News Articles http://www.oilandgasonline.com/ 12/18/2009 7:12:00 AM BP recently announced that it has successfully started production from the third and fourth wells at the Thunder Horse field with production now in excess of 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), signalling the completion of commissioning and commencement of full operation http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/BP-Thunder-Horse-Production-Ramping-Up-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2009 7:12:00 AM A new research study finds strong growth for the worldwide pressure transmitter market. The new study from Flow Research, called The World Market for Pressure Transmitters, 2nd Edition, found that the worldwide pressure transmitter market totaled $1.93B in 2006, with a projected yearly growth of 6.1 percent through 2011 http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/New-Flow-Research-Study-Finds-Strong-Growth-F-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/31/2008 5:33:00 AM Enterprise Products Partners L.P. today announced that repairs have been completed on its High Island Offshore System (HIOS) pipeline that was severed during Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Federal regulators, after approving Enterprise's inspection and start-up procedures, authorized the partnership to resume full service on HIOS. The pipeline has the capacity to transport up to 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Enterprise-Resumes-Full-Service-On-High-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/30/2008 11:47:00 AM Printronix, Inc., a leading manufacturer of integrated enterprise printing solutions for the supply chain, recently announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders held recently, Printronix stockholders adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 1, 2007, by and among Printronix, Pioneer Holding Corp., and Pioneer Sub Corp. Pioneer Holding Corp. is controlled by Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Printronix-Stockholders-Approve-Merger-Agreem-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/27/2008 6:21:00 AM Control Microsystems, global developer of advanced SCADA products, recently announced an expansion of the SCADARange product line with a new multi-input field unit and the addition of a high-gain antenna option and remote sensor mounting on selected SCADARange field units. http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Control-Microsystems-Announces-A-Product-Line-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/22/2008 5:17:00 AM GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions is introducing Integrity Management System (IMS), a first-of-its-kind pipeline integrity management software system to help pipeline operators more effectively manage the integrity of their pipelines http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/GE-Oil-Gas-Unveils-New-PVi-Integrity-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2008 7:23:00 AM Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its DeltaV SIS safety instrumented system at fuel storage and distribution sites operated by BP Oil across the UK http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Emersons-Safety-Technologies-To-Be-Used-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/18/2008 1:12:00 AM Hess Corporation announced today the outcome of its recent exploratory drilling program in Africa. In Libya, well A1-54/01 in the Arous Al-Bahar prospect was drilled to a depth of 11,077 feet in 2,807 feet of water. The well encountered a gross hydrocarbon section of approximately 500 feet at various intervals. Hess holds a 100 percent working interest in Area 54, which is located 38 miles offshore in the Sirte Basin http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Hess-Announces-Results-Of-Africa-Exploration-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/17/2008 9:28:00 AM Chestnut Ridge Storage LLC recently filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to construct its high-performance Junction Natural Gas Storage Facility (Junction) located near Uniontown, in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Chestnut-Ridge-Storage-LLC-Files-FERC-Applica-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/17/2008 6:24:00 AM ConocoPhillips announced recently that the company has acquired its first LNG cargo for the Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Belgium. The cargo was delivered in mid-December, 2008 http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/ConocoPhillips-Purchases-An-LNG-Cargo-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/16/2008 5:33:00 AM Cabot Corporation's Aerogel business recently announced that its patented and patent-pending Nanogel® aerogel Compression Pack™ product has been selected by Pipeline Technique, Ltd. (PTL) and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), to insulate a 39-km subsea pipeline in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Cabot-Aerogel-Selected-To-Insulate-39-km-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/15/2008 4:30:00 AM The Burullus Gas Company of Cairo, Egypt has again selected control system technology from VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, to aid in the development of a new gas field in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) area offshore the Nile Delta http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/VetcoGray-Control-Systems-Selected-For-Offsho-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/13/2008 1:02:00 AM The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has presented its highest honor for employee health and safety programs, the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star award, to GE Oil & Gas' Easton/Bethlehem facility http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/GE-Oil-Gas-EastonBethlehem-Facility-Receives-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/12/2008 12:04:00 AM Striker Oil & Gas, Inc. announces that it has completed the installation of its 4 mile pipeline to connect its gas production from its Catfish Creek Prospect http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Striker-Oil-amp-Gas-Announces-It-Has-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/11/2008 6:10:00 PM Lighthouse Petroleum, Inc. is pleased to announce the results of the Geosensing report conducted by Hawkeye Geosensing Ltd. of Calgary, Canada on the Diamond Springs Prospect, located within the prolific Wind River Basin http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Lighthouse-Petroleum-Inc-Releases-Positive-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/11/2008 9:45:00 AM A Ranger Wideband USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International Ltd has provided impressive performance for the engineers from the Deep Submergence Laboratory of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) when it accurately tracked the Jason remotely operated vehicle down to the seabed in 4,700 metres of water http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Sonardyne-Ranger-USBL-Tracks-Jason-At-5000-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/10/2008 6:45:00 AM daratechPLANT, announced today that it will be expanding its content in 3D imaging and laser scanning for the power/energy, petrochemicals/chemicals, oil & gas and shipbuilding industries with its new Plant Asset Scanning Summit. http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/daratechPLANT-2009-Conference-Launches-Plant-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 12:30:00 PM Neal & Massy Wood Group Ltd. ("NMWG"), a Trinidadian company jointly owned by a John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group") subsidiary and Neal & Massy Energy Ltd., has been awarded a five-year, performance-based contract by Methanex Trinidad Ltd. ("Methanex") to provide maintenance services for its Titan and Atlas methanol production facilities in Trinidad http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/Neal-Massy-Wood-Group-To-Provide-Maintenance-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/9/2008 4:07:00 AM TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) and West African Geophysical Seisdata Company (WAGSCO) have opened a secure dedicated facility for data storage, tape copying and seismic processing. Located in Lagos' Lekki Peninsula area, the operation will serve the ongoing needs of nearby state and private sectors in Oil and Gas exploration. In addition to standard storage and tape copying tasks, the facility offers data recovery from older media formats, data viewing workstations and high-speed communication http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/TGS-WAGSCO-Open-Seismic-Data-Storage-And-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 8:00:00 AM Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) introduces 6000 PSI Compact Switching Ball Valves. These valves feature Trunnion-style ball construction to deliver reliable 3-way performance at working pressures up to 6000 PSI (414 bar) in a bottom-ported, compact 3.20 in. x 1.25 in. x 2.5 in. (81.3 mm x 31.8 mm x 63.5 mm) package. http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/New-6000-PSI-Compact-Switching-Ball-Valves-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 12/8/2008 7:52:00 AM