Mar 4, 2022
AxFlow acquires Danish pump supplier
Product News
Mar 4, 2022
Valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding its valve selection for the GEMÜ eSyLite motorised actuator with three further valve types.
With the larger selection of electrical valves, plant engineers and operators can find improved tailor-made solutions.
In addition to the GEMÜ R629 eSyLite plastic diaphragm valve that already exists, the GEMÜ 629 diaphragm valve with stainless... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 3, 2022
Pipelines
A £25 million (€30 million) investment project to help protect London’s water supply for the next decade has been successfully completed ahead of schedule.
Work to drain the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir in Walton-on-Thames in the UK, which stores around 10% of all of London’s pre-treated drinking water, began in April 2021 so that essential maintenance could be... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 3, 2022
Pumps
INEOS Aromatics has completed a $70 million (€63 million) modernisation of its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Merak, Indonesia.
The installation of a larger oxidation reactor, reconfiguration of the reactor’s heat recovery system and revamp of the process air compressor train will both reduce CO2 emissions per tonne by 15% and increase the site capacity... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 3, 2022
Pumps
Pump specialists Riventa has created significant savings at a global tyre manufacturer’s water pumping plant.
This includes an annual energy reduction of 13% in the port city of Yeosu in South Korea.
For a pressurised system that circulates cooling water for synthetic rubber processing, Riventa utilised its FREEFLOW technology and Green Pump Index (GPX) benchmarking... [Read More]
Product News
Mar 2, 2022
KSB has introduced new ‘ready-to-connect’ pressure booster systems - the Delta Macro type series, designed for large flow rates.
The maximum flow rate per system is 960 m3/h and the maximum pump head is 160 metres as standard. The ready-to-connect units operate fully automatically and are equipped with between two and six Movitec high-efficiency centrifugal pumps.... [Read More]
Product News
Mar 2, 2022
Syngenta Spain had elected to source magnetic drive sealless pump solutions that can handle high temperatures and volatile substances associated with chemical pump applications.
HMD Kontro supplied chemical service 50 Hz CSI magnetic drive pumps, specifically CSI 65-40-200 H DB6 and CSI 80-50-200 DB6, in 316 stainless steel material, with a close coupled configuration,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 2, 2022
Pumps
MAN Energy Solutions will invest up to €500 million in its subsidiary H-TEC SYSTEMS to transform the hydrogen specialist into a mass-producer of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysers.
H-TEC SYSTEMS are already successful on the market with solutions for the electrolysis of hydrogen.
“Our plan is clear,” said Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions. “We... [Read More]
Features
Mar 1, 2022
Operators in the oil and gas sector are facing some big challenges – many of which are being exacerbated by the current pandemic.
Oil prices are low and production in a surplus. The cyclic nature of the industry means there is an ongoing need for cost saving and efficiency. However, keeping production costs lean must be balanced with the need for safety. This not only... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 1, 2022
Pipelines
Shell has announced its intention to exit its joint ventures with Gazprom.
This includes its 27.5% stake in the Sakhalin-II liquefied natural gas facility, its 50% stake in the Salym Petroleum Development and the Gydan energy venture. Shell also intends to end its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
“We are shocked by the loss of life in Ukraine, which... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Mar 1, 2022
Pumps
Fifteen years on since a major UK water utility chose Landia as its framework supplier for anoxic mixers, over 200 of the units continue to work day and night across the extensive region.
Installed in anoxic zones during 2007 at over 20 wastewater treatment plants, the Landia POP-I Flowmakers were seen at the time as the equipment that could offer the very best in performance... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 28, 2022
Pipelines
The bp board has announced that the oil and gas company will exit its shareholding in Rosneft.
bp has held a 19.75% shareholding in the Russian company since 2013.
Additionally, bp chief executive officer Bernard Looney is resigning from the board of Rosneft with immediate effect.
The other Rosneft director nominated by bp, former bp group chief executive Bob Dudley,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 28, 2022
Pipelines
Russia has targeted fuel facilities in Ukraine as fighting in the country intensified.
Huge explosions have lit up the sky in the capital Kyiv and an oil depot near an airbase in Vasylkiv, near Kyiv, was targeted by Russian forces.
It has also been reported that Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
President Vladimir... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 28, 2022
Pipelines
Chevron has made a new investment in Carbon Clean.
Carbon Clean’s technology is designed to reduce the costs and physical footprint required for carbon capture.
The company’s technology and fully modular construction also aims to reduce site disruption and facilitate faster permitting.
“We look forward to partnering with Carbon Clean to help advance Chevron’s... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 25, 2022
Pipelines
Worley, ABB and IBM have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on helping energy companies build and operate green hydrogen facilities more efficiently and at scale.
The planned collaboration aims to develop an integrated, digitally enabled solution for facility owners to build green hydrogen assets more quickly, cheaply, and safely, and operate them more... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Feb 25, 2022
Pumps
Tranter have received an order from a European-based company for a petrochemical project in Eastern Europe.
The project is one of the largest petrochemical investments in Europe in the last two decades.
Tranter's scope of delivery to the project is a total of 37 large heat exchangers from all of its product lines.
This includes four jumbo-sized shell-and-plate heat... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 25, 2022
Pumps
The KSB Group was awarded a contract to deliver 14 large submersible motor pumps for flood control in Paraguay at the end of last year.
The pumps are intended for equipping several pumping stations belonging to the Costanera de Pilar y control de inundaciones project.
The pumps are to be used to prevent future flooding during the high-water season along the tributaries... [Read More]
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