Business Notes

Kongsberg Maritime completed the world’s longest, multi-sensor autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) pipeline survey using one of its cutting-edge HUGIN 1000 AUVs. The inspection took place in February in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway. The HUGIN 1000 was operated from the Royal Norwegian Navy vessel HNoMS Måløy .

The rapid growth of Canada's oil sands is expected to dramatically increase its consumption of natural gas over the coming decade, a prospect that stands to help Alberta's gas industry but raise the country's emissions.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Duncan Energy Partners L.P. announced completion of the merger of DEP with a subsidiary of EPD.

Hess Corp. acquired Marquette Exploration LLC and other leases in Ohio’s Utica Shale, boosting its acreage position by 85,000 net acres at a cost of $750 million.

MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, L.L.C. announced three critical milestones in the ongoing development of the hydrocarbon-rich area of the Marcellus Shale. The first milestone was made by Sunoco Logistics L.P. of completion of the Mariner West open season and execution of definitive transportation agreements.

Advertisers from the print edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal, October 2011, Vol. 238 No. 10.

Two House Democrats introduced legislation Oct. 14 targeted at the practice of excessively burning natural gas emanating from wells drilled for crude oil. A release on the topic of the legislation characterized the practice as "becoming increasingly prevalent in places like North Dakota, as recently reported in the New York Times, but could become more widespread without intervention."

Advertisers from the print edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal, September 2011, Vol. 238 No. 9.

Darby Equipment has settled into recently completed offices immediately adjacent to their manufacturing plant in Tulsa.

Advertisers from the print edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal, August 2011, Vol. 238 No. 8.

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