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Latest Job Reports
Reports indicate that Overland Pass Pipeline Company, LLC has
awarded contracts for its proposed Overland Pass Pipeline. It is
reported that contracts have been let to Sheehan Pipe Line
Construction - 146 miles of 14-inch pipeline from Opal, Wyoming
to Rawlins, Wyoming; Gregory & Cook Construction - 136 miles
of 16-inch pipeline from Rawlins, Wyoming to Laramie, Wyoming;
and 150 miles of 16-inch pipeline from Laramie, Wyoming to Fort
Morgan, Colorado would be constructed by Snelson Companies,
Inc. (40 miles) and Sterling Construction Company (110 miles).
It is anticipated that work will begin in mid-October 2007.
TG Mercer Consulting Services, Inc., ph (800)909-3345 has
begun work under a contract with Spectra Energy (formerly Duke
Energy) on the Southeast Supply Header. Mercer will unload and
rack 270 miles of 36 inch and 42 inch pipe for the natural gas
pipeline that will run from the Perryville Hub in northern Louisiana
to the Gulfstream Natural Gas System near Southern Mobile
County, Alabama. Pipe is arriving from CPW in Greece by ships to
Baton Rouge, LA and Mobile, AL., where it is being trucked to over
seven staging yards. See website for more information
www.tgmercer.com.

It is reported that contracts have been awarded for a proposed pro-
ject for CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission and Duke Energy
Gas Transmission. The proposed 270 mile Southeast Supply
Header project will bring natural gas supplies from the Perryville
Hub in northern Louisiana to interconnecting pipelines serving the
eastern U.S. and terminate at the Gulfstream Natural Gas System
near southern Mobile County, Alabama. The pipeline is expected to
be in service in the summer of 2008. It is reported that contracts
have been awarded to: Spread 1 - Willbros RPI, ph (281)449-3736
- approximately 100 miles of 36-inch pipeline from Delhi,
Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi. Spread 2 - M. G. Dyess, Inc., ph
(601)943-6663 - approximately 80 miles of 36-inch pipeline from
Jackson, Mississippi to Lucedale, Mississippi; and Spread 3-
Willbros RPI - approximately 90 miles of 36-inch pipeline from
Lucedale, MS to Coden, Alabama. Work is anticipated to begin in
the first part of November 2007.
Otis Eastern Service, Inc., ph (585)593-4760 was expected to get
underway with the 2007 portion of the Empire Connector Project
in mid to late September 2007. According to reports, the 2007 por-
tion consist of approximately 25 miles of 24-inch pipeline in Yates
and Schuyler, NY. Field office phone is (607)243-7945. The Empire
Connector Project consists of about 80 miles of 24-inch diameter
pipeline extending from its existing pipeline in Victor, New York, to
an interconnection with the Millennium Pipeline near Corning, New
York.
Right-of-Way Clearing & Maintenance, Inc., ph (724)836-2730
has been awarded a contract by Otis Eastern Services, Inc. to clear
approximately 400,000 feet of 24-inch pipeline for the Empire
Connector Pipeline Project in Ontario, Yates, Schuyler, Chemung
and Steuben Counties, New York. Superintendent is Neil E.
Kinneer. Work set to begin September 17, 2007.

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R. L. Coolsaet Construction Company, ph (734)946-9300 has
been awarded a contract by Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. to take-
up and relay approximately 4,500 feet of 30-inch pipeline in
Oakland County, Michigan. Superintendent is Jim Shepler. Work
set to begin September 18, 2007.
H. D. Griffin Co., (660)542-1516 has been awarded a contract by
Panhandle Eastern for the Lamine River Project in Scooper County,
Missouri. The job consists of 6,200 feet of take up of dual 18-inch
pipeline and retirement of river headers and valve settings and
replacing with 6,200 feet of 24-inch pipeline including a 1,400 feet
HDD (Intercon Construction) of Lamine River. Work got underway
in September and is expected to complete in mid to
late October 2007. Field office is Marshall Junction,
Missouri. Superintendent is Charles Rodenberg and
Office Manager is Jim Rens, cell ph (816)810-8150.
Chief Inspector is Bill Littrell with Gulf Interstate
Engineering. Project Manager is Joe Feira of
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline.
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pipeline for Energy Transfer in Texas. Work is underway.
Superintendent is Christ Strops.
Minnesota Limited Inc., ph (763)428-4444 was expected to get
underway with a contract for Minnesota Pipe Line Company in
early September 2007 installing approximately 154 miles of 24-
inch products pipeline in Minnesota (Minn-Can Project). Field
office phone is (320)685-8900.
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., ph (405)364-5433 has been awarded a
contract by Minnesota Pipe Line Company to install approx. 150
miles of 24-inch products pipeline in Sterns, Morrison, Todd,
Doyle & Lang, LLC
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may be the low bidder on the Gulfstream Phase III
Pipeline Project. The proposed project is a 34.3-mile Grinders
segment of 30-inch gas pipeline extending from
Gulfstream’s existing Station 712 in Martin County, Nationwide
Florida to a newly constructed Station 705 that would Sales & Rentals
connect to the proposed Florida Power & Light
Company 2,220 megawatt gas turbine West County Ph: (989) 435-9864
Energy Center in Palm Beach County, Florida. If per- Fax (989) 435-4311
mits are approved for construction, it is reported that 2520 Glidden Road
construction could begin possibly in January 2008. Beaverton, MI 48612

TG Mercer Consulting Services, Inc., ph (800)909-

3345 has also begun work under a contract with Mowers
Enterprise Products Partners L. P. on the Sherman
Extension project. Mercer will unload and rack 178
miles of 36 inch pipe originating near Morgan Mill, Nationwide
TX, southwest of Ft. Worth and extending through the Sales & Rentals
middle of the Barnet Shale development area to
Sherman, TX. The pipe is arriving from Welspun. See the complete line
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several contracts to install foam breakers as follows: Contact us at:
(1) by Sheeehan Pipe Line Construction on 60 miles info@langtool.com
of 42-inch pipeline for Gulf South Pipeline in
Louisiana. Work is underway. Superintendent is
Jimmy Smith. (2) by Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Rock
on 128 miles of 24-inch pipeline for Wyoming
Interstate in Utah. Work is underway. Superintendent Grinders
is Nickie Jordan. (3) by H. C. Price Co. on 106 miles
of 42-inch pipeline on the Rockies Express project in
Nebraska. Work is underway. Superintendent is Stuart
Teague. (4) by Barnard Pipe Line Construction on 56 Nationwide
miles of 24-inch pipeline for Questar Pipeline. Work Sales & Rentals
is underway. Superintendent is Alex Jordan. (5) by
Latex Construction on 102 miles of 42-inch pipeline
on the Rockies Express Project in Kansas. Work is
underway. Superintendent is A. W. Till. (6) by
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Latest Job Reports
Wadena, Hubbard and Clearwater Counties, Minnesota (Minn-Can
Project). Superintendent is Nick Walters. Work was set to get under-
way in September.
Universal Ensco, Inc., ph (713)977-7770 has been awarded the
inspection contract for the MinnCan Project. The MinnCan Project
route traverses approximately 304 miles of central Minnesota. The
Construction Manager is Waylan Dunn. Chief Inspectors for
Universal Ensco, Inc. are Lindy Wickstrom, Red Peebles, and Dale
McBride.
Reports indicate that Troy Construction, Inc., ph (281)437-8214
has been awarded a contract by Air Products and Chemicals to con-
struct 68 miles of 14-inch pipeline from Cedar Bayou, TX to Port,
Neches, TX. Work is set to begin 2008.
It is reported that Gregory & Cook Construction, Inc., ph
(713)780-7500 is the low bidder on the proposed Guardian
Expansion and Extension Project which includes approximately
106 miles of 12-inch through 30-inch natural gas pipeline from the
terminus of the existing Guardian Pipeline near Ixonia, Wisconsin,
to the Green Bay area. If approved for construction, a Spring 2008
construction start up is anticipated.
Rockford Corporation, ph (530)674-4000 is underway with miscel-
laneous work including road bores on a contract for Energy Transfer
which will consist of construction of 55 miles of 42-inch pipeline
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(from Groveton, TX to near Woodville, TX - Trinity, Polk and Tyler
Counties, Texas.) Mainline is anticipated to begin in November 2008.
Superintendent is John Merrick. Field office phone is (936)967-0949.
JEH Company, ph (817)306-3555 has been awarded a right-of-way
clearing contract by Rockford Corporation for approx. 55 miles of
42-inch pipeline related to this project. Superintendent is E. G.
Helzer. Clearing work got underway August 1, 2007.
Gulf South Pipeline got underway in late August with construction
of approximately 240 miles of 42-inch natural gas pipeline extending
easterly from DeSoto Parish, Louisiana to Simpson County,
Mississippi. Contractors include: Sheehan Pipeline Construction,
ph (918)747-3471 - approximately 60 miles of 42-inch pipeline from
Keatchie, Louisiana to west of Jonesboro, Louisiana. Field office
phone is (318)925-3223. Superintendent is Michael Fall. H. C. Price
Co., ph (972)858-8800 - approximately 58 miles of 42-inch in
Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita and Richland Parishes, Louisiana. Field
office phone is (318)323-1610. Superintendent is P. E. “Duck”
Brantley. Associated Pipe Line Contractors, ph (713)789-4311 -
approximately 57.15 miles of 42-inch beginning in Richland Parish,
Louisiana. Field office phone is (318)728-6011. Superintendent is
“Sonny” Weems.; and Gregory & Cook Construction, ph (713)780-
7500 - approximately 61 miles of 42-inch pipeline from Mound,
Louisiana to Raleigh, Mississippi ( Madison Parish, Louisiana and
Warren, Hinds, Copiah and Simpson Counties, Mississippi). Field
office phone is (601)326-3100. Superintendent is Doug Gregory,
Asst. Supt. is Terry McDaniel, Office Manager is F. H. Harrell,
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Admin. Asst. is Lynette Chee, Payroll Manager is Damion Spillman. imately 2 miles of 36-inch pipeline near Tallahasse, Florida; and (2)
Cleveland Inspection Services, ph (918)358-3527 has been awarded approx. 6 miles of 30-inch pipeline in Orlando, Florida.
the inspection contract for the project.
Kinder Morgan is expected to construct approximately 140 miles
Laney Directional Drilling Co., ph (281)540-6615 was expected of 36- and 42-inch pipeline from Cheniere to north of Eunice,
to get underway in mid to late September with a contract for Louisiana is the 1st quarter of 2008.
Gregory & Cook Construction, Inc./Spread 4 Gulf South
Mississippi Expansion Project to install six drills of approximately It is reported that Holly Energy Partners and Sinclair are expect-
16,612 feet of 42-inch pipeline in Warren, Hinds, Copiah and ed to place a job out for bids soon which will consist of construc-
Simpson Counties, Mississippi. Superintendent is Joe Harris. tion of 400 miles of 12-inch petroleum products pipeline from Salt
Lake City, UT to Las Vegas, Nevada. Work is tentatively scheduled
The Keystone Pipeline Project for Transcanada will be divided into for summer of 2008.
12 spreads. Spreads 1-5 are set to begin construction in
May 2008 with completion targeted for November,
2008. Spreads 6-9 are anticipated to begin construction
in May 2009 with completion targeted for November
2009. Spreads 10 - 12 are anticipated to begin con-
struction in April 2010 with a targeted completion of
November 2010. Breakdown of the spreads are as fol-
lows: 2008 Construction - Spread 1 - 130 miles of 30-
inch in North Dakota; Spread 2 - 133 miles of 30-inch
in North and South Dakota; Spread 3 - 140.2 miles of
30-inch in South Dakota; Spread 4 - 130 miles of 30-
inch in South Dakota and Nebraska; Spread 5 - 141
miles of 30-inch in Nebraska and Kansas 2009
Construction - Spread 6 - 105 miles of 30-inch in
Kansas and Missouri; Spread 7 - 105 miles of 30-inch
in Missouri; Spread 8 - 102 miles of 30-inch in
Missouri; Spread 9 - 40 miles of 30-inch and 54 miles
of 24-inch in Missouri and Illinois 2010 Construction -
Spread 10 - 116.5 miles of 36-inch in Nebraska and
Kansas; Spread 11 - 118 miles of 36-inch in Kansas and
Oklahoma; and Spread 12 - 58.1 miles of 36-inch in
Oklahoma. According to reports, work on the 2009 and
2010 portion has been awarded to a group of contrac-
tors - Sheehan Pipe Line Construction, H. C. Price Co.,
and Gregory & Cook Construction. Universal Ensco,
Inc., ph (713)977-7770 has been awarded the engineer-
ing and inspection for the project. Reports indicate that
bids are still being evaulated for the 2008 work.

