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Ridge & Associates, Inc.

 

November, 2011—Plains All-American Pipeline issues a work order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for design work on the latest phase in an on-going series of projects at Plains facilities in Patoka, IL, including new tanks and tie-ins to existing pipelines and tanks.

November, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is requested by Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP to do additional design work for a series of ethanol blending projects previously designed by Ridge at a number of terminals in PA and NJ.

November, 2011—Plains Midstream Canada issues a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for engineering services to design a new truck off-loading pumping system for their existing LPG truck/rail transloading facility in Ross, ND.

November 1, 2011Ridge & Associates, Inc. celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the firm’s founding on November 1, 1976.

October, 2011—Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP contracts with Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design sump tank installations for several previously-designed ethanol off-load facilities at Sunoco Logistics terminals in Texas and Louisiana.

October, 2011Plains All-American Pipeline, LP asks Ridge & Associates, Inc. to provide drawing review services for a series of projects in North Dakota.

October, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is requested by K-Va-T Foods to study the feasibility and cost of a petroleum storage and loading terminal.

October, 2011Sunoco Logistics awards a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of an upgrade and expansion of an existing crude oil terminal in Freeport, TX.  Included in the project are tank repairs, new metering skids, and electrical control upgrades.

September, 2011BP Pipelines, N.A. gives a work order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of a biodiesel installation at BP’s Wood River, IL terminal.

September, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded a contract by Deeprock Energy Resources, LLC to design the piping and booster pump installation for the Phase 3 expansion at Deeprock’s North Terminal in Cushing, OK.  Included is the design of piping to connect (3) new crude storage tanks to a new piping manifold, a new booster pump, and an existing terminal manifold.

 

August, 2011Enbridge Energy awards a Work Order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of site work and piping for an additional (4) tank expansion at Enbridge’s Cushing, OK Terminal.  The project includes the relocation of several existing underground pipelines to permit the construction of (4) new crude oil storage tanks, the construction of a containment dike with retaining wall, the installation of several 30” diameter tank suction/fill lines, and the extension of a previously-constructed manifold.

 

August, 2011Plains All-American Pipeline awards a contract to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of a crude oil storage and rail car loading facility in Ross, ND.  Included are new storage tanks, truck receiving facilities, and rail car loading facilities for Bakken crude oil production.

 

June, 2011—BP Pipelines awards a work order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of containment dike improvements at BP’s Nashville, TN terminal.

 

May, 2011—Sunoco Logistics awards a PO to R A to design a red dye installation for their Hebert, TX facility. Ridge & Associates, Inc. recently designed a complete ethanol blending system at the same facility.

 

May, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded contracts to design (2) asphalt storage and loading terminals for Bahamas Hot Mix Co., Ltd. The facilities will be located in Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas. Included will be storage tanks, truck loading, hot oil heating system, and receipt from ships.

 

April, 2011Enbridge Energy Company awards a Work Order for engineering related to the demolition and replacement of (6) above ground crude oil storage tanks at Enbridge’s Cushing, OK terminal.  Included will be civil site work, electrical power, electrical controls, and connection of the new tanks to existing tank lines and manifolds.

 

April, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded a PO by Graver Tank Company to assist them in the evaluation of various existing petroleum terminal properties for potential purchase by a client.  Included would be site visits, existing equipment investigation, and cost estimates.

 

April, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. receives approval from Enbridge Energy to proceed to the next phase of the ongoing development of an area map for Enbridge’s Cushing, OK Terminal.  The purpose of the area map project is to identify all existing tanks, piping, and manifolds on a consolidated aerial map of the facility.

 

March, 2011—Cenex awards a contract to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of major upgrades to the Cenex Terminal in McFarland, WI.  Included will be new above ground piping, new loading rack equipment, new terminal automation equipment, new pumps, and electrical power and control upgrades.  Ridge’s services will also include procurement assistance and project management assistance.

 

March, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. receives a PO from Pipe Products, Inc. for the design of an LPG unloading skid for installation in Ross, ND.  Included are design of the structural fabrication, piping, and electrical.

 

March, 2011BP Pipelines, NA issues a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. to study the installation of portable Vapor Combustion Units (VCU) at several BP Terminals in the Midwest.

March, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is contracted by Magellan Crude Oil, LLC, to design a piping connection from Magellan Crude’s Cushing, OK tank farm (currently under construction) to an adjacent crude oil truck unloading station.

February, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. receives a modification to a current PO to design the next phase of expansion at the Patoka, IL facility of Plains All American Pipeline, LLC.

February, 2011Gulf Oil, LP awards a contract to Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design an ethanol rail car unloading facility at Gulf’s Neville Island, PA Terminal. Included will be new rail spurs, unloading pumps, piping, and spill containment.

