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The ‘most used and recognised offshore pipeline standard in the world’ has been updated to reflect new pipeline research and developments by leading industry players, including quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL.
Previously called DNV-OS-F101, the standard has been renamed to DNVGL-ST-F101. Across the world, around 65% of all new projects are designed to the standard…
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Water technology company Xylem has reported a positive third quarter of 2017.
The newly published results show strong revenue, orders and earnings growth for the US based company. Xylem generated $1.2 billion in the third quarter, a 33% increase for the period year-on-year. The reported net income for the period was $105 million, or $0.58 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $119…
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A leading UK gasket manufacturer is set to unveil a new hi-tech production facility designed to supply the water treatment industry with innovative sealing products.
J.A. Harrison’s new, £2.8million (€3.2 million) installation houses the technology, machinery and manufacturing processes to create specialised sealing products for water treatment plants. It also incorporates a…
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Pumps
Netzsch claims that its recently released Tornado T2 rotary lobe pump increases reliability, maintenance and performance while reducing the total cost of ownership.
Tornado T2 is a self-priming and valve-less positive displacement pump ideal for media containing gas, solids or fibrous matter. It can be used in intermittent, continuous or metering applications.
What makes the Tornado T2…
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A comprehensive map of all interbasin transfers (IBT) in the US has been created by researchers from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
IBTs are man-made transfers of water between naturally occurring watershed basins that are used to distributed water resources based on supply and demand, according to a statement from the CMU College of…
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Pumps
Three new Landia Chopper pumps have been introduced at the Dalian Xiajiahe sludge treatment project in north-eastern China. They join 13 Landia pumps which have already been in use at the facility for over a decade.
According to a statement, the treatment plant in the Liaodong Peninsula in north-eastern China has seen Landia’s chopper pumps only once require replacement of an external knife…
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In Sweden, water technology company Xylem has won the 2017 ‘Comfort Supplier of the Year Award’.
“Xylem’s expansive footprint throughout Sweden and ability to provide efficient customer service right across the country was highlighted by our member companies as very positive,” said Göran Swedérus, CEO Comfort-Kedjan.
“The company’s technical…
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A Task Group Leader has been appointed for the American Society for Testing Materials team that will aim to develop an industry-wide standard for the safe transfer of liquefied gases using ship shore links (SSL).
Andrew Stafford, a technical director at Trelleborg’s marine systems operation, will head-up the ASTM’s new ‘Standard for Liquefied Gas Ship Shore Links’…
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Valves
Well-Centric, a well-known specialist in well integrity and production technology solutions for the oil and gas industry, will launch a new compact milling tool at the SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, this month.
The Well-Centric Gate Valve Milling Tool is a milling tool designed to provide access to restricted wells by drilling through stuck gate valves or other…
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Pumps
Andritz, an international technology group, is set to supply a range of irrigation pumps to India as part of a €60 million agreement.
The recently signed agreement with Megha Engineering and Infrastructures of Hyderabad, India, will see Andritz equip three pumping stations with a total of 27 vertical volute pumps near the village of Kaleshwaram in the Indian state of Telangana.
Start-up of…
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Pumps
Pump specialist Maag has opened two new facilities in Shanghai and Guangzhou to serve the Chinese market.
The first is a new 4000 m2 facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai.The new facility will include production for Maag’s pumps and pelletizers as well as offices for its sales, service and aftersales support. It will help Maag to better showcase its portfolio of pelletiser, gear…
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Pumps
The global positive displacement pumps market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 8% between 2017 and 2021, according to new market analysis from Technavio.
Positive displacement pumps are used in a variety of fluid handling applications. They move liquids and gases by trapping a fixed amount and then displacing that trapped volume into a discharge pipe. The vast…
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Valves
Finland-based company Metso has received four major valve orders for the oil and gas industry from Chinese petrochemical customers.
The total value of the orders and company names are not being disclosed. All the companies are in the top ten petrochemical companies in China.
Metso's HangPheng Tan, VP sales and Service Flow Control in China, said: "A solid industry reputation, and…
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Flowmeters
Although China leads the world in the amount of power generated from wind, Denmark has the highest generation rate per capita by a long way. In 2015, the country was generating over 2 megawatt hours of wind energy per person, well ahead of China’s 0.26. This relatively high generation rate has resulted in a local industry which produces large numbers of wind turbines for the rest of…
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Valves
A valve management system has significantly reduced the operational and financial risk exposure for a major tank storage provider.
Valve operation specialist Sofis installed the solution to reduce the risk of incorrect valve line-up at Oiltanking Malta.
“Everyone in the oil and gas industry is aware of the risk of incorrect valve line-ups,” commented David Muscat, assistant technical…
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Researchers have developed a mechanism for detecting molecular hydrogen at room temperature, using green light to illuminate a nanocrystalline composite sensor based on zinc and indium oxides.
A study detailing the research from scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has been published in the journal Science Reports.
Tracking atmospheric pollution remains a vital concern in…
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The upcoming Aquatech Amsterdam (31st October – 1st November) exhibition will see a number of major companies coming together to share success and insights concerning industrial action on water sustainability.
Leading companies from across the oil & gas, food & beverage, paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry will provide details of their water sustainability innovations in…
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The oil and gas industry expects more new jobs to be created than lost over the next twelve months, according to newly published research from NES Global Talent and oilandgasjobsearch.com. If true, it’ll be the first time since 2014 the industry has had a net increase in jobs.
It is estimated that 440,000 jobs have been cut in the oil and gas sector worldwide since oil prices crashed in…
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