Willbros, ph (713)403-8000 has been awarded an

installation contract for the construction of three seg-
ments of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline by
Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, a joint venture
between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Energy
Transfer Partners. The three segments will traverse
Oklahoma and Texas and are comprised of approxi-
mately 257 miles of 42-inch pipeline. The projected
start date for the project is third quarter 2008.

Rockford Corporation, ph ((503)647-0224 has been

awarded a job for Transwestern which will consist of
construction of 122 miles of 36-inch pipeline in
Arizona. The job is expected to begin construction in
April of 2008.

Reports indicate that Florida Gas is evaluating bids

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After cleaning, 42” O.D. pipe is loaded for shipment to a client’s job site.
Alpha Pipe’s mobile team goes -
wherever you need them, when you need them

marks the 10-year anniversary of Alpha Pipe Alpha Pipe Company has become a
Company. Co-owners Carl Hylton and Jim Roeder leader in both the supply of pipe and asset
founded Alpha Pipe Company in 1997 with a pri- recovery, with a proven track record of
mary business focus of nationwide distribution of excellence, supplying services to some of
large O.D. new, surplus and used line pipe. Together, they have combined expe- the largest companies in the industry
rience of over 60 years in the pipe and pipeline industry. Alpha Pipe Company's including:
corporate headquarters is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, with stocking loca-
tions strategically located in Houston TX, Baton Rouge LA, Phoenix AZ, Saint • Algonquin Gas Transmission
Louis MO and Lexington KY. Recently, Alpha Pipe forged relationships with • Bechtel Corporation
new manufacturers to offer expanded services to their customers including • ConocoPhillips
sales of HDPE and PVC pipe. • Dominion Transmission
• Duke Energy
• Florida Gas Transmission

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 Top - Jim Roeder -- co-owner of Alpha Pipe Company, Inc. - at Alpha Pipe’s corporate headquarters in Saint Louis, Missouri
Left - Alpha Pipe also provides mill-direct shipments
Below - Pipe arriving at Alpha Pipe’s railroad transloading facility in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Gregory & Cook Construction
• Henkels & McCoy Inc.
• Louisiana Interstate
• Michels Corporation
• Rogers & Phillips
• Sheehan Pipe Line Construction
• Sunland Construction
• U.S. Pipeline
• W.E. Energy
Over the years Alpha Pipe Company
has purchased hundreds of miles of new,
surplus and used line pipe from the asset
recovery divisions of the natural gas and
pipeline industry. Working together with
these companies gives their clients the
competitive advantage when bidding pro-
jects involving the laying and or take-up of
pipelines. Over the years,
Alpha Pipe has achieved a rep-
utation for honesty, reliability
and getting the job done right
the first time. Jim and Carl take
a hands-on approach, sharing
their expertise to provide inno-
vative solutions to unique situa-
tions, and invariably one of
them will be on site to ensure
direct access when and if
required.
Their services also
include the removal of pipe from the ROW
or staging areas, loading, unloading, abate-
ment and site restorations. Once the pipe has
been taken up, it is prepared for resale by
removing old coatings, straightening, cutting
and beveling. The resulting material is then
sold for numerous uses - such as sign poles,
piling, dredging and bridge building -
throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and
South America. Much of the pipe is recy-
cled back into the pipeline industry for
temporary lines, bore casing, culverts and
flume.
Alpha Pipe Company has a dedicated
sales and support team. They enjoy a great
working atmosphere and it shows in every-
thing they do. Sometimes you hear stories
of good jobs gone bad because of untimely
delivery - Alpha Pipe is the one to call
when that happens. They are dedicated to
providing top notch service and on-time
delivery to their customers in this ever-
changing market.
Alpha Pipe Company has always been
and will always remain committed to their
customers and they strive to maintain their
customer relationships. The vast experi-
ence from the many projects they have
completed, combined with savvy market
knowledge and nationwide sales distribu-
tion, has made Alpha Pipe Company a
valuable partner in this very competitive
industry.
Just as they strive to maintain their cus-
tomer relationships, Alpha Pipe Company
strives to maintain that dynamic working
relationship among their sales and support
team. Carl and Jim forged their partnership
while working together at another compa-
ny, and had firm beliefs regarding how a
successful organization should be run - and
that begins with the treatment of their
employees. Jim and Carl think of their
employees as family. And in fact, some are.
Four years ago, Jim brought in his step-
daughter, Leslie Buxton, to begin learning
more about the administration of the com-
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pany, and began training her in the sales field. She is now one of the top
sales representatives at Alpha Pipe Company, and looks forward to build-
ing her client base over the next ten years. Leslie spearheaded the move-
ment to expand Alpha Pipe's product line to include the HDPE and PVC
pipe sales.
Carl began training his son, Kyle, back in 2005. Kyle has traveled to
many job sites with Carl over the past two years, gaining invaluable
knowledge from his father in a hands-on working environment. Kyle cur-
rently attends the University of Missouri-Columbia. During his summer
breaks, while not in the field with his father, he works in the office mak-
ing sales contacts.
When they need temporary help on special projects or to fill in for the
support team during vacations, Jim and Carl look to family to fill the posi-
tions. In addition, Sandra Roeder, Jim's wife, has worked at Alpha Pipe

ALPHA PIPE COMPANY part-time for the past year as a receptionist.

And some employees just feel like family. Signing on Steve Olson as
Baton Rouge, LA Houston, TX St. Louis, MO part of their sales team in 2001 was a major coup for Alpha Pipe
Company. Steve brought over 30 years of experience with him to the orga-
NEW AND USED PIPE FROM 1" TO 120" nization. He has become a favored advisor to Jim and Carl, as well as a

ONE CALL GETS IT ALL!
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mentor to Leslie. Steve’s customers know that they can count on his
knowledge of the industry to provide them with the best deals on the pipe
they require, delivered in a timely manner.
Cindy Wooten joined Alpha Pipe Company’s family at the beginning
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of 2005. She was originally brought in to fill a void in the accounting
department, but now manages the office. She has brought innovative ideas
with her and pushed Alpha Pipe to the next level by advocating the latest
technology, streamlined sales and accounting procedures, and new pro-
motional ideas.
These changes have helped Jim and Carl and the rest of the sales team
to focus on what they do best - sell pipe! This led to a record sales year in
2006, and a greatly expanded client base consisting of satisfied customers
who received their pipe when needed at great savings. Looking forward,
Jim and Carl intend to continue this growth into the future, While main-
taining the excellent level of quality, pricing and service available to the
customers of Alpha Pipe Company.

Carl Hylton -- co-owner of Alpha Pipe Company, Inc. -- oversees pipe straightening at a
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Proposed Projects and Updates
UPDATE! Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP has received a Notice
of Schedule of Environmental Review from the FERC for the pro-
posed Gulf Crossing Pipeline Project. Issuance of the Notice of
Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is
scheduled for November 2, 2007. Issuance of the Notice of
Availability of Final EIS is scheduled for March 28, 2008 with the 90-
Day Federal Agency Action/Decision Target set for June 26, 2008.
Boardwalk, through its subsidiary Gulf Crossing, proposes to con-
struct, own and operate approximately 351 miles of new 42-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline, four new compressor
stations, four new metering and regulating stations and associated
facilities in Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Franklin, Titus,
Morris, and Cass Counties, Texas; Bryan County, Oklahoma; and
Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Ouchida,
Morehouse, Richland, and Madison Parishes, Louisiana. In addi-
tion, as part of the Gulf Crossing Project, Boardwalk, through its
subsidiary Gulf South, proposes to construct, own and operate a
4.5-mile-long 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop (Loop A) in Madison
Parish, Louisiana; and an 11.2-mile-long 42-inch-diameter pipeline
loop (Loop B) in Hinds, Copiah, and Simpson Counties, Mississippi;
as well as installing an additional 30,000 horsepower of compres-
sion at the proposed Harrisville Compressor Station. The Gulf
Crossing Pipeline Project will originate at a new interconnect with
Sherman Express Pipeline Partners, LLC near Sherman, Texas and
proceed to an interconnect with Fmogex Inc. near Bennington,
Oklahoma, then continue southeasterly to an interconnect with
Crosstex North Texas Pipeline, LP near NGPL's Station 802, and to
the Perryville Hub, near Delhi, Louisiana. From Perryville, the
pipeline will proceed downstream utilizing a capacity lease (approx-
imately 202 miles) with Gulf South to an interconnect with Transco
at its Station 85. In addition, the pipeline will have an upstream
capacity lease with Enogex, Inc. The project will consist of approxi-
mately 235 miles of collocated pipeline, which will be adjacent to for-
eign pipelines and Gulf South's existing pipeline system. The
remaining approximately 100 miles of pipeline will not be collocated
with other energy corridors. The new pipeline's four compressor
stations will be located potentially near Sherman and Paris, Texas in
northwest Louisiana, and near Delhi, Louisiana.
operate and one would be a back-up, to re-gasify the LNG and pro-
vide natural gas through a metering station to the inlet valve of the
sendout pipeline; utilities, including a 1.5-mile-long 115-kilovolt
power line and switchyard, and an 800-kilowatt emergency diesel-
fueled generator; support buildings, including a warehouse/adminis-
trative building, control building, switch rooms, compressor building,
and gatehouse/security building; and a fire protection and detection
system, including a firewater pumphouse, and security system
including fencing. The natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by
NorthernStar Energy LLC addressed in the draft EIS include: a 36.3-
mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel sendout
pipeline consisting of approximately 18.9 miles of 36-inch diameter
pipeline in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon and 17.4 miles
of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Columbia County, Oregon and
Cowlitz County, Washington; five meter stations, including at the
LNG terminal, the Georgia-Pacific Wauna paper mill delivery point,
the interconnection with the Northwest Natural Gas Company
intrastate pipeline system, the Portland General Electric Company
Beaver Power Plant delivery point, and interconnection with
Williams Northwest Pipeline Company interstate pipeline system;
and at least five mainline block valves, two pig launchers, and two
pig receivers.
UPDATE! Calhoun LNG, L.P., Point Comfort Pipeline Company,
L.P - The staff of the FERC has prepared a favorable Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Calhoun
LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project to be located in Calhoun and
Jackson Counties, Texas. The general purpose of the proposed pro-
ject is to import, store, and vaporize on average about 1.0 billion
cubic feet per day (bcfd) of LNG to provide a competitive supply of

