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A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists at the University of Southampton. The research has shown that potentially environmentally and financially disastrous gas leaks from pipelines, and methane naturally leaking from the seabed, could in future be detected using changes in acoustic signals. Using a simple set of underwater microphones to monitor these changes would provide a cost effective, unique detection...

HOUSTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fall is in the air and as temperatures turn cooler many homeowners are getting ready to flip on the furnace for the first time this season. MXenergy, a member of the Constellation family and leading natural gas and electricity provider, is reminding homeowners to take proper precautions before turning up the heat. "It is important for homeowners to have their heating systems properly serviced and maintained by a licensed, trained professional," says...

Amica Insurance reminds people that National Fire Prevention week is a good time to brush up on fire safety. Lincoln, RI (PRWEB) October 08, 2011 House fires kill thousands of people and cause billions of dollars worth of damage each year. That’s why Amica Insurance supports National Fire Prevention Week and is urging homeowners to take steps now to protect their homes and families. “Smoke detectors are a top priority,” said Sean Welch, a senior assistant vice president...

DENVER, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP) today posted a presentation on its website (www.qepres.com) that provides investors with a financial and operational overview of the company's Blacks Fork Processing Complex in southwest Wyoming. A new 420 million cubic foot per day (MMcfpd) cryogenic gas processing plant, Blacks Fork II, became operational in mid-July, approximately three months ahead of schedule, and it was completed within budget and without a recordable...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has agreed to acquire a 25 percent stake in the gases and equipment businesses of Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. Ltd. (AHG), a company of the privately-owned Abdullah Hashim Group, based in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary local closing conditions. Financial terms are not being disclosed. AHG is the largest private...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) and Linde Gas North America today announced that they are on track for a second quarter 2012 start-up of the high-purity anhydrous hydrogen chloride (HCl) processing and packaging facility the companies are building together in Freeport, Texas, as part of their Hydrochlor manufacturing joint venture. The companies report that major milestones for the project are proceeding according to schedule, including detailed...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a recognized leader in cryogenic technology, will showcase its PolarFit(TM) industrial gas-based technologies and process improvement solutions for deflashing, grinding, process cooling and inerting at this year's Rubber Expo in Cleveland, Ohio, from October 11-13. Manufacturers looking to lower costs and increase productivity can stop by Booth #2162 to learn more about Air Products' high-quality process systems...

A new bill signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 7, 2010 requires all dwellings in the state of California to currently be equipped with carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. All-Guard’s professionally installed state-of-the-art carbon monoxide detectors from Honeywell, First Alert and System Sensor, are monitored 24/7. Hayward, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 All dwellings in the state of California are now required to be equipped with carbon monoxide (CO) detectors...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it will build, own and operate an air separation unit (ASU) and integrated liquefier in the Nanjing Chemicals Industrial Park in Nanjing, China. Air Products has won a long-term contract to supply oxygen and nitrogen to Wison (Nanjing) Clean Energy Ltd., Inc.'s (Wison Energy) coal to syngas gasification facility in Nanjing. Air Products will also operate a liquefier and increase argon production to...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Antero Resources Appalachian Corp., pursuant to which CONSOL will assign to Antero overriding royalty interests (ORRI) of approximately 7% in 115,647 net acres of Marcellus Shale located in nine counties in southwestern Pennsylvania and north central West Virginia, in exchange for $193 million. The all-cash transaction closed on September 21, 2011, with an...