PIPELINE & GAS JOURNAL
April 1999 Volume No. 226 Number 4

26 Dynegy's 'Virtual Pipeline' Takes On Greater Role For LDCs
Stephen Bergstrom, the No. 2 executive at Dynegy. gives a
birds-eye perspective of the changing energy industry, espe-
cially as it relates to the mark eting giant's biggest customers:
the local distribution companies.

33 New System Design Enhances
Use Of Peakshaving Gas Supply
A small utility company in North Carolina installed a perma-
nent satellite LNG peakshaving facility' to handle its rapid
growth in an economical fash ion.

40 New LDC Begins Operation In Northwestern North Carolina
Frontier Energy, the largest new start-up LDC in the nation in
30 years, is delivering natural gas to its first customers;
Company officials discuss their growth prospects.

44 Southern Gas Utility An Aggressive Marketing Company
Mississippi Valley Gas Co. is building an impressive reputation
as a marketer of natural gas appliances. Now it's taken the
leading role in forming a new business to commercialize new
gas cooling products.

46 Colorado Utility Reduces Complaints, Improves Service
Public Service Company of Colorado has developed a special
six-step process for dealing with customer complaints. An
executive says the program has been esp ecially useful to sin-
gle-site builders.

52 Integrated Services Characterize
Field Development Activities

Field developments by Global Industries typify how the
world's changing oil and gas industry is creating a new role
for the offshore construction contractor.

56 Teamwork, Creativity Bring Gas To Canadian Farmers
With a boost of support from the community, a far-sighted team
at Enbridge Consumers Gas embarked on a project that brought
natural gas to a farm town without the usual up-front expenses.

57 Gas Supplies Likely To Be
Weaker For Short Term, CERA Warns
A new report by .Cambridge Energy Research Associates indi-
cates that North American gas supplies will be weaker than
expected this year because o f cutbacks in drilling and explo-
ration caused by low prices.

58 More Utilities Relying On Outside Help For Research Needs
As their work forces continue to shrink, more gas companies
are becoming dependent on industry experts to provide them
with the research needed to maint ain their knowledge base.
Officials at Gas Research Institute and American Gas
Association discuss what-they're doing to help.

64 Evaluation of Marine Pipeline On-Bottom Stability
Part II of a special report on research to ensure stability of
pipeline on the seabed.

72 Retrofitting Steel Mains

Keeps Yankee's Pipes In Prime Condition
Yankee Gas Services in Connecticut wasn't satisfied with the
federal government imposed new regulations on gas pipelines
in 1971. The company decided to go further and n ow has an
enviable corrosion control program.

74 Interconnector Pipeline
Management Speaks Out On Challenges
Roger Cornish, Managing Director, Interconnector (UK) Ltd.,
candidly discusses the challenges involved in managing the 149-
mile subsea pipeline li nking the UK and Continental Europe.

Newsreel..........................................................2
Government.....................................................6
Projects............................................................8

International Highlights .................................12
The Hub...........................................................82
New Products ................................................84

Business.........................................................88
Meetings ........................................................91
Contractors Directory ...................................92
Advertiser's Index ..... ....................................100
Burner Tip ......................................................102

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Volume 226, Number 5, MAY 1999



18 Transco's WadlingtonTireless In
Community And Business
Cuba Wadlington Jr.'s efforts have helped make Transco not
only a leading force in the gas industry, but the community as
well. P&GJ profiles the company's charismatic leader.

22 Industry Uncertain Where Federal Mandates May Lead
A survey comes up with concerns about how new federal
mandates regarding the control of NOx emissions may effect
the gas industry.

26 New Regulation Offers Benefits
An expert describes how the pending federal regulation on
qualification of pipeline personnel promises to be a double-
edged sword for operators of gas and liquid pipelines.

30 Internet Technologies, Open Platforms
Enable 30 0/0 Growth
Proper use of the Internet is having a profound effect on
productivity and profitability at El Paso Field Services, which
instituted a system that allows executives to make decisions
on real-time conditions that affect revenue and help deliver
customer satisfaction.

34 Researching Real-Time Pipeline Monitoring
To help pipeline operators monitor lines 24 hours a day,
researchers are looking at developing systems that could
continuously monitor a pipeline in real time and provide
data to detect and pinpoint the location of any contact with
the line as it happens.

46 What's New in Plastic Pipe and Related Products


49 Manufacturers/Suppliers
This special issue contains listing for hundreds of
companies that supply equipment, services and
systems for the design, construction, operation
and maintenance of energy pipelines.

63 Equipment/Product Classification
Equipment, software, SCADA systems and other
alliea products and services used in construction
operations and maintaining pipeline systems
around the world are arranged by product classifi-
cation for easy use and reference.

DEPARTEMENTS

Newsreel ............................................................................2

Government........................................................................8

Projects..............................................................................10

International Highlights ..................................................14

Meetings ..........................................................................35

Tech Notes ........................................................................38

Business............................................................................40

New Products ..................................................................79

Contractors Directory ......................................................86

Advertiser's Index ............................................................94

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Volume 226 , Number 6, JUNE 1999




Record 24-inch HDD Made On 20
Cardinal Pipeline Extension
Transco recently completed what is apparently the world's
longest horizontal directional drilling project for 24-inch
pipe, 6,041 feet, as part of Jordan Lake project in North
Carolina.



Directional Drilling Overcomes 26
Obstacles, Protects Environment
Colonial Pipeline must cross a variety of difficult and environ-
mentally sensitive areas to ship its products to their destinations.
The company says directional drilling is not only economical,
but has improved the public's perception of the industry.



Trenchless Construction 30
Big Part Of Con Edison Strategy
Working in one of the most constricted areas of the world,
ConEd has been a leading advocate of No Dig technology.

Joint Trenching: Efficient And Cost-Effective 34
Cutting costs was one of the reasons why Houston
Lighting & Power and Entex Gas merged. One of the
first ways they have found to work together comes dur-
ing joint trenching opportunities.



Pipe Bursting And PG&E: The Toolbox Gets Bigger 38
PG&E has found pipe bursting an especially effective
tool as it continues its $2 billion, multi-year rehabili-
tation program.



Nevada HDD Gas Line Installations Pay Off 40
In a unique project, HDD crews overcame desert con-
ditions to complete a successful project for Southwest
Gas Corporation.



Directional Bores: Cost-Effective 42
Solutions For Gas Service
Especially useful in protecting older, well-established
neighborhoods, directional boring is increasingly popu-
lar with a large Southwest gas utility.



Unprecedented Era Of Restructuring At Hand 55
A leading energy executive who knows something first-
hand about the issue insists that more M<&A activity is in
the oiling.



Experts Debate Prospects Of Sufficient Gas Supplies 44
A new survey reveals a growing concern that Western
Canadian gas may not be able to fill the new pipeline
capacity lo the U.S. Midwest.



Delivering R&D-Solutions 47
For Natural Gas Operations
Gas Research Institute presents a number of recent
developments tliat are malving a significant difference
for utility and pipeline operations.

Newsreel ..........................................................................................2

Government ....................................................................................6

Projects ...........................................................................................8

International Highlights ............................................................14

Tech Notes ...................................................................................70

New Products...............................................................................57

Business .....................................................................................72

Meetings......................................................................................77

Contractors Directory ............................................................78

Advertiser's Index ...................................................................87

Burner Tip.................................................................................88

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