UPDATE! Bradwood Landing LLC and NorthernStar Energy

LLC - The staff of the FERC has prepared a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import ter-
minal. The LNG import terminal would be located at Bradwood,
about 38 miles up the Columbia River from its mouth, in Clatsop
County, Oregon, and the sendout pipeline would be located in
Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz County,
Washington. The Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal would
have a peak sendout capacity of about 1.3 billion cubic feet per day
(bcfd) of natural gas. The project would consist of: a dredged LNG
ship maneuvering area off of the Columbia River navigation chan-
nel; a single ship berth capable of receiving LNG ships with cargo
capacities ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m\3\); a
set of four 16-inch-diameter LNG unloading arms, including two liq-
uid unloading arms, one hybrid arm, and a vapor return arm on the
jetty, and a 1,240-foot-long, 32-inch-diameter cryogenic LNG trans-
fer pipeline and 6-inch-diameter LNG recirculation pipeline extend-
ing from the berth to the LNG storage tanks; two insulated LNG stor-
age tanks, each with a useable volume of over 1 million barrels, or
160,000 m\3\; a vapor management system to handle the boil-off
gas (BOG) that occurs during the unloading process, including
vapor return blowers and knockout drum on the jetty, vapor handling
pipework, two BOG compressors, and a BOG condenser; an LNG
sendout system, consisting of six submerged in-tank LNG discharge
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natural gas to local industrial customers and to deliver natural gas
into existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. The Final
EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts from the con-
struction and operation of the following facilities: a new marine ter-
minal on the southeastern shore of Lavaca Bay, south of Point
Comfort, in Calhoun County, Texas that could accommodate about
120 LNG vessels per year; two full containment LNG storage tanks
each with a nominal working volume of approximately 160,000 m3
(1,006,000 barrels equivalent); associated LNG vaporization and
processing equipment; an approximately 27.1-mile-long, 36-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline extending northward from the LNG
terminal to natural gas pipeline interconnects southwest of Edna,
Texas; a 0.25-mile-long, 8-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline lateral
extending from the proposed pipeline to a meter station servicing
the Formosa Hydrocarbons Company (Formosa Lateral); a 0.25-
mile-long, 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline lateral extending
from the proposed pipeline to a meter station servicing the
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation (Transco Lateral); ten
delivery points/interconnects; and associated pipeline facilities
including pig launcher and receiver facilities and three mainline
valves. Dependent upon Commission approval, Calhoun Point
Comfort anticipates it would complete construction and begin oper-
ating the proposed project in 2010.
NEW! CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company (CEGT)
has filed a prior notice request with the FERC that the company is
planning to construct a new compressor station on CEGT's Line AC
located near the city of Cove in Polk Cotmty, Arkansas. The new
compressor station will consist of a Solar Mars 100/C652 Turbine
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equipment. CEGT's total construction costs are estimated to be
$26,257.504.
NEW! Chevron Keystone Gas Storage, LLC ("Keystone"), a whol-
ly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, recently held a non-bind-
ing open season for 3 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of available capacity at
its natural gas storage facility located near Kermit, Texas. The open
season closed on Sept. 14, 2007. Keystone's current working gas
capacity is 5 Bcf, with withdrawal capability of 400 million cubic feet
per day (mmcf/d) and injection capability of 160 mmcf/d. The expan-
sion is expected to increase working gas capacity to 8 Bcf and injec-
tion capability to 200 mmcf/d. Located in the Permian Basin produc-
tion region, Keystone is a high deliverability salt cavern natural gas
storage facility that connects to the El Paso Natural Gas,
Transwestern Gas Company and Northern Natural Gas Company
pipelines. These connections allow Keystone to serve customers and
consumers in Texas as well as the Midwestern and Western interstate
regions. Keystone has been in service since September 2002.
UPDATE! Colorado Interstate Gas - The FERC staff has pre-
pared a favorable Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
Colorado Interstate Gas Company’s (CIG) High Plains Expansion
Project. The project includes expansion of CIG’s existing pipeline
system by the construction and operation of about 163.7 miles of
24- and 30-inch-diameter pipeline, in four separate pipeline seg-
ments, and associated above ground facilities in Weld, Adams, and
Morgan Counties, Colorado. Specifically, the project includes: Line
250A: 64.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline and 20.3 miles of 24-
inch-diameter pipeline that would extend from CIG's existing
Cheyenne Compressor Station to an interconnect point on the pro-
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posed Line 251A in northeast Adams County; Line 251A: 57.9 miles
of 24-inch-diameter pipeline between CIG's existing Watkins and
Fort Morgan Compressor Stations; Line 252A: 14.9 miles of 30-
inch-diameter pipeline extending westward from a point on the pro-
posed Line 250A about one mile north of the existing Hudson Power
Plant in the Town of Hudson, Colorado, to a new interconnect with
Public Service Company of Colorado's existing Tri-Town facilities in
Weld County, Colorado; Line 253A: 6.1 miles of 24-inch-diameter
pipeline extending westward from the Watkins Compressor Station
to CIG's existing East Denver measurement facility in Adams
County, Colorado; ten new meter stations and 19 new block valves;
and twelve pig launcher/receivers. The entire project would be
capable of transporting about 899,000 dekatherms of gas per day.
CIG proposes to begin construction in January 2008. It would put
each pipeline segment into service as it is completed, and the entire
project would be in service by October 2008.
UPDATE! The FERC has issued a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review for Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’s
proposed Eastern Market Expansion Project (EME) to be located in
Ohio, West Virginia, and Virginia. The Notice states that the
Environmental Review is scheduled for October 1, 2007 with a
Federal Authorization Action/Decision Deadline scheduled for
December 30, 2007. Columbia’s planned Eastern Market Expansion
Project consists of: (a) expanding the existing Crawford Storage Field
in Fairfield and Hocking Counties, Ohio; (b) expanding the existing
Coco A and C Storage Fields in Kanawha County, West Virginia; (c)
installing a total of 35,091 horsepower and upgrades at four existing
compressor stations in West Virginia; and (d) constructing three
sections of 26- to 36-inch diameter pipeline looping totaling 15.26
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miles in Clay and Randolph Counties, West Virginia, and Warren,
Clarke, and Fauquier Counties, Virginia. When completed, the facil-
ities will allow Columbia to provide up to 97,050 Dth per day of firm
storage service. Tentative in-service date for the project is April 1,
2009 in-service date.
NEW! Crosstex Energy, L.P. announced it will construct a 29-mile
natural gas pipeline in north Johnson County, Texas, to provide
greater takeaway capacity to natural gas producers in the Barnett
Shale formation. Total capital costs are estimated to be approxi-
mately $80 million. The ultimate capacity of the low-pressure and
high-pressure gathering system will be approximately 400 million
cubic feet of gas per day (MMcf/d) when all phases of pipeline con-
struction are completed, which is planned for the second quarter of
2008. Initially, the pipeline will transport approximately 80 MMcf/d,
and is scheduled to begin deliveries in the third quarter of 2007. Full
capacity utilization is expected by 2009. Crosstex has secured com-
mitments from numerous gas producers to move gas through the
new pipeline. Some of the commitments are from major exploration
and production companies that operate in the Barnett Shale, includ-
ing Chesapeake Energy, the anchor shipper. The north Johnson
County pipeline project will include 20-inch and 24-inch pipeline and
three compressor stations totaling 36,000 horsepower.
UPDATE! Dominion Transmission, Inc. - The staff of the FERC
will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) that will discuss the
environmental impacts of the Storage Factory Project, involving
construction and operation of facilities by Dominion Transmission,
Inc. in Clinton, Elk, and Tioga Counties, Pennsylvania. The Storage
Factory Project would involve the leaching of two salt caverns and
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placing the first cavern in service by 2014. The project consists of
constructing leaching/pumping facilities, a brine processing facility,
water and brine pipelines, and a new compressor station for gas stor-
age injection/withdrawal purposes in Tioga County. Dominion is also
proposing on-system enhancements to other existing facilities in
Pennsylvania, including piping upgrades to the Sabinsville Storage
Pool. Proposed modifications to transmission related facilities include
additional compression at Dominion’s existing Ardell Station (approx-
imately 4,000 horsepower located in Elk County, Pennsylvania) and
approximately 7.5 miles of new 30-inch diameter pipeline looping in
Clinton County. The Storage Factory Project is in the preliminary
design state. Dominion anticipates filing an application with the FERC
in March 2008 and to seek the Commission’s approval in time for
Dominion to begin construction by March 2009, with a proposed in-
service date of January 2014. The Storage Factory Project is in the
preliminary planning stage. The precise facility design, pipeline route,
rights-of-way, and other details have not yet been finalized.
UPDATE! Enstor Houston Hub Storage and Transportation,
L.P. has received a Notice of Scheduled Environmental Review for
the proposed Houston Hub Project. The staff of the FERC is
preparing an Environmental Assessment that will discuss the envi-
ronmental impacts of the Houston Hub Project involving construc-
tion and operation of a new salt dome cavern gas storage project
and pipelines by Enstor Houston Hub Storage and Transportation,
L.P. at the North Dayton Salt Dome in Liberty County, Texas. Enstor
is proposing to construct four solution-mined caverns with an initial
total storage capacity of 16 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas,
supported by 8.7 Bcf of pad gas. Upon completion of solution min-
ing, the caverns would be taken out of service one at a time for addi-
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tional solution mining to increase the capacity of each of the four
storage caverns by 7.5 Bcf for a total volume of 30 Bcf of working
gas and 16.3 Bcf of pad gas. The project would be capable of inject-
ing about 600 MMcf per day and provide a nominal withdrawal of 1
Bcf per day. Enstor seeks authority to construct four solution-mined
gas storage salt caverns; five brine disposal wells and associated 20-
inch-diameter brine disposal pipeline; five raw water wells and associ-
ated 20-inch-diameter raw water pipeline; a 31,600 horse-power com-
pressor station; two interconnects and meter stations; 2.3 miles of dual
24-inch-diameter pipeline; and ancillary facilities including dehydration
equipment, pressure reducing station, withdrawal separator with slug
catcher. The issuance of the Environmental Assessment from the
FERC is expected December 6, 2007. The 90-Day Federal Agency
Action/Decision Target is expected March 7, 2007.
UPDATE! Empire State Pipeline and Empire Pipeline, Inc. have
filed a Notice to Proceed with Construction of the 2007 portion of the
Empire Connector Project. In the filing, Empire stated certain por-
tions of its certificated pipeline facilities that it would need to construct
in 2007, beginning on September 17th, in order to complete its pro-
ject by November 1, 2008. Empire requested authorization to utilize
four pipeyard locations on August 28, 2007. Empire is now seeking
FERC authorization to proceed with construction of the Keuka Outlet
HDD crossing in Yates, NY, and cathodic protection installations. In
addition, Empire seeks authorization to proceed with the bored cross-
ing of the New York Thruway in Ontario, NY, the HDD crossing of the
Canandaigua Outlet in Ontario, NY and the crossing of Shequaga
Creek. Also included in the proposed 2007 work is approximately 24
miles of pipeline in Yates and Schuyler, NY. Otis Eastern Service, Inc.
has been selected as the pipeline contractor.
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UPDATE! Golden Triangle Storage, Inc. has received a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment from the FERC for
the proposed Golden Triangle Storage Project to be located near
Beaumont in Jefferson and Orange Counties, Texas. The Golden
Triangle Storage Project would consist of developing two 8.0-billion-
cubic-feet storage caverns; two parallel 7.45-mile-long, 24-inch
diameter pipelines; 1.45 miles of additional 24-inch-diameter
pipeline; six associated meter stations; a 14,205 horsepower com-
pressor station; up to five brine disposal wells; a brine disposal
pipeline; a freshwater pipeline; and other appurtenant facilities.
Golden Triangle says that the facilities will ultimately provide an esti-
mated 16 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of high deliverability, multicycle
working storage capacity in two stages of development. In the first
stage, Golden Triangle will solution mine each of the storage cav-
erns to a volume of 8.2 million barrels for a working storage capac-
ity or about 6 Bcf per cavern, and then place the caverns in com-
mercial service, the first in late 2010 and the second in early 2013.
In the second stage, through use of a partial cavern refilling solution
mining technique, Golden Triangle proposes to gradually enlarge
each of the caverns over a 10-12 year period to a potential maxi-
mum volume of up to 12.5 million barrels for a working storage
capacity of 8 Bcf per cavern (16 Bcf in total). More about the project
can be reviewed at the Golden Triangle Storage Web site at
www.goldentrianglestorage-texas.com or www.gts-texas.com.
UPDATE! Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP - The FERC staff
has prepared a favorable Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the proposed Southeast Expansion Project. The pro-
posed project would include the construction and operation of
approximately 111 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline,
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the construction of three new compressor stations, and the con-
struction of ancillary pipeline facilities including meter and regulation
facilities, main line valves, and pigging facilities. These proposed
facilities would be constructed and operated in Eastern Louisiana,
Central Mississippi and Western Alabama, specifically: Richland
Parish, Louisiana; Simpson, Smith, Jasper, and Clarke Counties,
Mississippi; and Choctaw County, Alabama. Gulf South proposes to
have the project constructed and operational by June 2008.
UPDATE! Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. and Pacific
Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P. have each filed an application with
the FERC seeking approval to construct a liquefied natural gas
(LNG) import terminal (Jordan Cove LNG) and an interstate natural
gas transmission system (Pacific Connector). Together, the Jordan
Cove LNG and Pacific Connector projects will help meet the grow-
ing needs for natural gas supplies in the Pacific Northwest, northern
California and northern Nevada. The Jordan Cove LNG project, to
be located in the International Port of Coos Bay, Oregon is a state-
of-the-art LNG import terminal that will provide a new competitive
source of clean-burning natural gas to meet the region's growing
energy demands. The facility will include a marine berth capable of
receiving LNG supplies from specially-designed marine vessels,
two full containment 160,000 cubic meter LNG tanks (3.2 billion
cubic feet per tank) for storage of the natural gas in liquid form,
regasification and send out capacity of 1 billion cubic feet of natural
gas per day, an integrated electric power plant, and a natural gas
liquids extraction facility to recover propane and butane to ensure
compliance with regional gas specifications. The Pacific Connector
project is a 230-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline designed to trans-
port up to 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Jordan
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Cove LNG terminal to markets in the region. The Pacific Connector
project includes interconnects to Williams’ Northwest Pipeline near
Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Avista Corporation's distribution system near
Shady Cove, Oregon, as well as Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
gas transmission system, Tuscarora Gas Transmission's system and
Gas Transmission Northwest's system, all located near Malin,
Oregon. Pacific Connector has entered into agreements with seven
customers who have requested 1.49 billion cubic feet of natural gas
capacity per day through the proposed pipeline. Upon finalization of
LNG supply commitments at the Jordan Cove LNG terminal, Pacific
Connector will allocate, if needed, the available 1 billion cubic feet of
pipeline capacity amongst seven customers. The two projects will pro-
vide more than 2,800 jobs at construction peak.
NEW! Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC has filed
an application with the FERC and has received a Notice of Intent to
Prepare and Environmental Assessment for the proposed Colorado
Lateral Expansion Project in Weld County, Colorado. The project
will consist of delivery meter stations and approximately 41.4 miles
of 12-inch pipeline facilities extending from Cheyenne to Greeley in
Weld County, Colorado. The facilities are proposed in order to pro-
vide incremental firm transportation service to Atmos Energy
Corporation. The total estimated cost for the proposed facilities is
$23,549,557.
UPDATE! LNG Development Company, LLC (d/b/a Oregon
LNG) and Oregon Pipeline Company have received a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment from the FERC for
the proposed Oregon LNG Terminal and Oregon Pipeline. The
facilities would be located in northern Oregon and consist of a liq-
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uefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Warrenton, Oregon, and
an associated 117-mile-long natural gas pipeline from the LNG
import terminal southeastward across Clatsop, Washington,
Yamhill, Marion, and Clackamas Counties, Oregon, to an intercon-
nection with the existing Williams Northwest Pipeline system near
Molalla, Oregon. Oregon LNG anticipates filing its formal application
no later than February 18, 2008 and will respectfully request that the
Commission issue an Order authorizing the siting, construction and
operation of the project no later than December 2008. Oregon LNG
anticipates filing its project Implementation Plan no later than
January 2009 and requesting authorization to commence construc-
tion by March 2009. Oregon LNG anticipates a construction sched-
ule of approximately 36 to 40 months.
UPDATE! Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC (MEP) has
received a Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement from the FERC for the proposed
Midcontinent Express Project. On June 25, 2007, MEP filed draft
resource reports that identified a modification to the project in
Richland and Madison Parishes, Louisiana, consisting of an approx-
imately 4.2-mile-long lateral pipeline (CenterPoint Lateral). MEP
proposes to construct, own and operate approximately 495 miles of
new 30-, 36-, and 42-inch diameter interstate natural gas transmis-
sion pipeline, a total of approximately 111,720 horsepower of com-
pression at one booster and four new mainline compressor stations,
and related appurtenant facilities located in portions of Oklahoma,
northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, central Mississippi, and
Alabama. The proposed pipeline route identified by MEPwould extend
from a receipt point with existing pipeline infrastructure near
Bennington in Bryan County, Oklahoma, to an interconnect with the
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existing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation system near Butler
in Choctaw County, Alabama. MEP proposes to place the first 40 miles of
30-inch diameter pipeline in service by October 31, 2008, with the
remainder of the pipeline constructed and operational by February 2009.

