PipeLine And Gas Technology Magazine To Host 2nd Annual Pipeline Leak Detection & Monitoring Conference - ITT Returns As Platinum Sponsor

Houston, TX /PRNewswire/ -- PipeLine and Gas Technology will host the 2nd Annual Pipeline Leak Detection and Monitoring Conference, October 28-29, 2009, at the Omni Woodway Hotel in Houston. The event will bring industry leaders and professionals together for a forum to focus on today's complex world of leak detection and pipeline monitoring requirements, methods and management. Experts will discuss real-world implementation, lessons learned, and the best options for optimizing leak detection and monitoring programs. Also, new this year, the conference will include a Pipeline Repair Workshop.

Speakers to date include:

• Robert Cooper, Director, Compression Construction, Equitable Resources
• Vladimir Condacz, Leak Detection Analyst, Magellan Midstream Partners
• Jerry Rau, Director of Pipeline Integrity, Panhandle Energy
• Roger Fernandez, Manager, Natural Gas STAR Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

To register and learn more visit www.hartenergyconferences.com.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, visit www.pipelineandgastechnology.com, or contact Jim Hart at +1 (713) 260-6438 or jhart@hartenergy.com.

"Last year's Pipeline Leak Detection and Monitoring conference was a success and validated the need for this forum both in terms of the attendees who gained vital information on the state-of-the-art in this important sector and the sponsors who had the opportunity to showcase their technologies in the exhibit area. We are delighted that ITT has agreed to partner with us again as a platinum sponsor and be a part of our plans to grow the conference with the move to a larger venue and the addition of the Pipeline Repair Workshop," said PipeLine and Gas Technology publisher Jim Hart.

PipeLine and Gas Technology is a business-to-business trade publication which provides information on the latest news and trends affecting the crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum product transportation industry. With a subscriber base of more than 22,600 readers throughout the world, PipeLine and Gas Technology provides operators and other companies in the oil and gas pipeline industry with timely, actionable information that they can use to improve their operations and increase their bottom line.

Headquartered in Houston, Hart Energy Publishing's market-leading publications include Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, PipeLine and Gas Technology and FUEL. Hart also offers online information services OilandGasInvestor.com, A-Dcenter.com, EPmag.com, and UGcenter.com, and produces online newsletters including PGT NEWS, custom publishing products, conferences and electronic media. Hart Energy Consulting, a division of Hart Energy Publishing, offers a diverse array of informational products for the worldwide energy industry. Multi-client consulting services include the International Fuel Quality Center, the Global Biofuels Center and an annual Crude, Refining & Clean Transportation Fuel Outlook to 2030.

SOURCE PipeLine and Gas Technology

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