Mar 22, 2019
Industrial game-changer? Researchers develop smart, silicon-based valves
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Mar 21, 2019
Valves
UK-based flow control equipment manufacturer Oxford Flow has signed a distributor agreement with GCG Engineering Service to supply pressure reducing valves and gas pressure regulators to oil, gas and water industries in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC).
Oxford Flow’s patented valve technology features only one moving part, making the valve up to 80% lighter and... [Read More]
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Mar 21, 2019
Pipelines
Aberdeen-based Wood announced it has won a contract worth $34 million (€29.8 million) from RH energytrans to construct 28 miles of pipeline in the US.
The contract, which is for the Risberg natural gas pipeline between Pennsylvania and Ohio, also includes the construction of a meter station in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
“We’re delighted to be playing a key... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2019
Valves
Rotork has announced that its IQ3 intelligent multi-turn electric actuators are being used in solar-powered control stations for water gathering pipelines in the US.
The intelligent systems ‘allow for the remote operation of single-stage isolation and modulating valves’ to control water flows in a high-pressure pipeline network, located in shale oilfields in... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2019
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UK utility company Thames Water announced that it has signed contracts worth £200 million (€232.95 million) to tackle leakage across its network.
The contracts have been awarded for an eight-year period and were signed at Thames Water’s head office in Reading by its CEO Lawrence Gosden.
Thames Water claims that the initiative is expected to save the equivalent... [Read More]
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Mar 12, 2019
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Process automation company Endress+Hauser announced that it is investing $38.5 million (€34.15 million) into a new 112,000 square-foot Gulf Coast Regional Center Campus.
The company broke ground at its new site in Pearland’s lower Kirby District, just outside of the Houston area.
“We continue to make investments that enable growth and further expansion... [Read More]
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Mar 8, 2019
Pipelines
Bulgarian gas network Bulgartransgaz announced that a €1.4 billion pipeline is set to be built in Bulgaria, Reuters reports.
Three consortiums have submitted bids in the tender to build the gas pipeline.
According to the report, the plans are to have the 484km pipeline run from Bulgaria’s border with Turkey to Serbia.
The primary purpose of the structure will... [Read More]
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Mar 8, 2019
Pipelines
According to Kota TV News, a legislative panel has approved Governor Kristi Noem’s bills to prepare for potential protests over the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
At the Legislative 11th hour, the two bills proposed by Noem ‘sailed’ through a joint House Senate committee despite opposition from tribal leaders, civil libertarians and some legislators who questioned... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Fluid technology company Applied Flow Technology (AFT) announced the winners of its Platinum Pipe awards, which are designated to pristine system models that use AFT software.
Each winner won a $500 Amazon gift card and $2,000 in software credit for their company.
‘Most Interesting Model’ went to Joel Neville of Wood in Calgary, Canada for the AFT Impulse model... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
Pumps
FSIP pump design with the xLC stator adjustment unit permits situation-specific adaptation
An existing pump, which conveyed thick sludge to an intermediate tank, showed a high level of wear due to the abrasive medium. The wastewater treatment plant therefore decided to replace it with a unit that is more robust and easier to maintain. A NEMO progressing cavity pump with... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
Pipelines
According to State Impact Pennsylvania, state environment officials in Greene County have levied a $1.5 million (€1.3 million) fine against a natural gas pipeline company due to construction site problems.
The State Impact Pennsylvania reports that the fine stems from violations that began in October 2017 along the Rice Midstream Holdings’... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Pump manufacturer Netzsch announced that it will be expanding its grinding technology portfolio with the launch of its new N.Mac Twin Shaft Grinder.
According to the release, the N.Mac is designed to fragment a variety of materials, and is ideal for wastewater treatment, biogas and biomass plants, food, animal processing, and other waste and industrial applications.
“The... [Read More]
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Mar 6, 2019
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Technology and engineering company Emerson has announced its new product; the ‘first’ fully integrated wireless gas monitor.
Emerson states that the gas monitor has been developed in response to the critical need for the monitoring of toxic hydrogen sulphide gas in wellheads, tank farms, and other remote locations.
The Rosemount 928 Wireless Gas... [Read More]
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Mar 4, 2019
Pipelines
A pipeline ruptured and burst in Audrain County just north of Mexico, a town in Missouri, news outlet KMIZ 17 reports.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers on the scene, the pipeline is currently handled by Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, which is a subsidiary of Dallas-headquartered Energy Transfer.
The report details that Panhandle has been at the forefront... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2019
Pipelines
According to AP News, The Native American tribe resisting the Dakota Access oil pipeline has said that an Army Corps of Engineers document shows that before consulting them, the agency concluded the pipeline won’t unfairly affect tribes.
Standing Rock Sioux officials state that the document reinforces the tribe’s claim that the Corps disregarded a federal judge’s... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2019
Pipelines
According to Las Cruces Sun News the owner of a burst pipeline near Berino, New Mexico, is planning to permanently relocate three residents located near the spill site.
In December 2018, the burst pipeline spilt 294,000 gallons of gasoline into an irrigation ditch.
Owner of the pipeline Kinder Morgan informed the Doña Ana County Board of County Commissioners that... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2019
Pumps
American manufacturing company ITT announced that it has signed an agreement valued at approximately $91.5 million (€80.53 million) to acquire German centrifugal and axial pump manufacturer Rheinhütte Pumpen Group from the Aliaxas Group.
“The proposed agreement will bring together two companies with long legacies of application expertise across a range... [Read More]
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