The 2010 Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade show is just around the corner.  Kessel will be there and we invite you to stop by booth #164 to see us. 

What’s New?

Kessel is supplying compressor buildings with solutions for sound and accessibility options for servicing equipment.

In addition, we offer concrete services for a full range of needs.

Please click on the link below to get the complete schedule.  We hope to see you there! 

2010 Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade Show

Monroeville Convention Center

209 Mall Boulevard

Monroeville, PA 15146

Tuesday August 31, 2010  9 am – 5 pm

Wednesday September 1, 2010  9 am – 12 noon

http://www.pogam.org/show/2010_Eastern_Oil_&_Gas_Conference_and_Show_flyer.pdf

The PIOGA Summer Meeting will be held on Tuesday June 8, 2010 at the Seven Springs Resort in Champion, PA.   

Kessel Construction will be there with a booth to promote their services to the industry. Currently, we are introducing a light gauge, tubular steel framed building with metal roof & walls that is finding a nice fit for compressor stations in the Marcellus play.  This product is competitively priced and has the flexibility for various sizes.  In addition, we are able to work with our customers for sound control in these compressor buildings.

The booths are open from 1 pm to 8 pm.  We hope to see you there.

The Associated and Builders Contractors of America has posted their latest construction back log indicator. This is a relatively new key economic indicator for the construction industry. It measures construction dollar spending outside of the other key economic indicator of “new home” construction or residential construction. This measure is key to signaling potential economic recovery and growth as it focuses on Commercial and Industrial projects key to the economy showing recovery.

 

It should be noted that this is only an indicator… your results may vary.

The good news for those of us in the Northeast USA is that the backlog/ activity appears to be strongest in our marketplace.

Currently, we are seeing a good amount of activity around the Marcellus Shale play and traditional industries in our marketplace such as powder metal and timber seem to be chugging along. However, due to their most recent reduced production levels, capacity does not appear to be a problem.

We look forward to the Marcellus Play opportunities for our area as they bring gas exploration and construction to production and the midstream operations. This should provide opportunities in the midstream for pipeline construction, compressor stations, pump and metering shelters etc.

www.abc.org/ backlog indicator

The date for one of the most exciting Expo's to hit the area after the Kinzua Outdoor & Travel Show is quickly coming upon us.

The Natural Gas Expo; McKean, Potter & Cameron Counties will be held on Wednesday March 17th and Thursday March 18th at the Gospel Tabernacle in Coudersport, PA.

Admission is FREE and anyone wanting to learn more about the industry should plan to attend.

This will be an event to bring students & educators to the industries service providers to understand the needs of this growing and dynamic industry.

Wednesday 03/17 will be full of students form area high school Tech programs as well as local higher level learning institutions (Pitt Bradford & Penn Tech College). There will be seminars repeated all day long in regards to the educational & occupational needs of the industry.

Thursday 03/18 is slated for business to business activities. Some of the largest players in the Marcellus Play & Natural Gas Industry will be there:

- Pennsylvania General Energy

- East Resources

- Dresser Pipe Works

- Gas Field Specialists

- Universal Well Services

- Fastenal

to name just of few of the developers, pipeline contractors, drillers and associated service providers to the industry.

There will be seminars repeated all day long with topics on "How to get engaged with the Gas Industry", Natural Gas Well Drilling, Water Resources of the industry.

Kessel Construction will be there with a double booth to promote their services to the industry. Currently, we are introducing a light gauge, tubular steel framed building with metal roof & walls that is finding a nice fit for "soft set" compressor stations in the Marcellus play.  This product is competitively priced and features maintenance free exterior walls and roof. Additionally, for sound absorption they have blanket insulation.

A unique outcome from the event organizers of the EXPO is a full color directory of all the service providers in the area.

We look forward to seeing you there!

www.natural-gas-expo.com

If you live in the state of Pennsylvania, Southern NY state, North West- West Virginia you have probably heard of the Marcellus Shale. So what is it and why all of the “buzz”.

Natural gas has been extracted from the ground in Pennsylvania since the 1800’s. But, now due to new and advanced technologies, the industry is giving estimates of $500 billion in recoverable gas in PA alone to $1 trillion throughout the shale formation in total.

This Marcellus “play” could offer up as much as 516 trillion cubic feet of gas. The US demand is approximately 30 trillion cubic feet of gas per year. However, these numbers are again based on current technologies which conservatively extract only about 10% of the estimated gas at play here. As technologies increase it is expected that this play will offer up 20 – 30 years of producing activities (drilling & exploration) and 100 years of supply (gas transmission and line maintenance etc).

The bottom line, there is a lot of gas down there. This dense, black rock formation is about 5,000 – 9,000 feet below the surface. Water wells are not typically any deeper than 500 – 900 feet deep). There are some water concerns as it regards the water that comes out of the wells after “frac’ing” (hydraulic fracturing). These are somewhat overblown as the chemicals are used at a very low level and are found in most processed foods. Some of this water is treated and recycled back in to the process. The DEP has guidelines on how spent frac’cing water can be handled from transport to treatment to dumping into creeks or rivers. The same goes for water these gas production  companies use from local water tributaries.

The additional good news is that this play will create about 29,000 new jobs and $2.4 billion in taxes for PA!

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