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German chemicals giant BASF has announced that it is discussing a potential merger of its oil and gas activities with those of DEA, which belongs to Luxembourg-based investment fund LetterOne.
DEA was purchased by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s Luxembourg-based investment fund LetterOne in 2015 for €5.1bn, just before oil prices collapsed.
In an announcement made today (24…
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Pipelines
Pipelines operated by Plains are now being monitored in real time using the Vigilant control room software from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and Hifi Engineering’s HDS technology.
In 2016, Plains worked with Hifi to deploy and trial their fibre optic based, high fidelity distributed sensing (HDS) monitoring system on a range of its pipelines. The system works by monitoring high…
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Few will have failed to notice the increasing number of headlines relating to ‘fatbergs’, enormous congealed lumps of waste matter that are clogging sewers in major cities around the world. Tackling the problem at source requires a programme of education in what can and cannot be placed in the wastewater system. For now, however, the focus is on how best to remove fatbergs and restore…
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Judge James E. Boasberg has ordered the creation of an oil-spill response plan by the Army Corps of Engineers, Dakota Access LLC and affected Native American tribes. The plan is to be applied no later than April 2018.
The opinion also requires the completion of an independent compliance audit of the pipeline. The pipeline runs underneath Lake Oahe, which borders the Standing Rock Indian…
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Valves
A valve management system has significantly reduced the operational and financial risk exposure for a major tank storage provider.
Valve operation specialist Sofis installed the solution to reduce the risk of incorrect valve line-up at Oiltanking Malta.
“Everyone in the oil and gas industry is aware of the risk of incorrect valve line-ups,” commented David Muscat, assistant technical…
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Researchers have developed a mechanism for detecting molecular hydrogen at room temperature, using green light to illuminate a nanocrystalline composite sensor based on zinc and indium oxides.
A study detailing the research from scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has been published in the journal Science Reports.
Tracking atmospheric pollution remains a vital concern in…
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The upcoming Aquatech Amsterdam (31st October – 1st November) exhibition will see a number of major companies coming together to share success and insights concerning industrial action on water sustainability.
Leading companies from across the oil & gas, food & beverage, paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry will provide details of their water sustainability innovations in…
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The oil and gas industry expects more new jobs to be created than lost over the next twelve months, according to newly published research from NES Global Talent and oilandgasjobsearch.com. If true, it’ll be the first time since 2014 the industry has had a net increase in jobs.
It is estimated that 440,000 jobs have been cut in the oil and gas sector worldwide since oil prices crashed in…
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Chevron has announced a seven-year partnership with Microsoft, establishing the IT giant as Chevron’s primary cloud provider. The new collaboration will accelerate the application of advanced technologies including analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) ‘to drive performance and improve efficiencies’.
"We embrace every opportunity that streamlines our workflows, gives us…
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Pumps
A stainless steel, air-operated diaphragm pump for transferring pure solvents in the semiconductor industry has been released by Almatec.
Part of PSG, a Dover company, Almatec has just announced that its Futur S and SH pump series are now available in 316 stainless steel with a high surface finish.
Key features of the S/SH Series pumps for pure solvent transferring
The Futur S/SH series…
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Water technology company Xylem has reported a positive third quarter of 2017.
The newly published results show strong revenue, orders and earnings growth for the US based company. Xylem generated $1.2 billion in the third quarter, a 33% increase for the period year-on-year. The reported net income for the period was $105 million, or $0.58 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $119…
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A leading UK gasket manufacturer is set to unveil a new hi-tech production facility designed to supply the water treatment industry with innovative sealing products.
J.A. Harrison’s new, £2.8million (€3.2 million) installation houses the technology, machinery and manufacturing processes to create specialised sealing products for water treatment plants. It also incorporates a…
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Pumps
Netzsch claims that its recently released Tornado T2 rotary lobe pump increases reliability, maintenance and performance while reducing the total cost of ownership.
Tornado T2 is a self-priming and valve-less positive displacement pump ideal for media containing gas, solids or fibrous matter. It can be used in intermittent, continuous or metering applications.
What makes the Tornado T2…
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A comprehensive map of all interbasin transfers (IBT) in the US has been created by researchers from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
IBTs are man-made transfers of water between naturally occurring watershed basins that are used to distributed water resources based on supply and demand, according to a statement from the CMU College of…
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Pumps
Three new Landia Chopper pumps have been introduced at the Dalian Xiajiahe sludge treatment project in north-eastern China. They join 13 Landia pumps which have already been in use at the facility for over a decade.
According to a statement, the treatment plant in the Liaodong Peninsula in north-eastern China has seen Landia’s chopper pumps only once require replacement of an external knife…
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In Sweden, water technology company Xylem has won the 2017 ‘Comfort Supplier of the Year Award’.
“Xylem’s expansive footprint throughout Sweden and ability to provide efficient customer service right across the country was highlighted by our member companies as very positive,” said Göran Swedérus, CEO Comfort-Kedjan.
“The company’s technical…
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Valves
Well-Centric, a well-known specialist in well integrity and production technology solutions for the oil and gas industry, will launch a new compact milling tool at the SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, this month.
The Well-Centric Gate Valve Milling Tool is a milling tool designed to provide access to restricted wells by drilling through stuck gate valves or other…
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Pumps
Pump specialist Maag has opened two new facilities in Shanghai and Guangzhou to serve the Chinese market.
The first is a new 4000 m2 facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai.The new facility will include production for Maag’s pumps and pelletizers as well as offices for its sales, service and aftersales support. It will help Maag to better showcase its portfolio of pelletiser, gear…
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