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HDD record broken in the Netherlands

Thu, 15 July 2010 A new pipeline crossing the Ketelmeer Lake in the Netherlands has set a record for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) with a drive of 2,800 m.

HDD protects the Mississippi

Thu, 8 July 2010 Horizontal directional drilling has been chosen for part of the construction of a 298 km steel pipeline, beginning in north–central Arkansas, United States.

Tie-in in Thailand

Fri, 25 June 2010 Horizontal directional drilling has been successfully used to install a 1,877 m section of pipe on the IRPC Natural Gas Pipeline Project in Rayong, Thailand.

Australian augers unite

Fri, 25 June 2010 Digga Australia has acquired the Australian arm of Universal Augers International, Universal Augers Australia.

New manhole HDD drill with rod lift

Trenchless International — July 2010 Swiss producer of trenchless pipe and cable laying equipment TERRA AG has developed a manhole HDD drill with the capacity to undertake directional bores from manhole to manhole, as well as from manholes to nearby homes.

Drilling know-how comes down under

Trenchless International — July 2010 Leading international trenchless firms Vermeer, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products and Prime Horizontal joined forces in May to tour the Maxi HDD Rig Training Seminar along the east coast of Australia.

Gold medal for green pipeline

Trenchless International — July 2010 The construction of a gas pipeline to supply 2014 Winter Olympic Games venues is setting new standards for environmental management in Russia, with an innovative use of directional drilling and microtunnelling affording maximum protection for the Black Sea coastal ecosystem.

HDD drills Tunisian sands

Trenchless International — July 2010 Directional drilling is making inroads in Africa. In Tunisia, one of the country’s largest contractors has purchased a rig to lay pipe in the capital Tunis.

Conserving Caribbean coasts with HDD

Trenchless International — July 2010 The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago is using horizontal directional drilling to protect the shoreline in the construction of a new offshore gas pipeline.

The canon of drilling fluid

Trenchless International — July 2010 Frank Canon, guru of the industry and Baroid Industrial Drilling Products representative, recently found time to chat with Trenchless International about his experience in the industry and his vision for the future.

HDD make inroads into oil sands

Tue, 22 June 2010 US-based Alaska Pacific Energy Corporation (APEC) has recently acquired HDD firm Engineering Technology Inc (Entec).

Trenchless tenders up

Tue, 22 June 2010 Several US cities have recently advertised tenders for local engineering projects that will utilise trenchless techniques.

Looking after lagoons in Sri Lanka

Mon, 31 May 2010 Welding has been completed on a pipeline shore approach and lagoon crossing using horizontal directional drilling in Sri Lanka.

Communication below the highway

Fri, 28 May 2010 Directional drilling has been used to install a data cable in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany.

No-Dig goes north

Thu, 27 May 2010 Northern Ireland Water will shortly commence work on the installation of a new gravity sewer in the village of Toome, located on the northern bank of Lough Neagh.

No-Dig helps keeps Venice afloat

Tue, 18 May 2010 Trenchless Technology has been used to install a new pipeline in the iconic water city of Venice, designed to protect heritage buildings from the catastrophic effect of fires.

Drilling down Grand Avenue

Thu, 6 May 2010 The city council of Lindenhurst, Illinois, in the United States Midwest, will use horizontal directional drilling to install sections of a new water main.

Ditch Witch acquires Hammerhead

Fri, 30 April 2010 The Charles Machine Works, manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment, has recently acquired 100 per cent ownership of Hammerhead Trenchless Equipment.

HDD firms intersect

Thu, 29 April 2010 Two North American firms that specialise in horizontal directional drilling, Brotherton Pipeline and Direct Horizontal, have merged their equipment and workforce to form Brotherton-Direct.

HDD protects Black Sea coast

Thu, 15 April 2010 Horizontal directional drilling has been used by Gazprom to install sections of the Dzhubga – Lazarevskove – Sochi gas pipeline in Russia.

Caribbean beaches left untouched with HDD

Sun, 11 April 2010 The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago is using horizontal directional drilling in the construction of a new offshore gas pipeline.

NASA proposes HDD for wind power project

Sun, 11 April 2010 Horizontal directional drilling will be employed in a wind power project at the Wallops Flight Facility, eastern Virginia, according to an environmental assessment drafted by NASA.

US HDD company changes hands

Thu, 25 March 2010 Frontier Pipeline, a Minnesota-based horizontal directional drilling (HDD) company, has been acquired by Southeast Directional Drilling.

Peace River HDD intersect project

Trenchless International — April 2010 TransCanada Pipelines’ North Central Corridor Project presented an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of horizontal directional drilling in Canada. Near the town of Manning in northwestern Alberta a 42 inch natural gas pipeline had to cross the Peace River.

Record breaking crossing in South Carolina

Trenchless International — April 2010 The completion of another record breaking pipe installation in the US, this time at Parris Island, a marine training base in Beaufort, South Carolina, marks a series of successful and lengthy crossings of Fusible PVC pipe.

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