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2 013 AGA O P E R AT I O N S C O N F E R E N C E + B I E N N I A L E X H I B I T I O N UBISENSE INC. Booth 724 Langley Willauer, Director, Natural Gas Solutions Langley.willauer@ubisense.net www.ubisense.net 603/930-3672 Ubisense—the world leader in geospatial solutions for natural gas, electric, and telecommunications industries—provides services and solutions in support of compliance activities such as leak survey, critical valve inspection, cathodic protection, and regulatory reports. Ubisense VeroTrack® is as an automated leak survey solution using GPS to capture real-time leak survey data. ULC PIPELINE ROBOTICS Booth 116 Nathan King, Marketing Manager nking@ulcrobotics.com www.ulcrobotics.com 631/667-9200 ULC works with gas utilities to provide equipment and services for camera and crawler inspections of live gas mains, robotic cast iron joint sealing, remote direct assessment of cased pipeline, gas main dewatering, no-dig anode installation, turnkey meter exchange programs, technical services, and research and development. See ad page 36 UNIVERSAL VORTEX INC. Booth 912 Lev Tunkel, Technical Director levt@universal-vortex.com http://universal-vortex.com 609/586-3702 609/516-9129 Universal Vortex Inc. (UVI) offers innovative products for gas pressure and thermal conditioning in pressure regulation. The proprietary solutions provide for energy savings/reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as for improving the security of gas supply. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – PETEX™ (PETROLEUM EXTENSION SERVICE) Booth 1034 Judi Camerano, Director, Instructor-led Training jcamerano@austin.utexas.edu www.utexas.edu/ce/petex 281/397-2440 Since 1944, PETEX™ (Petroleum Extension Service), a unit of Continuing and Innovative Education at The University of Texas at Austin, has developed, produced, and delivered technical and nontechnical training courses, publications, and e-products to both companies and individual workers in the global oil and gas industry. URS CORP. Booth 541 Mike Musial, Director Energy Services mike.musial@urs.com www.urscorp.com 312/697-7221 URS Corp. is a fully integrated engineering, construction, and technical services organization with the capabilities to support every stage of the project life cycle. We offer program management; planning, design, and engineering; systems engineering and technical assistance; information technology; construction and construction management; operations and maintenance; and decommissioning and closure services. USIC LOCATING SERVICES INC. Booth 1001 Doug Kenyon, Director of Sales dougkenyon@usicinc.com www.usicinc.com 402/415-6227 USIC is North America’s leading underground utility damage prevention firm. Our mission is to safely provide quality infrastructure protection services to our customers. In addition to our core competency of utility locating, USIC offers a suite of damage prevention services. Please contact us today for more information. UTILICOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. Booth 231 Colin Donoahue, Vice President Field Operations & Sales info@utilicor.ca www.utilicor.ca 416/391-3901 UTILICOR™ Technologies Inc. is the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the field-proven, keyhole pavement coring and reinstatement system, which combines purpose-built coring equipment with Utilibond™, a proprietary core bonding compound, which has been specifically developed for the permanent reinstatement of cored pavement coupons (“keyholes”) in all types of paved roads and sidewalks. UTILIQUEST LLC Booth 1012 Tobi Bellin, Contract Administrator tobi.bellin@utiliquest.com Victor Overaitis, Senior Director of Operations victor.overaitis@utiliquest.com www.utiliquest.com 678/250-2624 678/446-3220 UtiliQuest is a national provider of damage prevention services with a proven success that has produced significant reductions in overall damages for clients throughout the country. UtiliQuest has demonstrated its commitment by investing in additional technologies and processes that have raised the standards in our industry. VERIFORCE LLC Booth 536 Larry Madison, Senior Vice President Sales larry@veriforce.com www.veriforce.com 800/426-1604 Veriforce is one of the nation’s leaders in regulatory compliance for operator qualification, drug and alcohol, contractor safety management, training, insurance, and financial reporting. Veriforce