UPDATE! Overland Pass Pipeline Company LLC., a joint venture

company of ONEOK and Williams has received a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) from the FERC for the proposed Overland
Pass Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Project. The FEIS analyzes the
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UPDATE! Palomar Gas Transmission LLC, a newly formed joint ven- competitive salaries and a benefit package. For more information
ture of TransCanada Corporation and Northwest Natural Gas on us, please visit our website at www.jrjenergyservices.com
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pipeline that would serve growing markets in Oregon, the Pacific
Northwest, and the western U.S. If approved, the new transmission line Serving the needs of Production, Transmission,
is scheduled to begin service in late 2011. Palomar was formed by Storage and Distribution Companies nationwide
TransCanada and NW Natural to design, construct, and own the
Palomar pipeline. TransCanada and NW Natural are equal owners of
the joint venture. TransCanada’s Gas Transmission Northwest System
(GTN), headquartered in Portland, will operate the proposed pipeline.
The partners are seeking a federal certificate to build and operate a
pipeline extending approximately 220 miles from northwestern Oregon
to north-central Oregon. The Palomar pipeline will connect
TransCanada’s existing GTN System in central Oregon with NW
Natural’s distribution system near Molalla, Oregon, approximately 30
miles southeast of Portland. NW Natural’s utility operations has agreed
to contract for about 100 million cubic feet per day of capacity on the
36-inch-diameter pipeline. NorthernStar LLC, developer of the pro-
posed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, may
elect to take capacity on Palomar should the Bradwood Landing termi-
nal and the Palomar pipeline be constructed. The total cost of the pro-
ject is estimated to be between $600-700 million in current dollars if
both proposed sections are built.

NEW! PetroLogistics Natural Gas Storage, LLC, Houston, Texas,

has filed an application with the FERC seeking Certificates of Public
Convenience and Necessity to own, operate, construct, install, and
maintain a high deliverability natural gas salt dome storage cavern and
header pipeline at the Bayou Choctaw storage facility in Iberville Parish,
Louisiana.

NEW! Questar Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Questar Corp., and

