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Sulzer India has been contracted to supply twenty-one barrel-type boiler feed pump sets for GE Power India. The pumps are being sent to three new thermal power plants in the north of the country. The delivery is scheduled from mid-2018 to mid-2019.
The 20MW barrel-type boiler feed pumps will be supplied with twenty-one booster pumps. The Swiss company says that the pumps are designed for use in…
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Valves
The UK company’s 3800L Series pilot operated pressure relief valves with modulating pilot controls (PCM) have been certified by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to handle air, gas and vapour. Previously, the 3800L was only certified for liquids.
The addition of air, gas and vapour certification allows the 3800L to be ASME Code stamped for use in both compressible and…
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The company says that the facility increases pump manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand worldwide.
EBARA Pumps Europe (a group company of EBARA Corporation) has moved pump production to a new plant in Vicenza, Italy, which opened 12 April. The new site is twice as large as the previous facility and has an integrated warehouse for production and distribution.
The company expects production…
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Pending shareholder approval, the Scotland-based company will sell its industrial pumps and valves business to focus on mining and oil and gas. As part of the move, Weir has bought the US mining equipment company ESCO for over $1.2 billion (€1 billion).
Weir announced the transaction 19 April, and expects it to be completed early Q3 of 2018. Unlike the sale of the Flow Control division, the…
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The drones each use a different sensor to paint a more complete picture of operations. The devices’ makers hope to significantly reduce the time and costs related to the inspection of offshore oil and gas facilities.
Air Control Entech (ACE) has developed three drones to assess offshore sites more efficiently. The drones use live video streaming, ultrasonic testing and 3D laser scanning…
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BiFab faced a ‘critical cash position’ before the purchase, which was facilitated by the Scottish government to save the company’s fabrication yards.
In a deal brokered by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Scotland-based BiFab has been bought by JV Driver through its subsidiary DF Barnes.
BiFab supplies fabrication for offshore oil and gas facilities and renewable…
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The DoE is looking to accelerate the deployment of privately-owned cybersecurity technologies into the energy industry after a cyberattack downed a pipeline communications system.
16 April the US Department of Energy (DoE) made $25 million (€20.2 million) available in funding to research, develop, and demonstrate new approaches for cybersecurity for energy infrastructure.
The announcement…
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AESSEAL will be delivering a webinar on the cost and energy benefits of mechanical seals on 18 April, at 2:30pm -3:30pm BST.
Hosted by Fluid Handling International, the webinar will be presented by Chris Dean, Technical Training Manager at AESSEAL. He will discuss the pros and cons around the use of gland packing, and why you might want to switch to mechanical seals.
An expert…
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Pipelines
While the company says that the new version includes enhanced file integration and analysis to prevent cavitation and performance issues, the product’s release has been delayed.
Applied Flow Technology (AFT) has delayed the release of it upgraded pipe system simulator, Fathom 10. The software is designed to calculate pressure drop and flow distribution in liquid and low velocity gas piping…
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The agreement will see TechnipFMC work on BP production in Africa. Financial details were not disclosed.
TechnipFMC announced 16 April that it has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Tortue/Ahmeyim field development. The LNG project is located offshore on the maritime border of Mauritania and…
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Scientists have discovered a ‘co-catalyst’ that can improve the performance of water purifying chemicals.
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered a method to improve the way pollutants are removed from wastewater using Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs).
AOPs are a group of chemical treatment processes that use oxidation to remove organic materials from…
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The mixer has a variable output to only use energy when it’s needed, reducing power consumption and unnecessary wear.
The compact submersible wastewater Flygt 4220 mixer aims to increase efficiency by only delivering the output required.
“Plant operators can easily modify the mixer output, via a tank-side control panel, a programmable controller or plant-wide control system, to match…
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Pumps
The pump uses a diesel engine to reduce emissions from the previous model and is designed to minimise noise.
The company says that the S160Eco solids handling pump uses an ‘environmentally-friendly’ engine to increase performance and operate almost silently. The pump was made in response to demand for an emissions reducing pump without sacrificing performance.
Selwood claims that it…
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The deal aims to keep Sulzer free of sanctions after its majority shareholder appeared on a US list of sanctioned individuals and companies.
Following the inclusion of Viktor Vekselberg on a US Special Designated Persons (SDP) list 6 April, the Swiss pump manufacturer has agreed to buy five million of its own shares from the Russian businessman’s Renova Group to steer clear of…
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The initiative is aiming to increase awareness of water reuse as Colorado looks to extend its water supply.
The PureWater Colorado Demonstration Project, a scheme aiming to demonstrate direct potable reuse (DPR) as a ‘safe, reliable and sustainable’ source of drinking water, has chosen Xylem as its water technology solutions provider.
DPR takes wastewater, treats it, and then…
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Motiva, owner of the largest refinery in America and a Saudi Aramco subsidiary, has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with TechnipFMC and Honeywell UOP to explore petrochemical production in the US. The agreements are worth $8 billion (€6.4 billion) to $10 billion (€8 billion) in investment.
The MoUs allow Motiva to evaluate TechnipFMC’s world scale mixed-feed ethylene…
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Fracking has seen American crude production reach levels not seen since the 1970s, with Texas leading the way.
November 2017 set a new peak for US crude production in a single month at over 10 million barrels per day (b/d). The US’ Energy Information Agency expects industry will continue performing over the next two years, projecting that 2018 and 2019 will average 10.7 million and 11.3…
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Pumps
The product enables remote monitoring of centrifugal pumps in operation at sites across the globe.
The system, called KSB Guard, uses networked vibration and temperature sensors directly fitted to pumps to increase process transparency. Changes in machine operating behaviour are detected at an early stage with KSB Guard, without having to be on site. Operators are updated with process data hourly…
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