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June 2008

Vol. 13, No. 22 Week of June 01, 2008

Oil Patch Bits

STEELFAB adds biggest burning table in Alaska

Anchorage-based STEELFAB has replaced its 45-foot long table with a 55-long, 10-foot-wide table that steals from its predecessor the distinction of being the largest capacity burning table in Alaska. (In the adjacent photo, the plasma fuel is ignited and steel is burned.) The table burns steel, stainless steel and aluminum underwater at the fastest, computer-guided rate possible on the market, giving STEELFAB the fastest and largest capacity for cutting all kinds of steel, stainless steel and aluminum in straight or very intricate shapes. “Customers can send their specifications and designs directly to the table because of a direct link to the Internet. This capacity also allows for direct factory troubleshooting and interactions,” the company said in a May press release.

Lounsbury establishes scholarship

In May, Lounsbury & Associates announced the establishment of the Hewitt V. Lounsbury Scholarship benefitting engineering and geomatics majors at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Two scholarships will be awarded each semester to engineering and geomatics students. Plans are for the scholarship to become a self-perpetuating endowment. Interested students should contact the financial aid office at UAA for details. Hewitt V. Lounsbury, “Hoots,” was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and came to Alaska in May 1944 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1949 he founded Hewitt V. Lounsbury and Associates. He served on the Anchorage City Council and was mayor from 1958-59. He was also an active member of the Downtown Rotary and one of the founding members of the Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He passed away Jan. 8, 1971. Lounsbury & Associates is the oldest continually operating surveying and engineering company in Alaska with 60 employees in Anchorage, Wasilla and Kuparuk.

American Tire donates to China earthquake fund

American Tire Corp., or ATC, recently donated US$15,000 to World Hongming Foundation’s Earthquake Relief & Reconstruction Fund to aid the relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of the massive earthquake affecting China, the company said in May. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake took place on May 12, causing the deaths of more than 20,000 people. Nearly 30,000 people, including thousands of government officials, remain buried in collapsed buildings, and millions of people became homeless. Thousands of students lost their schools. Established in 2002, World Hongming Foundation is an IRS-approved nonprofit, public-benefit, charitable foundation organized under the Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code. For more information, see Web site: www.whmf.us.

Schlumberger releases ACTive services

In early May, Schlumberger released the ACTive* family of live downhole coiled-tubing services. The company said these services provide innovative interventions to elevate the performance, efficiency and results of coiled-tubing operations in various types of well configurations. A ruggedized high-bandwidth fiber-optic cable deployed inside the coiled-tubing string connects bottomhole sensors with surface monitors and controls, allowing engineers to measure, interpret, and act on downhole events in real time as they unfold.

Continuous monitoring provides instantaneous insight and quantitative feedback on the progress of downhole treatments, and alerts the engineer to any deviation from the job design. The real-time measurements can be instantly cross-referenced to surface and reservoir data so that service performance can be evaluated and enhanced, Schlumberger said. “You can only improve what you can measure,” said Sherif Foda, vice president, coiled-tubing services, Schlumberger. Presently, the ACTive portfolio is composed of six services. For more information, visit: www.SLB.com/active.

Mitchell named VP of Alta Air Logistics

On May 1, Roslyn Mitchell accepted the position of vice president for Alta Air Logistics.  Her responsibilities will include business development and strategic planning as well as providing oversight to the operational aspects of the business.  In her role as general manager, “Roslyn has demonstrated her dedication, ability to lead and confidence in the rigorous growth plans of the company.  We are very happy that she is taking on the challenges and rewards of the vice presidency,” Alta Air Logistics said in a prepared statement May 20.

Editor’s note: See full stories in the next edition of Petroleum Directory, a Petroleum News magazine that is published twice a year.






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