CRC-Evans welding equipment chosen for Midcontinent Express Pipeline in USA

摘要

CRC-EVANS automatic welding equipment was selected for use on the Louisiana section of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline. Now completed, the 507-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline is a joint venture of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and Energy Transfer Partners, and delivers natural gas from Oklahoma, across northeast Texas, northern Louisiana, central Mississippi and into Alabama. Two contractors worked on the Louisiana portion of the MEP: Associated Pipeline Contractors, Inc constructed 65 miles, and Willbros Construction worked on Spreads A, B and C - a distance of 179 miles. The contractors used various combinations of the CRC-Evans Internal Welding Machine, the P260 External Welder, and the P600 External Welder for their projects. In Louisiana, CRC-Evans equipment completed a total of 14,784 welds in the 42" diameter pipeline.