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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has increased its forecast for global oil demand in the first quarter substantially.
OPEC boosted estimates for consumption in the period by 1.1 million barrels a day -- equivalent to annual world consumption growth in a typical year before the pandemic -- according to a monthly report from the group’s research department.
“The impact…
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SGN, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Esso have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of hydrogen and carbon capture to help reduce emissions in the Southampton industrial cluster.
Southampton has one of the largest industrial sectors in the UK.
An initial feasibility study by SGN and GIG showed the annual hydrogen demand from the…
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A new partnership between PG Flow Solutions and Germany’s Hermetic-Pumpen has resulted in a new contract to deliver two hermetically sealed pumps to a newbuild LNG facility.
Under the partnership, Norway -based PG Flow Solutions will integrate Hermetic-Pumpen’s canned pumps into its market offering.
“This contract, which involves pumping lean amine, underlines canned pump solutions’…
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Phillips 66 has announced that its capital programme for the year ahead will total of $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion).
The plan includes $992 million (€876 million). for sustaining capital and $916 million (€809 million) for growth capital. Approximately 45% of growth capital supports lower-carbon opportunities.
“The 2022 capital program demonstrates our commitment to disciplined capital…
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As global water distribution infrastructure ages and the world's population grows, non-revenue water (NRW) – caused mainly by leakages resulting from pipe failures – presents a significant economic and environmental challenge for utilities worldwide.
Retrofitting existing water networks with modern pressure management systems helps prevent loss of precious water resources, as utilities such…
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Toyo Engineering India has successfully been awarded a contract by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 3.55 MMtpy diesel hydro-treating (DHT) Unit.
The wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Engineering Corporation, will carry out the work in Assam state of India.
NRL is a public sector undertaking governed by the Ministry of…
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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has completed their £8 million (€9.3 million) wastewater upgrade in the north of Cardiff.
This investment work will help increase the sewer network capacity and improve the quality of the water released back into the environment.
The work, which got underway in June 2020, involved replacing, cleaning and relining sections of the wastewater pipe between Hailey Park and…
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US-based Eagle LNG Partners has completed a long-term supply contract to establish an LNG terminal in Aruba, the Caribbean, with WEB Aruba, the local power and water utility.
The Aruba LNG Terminal will serve as WEB’s LNG receiving and re-gasification terminal for its Balashi power plant. The terminal will be located at Refineria di Aruba, an existing industrial location in San Nicolas,…
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A Landia chopper pump is playing a vital role in the use of slurry as a fertiliser at a Lancashire, UK farm.
Using energy captured from solar panels at the all-electric, 100-hectare farm, the 7.5 Landia pump transfers slurry 510 metres, directly from the main dry cow house to the external lagoon, making significant savings on fuel and labour.
A supplier to the Arla dairy co-operative, Old…
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Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), based in India, has received a patent for its NS type of submersible pumps.
The Patent Office of the Government of India has offered the patent in KBL’s name entitled ‘Arrangements for Reducing Weight of Pumps’.
NS submersible pumps are used for sewage, dewatering and seepage applications. The impellers of these pumps are of the non-clog variety,…
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Severn Trent Water has been fined £1.5 million (€1.74 million) for illegal sewage discharges in Worcestershire, UK.
Between February and August 2018, Severn Trent Water discharged sewage from four sewage treatment works. The court heard how the company failed to respond to alarms of warning of a blockage, failed to inadequately manage sewage sludge, and failed to adequately manage a…
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Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and AGL Energy (AGL) have agreed to undertake a feasibility study to repurpose infrastructure at coal-fired power stations to generate green hydrogen from water.
The announcement reinforces Australia’s potential to become a global green hydrogen superpower.
The Liddell and Bayswater power stations currently account for over 40% of New South Wales’ carbon…
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The first US industrial-scale renewable natural gas facility using agricultural residues as a feedstock has started operations in the city of Nevada, Iowa.
Following two-and-a-half years of construction and transformation of VERBIO’s Nevada plant, Greg Faith, the company’s president and general manager, announced the facility is now injecting pipeline-quality natural gas into Alliant…
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Sulzer has launched the world’s biggest medium-consistency pump, the MCE93-400, which has been built in response to customer demand for bigger production rates.
The pumping of liquids with a high dry solids content - medium consistency - is essential for processes in the pulp and paper industry.
In recent years, production rates have spiralled and as a result, Sulzer developed the MCE93-400…
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s £8 million (€9.3 million) investment to upgrade the wastewater system in Norton and Presteigne has been completed.
The work will help improve the quality of the water which is release to the environment. This in turn will boost water quality in the Norton Brook and River Lugg to ensure a first-class wastewater service to householders.
The first phase of the…
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Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) and Linde Gas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaboratively explore the feasibility and development of a CO2 liquefaction and storage facility.
The new plant will be located adjacent to the SLNG terminal on Jurong Island in the city state.
The project concept involves using cold energy from the SLNG terminal’s operations to liquefy CO2,…
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In chemical and petrochemical plants, submerged column pumps are used for pumping toxic fluids in many challenging applications.
If these media are also boiling-sensitive or contain gas, it is often necessary to empty the tank completely, for example in the case of waste water containing hazardous liquids, such as those often found in refinery waste tanks. Hydrocarbons often occur here together…
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Valves
Valve engineering firm Severn Group has acquired US-headquartered Valv Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of metal-seated, zero-leakage isolation valve solutions.
The deal, which follows the strategic partnership announced in June, represents a step toward Severn Group’s vision to become a leading global severe service valve specialist in the energy and…
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