February, 2011Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded a purchase order from Gulf Oil LP for the design of modifications to the existing Gulf Oil terminal in Altoona, PA. Included will be new meters, new above ground piping to the loading rack, new ethanol pumps, and related piping and structural work.

February, 2011—Continental Contractors, Inc. of Cushing, OK, awards a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of a concrete ringwall for a new storage tank in Oklahoma for Blue Knight Energy.

January, 2011—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded a contract by the Gas Technology Institute to design a gasoline storage and loading facility at GTI’s research facility in Des Plaines, IL.

October, 2010BP Pipelines, N. A. issues a work order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for design of a spill containment system at an ethanol rail car staging area at BP's Jacksonville, FL Terminal, consisting of a plastic liner, drainage swale, and related drain piping and valves.

September, 2010—Enbridge Energy issues a work order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the detailed engineering design of the next phase of expansion at Enbridge's Cushing, OK Terminal. Included are (5) new storage tanks, related site work, necessary piping, and electrical work.

September, 2010—IC RailMarine, Inc. awards a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design an additional barge connection point for the UAN Storage and Loading Facility that Ridge & Associates, Inc. designed in 2008 at IC RailMarine's Convent, LA facility.

September, 2010—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is awarded a contract by Plains All-American Pipeline for the design of Phase X and Phase XI expansions of the Plains crude oil terminal in Cushing, OK. Included are up to (14) storage tanks and related site work, piping, pump, and electrical work.

August, 2010—Consolidated Terminals and Logistics Company (CTLC) completes the construction and start-up of a facility to unload ethanol from rail cars and load it directly into barges on the Ohio River, in Mt. Vernon, IN. The facility was designed by Ridge & Associates, Inc., and, unlike similar facilities, is designed to unload (4) tank cars simultaneously, and pump them directly into a barge, without any tankage. In the near future, the facility will add a Marine Vapor Recovery Unit (MVRU) and a direct pipeline connection from an ethanol plant.

August, 2010—Plains All-American Pipeline awards a Purchase Order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the design of the Phase IX expansion of the Cushing, OK crude oil terminal. Included are (2) new storage tanks and connection to a major new incoming crude oil pipeline, and all related piping, electrical, and site work.

July, 2010Ridge & Associates, Inc. is issued a work order by BP Pipelines, N. A. to design an ethanol rail car unloading system at an existing BP terminal in Jacksonville, FL. Included were spill pans, off-load pumps, piping, and related electrical control systems.

July, 2010—Plains All-American Pipeline awards a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for the upgrading of (2) pump stations on a crude oil pipeline in Oklahoma. Included are pump and equipment improvements to increase throughput in the pipeline.

June 30, 2010—Ridge & Associates, Inc. announces the retirement of Office Manager Pat Ricketts after 34 years of dedicated service with the company.

June, 2010—Enbridge Energy awards a PO to Ridge & Associates, Inc. for preliminary engineering related to an expansion project at the Enbridge terminal in Cushing, OK.

June, 2010—Jacobs Petroleum of Waynesburg, PA awards a contract to Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design the upgrading/rebuilding of (2) existing bulk plants in Waynesburg, PA, and Oakland, MD.  Included are new vertical shop-built storage tanks, loading rack, pumps, related piping, and related electrical control system.

June, 2010—Plains All-American Pipeline hires Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design the Phase 8 tank farm expansion at the Plains terminal in Cushing, OK.  Included are (2) new 200’ diameter above ground crude oil storage tanks, related piping, and a new pipeline connection into several existing storage tanks in the terminal.

April, 2010—Ridge & Associates, Inc. is engaged by HLH Construction Company to design the piping and related pumping system for a new crude oil tank farm in Cushing, OK, for Magellan Crude, LLC.

February, 2010—Ridge & Associates, Inc. completes design of the last of (11) biodiesel blending systems at Sunoco Logistics Terminals in PA, NJ, and OH.  Included were new vertical tanks, blending units, pump skids, and tie-ins to electrical control and piping systems.

January, 2010—IC RailMarine of Convent, LA, completes the start-up and commissioning of a facility to receive UAN liquid fertilizer from ships and load it into barges, rail cars, and trucks. The facility was designed by Ridge & Associates, Inc., and included (2) large field-erected storage tanks, loading pumps, related piping, control system, and integration into the existing river dock and rail car handling systems.

January,  2010—Sunoco Logistics awards a purchase order to Ridge & Associates, Inc. to design ethanol blending systems at (5) newly-acquired terminals in Texas and Louisiana. Included were both field-erected and shop-built storage tanks, blending units, off-loading equipment, pumps, and tie-ins to existing power and control systems.