Underground Construction - December 2021 - 10

NEWSLINE LATEST INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
As chief executive offi cer of a Memphis
environmental testing company, Gordon was
hired by clients to sample and test stormwater,
process water and wastewater to satisfy Clean
Water Act permit requirements.
Prosecutors said Gordon fabricated 405 lab
test reports and other documents sent to the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
and the Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation. Gordon forged documents
from a reputable testing laboratory and billed her
clients for sampling and analysis, they said.
As part of a plea agreement, Gordon was ordered
to repay more than $200,000 to customers.
Natural Gas Pipeline Project
Sues Landowners for Easements
A natural gas company planning to replace
pipeline in southeast South Dakota has negotiated
easements with most landowners aff ected by the
project after suing some in federal court.
Northern Natural Gas, based in Omaha,
Nebraska, brought condemnation suits last
month against the owners of 19 tracts of land. All
but four have since negotiated easements, the
Argus Leader reported. The company is planning
to replace 79 miles of pipeline stretching from
South Sioux City to Sioux Falls that was built in
the 1940s and 1950s.
Northern Natural Gas was given the power
of eminent domain because the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission certifi ed the project, but
it said it prefers to negotiate agreements with
landowners. It has negotiated settlements with 195
property owners in South Dakota and Nebraska.
The pipeline replacement project started
this year and is scheduled for completion by
November 2022.
Phillips 66 to Acquire
Remaining Stake in Partnership
for $3.4 Billion
Phillips 66 said it will pay $3.4 billion to acquire
all the units of midstream business Phillips 66
Partners that it doesn't already own, as it works
to simplify its corporate structure.
Phillips 66 Partners was formed by the refi ner
to own, operate, develop and acquire primarily
fee-based crude oil, refi ned petroleum products
and natural gas liquids pipelines, terminals and
other midstream assets.
" We believe this acquisition will allow both PSX
shareholders and PSXP unitholders to participate
in the value creation of the combined entities,
supported by the strong fi nancial position of Phillips
66, " Chief Executive Offi cer Greg Garland said.
The all-stock deal, expected to close in the
fi rst quarter of 2022, will off er each outstanding
Partnership common unitholder 0.50 shares of
PSX common stock for each PSXP common unit.
Michels Expands
Marine Operations with
Two Acquisitions
Michels Construction has acquired two companies,
PCi Dredging and Great Lakes Diving and Salvage,
adding to its marine construction services capabilities.
PCi Dredging uses dredging and related services
to enhance, expand and restore waterways and
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