an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. have entered into a
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be a header system that will be owned equally by the two companies.
The facilities would connect Enterprise’s natural gas processing com-
plex near Meeker, Colorado, with up to six interstate pipelines in the
Piceance Basin area, including Questar Pipeline. As initially designed,
the 30-inch hub pipeline would have the capacity to transport more than
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vices for natural gas producers, marketers and purchasers in the
area. The White River Hub pipeline would extend about 7 miles from
Questar Pipeline’s Greasewood, Colorado facilities to the nearby
Enterprise Meeker natural gas processing complex. In addition to
Questar Pipeline, the pipelines that are expected to be connected to
the White River Hub are the Rockies Express Pipeline, owned by
Kinder Morgan, Sempra and ConocoPhillips; Kinder Morgan’s
TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; El Paso’s Wyoming
Interstate Company and Colorado Interstate Gas Company; and the
Williams-owned Northwest Pipeline Corporation. This system would
allow shippers on these pipelines to access markets throughout the
country. Under the terms of the MOU, Questar Pipeline will construct
and operate the pipeline. Additionally, as foundation shippers,
Enterprise has committed to 1.5 Bcf/d of firm capacity on the pipeline
and Questar Pipeline has committed to 0.5 Bcf/d of firm capacity. An
open season offering for the remaining firm capacity will be held
immediately. Pending the results of the open season and regulatory
approvals, the proposed pipeline is expected to be constructed in the
summer of 2008 and be in service during the fall of 2008.
UPDATE! Steckman Ridge, L.P. - The staff of the FERC will pre-
pare an Environmental Assessment (EA) that will address the envi-
ronmental impacts of the Steckman Ridge Storage Project. The
Commission will use the EA in its decision-making process to deter-
mine whether or not to authorize the project. Steckman proposes to
convert a depleted natural gas production field into a multi-cycle nat-
ural gas storage facility located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
The proposed facility would have about 17.7 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
total capacity (up to 12 Bcf would be working capacity and 5.7 Bcf
would be base gas). The proposed project would include: removal
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and/or abandonment of existing production field piping and above-
ground equipment; conversion of 5 depleted production wells into
storage wells; drilling and development of 18 new storage wells and
construction of wellhead facilities; construction of a storage field
pipeline network and associated aboveground facilities including
launcher/receiver facilities and valve sites; and construction of one
9,000 horsepower compressor station, including a meter and regu-
lator station, common launcher and receiver facility, and other asso-
ciate appurtenances. The storage field piping network would include
the Trunk Line 91 (about 3.13 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline),
Trunk Line 90 (about 4.36 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline), and
23 well laterals totaling 3.6 miles of 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch
diameter pipeline. Steckman plans to file its certificate application in
November 2007 and anticipates receiving a Commission certificate
by April 2008.
UPDATE! Texas Eastern Transmission, LP - The staff of the
FERC will prepare an Environmental Assessment that will discuss
the environmental impacts of the Cedar Bayou Lateral Project.
Texas Eastern proposes to construct about 3.79 miles of 20-inch
diameter pipeline in Chambers County, TX to provide up to 360,000
dekatherms per day of firm lateral line service to the existing Cedar
Bayou Power Plant. Texas Eastern would also construct a metering
and regulating station and other ancillary facilities (i.e., a pig launch-
er, pig receiver, and several valves) as a part of its Cedar Bayou
Lateral Project. To ensure that these facilities are available by the
2008 summer cooling season, Texas Eastern is requesting that the
Commission issue a final certificate order by December 20, 2007.
UPDATE! Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company has received
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FERC approval to begin construction of the Tuscarora 2008
Expansion project, involving construction and operation of a com-
pressor station and appurtenances by Tuscarora Gas Transmission
Company. Tuscarora will construct a new natural gas-fired com-
pressor station referred to as the Likely Compressor Station which
would consist of a single 5,731 horsepower gas turbine compressor
package and appurtenances in Modoc County, California.
Tuscarora will also install isolation and side valves on its mainline
and a total of about 1,800 feet of suction and discharge pipeline to
connect the compressor station to the mainline. The proposed pro-
ject would permit the firm transportation of an additional 40,000
dekatherms per day of natural gas to markets in northern Nevada.
Specifically, the project would enable Sierra Pacific Power
Company to fuel its 514-megawatt Tracy Combined Cycle Power
Plant which is currently under construction.
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UPDATE! Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. announced that
Kinder Morgan Canada has begun construction on the approxi-
mately C$443 million Anchor Loop project, the second phase of
the Trans Mountain pipeline system expansion that will increase
capacity on Trans Mountain from about 260,000 to 300,000 barrels
per day (bpd). The project is expected to be completed in November
2008. Trans Mountain transports crude oil and refined products from
Edmonton, Alberta, to marketing terminals and refineries in British
Columbia and Washington state. Earlier this year Kinder Morgan
Canada commissioned 11 new pump stations which boosted capac-
ity on Trans Mountain from 225,000 to approximately 260,000 bpd.
The pipeline has been operating at capacity since then.
NEW! Pacific Trail Pipelines Limited Partnership (PTP)
announced the filing of an application for an Environmental
Assessment Certificate for the proposed Kitimat to Summit Lake
Pipeline Looping Project (KSL Project) with the British Columbia
Environmental Assessment Office (BCEAO). The KSL Project entails
the construction of approximately 462 kilometers of 36-inch diameter
pipeline and compression facilities as required to enable PTP to
accept delivery of up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of regasified lique-
fied natural gas (LNG) from a receiving terminal proposed by Kitimat
LNG Inc. The KSL Project will provide users of the terminal with
access to a diversity of gas markets across North America. The
Environmental Assessment Certificate application for the KSL Project
was prepared in accordance with the approved terms of reference
and Section 11 Order previously issued for the KSL Project by the
BCEAO. PTP is expecting a decision on the Environmental
Assessment Certificate for the KSL Project near the end of the first
quarter of 2008. PTP is a 50/50 partnership of Pacific Northern Gas
Ltd. and Galveston LNG Inc., the parent company of Kitimat LNG Inc.,
and was formed for the purpose of developing the KSL Project.
Kitimat LNG Inc. has received its provincial and federal permits and
certificates for the Terminal. The KSL Project and the Terminal, the
first of its kind to be located on the West Coast of Canada, are expect-
ed to commence operations in late 2010 subject to the satisfaction of
a number of conditions, including obtaining LNG supply for the
Terminal. PTP can give no assurances that these conditions will be
satisfied or that construction of the KSL Project will proceed. Further
information about the KSL Project is available on the web at
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Commission Approval of New, Expanded Natural Gas Facilities
Includes LNG, Storage, Pipeline Projects
On September 20, 2007, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission approved
four new or expanded natural gas facilities,
including a new liquefied natural gas termi-
nal (LNG) that will provide more than 2 bil-
lion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per day to
supply rising U.S. consumer demand.
The Commission granted authorization
for a new LNG terminal, pipeline and other
related facilities proposed by Calhoun LNG
at Port Lavaca in Calhoun County, Texas,
and approved the expansion of the existing
Elba Island LNG facility near Savannah,
Georgia.
The Commission also approved a new
natural gas pipeline proposed by Southeast
Supply Header LLC (SESH) that would pro-
vide service to customers in the southern
and eastern United States.
Finally, the Commission approved a
new salt dome natural gas storage facility
proposed by Tres Palacios Gas Storage,
LLC, and approved the project sponsors’
request to charge market-based rates.
“A robust energy infrastructure can pro-
vide reliability of supply at lower prices,”
Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher
said. “A weak infrastructure can result in
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higher prices, greater price volatility, lower
supply reliability, and less effective competi-
tion. Today, we take a series of actions to
strengthen our natural gas infrastructure.”
The Commission adopted FERC staff
recommendations to mitigate potential
adverse environmental, safety and security
concerns, and will impose several condi-
tions on the approved projects.
Summaries of the proposals follow.
Calhoun LNG L.P. and
Point Comfort Pipeline Company, L.P.
The Commission granted authority to
Calhoun LNG to construct and operate an
onshore LNG import terminal that will have
a send-out capacity of 1 Bcf per day.
The company's affiliate, Point Comfort
Pipeline, also is authorized to construct
and operate nearly 27.1 miles of new 36-
inch diameter pipeline to transport the 1 Bcf
of gas per day from the Calhoun LNG ter-
minal to local and interstate markets includ-
ing Formosa Hydrocarbons Company and
Formosa Plastics Company, four intrastate
pipelines and five interstate pipelines
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including Florida Gas Transmission
Company, Gulf South Pipeline Company,
L.P., Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp
and Tennessee Natural Gas Company. The
pipeline would end at a connection with
Tennessee Gas approximately three miles
southwest of the Town of Edna in Jackson
County, Texas.
The pipeline project is estimated to cost
$62.6 million. The Commission ordered the
Calhoun LNG and Port Comfort pipeline
projects to be completed and ready for ser-
vice within five years after its authorization
order.
Southern LNG, Inc., Elba Express
Company, L.L.C. and Southern Natural
Gas Company
The Commission authorized Southern
LNG to increase in two construction phases
the storage capacity of the Elba Island LNG
import terminal by 8.44 Bcf and increase its
vaporization capacity by 900 million cubic
feet (MMcf) of gas per day. The expanded
facilities will provide service to Shell NA
LNG LLC and BG LNG Services, LLV.
 Among the facilities in Phase A,
Southern LNG proposes to construct and
operate a new 200,000 cubic meter (1.25
million barrels) tank having a storage
capacity of 4.22 Bcf of LNG. The company
also seeks to modify the existing unloading
docks to accommodate larger LNG tankers
and to facilitate the simultaneous unloading
of two LNG ships. Southern LNG proposes
to have the Phase A facilities available for
service by June 1, 2010.
In Phase B, Southern LNG proposes to
construct an additional 200,000 cubic meter
tank (or 1.25 million barrels) with a storage
capacity of the remaining 4.22 Bcf of gas
per day and install submerged combustion
vaporizers with the capability of providing
firm send-out capacity of 495 MMcf per day.
Southern plans to place the Phase B facili-
ties in service by December 31, 2012. Both
Phase A and Phase B facilities will cost an
estimated $509.2 million.
The Commission also granted authority
to Elba Express to construct and operate a
new 36-inch diameter and 42-inch diameter
pipeline extending from Port Wentworth,
Georgia to interconnections with the inter-
state pipeline facilities of Transco in
Georgia and South Carolina.
Elba Express also is authorized to con-
struct and operate a new 10,000 horsepow-
er compressor station in Jenkins County,
Ga., to provide up to 1,175 MMcf per day of
firm transportation from the Elba Island
LNG terminal to interconnections to
Transco's pipeline system.
The Commission granted Southern
Natural authority to transfer to Elba Express
an undivided ownership interest of a volume
equal to 1, 175 MMcf per day in Southern’s
Twin 30s Pipeline facilities which extend from
the Elba Island LNG terminal to an intercon-
nection with Southern’s pipeline system in
Port Wentworth, Georgia.
The Commission conditionally autho-
rized Southern to acquire an additional
undivided interest in Elba Express' pro-
posed pipeline facilities from Port
Wentworth to Rincon, Georgia, equal to 500
MMcf per day. The authorization applies
only if Southern proceeds with its Phase III
Cypress Express Project and modifies the
proposal to reflect certain facility modifica-
tions required by the Commission's order.
If Southern decides not to proceed with
the Cypress Pipeline expansion project, the
Commission conditionally authorized
Southern to acquire an undivided owner-
ship interest in Elba Express' proposed
pipeline facilities that would extend from
Port Wentworth to Wrens, Georgia, equal to
55 MMcf per day.
Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH)
and Southern Natural Gas Company
The Commission granted authority to
SESH and Southern to construct and operate
269 miles of new 42-inch and 36-inch diame-
ter pipeline and related facilities that will
transport up to 1.114 Bcf of gas per day in
facilities that will begin at the Perryville Hub
near Delhi, La., continue through Mississippi
and terminate near Coden, Alabama.
The project will transport gas from
unconventional U.S. gas supplies including
Barnett Shale, Bossier Sands and Arkoma
and Fayetteville Shale, that will allow ser-
vice to customers throughout the
Southeast, Atlantic Coast and Northeastern
U.S. through pipeline interconnections with
nine natural gas companies. Customers
receiving gas through the proposed SESH
pipeline include Florida Power and Light,
Progress Energy Florida, EOG Resources,
Inc., and Tampa Electric Company.
The Commission ordered SESH and
Southern to complete the proposed facili-
ties within one year of the issuance of its
order.
Tres Palacios Gas Storage Project
The Commission granted Tres Palacios
authorization to construct and operate a

