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Allseas/Royal Boskalis Building Argentine Pipeline

Work is under way to build a natural gas pipeline to connect two areas near the Straits of Magellan in southern Argentina, according to the country’s gas regulator, Enargas.

MATCOR Appoints Stello CEO, Passes Torch from Founder

MATCOR®, Inc., a leading cathodic protection and corrosion prevention engineering design firm, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Stello as president and CEO. Stello assumes the responsibilities held for nearly 35 years by founder William Schutt, who will continue with the company as chairman.

Magnum Adds McGown, Quigley to Management

Magnum Gas Storage, LLC, announced January 11 the addition of two new members to the management team: Mike McGown, as CFO, and Sam Quigley, as general manager.

Inergy to Buy Seneca Lake Storage and Pipelines

Inergy Midstream has executed a definitive agreement to purchase the Seneca Lake natural gas storage facility and two related pipelines for approximately $65 million.

McMoRan and Energy XXI estimate 2 trillion cubic feet in shallow Gulf find

The Houston Chronicle reported January 11 that McMoRan Exploration Co. and Energy XXI have announced initial readings suggesting one of the largest oil and natural gas discoveries in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in decades.

NGSA Names Ruder Chairman

The Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) announced its chairman and executive officers for 2010 January 11. Terrence L. Ruder, a senior vice president of Devon Energy Corp. of Oklahoma City, has assumed the association’s chairmanship for a two-year term.

Enbridge Holds Binding Open Season

Enbridge Inc. completed a binding open season for its LaCrosse pipeline designed to transport natural gas from Carthage, TX to multiple delivery points in southeastern Louisiana.

Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy: Houston Technology Center Boosts Texas Innovators

Since the Houston Technology Center (HTC) opened for business ten years ago, it has pushed dozens of companies through its client program. In 2007 HTC President Walter Ulrich cited the HTC’s impact on the Houston-area economy as $225 million a year.

Spectra Plans TEAM 2012 Expansion

Spectra Energy Corp.'s Texas Eastern Transmission, LP announced a binding open season for TEAM 2012, a proposed expansion to deliver additional Appalachian and Marcellus Shale natural gas supplies to premium markets in the Northeast.

An Emissions Solution On Two-Stroke Lean-Burn Engines

The internal combustion engine (ICE) fueled by natural gas has moved in the direction of efficiency and environmental friendliness with lean-burn technology. Cameron’s AJAX®LE uses a CleanBurn™ prechamber type of combustion system that allows for operation with very stable combustion at lean air fuel mixtures.