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Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Equinor for the Northern Lights project.
Subsea 7’s scope includes engineering, fabrication and installation of a 100km CO2 pipeline that will run from Øygarden to the CO2 storage complex, as well as installation of umbilicals, tie-in and pre-commissioning activities.
Project management and engineering will commence immediately at Subsea…
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For closure welds, tight bends, T piece joints and dome end connections, a range of low cost, single ended weld purging dams are available from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT.
Manufactured from low vapour pressure materials, weld purging dams are used when a conventional tandem weld purging system cannot be used.
Ron Sewell, chairman at Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT,said: “Even today,…
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Pumps
The African Generator Company was appointed as the exclusive BBA Pumps distributor for the entire African continent at the end of last year.
The company with its roots in South Africa is now responsible for the deliveries and after sales of the BBA Pumps mobile centrifugal pumps, piping systems and spare parts.
In the coming months, a large stock of mobile pumps and piping will be made…
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A gasification technology solutions company for sustainable waste-to-energy projects has been given the green light for an improved scheme.
EQTEC’s proposed25 MWe Billingham waste gasification and power plant at Haverton Hill, at Billingham, UK, has been granted planning permission from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
David Palumbo, CEO of EQTEC, said: “We are delighted to start 2021…
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Pipelines
A £100 million (€113 million) scheme to transform an old wastewater treatment plant into a state-of-the-art-water recycling plant has been completed.
The new Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works in Southampton provides treatment turning wastewater to a high quality outflow which is returned to the environment.
In addition, despite a challenging location in a densely populated part of the UK…
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The technology group Wärtsilä will provide grid balancing services and reserve power to Scotland’s Shetland Islands with the supply of its advanced energy storage system.
The system is being supplied to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, which belongs to the regulated businesses of SSE.
The system will deliver 8 MW/6 MWh of power when operational.
Wärtsilä…
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Flow measurement systems are essential to many industries.
The monitoring of air, gas, liquid, steam or water flow provides exact information to specialists who manage their plants.
In short, flow measurement is a vital process in the production, manufacture and distribution, whether these be gas or fluid-based. Not only does it allow companies to monitor levels of production and manufacture…
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A British manufacturer is urging the water industry to consider alternative actuator technologies.
After securing high-value, water industry contracts for customers including Thames Water, specialist hydraulic manufacturer Advanced Actuators is targeting the global water industry with established technology, which challenges conventional hydraulics and the use of electric actuators.
With more…
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Pipelines
The biggest ever revamp of Carlisle’s water mains has moved into its final phase around the north of the city centre.
The work, which started on January 4, is expected to last three months and will bring to a conclusion a huge five year £14 million (€15.7 million) scheme by United Utilities to clean and refurbish more than 30km of the city’s largest water pipes.
This last phase of work…
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Pipelines
A pipe-laying vessel has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
The project, designed to boost Russian gas supplies to Europe and bypass Ukraine, has met resistance from the US, which wants to sell its own sea-borne liquefied natural gas to the European Union.
The construction of the pipeline, which would double the capacity of…
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is nearing the completion of its $69.7 million (€57 million) project to extend the waterpipe network by 36 km across the city.
The pipeline has been extended along Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road and features connections between the Hassyan Pump Station to Dubai Investments Park and Dubai World Central.
Commenting on the project…
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Remote monitoring specialist Ovarro has completed the acquisition of Datawatt, a Netherlands-based technology and automation company serving the water and energy sectors.
Established in 1977, Datawatt provides technically advanced monitoring and telemetry solutions, including remote terminal units (RTUs) and SCADA systems.
Ovarro, a subsidiary of Laurel Solutions, is a market leading provider…
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Leading peristaltic hose pump manufacturer Bredel, part of the Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), has invested over €3.4 million in a new high specification CNC turn-mill centre, an automated gantry loader and a vertical storage system to ensure shorter lead times for customers.
This major investment signals the intention of Bredel and WMFTG as a whole to continue improving its…
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A natural gas plant in the Middle East had a multi-stage, heavy duty vertical turbine pump in lean amine production that was continuously failing.
Lean amine is an organic compound that can absorb hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour natural gas.
The temperature of the (VS1), type 60-WUJ-2M, pump service ranged from 6C to 59C.
The pump OEM had European antimony-impregnated hard…
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Valves
Mechanical fail-safe solutions exist for electric driven valves, but mainly for on-off applications.
The Mokveld axial flow valves require very low forces, since they are fully pressure balanced.
This inherent design feature makes electric fail-safe control valves possible - even for large or high pressure valves.
Two options exist for a fail-safe action in case the power supply is lost,…
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Pipelines
The Appalachia Basin accounted for more than 40% of the natural gas produced in the US last year.
The area, made up of the Marcellus formations and the Utica Shale, saw a less drastic change in production and drilling activity during the economic contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
GlobalData’s latest market analysis report revealed that the Appalachia region averaged 32.19 billion…
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Pumps
Valmet will supply a boiler plant for an energy facility in Finland.
The new boiler for the Seinäjoen Energia Oy’s Kapernaum heat plant in Seinäjoki will enable the company to increase the use of renewable fuels in its district heat production.
The boiler plant will be handed over to the customer in the autumn.
“We are pleased to start this project. It is a significant step forward in…
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Pipelines
A total of 30 oil and gas firms have received offers of ownership interest as part of 61 production licences granted for work off the Norwegian coast.
The Norwegian authorities have assessed applications from a total of 33 companies for projects in the Norwegian Shelf as part of the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2020 process.
Of the 61 production licences, 34 are in the North Sea, 24 are in…
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