American Detection Technologies, Inc. (AMDETECH) and Makor K-9 LLC, both national leaders in contraband detection services using highly-trained canine teams, today announced the formation of TEKSCENT International LLC for Oil and Gas Pipeline Leak Detection.
The patented TEKSCENT Pipeline Leak Detection System, developed in Canada by Imperial Oil, Ltd, is a novel system for locating leaks from pinhole size to large sections. It is also a premier method for environmental integrity testing of new or existing operational pipelines.
"TEKSCENT International is the world's most economical and accurate method to solve the costly leak detection dilemma that has perpetually plagued oil and gas companies, and we will save them millions of dollars as well," said Ronald H. Allen, President and CEO of AMDETECH. "The combination of TEKSCENT's liquid odorant used with highly- trained detector dog teams ensures fast and accurate leak detection."
Makor K-9 President and Founder Mark Rispoli said, "The unique TEKSCENT odorant is detectible by our highly-trained canines, whose detection capabilities are many times more sensitive than electronic instrumentation, and dogs require no mechanical calibration. With 2.3 million miles of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines in the U.S. alone, our dogs are ideally suited for working the varied and rough terrain encountered on pipeline right-of-ways."
Rispoli, who is also an attorney with extensive U.S. government relationships, continued, "TEKSCENT odorant is designed to pool on the surface of the earth, and is easily infused into the pipeline at a well head, where our canine teams track the pipeline along the route and identify the TEKSCENT odor caused by the leak. Often the dogs are aware of the leak from several hundred meters away."
Mike Foote, who supervised TEKSCENT's field operations in Canada, stated, "We have already performed over 300 deployments in the field the past few years, and the accuracy rate for leak detection exceeds 99 percent. The corporate safety and integrity experts who hire us on-site agree that the Tekscent odor is an escape artist that needs to find its way out of the pipe, and our mobile team of dogs find the unique scent without fail."
ABOUT TEKSCENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
TEKSCENT International LLC is a pipeline accident prevention and detection company with corporate headquarters in New York City, administrative services office in Worcester, MA and field operations in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and New Orleans, LA. Its technology can be used as a stand-alone leak detection system or easily combined with other pipeline leak detection systems such as hydrostatic testing to increase the probability of identifying pinhole leaks that would otherwise go undetected. Our technology works for above- and below-ground pipelines of any size or of any nature, as well as pipelines in and around refineries and processing stations. For additional information, please visit www.tekscent.com.
ABOUT AMERICAN DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMDETECH)
American Detection Technologies, Inc. (AMDETECH), a homeland security company and national leader in contraband detection services using highly-trained canine teams, provides the most cost-effective and thorough contraband detection services available today. With its Florida-based Southern Hills Kennels division, AMDETECH now has over 150 explosive detector dog teams and narcotic detector dog teams. The company also offers Canine Sales, Detector Dog Team Training and Program Management services. AMDETECH currently services 33 ports and cities in the United States, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, and Puerto Rico. AMDETECH professional memberships include the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Gulf Ports Association of the Americas, and the International Explosive Detector Dog Association (IEDDA). AMDETECH is also a certified U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) vendor. AMDETECH has corporate headquarters in New York City, administrative services offices in Worcester, MA, a field office in New Orleans, LA, and training facilities in New Smyrna Beach, FL, Woodstock, CT, and Hialeah, FL. Clients include Carnival Cruise Lines, Constellation Energy, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Steamship Authority in Massachusetts, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and the Army of The Dominican Republic. For more information, please visit www.amdetech.biz.
ABOUT MAKOR K-9 LLC
Makor K-9 LLC, whose cruise line business was acquired by AMDETECH in 2006, was established in 1985 and is based in Napa, California. One of the most advanced K-9 companies in the United States, the company has established an international reputation in the field of K-9 services, technical innovations, research and development. Its dogs are trained in the detection of explosives, narcotics and accelerants, as well as patrol and search and rescue. For additional information, please visit www.makork9.com.