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new salt dome natural gas storage facility in
Matagorda County, Texas. The project will
be capable of storing approximately 54 Bcf
of gas, of which 36.4 Bcf will be used for
working gas and 17.95 Bcf will be used as
cushion gas.
The proposed facility will be designed to
allow cycling up to seven times per year,
with a peak injection rate of 1 Bcf per day
and a maximum withdrawal capability of 2.5
Bcf per day.
Tres Palacios also proposes to construct
and operate an estimated 40 miles of new
pipeline that would extend from the salt dome
storage facility to interconnections with Valero
Natural Gas Pipeline Company, Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company, Transco, Natural
Gas Pipeline Company of America, Gulf
South Pipeline Company, LP, Crosstex Gulf
Coast Transmission Ltd, Kinder Morgan Tejas
Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission
Company, Channel Pipeline Company and
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., Kinder
Morgan Texas Pipeline and Central Texas
Gathering System.
The Tres Palacios project also would
include the construction of a gas handling
facility and the installation of 10 gas-fired
compression units, each capable of gener-
ating 4,800 horsepower.
The Commission ordered the facilities to
be completed and available for service with-
in one year of the date of its order.
Vector Pipeline L.P. Announces Plans to
Further Expand Mainline System in 2009
On September 12, 2007, Vector Pipeline
L.P. announced that it will request permis-
sion from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) to expand its mainline
natural gas transmission pipeline for the
second time in two years.
“While wrapping up our 2007 expansion,
we were pleased to find robust interest in
additional expansion clearly reflected by
long-term agreements in our recent binding
Open Season,” said Vector Pipeline
President Craig R. Fishbeck. “This strong
market demand encouraged us to draft
plans to build one more compressor station
and expand the Vector Pipeline by approxi-
mately 100 MMcf/d, with a proposed in-ser-
vice date of Nov. 1, 2009. Adding another
station will bring our system from its 2007
expanded capacity of about 1.2 Bcf/d up to
1.3 Bcf/d in 2009. As market interest contin-
ues to grow in the future, Vector still has the
potential to increase capacity even further
using economical compression expansion.”
Preliminary engineering and environ-
mental work is underway at the site loca-
tion, Fishbeck said.
The Vector Pipeline – constructed in
2000 and currently expanding with two new
compressor stations – includes 348 miles of
mainline transmission between the Chicago
Hub and the storage complex at Dawn,
Ontario. Vector Pipeline L.P.’s system
begins in Joliet, Ill., and terminates at the
international border at St. Clair, Mich.,
where it interconnects with the Vector
Pipeline Limited Partnership system, which
provides service to the Dawn, Ontario, stor-
age facilities. The system has multiple inter-
connections, including Alliance, Northern
Border, Guardian, ANR, NIPSCO,
Crossroads, Consumers Energy, MichCon,
DTE Washington 10 Storage, Bluewater
Gas Storage and Union Gas. Three power
plants also are tied into the Vector system:
Crete Energy Ventures, Kinder Morgan-
Jackson and Greenfield Energy Centre.
Vector Pipeline L.P. is a joint venture
between Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. , with a
60 percent interest, and Detroit-based DTE
Energy Company, with a 40 percent interest.
Information about Vector is available on the
web at www.vector-pipeline.com.

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Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline TransCanada Receives NEB
Phase IV Construction Underway Approval to Construct and
Expansion to Bring Vital Supplies of Natural Gas to the Operate Keystone Oil Pipeline
Northeast U.S. and Maritime Provinces

Construction on the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. On September 21, 2007, TransCanada Corporation announced
(Maritimes) system is underway to: double the capacity of the exist- the National Energy Board (NEB) has approved an application by
ing natural gas pipeline; and allow for the delivery of significant new TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd. (Keystone) to construct
volumes of natural gas to growing markets in the Northeast U.S. and operate the Canadian portion of the Keystone Pipeline project,
and Maritimes Provinces. including converting a portion of the Canadian Mainline to crude oil
When the $320 million Phase IV Project is completed, the year- service from natural gas service. The NEB also approved the toll
round mainline design capacity of the Maritimes system will methodology and tariff for the Keystone Pipeline.
increase by approximately 400 million cubic feet per
day (Mmcf/d) to almost 800 Mmcf/d. Firm transporta-
tion capacity of 700 Mmcf/d will be held by Repsol
Energy North America, the subsidiary of Repsol YPF
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in the US marketplace.
"As construction progresses, Maritimes remains
on schedule to begin delivering critically needed nat-
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Maritimes will transport on its existing pipeline sys-
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structed in Saint John, New Brunswick. Canaport LNG
is a limited partnership of subsidiaries of Repsol YPF
and Irving Oil Limited. Repsol Energy Canada has
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“This approval is another major milestone for the Keystone
Pipeline project. We’ve made significant financial commitments with
suppliers, which will allow the project to proceed with construction in
early 2008 and meet an in-service date of fourth quarter 2009,” says
Hal Kvisle, TransCanada president and chief executive officer.
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The 3,456-kilometre (2,148-mile)
Keystone Pipeline will transport crude oil
from Hardisty, Alberta to U.S. Midwest
markets at Wood River and Patoka,
Illinois and to Cushing, Oklahoma. The
Canadian portion of the project involves
the conversion of approximately 864 kilo-
metres (537 miles) of existing Canadian
Mainline pipeline facilities from natural
gas to crude oil transmission service and
construction of approximately 373 kilo-
metres (232 miles) of pipeline, pump sta-
tions and terminal facilities at Hardisty,
Alberta. The U.S. portion of the project
includes construction of approximately
2,219 kilometres (1,379 miles) of pipeline
and pump stations.
The NEB approval relates to the initial
design of the project to deliver 435,000
barrels per day to Patoka and Wood
River. Subsequent to initial design,
Keystone held a successful Open
Season to expand the project to 590,000
barrels per day and extend its reach to Cushing. The Cushing deliv-
ery point is expected to be in service in late 2010. Keystone expects
to file an application with the NEB in the fourth quarter of 2007 for
approval to construct the expanded facilities. Applications for U.S.
regulatory approvals at federal and state levels are proceeding.
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Minncan Project
Gets Underway
Construction began in selected areas on the
MinnCan Project at the end of August. The
contractors selected to build the pipeline are
Henkel's & McCoy, Inc. (H&M) and Minnesota
Limited, Inc. H&M is a family-owned corpora-
tion, founded in 1923, with offices throughout
the U.S., including in Lakeville, Minnesota.
Minnesota Limited, which is headquartered in
Rogers, Minnesota, is a family-owned and
operated business since 1966 and is one of
the Midwest's largest contractors serving the
natural gas and petroleum industry.
The MinnCan Project route traverses approxi-
mately 304 miles of central Minnesota. The
northern portion of the route - more than 40 per-
cent of its total length - follows the existing
Minnesota Pipe Line Company system, which
begins in Clearbrook and extends south-south-
east to the Twin Cities. To avoid heavy commer-
cial and residential developments - as well as
other environmental impact areas - the route's
southern half is west and south of the Twin Cities
until the pipeline reaches the Flint Hills Resources
Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota, in Dakota
County. At that point, the route connects directly
to the Flint Hills Resources Refinery and through
existing pipeline facilities to the Marathon
Petroleum Company's St. Paul Park Refinery.
Submar Announces
New Management Team
Submar would like to announce the promo-
tions of the following Submar employees;
Thomas M. Angel to the position of
Executive Advisor to the Board, Kenneth
McAllister to the position of President, Ray
Moore to the position of Vice President of
Operations and Bobby Edwards to the
position of Vice President of Submar West.
Submar is the industry leader in pipeline pro-
tection and erosion control and has recently
experienced continued growth and premier
status in these markets. The restructure of
Submar's team reflects that continued growth
and stability in the company.
Thomas is an industry expert and has done
an innovative job with Submar's formation
and most recently has prepared the orga-
nization for substantial growth. Submar
would like to thank Thomas for the signifi-
cant contribution he's made in setting the
right tone, energy and structure at the com-
pany for almost twenty years.
Kenneth and his new Management Team
will be responsible for driving Submar to the
next level, building on the solid foundation
and momentum achieved by the Submar
team under Thomas's leadership. Kenneth is
an accomplished leader, with a proven track
record of managing multi-national compa-
nies in this industry. He brings a great mix of
leadership, inspiration, operational experi-
ence and passion for customer care.
Bobby is an extreme asset to the company
with his vast knowledge in the fields of
mechanically stabilized earth, soils engi-
neering and offsite development. Bobby is
known for his environmentally conscious
design solutions and the ability to deliver
those solutions in a timely and cost-effec-
tive manner that is customer quality and
service driven.
Ray has been paramount in bringing
Submar to a new level of diversification
with innovative erosion control methods
that were the first of their kind. Ray is
known for his sound judgment and client
driven site solutions. Ray is a Certified
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Remembering the Days of Pipeline History

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Gilcrease & Partners, LLC
A new company ... but familiar names
Greg Gilcrease, Craig Weaver and Mark Pickering are pleased
to announce the formation of Gilcrease & Partners, LLC, a land
and right of way acquisition company providing comprehensive
right of way services to private and public entities including but not
limited to oil & gas pipeline companies, utilities and railroads,
municipalities and departments of transportation.
With over 65 years of combined experience in right of way
acquisition, construction and sales & marketing to the right of way
acquisition industry, G & P is well qualified to handle all of your
land and right of way acquisition needs. This includes complete
project management and the ability to supplement your staff with
right of way professionals to meet your project requirements.
Services provided include route selection, title, due diligence,
curative, permitting, survey coordination, negotiation, acquisition,
damage settlement, database coordination, document preparation
and a variety of subcontracted services.
The Corporate office is located at:
1937 NE Loop 410, Suite 350, San Antonio, Texas 78217
Phone 210-824-0500 Fax 210-824-0499
• Greg Gilcrease, President, can be reached at:
gg@gilcreaseandpartners.com cell 918-760-1964
• Craig Weaver, V.P. Western Region, can be reached at
cw@gilcreaseandpartners.com cell 480-262-5295
• Mark Pickering, V.P. Operations,
Corporate Office, San Antonio, TX. can be reached at
mp@gilcreaseandpartners.com cell 210-601-6250
• Melissa Watkins, Staffing Manager, can be reached at
mw@gilcreaseandpartners.com ph. 210-824-0500
Please contact them to discuss your project needs.
Business Notes
Anthony says they’re currently working on plans to fit the ejec-
tors on compressors across TransCanada’s system and plan to
license the technology in order to market it widely to the gas trans-
mission industry. TransCanada has applied for its Canadian and
U.S. patent, and is in the process of applying for a European patent.
“This is yet another way TransCanada demonstrates its industry
leadership in technology development and application,” adds
Anthony. “The supersonic ejector is another company-supported
employee idea in technology innovation that helps improve the way
we do business.”
Research and development to eliminate engineered natural gas
leakage from pipeline compressors began in 2000 and crews com-
pleted the successful commercial testing of the unit on June 23,
2007 at the Clearwater station, near Calgary, Alberta.
For more information on the supersonic ejectors, contact Hasan
Imran at 403-920-7270 or Anthony Tse at 403-920-5698.
Hasan Imran
monitors the
pressure testing
on the
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Pipeline Safety Update by Joseph C. Caldwell, Caldwell & Associates (703)875-8775 www.caldwellandassociates.us
The Regulator and the
National Transportation
Safety Board
The National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) is an independent agency. The Board has authority to
investigate accidents, make safety studies, and make recommenda-
tions to prevent transportation accidents and promote transportation
safety. These activities were originally directed at the safety pro-
grams administrated by the regulatory agencies of the Department
of Transportation: Federal Aviation Administration, United States
Coast Guard, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railroad
Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
and Office of Pipeline Safety. The Coast Guard is now part of the
Homeland Security. These agencies do not like the Board’s inde-
pendent appraisal of their safety programs; their inherent dislike is
compounded by the legal requirement that the board make public
its accident investigation reports, safety studies, and recommenda-
tions. Predictably, the agencies are less than candid in their dealing
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Regulatory agencies in the Department of Transportation and
the Coast Guard should give the National Transportation Safety
Board complete access to all information which may be pertinent to
the Board’s functions.
Congress created the National Transportation Safety Board in
1967 to monitor the safety programs administered by the
Department of Transportation.
All of the Board’s authority was newly created in 1967, except
authority over aviation safety which was transferred from the Civil
Aeronautics Board. By continuing the authority over aviation safe-
ty, Congress reaffirmed the need for an independent entity to make
a continuing appraisal of the Federal Aviation Administration’s safe-
ty program. By creating equivalent authority over safety in other
modes of transportation, Congress recognized a similar need for
independent appraisal of their safety programs. Congress has amply
evidenced its concern and clearly stated the Board’s authority.
Regulatory agencies often tend to engage in treadmill activities,
to be preoccupied with procedures, to value conformity over inno-
vation. And the tendency usually increases with the size and age of
the agency. Fortunately, it is only a tendency and can be corrected
if the agency see the posture into which it is slumping.
Unfortunately, no man can look over his own shoulder and appraise
his own performance. The function of the Board is to look over the
agency’s shoulder, alerting the agency to the shortcomings of its
program and preventing the tendency from stifling the programs.
To perform this function, the Board must have access to all perti-
nent information within the regulatory agencies.
The Board has a mission and it will perform that mission - well
or ill, depending largely upon the kind and quality of information
available to it. While good information will not ensure good Board
performance, poor information will almost certainly lead to poor
performance, particularly ill-founded recommendations of other
government officials. This is especially true when the other gov-
ernment officials have been authorized by Congress to make rec-
ommendations. In their own self-interest, the regulatory agencies
should furnish the Board full information.
In recent years the pipeline safety program management has had
the tendency to accept the recommendations of the NTSB as more
of a directive than recommendations and takes a must do attitude to
carry out the recommendation. This could be for several reasons;
NTSB is correct in their evaluation and recommendation; OPS feels
politically obligated to carry out the recommendation or does not
have the will power or technical capability to refuse the recom-
mendation. If the OPS has good reason to justify the refusal of a
NTSB recommendation, they do not have to accept it.

