Feb 2, 2021
T-Screen success in Indiana as retrofit pays off
Oil and Gas News
Feb 2, 2021
Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has passed a notable business milestone by selling the 150,000th Bredel peristaltic hose pump to an industry customer in Mexico.
The past decade has seen a huge increase in the uptake of Bredel hose pumps in sectors such as construction, where they meet strict environmental regulations in very tough working conditions.
It... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Feb 1, 2021
Pipelines
Middle East and Africa’s oil and gas industry saw a rise of 33.3% in overall deal activity during Q4 2020.
According to GlobalData’s deals database a total of 52 deals worth $4.7 billion (€3.9 billion) were announced for the region during the fourth quarter, against the last four-quarter average of 39 deals.
Of all the deal types, mergers and acquisitions (M&A)... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 1, 2021
Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has implemented measures to ensure price stability, competitive delivery times and provision of supporting paperwork for EU customers.
Following the UK vote to leave the European Union in 2016, the negotiators from the EU and the UK reached an agreement on a new trading partnership. As of 1 January 2021, customs formalities, like those applied on the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 1, 2021
Pumps
Siltbuster developed and mobilised a large modular water treatment system as part of its essential infrastructure improvement work at a Welsh water reservoir.
The UK's leading water treatment specialist carried out the work at a facility near Caernarfon in North Wales.
The work, being undertaken by Lewis Civils, involved drilling, which generated fine rock particles... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 29, 2021
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, to collaborate on industry standards.
This has the goal of enhancing safety, environmental protection and sustainability across the industry.
“We welcome the signing of the MOU with SOCAR, bringing together our two organisations to develop... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Jan 29, 2021
Pumps
Chemical companies reported a second successive quarter of expansion at the end of 2020, according to a business survey of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA).
In the survey, 57% of businesses reported total sales growth and 26% reported no material change.
Within this, 84% reported stability or growth in domestic sales and 83% in exports.
More specifically,... [Read More]
Policy News
Jan 29, 2021
President Joe Biden is expected to announce a moratorium on future oil and gas drilling permits to end drilling on federal lands and the continental shelf.
The move, fulfilling part of his campaign pledge which has long been anticipated by the oil and gas industry, follows and order mandating a 60-day restriction for new onshore and offshore fossil fuel leases.
Almost... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 28, 2021
Pipelines
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... [Read More]
Product News
Jan 28, 2021
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... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 28, 2021
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2021
Pumps
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... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 27, 2021
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... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 26, 2021
Pipelines
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... [Read More]
Features
Jan 26, 2021
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... [Read More]
Product News
Jan 26, 2021
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... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 25, 2021
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... [Read More]
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