On march 10th & 11th there is going to be a natural gas expo held at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. The reason for the expo is to let the energy providers, service providers and business owners interact to learn about opportunities approaching because of the marcellus shale. Kessel is helping sponsor this event, and will have a booth there during the event. If you decide to come, check us out at booth # 11!

As we head towards the end of the year, we see a fair amount of construction activity.  We are currently working on numerous projects in the Marcellus Shale play as well as finishing up other more traditional projects.  We have recently landed four nice projects that have increased our backlog significantly and will keep up busy over the winter months.

We are also seeing that there is more activity in bidding projects than there has been in the recent past.  The types of projects include pre-engineered steel buildings, compressor station concrete, building additions, office renovations, and other large concrete projects to name a few.  This activity is a positive sign for Kessel Construction and the construction industry in general.  We are looking forward to this uptick in construction and the many benefits that go along with that.

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 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