Rick Cheves writes - Just finished reading the September issue
online since I am in Nigeria for Shell Petroleum Development
Corporation and mail is out of the question. As usual the magazine
is great and full of good work at home - looks like for the next few
years. I am looking after Saipem as they build several pipelines
coniciding with a gas plant being built to feed a new power plant.
It is a different scenario for me being on the client side as opposed
to the contractor side for so many years. I was saddened to hear of
the passing of two old friends in the September issue. Uncle Bud
Morgan who I worked with several times over the years but more
especially with him in Oman in the early 80s for three years with
Willbros. Scotty Reynolds will be missed as well. We last worked
together on the original Kern River Line in 91 at St. George, Utah
for Zachary. Scotty was a good friend and sure a good dozer hand
as he held me on a few hills out there while I was digging ditch on
Aubrey Garrett's spread. One fond memory of Scotty was when he,
his wife and I went to Vegas to see George Jones, Merle Haggard,
and Conway Twitty at Bally's. Got a kick out of the nicknames in
the magazine - I have one to submit to you. Bob “Boo Boo”
Shaunessy from Topeka Kansas - worked on several jobs overseas
with him. I am sure some of the old Willbros hands will remember
Boo Boo. My son Cody and daughter-in-law Cindy are up on the
Latex spread in Kansas working in the ROW. It is good to see so
much work and from what I can tell it should last more than a few
years and that is good as well.
Richard Wagner writes - Eugene Yaremko, who I first had the
good luck to work with back in 1971 on the Trans Alaska Pipeline
design and I are still keeping in touch. Since the Trans Alaska we
have worked on other projects and his company employed me in
Bangladesh for two years. For me life has often proved to be an
incorrigible practical joker: Back in 1972, one of those “jokes”
allowed me to be made Task Force Manager at Pipeline
Technologist, (PLT) by George Lipsett, VP (now lives in Calgary).
One day I had been shopping during lunch and when returning I had
a new “Plumber's Friend” sitting on my desk. Sort of sarcastically,
George asked what that “thing” was for, I replied: “Considering the
job you’ve just given me I’ll need it.” “My” Team of 80-85
WORKED 84 ++ hours a week. I consider them to be some of the
finest, hard working folks ever to walk this planet! We were the
only Design Team to meet Aleyska’s unreasonable deadlines and I
still don’t know how they did it!!! When we finished our assign-
ment, I hosted a huge Bar B-Q for them at my home that lasted 2
days. Memory fades but I remember serving about 120 pounds of
Bar B-Q, 20 pounds of ranch style beans, 20 loaves of home made
sour dough bread, about three gallons of potato salad with all of the
fixings, and a few spirits ..... I was the cook and enjoyed every sec-
ond getting it all ready. Our swimming pool was also a great attrac-
tion, especially as the party progressed. I still don’t know what hap-
pened when the back door leading to the pool exploded and 3 engi-
neers “fell” through it into the pool - the door went with them also.
My pipeline career has been great and the folks I’ve worked with
made it that way!! --- Eugene “Gene” Yaremko and I have been
discussing the interest in having a reunion with some of the people
we worked with on the Trans Alaska project. If you are interested
and would like to contact us, please send us an email at: Richard
Wagner - rawpe@worldnet.att.net or rawpe@sbcglobal.net
Heard On The Line
and/or Gene Yaremko - eyaremko@nhc-edm.com
Jo Gibbens writes - Wyoming is suppose to be the “toughest”
state, well I think they met their match. Just recently Joe Dean
Dickerson, Clyde T. Gibbens and Harold Maclain were on the
pipe gang on that 36” at Rock Springs, WY. Their comment was
“nuff said”. At this writing, they are back in Texas.
LaValley Industries is a new company running a new product
called “Deck Hand”. The Deck Hand is an excavator attachment
designed to handle large drill pipe with total control, safely and
efficiently for horizontal or directional drilling companies.
LaValley Industries has field tested its prototype successfully and
has now started production. “If you need a safe dependable hand
that never complains and is always on time for work you need
the Deck Hand!” For more information about LaValley Industries,
see their ad on page 6 of this issue or contact Jason LaValley at
(218)355-0515.
More interest in pipeliner nicknames - The nicknames have been
a hit. We have had several more called in to us by: Jim Strange -
Sore Toe Red, Joe Cordova, the “Eyeball Bender”, Stuttering Rip,
“Bronc” Philip, “One Arm” Manley, “Coonie” or “Frenchy”
Strange, “Bronc” Pearson, “Flatbed Red”, “Flip-Flop” Hill,
“Smooth” Wilson, “Turnip Green”, “Peavine”, “Skid Basket”,
“Skid Row Joe”, “Mose” Templeton, “Popeye” Wilcox, “Pork
Chop” Mays, “Ponytail”, “Catfish”, “Sweet Springs Red”,
“Sawbriar” Gilbert - from Preston “Wild Man” Parker - John
“Big Sexy” McCleese, from Maurice “Cantaloupe” Welch, he
and his father, Matthew “Watermelon” Welch”, from Walter
“Midnight” McKnight - “Shorty” Shivers, “Tudge”, “Shorty”
Collins, “Half Hour” Ernie Bowers, “Bucky” Price, “Pup Joint”
Finnity (Supt. for Welded), from Harold Gene Wells - “Well-
Rope” Chambliss (spreadman), Egg and Mamie McCoy (spread-
man and office manager for Anderson Brothers back in the 40’s and
50’s), “Barn” McCord (welder foreman for Anderson), “Majestic”
from Alabama, “Society Slim” from Chelsea, OK, “Rusty” and
“Tillie” Killingsworth, “Blondie” Aldridge, “Cherry” Smith,
“Smiley” Zimmerman, “Smokey” Wallace, “Sweetheart” Morgan,
“Carrot Top” Howell, “”Rip” VanWinkle, “Cicero” Williams,
“Duck” Brantley, “Ace” Holder, “Dynamite Monkey”, “Snuffy”
Smith, “Chief” Saddler, “Monk” Wells, “Bedias” Hoke, “Jokey”
Maggard, “Slick” Hanks, “Stump” Booker, “One Arm” Dillard,
“Pye” Watson, “Many Rod” Tillman, “Suitcase” Pennington, ... and
more to come next issue ..... Send us your nicknames!
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Heard On The Line
Paul’s wife, Brandy Kinsey,
recently sent in his photo along
with a welder’s prayer which she
Jean Wheatley, wife of Bill Wheatley recently sent in this photo.
This is Spread 4 of the Rockies Express Pipeline, Hastings,
Nebraska. The Contractor is Gregory and Cook. These men are
standing in front of the large chipper which clears the brush for the
ROW. They are as follows, L to R: Bill Wheatley, Assistant Chief
Inspector, James Linhart, Oiler, Joseph Scotece, Grinder
Operator, Mike Salie, Hoe Operator, Lester G. Foster, Clearing
Foreman, and Inspector, Andrew Bennett. They have all been
pipeliners for a long time.
Sharla Sherry of H., C. Price Co. recently sent us an email with a
photo from “Smokey” Mellott, an operator from Needmore, PA.
Smokey has been working with H. C. Price Co. in Overton, NE on
Spread 3 of Rockies Express West, but he recently contracted the
West Nile virus and had to go home. Smokey would enjoy hearing
from his friends. His address is 2064 Pleasant Ridge Road,
Needmore, PA 17238, ph (717)573-4227. We hope are you are feel-
ing better Smokey and thanks so much for sending us the photo.
Please see photo on page 26.
We know everyone receives odd and unbelievable emails - but we
recently received this one and it appears to be true and thought we
would pass it along. A couple living on a lake in Texas recently
looked out at the lake to see a ball bobbing around out in the water.
It was then that they realized it was actually a large catfish with a
ball stuck in his mouth. The fish was exhausted after trying to get
this ball out of his mouth and the couple was able to get close
enough to cut a slit in the ball with a knife and deflate the ball.
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Pictured to the right is
Paul Kinsey
of
Big Spring, Texas
has written
A WELDER'S PRAYER
Lord, as I start my day
Please bless and keep me safe I pray
Dear Lord give me strength in my hand
So I may complete my job the best I can
I pray that you give me courage while I create my spark
Let no harm come my way as I release my arc
Each day as I go and risk my life,
Lord I know you are with me
So I also ask Lord, please assure my wife
When my job takes me away from home
Watch over my family, protect them and keep them
where ever they roam
Rather my life is on the line welding on the pipeline
Or when the pressure is on for me to do a hot weld
Lay your hands on me so I will make it through everytime
No matter what size the pipe or how many tie ins
I thank you for opening your hands and stepping in
Outside we work and endure all types of weather
But the bond and friendships will last forever.
Thank you for the strength within
So I may get up and start all over again
You have blessed me with the qualities to fulfill my career
So, while in your path, I will not fear
Grant me courage to do my best
And at the day’s end, please help me rest
Thank you for the strength within
So I may get up and start all over again

