includes the construction, replacement and rehabilitation of approximately 40 kilometres of pipelines in Mexico’s Chicontepec oil region, north-east of Mexico City.

Gas rehab conference program finalised

Fri, 14 August 2009 The Conference Technical Program for the Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Pipelines Conference and Exhibition is now online.

Tender for pipelines in Bangladesh with HDD

Thu, 13 August 2009 Petrobangla subsidiary Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) has invited bids for works on four new pipelines, involving six river crossings using horizontal directional drilling (HDD).

HDD integral for new cable across Botany Bay

Mon, 27 July 2009 Work has started on a $A200 million project that will connect two major EnergyAustralia substations via Sydney’s Botany Bay, using horizontal directional drilling to protect the sensitive environment.

Toronto No-Dig video live on Trenchless International website

Wed, 15 July 2009 A range of video filmed at Toronto No-Dig International 2009 are available for viewing on the Trenchless International website - to view all the latest video interviews please click here.

Register for Trenchless Australasia 2009 and win!

Wed, 15 July 2009 Register before 1 August for Trenchless Australasia 2009, the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition and enter the draw to win – you can’t afford to miss this opportunity!

The new Trenchless Australasia site is live!

Sun, 28 June 2009 The highly anticipated updated Trenchless Australasia website is now live! The website is an invaluable source for all the latest trenchless industry news, projects and profiles.

Conference program finalised

Thu, 25 June 2009 The technical program for the ASTT 8th National Exhibition and Conference offers a wide variety of topics in the field of Trenchless Technology, including the latest developments in projects, policy, technology and more.

Filling the trenchless tool box

Wed, 17 June 2009 ISTT Chairman Dec Downey is one of the highly anticipated keynote speakers for Trenchless Australasia 2009, the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition taking place in Melbourne from 20-22 September 2009.

Swagelining in the Congo

A steel pipeline designed to transport seawater to oil wells in the Republic of Congo, in order to increase production, is being swagelined. The estimated 60 km length is thought to be the longest swagelining project ever undertaken.

Auger boring challenges in the Virgin Islands

Innovative auger boring was chosen to install oil pipes in a challenging underground environment on Saint Croix, located in the Caribbean Sea.

Success for HDD intersects in Saudi Arabia

In January 2008, two parallel HDD intersect crossings were started from Berri Causeway under the bay to Abu Ali Island at Al-Jubail on the Persian Gulf Coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These two parallel HDD crossings were novel because of their extreme lengths, both 3,050 metres from entry to exit.

Million pound HDD rig in Montana

Built in Germany, the Mears custom designed million pound-pullback HDD rig was put straight to work installing pipeline to replace a product line to a major oil refinery in the city of Billings, Montana, located in the north of the United States sharing a border with Canada.

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