Williams Natural Gas looks to skies for communications.
Pipeline & Gas Journal › Vol. 223 Nbr. 7, July 1996
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Installation of computer network using very small aperture terminals
Williams Natural Gas Co. has installed a supervisory control and data acquisition network that uses very small aperture terminals. The network, installed for the company by ICG Satellite Services subsidiary Nova-Net, allows the accurate monitoring and recording of flow data for Williams' 6,000-mile pipeline system, which runs across seven states. A communications satellite provides the link between flow computers on the field and the company's network management center in Colorado and its headquarters in Tulsa, OK.See the full content of this document
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Williams Natural Gas looks to skies for communications.
The natural gas industry is feeling the squeeze. On one side is governmental regulatory bodies focusing on monitoring the industry for problems and creating legislation to address hazards. On the other side are the consumers, who spent more than $70 billion for natural gas in 1994, according to the AGA Gas Facts.
With almost half of the total gas supply being transported through pipelines, and regulatory issues z...See the full content of this document
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