Hosted by Nicki Austin
Hello ladies,
We are excited to have this column in the Hall of Fame News and
would like to thank Tina for the opportunity.
I was asked how and why we came up with Pipeline Grapevine.
Well it was born out of necessity. We were discussing the wonder-
ful new friends we were meeting, and how to keep in touch with
everyone. We realized that keeping in touch, especially when arriv-
ing in a new town was difficult. Thus, Pipeline Grapevine was born
as a way to communicate with all the pipeline ladies, no matter
what spread they were on, or what location they were in.
Some of the ladies who have visited our new web site at
http://pipelinegrapevine.bravehost.com/ have mentioned that they
have lost our web address. You can always check here at Hall of
Fame News, at http://www.pipelinejobs.com or you can make the
Grapevine a favorite on your web browser. Just click on the
favorites menu if you use Internet Explorer, or the bookmarks menu
if you use Mozilla/Firefox. We want to encourage all of you to take
a moment and be sure and find the message board section of the
website. We know that we all have a lot of information that we can
share and the message board will be a great place to start.
Pipeline ladies attending the recent Gregory and Cook Ladies lun-
cheon included: Cassy Hill, Cathy Feeler, Evelyn Cox, Diane
Calhoun, Michele Williams, Rose Sutherland, Sylvia Dial, Carolyn
Vanderwater, Becky Allen Ware, Mona Thielfoldt, Clydie Hinton,
Libby Perkins, Shirley Covington, Pam Gentry, Lori Knaub,
Brenda Maggard, Busta Chapman, Nicki Austin, Debbie Davis,
Cheryl Bendily, Janet Crain, Patti Christmas, Jo Calhoun, Misty
Gilbert, Tara Green, Sherry Jacks, Sonja Laffoon, Amanda Lee,
Carol Montgomery, Kim Taylor, Pat Trumbo, and Jean Wheatley.
Until next time, safe travels everyone!
Some of our Pipeline Ladies at Country Meadows in Hastings, NE.
Dear Friends,
For one weekend in October everyone at Gnu-Co., Inc. will walk
almost 40 miles with thousands of other men and women to help
find a cure for breast cancer and to help support those who are bat-
tling this disease. We will sleep in tents, take showers in trucks,
walk a marathon one day and a half marathon the next. We have
committed to the training and fundraising required to participate in
this life-changing event known as the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
The net proceeds from this event (and 7 other walks across the US)
will support non-profit breast cancer health programs, as well as
medical research, breast cancer medical treatment, and breast can-
cer support services.
Each walker commits to raising at least $1800. Maybe we're crazy
- but if this is what it takes to find a cure and to help our many
friends and family who are breast cancer survivors, we'll be there.
We are hoping you will make a tax-deductible donation to help us
meet our goal.
All you need to do:
• Respond to this letter by e-mailing us at
info@gnu-co.com and let us know how much
you would like to donate. You can also go
to www.gnu-co.com to the team walk link and
donate directly to a team member.
• We will then send out a self-addressed stamped
envelope and the donation coupons.
• You will fill out the coupon, write a check or
fill in credit card info and mail back to us.
• We will do the walking!!!!!!
Please help us to find a cure!!!!!
DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!!!!!!!!!!
In the time it has taken you to read his letter, another woman has
been diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States.
Please help us change the statistic.
The staff of Gnu-Co., Inc.
Will Walk For Boobs
Did you know ?????
In the early days of oil production, oil was often
transported in wooden whiskey barrels by horse and
wagon. Although this mode of oil transportation has long
since vanished, oil is still measured in barrels today
(one barrel is equal to 42 gallons).
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Deaths
Services for Orville Dean Doll, 70, were held September 5, 2007. Mr. Doll
was born January 25, 1937, in Yale, Oklahoma, to Carl and Gertie (Pettit)
Doll. He died Saturday, September 1, 2007, in Norman. He was a longtime
pipeline welder who traveled extensively in all of the United States and also
spent time in South America. Mr. Doll was a veteran of the United States
Army. He enjoyed playing Dominoes, horse breeding and racing, and joking
with his pipeline buddies. His exceptional work ethic was passed on to his
children. He never met a stranger. Mr. Doll is survived by his loving wife of
23 years, Betty; two brothers, Norbert Doll and Wayne Doll; sons, Terry Doll
and Alex Dodd; daughters, LaDeana Burell and Gail Johnson; ten grandchil-
dren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous extended family and friends.
Robert E. Romdall of Overland Park, KS passed away August 31, 2007 in
Appleton City, Missouri. Robert worked for Skelly Oil Co. for 10 years and
retired from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. after 25 years of service.
Pat McCaffrey, 67, of Lebanon, New Jersey, died September 15, 2007 from
inuries suffered in a pipeline construction accident near Sloatsburg, NY. He
was born in County Cavan, Ireland on March 3, 1940, a son of Patrick and
Margaret O’Donoghue McCaffrey. He came to the U.S. in 1949 and lived in
Flemington before moving to Clinton Township in 1975. He was employed as
a heavy equipment operator with Local 825 Operating Engineers in
Springfield. He was a union worker for the past 45 years and was an expert
sideboom operator. Mr. McCaffrey is survived by his wife, Darlene
McCaffrey; two sons, Shane and his wife, Michelle of Bangor, PA and Jared
of Clinton Township; two brothers, Phillip and his wife, Josephine of
Flemington and Joseph Patrick and his wife, Maureen, also of Flemington;
two sisters, Mary Perehinys and husband, Robert of Ringoes and Brigid
Pfenninger of Flemington; an uncle, Christy McCaffrey of Flemington; and
many nieces, nephews and several great-nieces and grand-nephews. Funeral
services were held in the Califon United Methodist Church. Burial followed
in Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial donations can be sent to the church,
Box 305, or the Califon Fire Company, Box 178, both Califon 07830 or to the
High Bridge Emergency Squad, Box 14, High Bridge, NJ 08829.
Services for Robert Eldridge Faircloth, 96, of Carthage, were held
September 4, 2007, at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Forest
Helton and the Rev. J.C. Henderson officiating. Interment was in Maple Grove
Cemetery in Rusk County. Born February 15, 1911, he was a World War II
Navy and Coast Guard veteran and a retired pipeline and production worker.
Audrey Lou Burke peacefully passed away as she took her afternoon nap on
August 4, 2007, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. During the early years of mar-
riage, she and her husband traveled with their children many, many miles to
various states across the East coast with his pipeline construction work. She
leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Vestal Burke; two daughters, Myrl
Virginia Kemp and Linda Darlene Morrow; eight grandchildren; eleven great-
grandchildren; two brothers; and many nieces, nephews, one brother-in-law,
sisters-in-law and many friends.
Lawrence E. Schreiber, 85, of Soldier, died August 29, 2007 in Topeka, KS.
He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the USS Randolph. He was
a farmer/stockman and worked for Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline near
Havensville, KS for 25 years.
Robert J. McCall, 63, passed away August 26, 2007, at his home. He is sur-
vived by his wife of 42 years, Carol McCall; two children, Kimberly Motill
and Michael McCall; three grandchildren; his parents, Robert and Julia
McCall; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, a member of American Legion Post #82, and a retired employee
of Buckeye Pipeline, with 36 years of service. He enjoyed helping others who
needed a hand.
Jack A. Conner, founder of Conner Construction Company, passed away
August 25, 2007 in his home. He was a long time resident of Odessa, TX and
Midland, TX. He met and married Alma Cook in 1941 in Oklahoma City.
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Together they moved to San Francisco to support the war efforts where he
helped build aircraft carriers. After the war, he went to work for Phillips
Petroleum and was transferred to Hobbs, NM, then to Odessa where he
formed Conner Construction Company. He was a co-founder of Rocky
Mountain Contractors Association. He was an active member of the Chuck
Wagon Gang, # 955 Masonic Lodge- 32nd degree, and Shriner, West Texas
Golf Association, First Baptist Church of Midland, and served as a Board
Member of the Permian Basin Oil Show. He was known as “Mr. Pipeline” to
many in the pipeline industry. He is survived by his wife, Alma Conner; two
sons, Michael Conner and Gerald Conner of Houston; a daughter, Jill Cox, of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and
Oreo, the cat. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made
to Home Hospice, 901 W. Missouri, Midland, Texas 79701 or to Hospice of
Midland, PO Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702.
Elmer Newell “Bud” Free, 82, passed away on August 25, 2007. He served
in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945 during WWII in the South Pacific on the
U.S.S. Stephen Potter. He retired after 36 years from Tenneco Gas Pipeline
Division. He was a dedicated and active member of First Baptist Church of
Natchitoches for over 50 years.
Jerry Wayne Davis, 62, of Marshall, TX passed away August 23, 2007, in
Marshall. Jerry Wayne was born July 1, 1945, in Marshall, to Elzie “Sonny”
William Davis and Nellrene Grimmer Davis. He married Elease Goode June
8, 1973, in Marshall. He was a pipeliner for Local No. 798 and a Baptist. Jerry
was a member of the American Legion No. 267 and was football fan, espe-
cially of the Texas Longhorns. He is survived by his wife, Elease Goode
Davis; mother, Nellrene Holt; four daughters, Angie McTee, Jeri Lynn
Watkins, Jennifer Hayes, and Dusti Huffman; one brother; two sisters; grand-
children, Jaron McTee, Brennan Watkins, Jaci Watkins, Jared Hayes, Dustan
Hayes, Lexi Hayes, Brandon Davis-Jones and Rhyleigh Simmons; five step-
grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Jess Lowery passed away August 14, 2007. He was born in Bellingham on
January 19, 1924 and was raised on San Juan Island. Jess worked for the Trans
Mountain Oil Pipeline and retired after more than 30 years of service. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting, loved the outdoors and nature. He was a veteran of
WWII, a proud Marine, and a member of the VFW.
Marvin Clemons, more commonly known as “Pee Wee” passed away on
August 6, 2007. He was born on June 15, 1922 in Yale, OK. He was a WWII
Veteran, a member of Mason Lodge #169 for 56 years in Crystal Lake, Ill, a
member of the Operating Engineers Union #428, and a member of The
Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He worked on the Alaskan Pipeline. Pee Wee is
survived by his brother Bill Clemons and long standing friend, Gina. His wife
Emily preceeded him.
Paul E. Jackson, 84, of Fairplain, formerly of Clendenin, died August 5, 2007
after a long illness. He was vice president and majority owner of Jackson
Pipeline Construction Company of Clendenin. He was a veteran of the U.S.
Army and served during World War II and he was a member of the Davis
Creek Church of the Nazarene.
Ronnie Wade Bichsel, 38, died August 5, 2007, at his home. He pipelined for
Flint Energy where he was lead welder.
Services for Jerry Wayne Gray, 68, of Henderson, TX were held September
14, 2007, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel of Henderson, with Scott Parton and
James Stroud officiating. Burial followed in Rusk County Memorial Gardens
Cemetery. Mr. Gray died September 10, 2007, in Tyler, TX. Born March 30,
1939, in Henderson, he was a lifelong Henderson resident, pipeline superin-
tendent for Gregory & Cook Construction Co. and member of Southside
Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Regina Moler Gray; daughter, De
Ann Parton; son, Patrick Gray; brother, Jimmy Gray; and sister, Anna Jane
Arthus.
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