designs, develops, implements, and manages creative solutions to problems operators and contractors face daily. Talk to a Veriforce Compliance Systems Expert today by calling at 800/426-1604 or emailing sales@veriforce.com. VIASANT LLC Booth 101 Tom Swart, Director of Business Development tswart@viasant.com www.viasant.com 484/427-2972 Viasant, the nation’s leading pipeline and compressor station decommissioning company, has extensive experience remediating PCB impacted surfaces, structures, and equipment. These activities have been conducted in active environments as well as in preparation for modernization, dismantlement, and demolition tasks. With over eight years of natural gas compressor station PCB remediation experience, our success, repeat customers, and continued service clearly demonstrate our understanding of the environmental and economic impacts of this type of program. WESTERN TECHNOLOGY Booth 1030 Tammi Finlay, Sales Manager tfinlay@westerntechnologylights.com www.westerntechnologylights.com 800/654-5483 Western Technology manufactures The BRICK—an explosion-proof, Class 1, Div 1 portable, low-voltage, wet location, LED light. BRICK has become the gas industry’s go-to emergency response light for LIVE GAS in the ditch situations. Standard accessories are designed for quick, sure mounting in almost any kind of work situation. Company manufactures or offers over 200 lowvoltage and/or explosion-proof portable lighting products. WILLBROS Booth 1022 David Frye, Commercial Vice President David.Frye@willbros.com http://willbros.com 281/616-0114 Willbros is THE Standard in pipeline integrity management. With upcoming new regulations requiring operators to increase their inspections, analysis, repairs, and replacements of all highpressure pipelines and related facilities, Willbros offers a full suite of pipeline integrity management capabilities from plan development through pipeline rehabilitation and replacement. WILSON BOHANNAN LOCK CO. Booth 1015 Steve Kirk, Sales wbco@padlocks.com www.padlocks.com 800/382-3639 The Wilson Bohannan Lock Company has been manufacturing solid brass padlocks in the USA since 1860. Padlocks available keyed alike, keyed different, master keyed, and keyed to your existing key. WOOD GROUP MUSTANG Booth 203 Dany Jew, Vice President Business Development dany.jew@mustangeng.com www.mustangeng.com 713/350-7529 Wood Group Mustang is a full-service consulting firm with expertise to manage and implement any pipeline or facility project. From concept through commissioning, Wood Group Mustang delivers quality services providing feasibility/due diligence, engineering, design, drafting, mapping, purchasing, GIS, surveying, right-of-way, environmental, integrity management, inspection, and construction management services. YOUNGSTOWN GLOVE COMPANY Booth 1032 Max Hackett, VP Sales & Marketing max@ytgloves.com www.ytgloves.com 800/680-7177 Youngstown Glove Company produces high-quality technical work gloves that exceed the demanding needs of professionals. Our ergonomic 3-D patterns offer superb dexterity to increase safety, comfort, and productivity. Come see our new flameresistant, cut-resistant, waterproof, and windproof performance leather gloves. YZ SYSTEMS, DIVISION OF MILTON ROY Booth 914 Kris Kimmel, Sales Manager Kris.kimmel@miltonroy.com www.miltonroy.com 281/362-6500 YZ engineers, manufactures, and markets a complete line of odorant injection, sampling equipment, and sampling accessories for natural gas liquids, natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and special projects. MAY 2013 AMERICAN GAS 57 http://www.padlocks.com http://www.viasant.com http://www.utilicor.ca http://www.ubisense.net http://www.utexas.edu/ce/petex http://www.mustangeng.com http://www.utiliquest.com http://www.westerntechnologylights.com http://www.urscorp.com http://www.ulcrobotics.com http://www.ytgloves.com http://www.veriforce.com http://www.willbros.com http://www.usicinc.com http://www.miltonroy.com http://www.universal-vortex.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - May 2013

American Gas - May 2013
Contents
President’s Message
Subject Index
Sandy Coins Say Thanks
Digest
Issues
Update
Need to Know
By the Numbers
Places
Need to Know
Taking a Bite out of Food Truck Pollution
Canada
Capitol Hill
State House
City Hal
Safety: Getting Employees Invested
The Rails
Profile
AGA Ops Conference Preview
Procurement
Jobs
Buyer’s Guide
Marketplace
Headway

American Gas - May 2013