Jeff Awalt | Executive Editor After a period of sustained improvement, the upstream sector ended a politically tumultuous year on an unexpectedly somber note as oil prices skidded in the final months of 2018 amid…
Drill a pilot hole; enlarge the bore hole by backreaming as necessary; prepare product for pull-in at the exit end; pull it back through the pilot hole – the basic steps of a horizontal directional…
Laney Directional Drilling recently completed a world-record Direct Pipe project in Cameron County, Texas. “The Gulf of Mexico Direct Pipe Shore Approach Project marked the first successful Direct Pipe shore approach in North America, as…
Members of the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA) had a busy and productive year in 2018, continuing construction of projects already underway and beginning work on new projects. “It was a good year,” summed up…
The utility transmission, and distribution and communication industry had a strong 2018, but with more mixed results than anticipated this time last year. Investor-owned utilities remain in a multiyear investment cycle driven by the need…
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Right Turn Supply has introduced two new products to prevent and remediate inadvertent drilling fluid returns during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations. Drill Seal HDD is an additive composed of a blend of natural plant…
Derrick Equipment Co. has introduced a new screen for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid recycling systems that produces increased solids removal efficiency and finer particle separation. The Pyramid Plus screen uses Derrick’s patented three-dimensional “pyramid”…
Every long horizontal directional drilling (HDD) installation has something that sets it apart from other projects, but not many involve crossing international boundaries. An example of one that did is a recent river crossing completed…
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority embarked upon a $12 billion capital program in 2012 to provide northeastern Illinois with a state-of-the-art transportation system designed to relieve congestion, improve mobility and reduce pollution across the…