Flow measurement R&D specialist TUV SUD NEL has announced an investment of £1.45 million (almost €1.7 million) in a large capacity test separator for its new Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF). The separator will test multiphase and oil, water and gas flows and will ensure sufficient retention times even at high flow rates, according to the company. At a... [Read More]

Seal manufacturer AESSEAL is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with a series of events and a promise to ‘continue investing and innovating’. Each AESSEAL branch will be organising and holding regional events to celebrate the occasion. “We are very proud of what has been achieved over the last 40 years, from humble beginnings to what is today recognised... [Read More]

Insurance claims management provider Crawford & Company has released the industry’s first smart water detection solution to manage escape of water claims, the company announced. The Escape of Water solution uses sensors to provide 24/7 monitoring and leak detection. If a water leak is detected, the sensors alert Crawford’s operations centre through wireless... [Read More]

Japanese pump manufacturer Ebara announced that it has installed drainage pumps at the Tsuruga Drainage Pump Station in the Nakatsuyama district of Japan, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The region is one of Miyagi prefecture’s primary agriculture areas, producing rice, wheat and soybeans. Flood damage to crops has resulted in the need to... [Read More]

UK-based Delta Control has agreed to purchase Emerson’s Mobrey line of measurement products, which are manufactured in Slough, UK. From 1 April, Delta Controls will act as exclusive global distributor for Mobrey products. The official transfer of the product line, including employees, inventory and intellectual property, will take place by the end of September. The... [Read More]

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced that it has been awarded a large contract for a new strategic gas export pipeline by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The gas pipeline and associated facilities will span a distance of 145km. The contract has been awarded on a lump sum turn key basis, according to the company. L&T is currently building a crude transit line between North... [Read More]

Construction has begun on a new £20 million (€23.2 million) factory in Huddersfield for Aflex Hose, according to parent company Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG). Once operational, the facility will boost Aflex Hose’s production capacity by 70% and will create 200 new jobs over the next 10 years. Aflex Hose develops and manufactures a range... [Read More]

Allegheny Technologies (ATI) has been awarded a contract to supply nickel-based flat rolled products for an oil pipeline in South America. According to the company, the contract is worth approximately $45 million (€40 million) and shipments of product will begin in Q2 2019. “ATI’s differentiated products will help to facilitate increased energy production... [Read More]

Water resources investor XPV Water Partners announced it has invested in US specialty pump rental and dewatering solutions provider Holland Pump Company. Holland manufactures, sells, rents and services pumps and related equipment for a range of agricultural, mining, marine and other industrial applications. The company’s projects are focused in the southeast US,... [Read More]

Energy Transfer and Phillips 66 Partners have announced the completion of the second phase of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. The 24-inch pipeline will transport crude oil over 163 miles from Lake Charles in Louisiana to a facility near St. James, Louisiana. Service is expected to begin on 1 April. The first phase of the pipeline entered service in April 2016, carrying crude... [Read More]

Global water treatment company Pentair has teamed up with SunTech Drive to deliver innovative solar pumping solutions. The initial project under the collaboration integrates SunTech’s solar control platform with Pentair’s Pentek variable speed drive technology, creating a solution that is useful for off-grid applications, where access to water is a daily necessity. “At... [Read More]

Noble Midstream Partners has secured an investment of $200 million (€176 million) from Global Infrastructure Partners Capital Solutions Fund (GIP) to support the EPIC Crude Pipeline in Texas, US. The equity commitment will be used to fund contributions to Dos Rios Crude Intermediate, the subsidiary holding Noble Midstream’s 30% interest in the pipeline. Of the... [Read More]

KSB Group subsidiary KSB ITUR Spain has upgraded its ILN type series vertical in-line centrifugal pumps to meet tighter restrictions for sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the maritime sector. From 2020, new limits imposed by the European Union (EU) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will restrict the volume of SO2 in marine exhaust gases. The limit can be... [Read More]

A council in New South Wales (NSW), Australia has announced it will become one of the first councils in the state to trial a new water pipe leak reduction technology. Bryon Shire Council will test the technology, which has been proven to offer a 40% reduction in water pipe bursts, as well as cutting leaks by 20% and limiting water wastage and disruptions to services, across... [Read More]

Louisiana-based pipe supplier Stupp Corporation will invest $22 million (€19.4 million) in upgrading its two steel pipe manufacturing facilities in Baton Rouge. The project, which was announced by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, will create 128 new direct jobs and could create almost 300 indirect opportunities, of which 93 will be in construction, according to... [Read More]

Water treatment company Pentair, together with the Pentair Foundation, has announced a new partnership with Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) to deliver clean drinking water to Mathare, in Nairobi, Kenya. The project builds on a multi-year programme to deliver safe drinking water to Kibera, located in the western Nairobi. Funds raised from the project have helped to... [Read More]