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A 2021 research study from Flow Research, Flowmeters in the Oil and Gas Industry, found that worldwide revenues for all flowmeters sold to the oil and gas industry in 2019 amounted to $1.64 billion (€1.446 billion) and forecasts a solid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% over the next five years, for a total annual revenue exceeding $1.860 billion (€1.639 billion) in 2024.
The oil…
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Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe have announced their commitment to develop up to 250 retail hydrogen refuelling stations across Germany, Austria and Denmark by 2026.
Phillips 66 has a strong retail presence with more than 1,000 JET®-branded stations in Europe and a growing hydrogen refuelling network in Switzerland through its participation in the Coop Mineraloel AG joint…
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An ageing and unreliable water pipe in Wadhurst in the UK that has been repaired 16 times in three years is about to be replaced in a £25,000 (€29,800) investment.
The project is to start to begin on Monday, 21 February, when South East Water will replace 175 metres of drinking water mains in the town.
Don Knight, regional works delivery manager Sussex for South East Water, said: “The…
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NETZSCH Pumps & Systems has expanded its positive displacement pump offering with the PERIPRO™ Peristaltic Pump.
The PERIPRO® peristaltic pump, from the pump manufacturer from Bavaria, Germany, delivers large flow rates at a wide range of pressures.
This means that the system provider for positive displacement pumps is now establishing itself as a specialist for pumping complex and…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has revealed its new Bredel heavy-duty hose pump - a reliable and easy-to-maintain solution for handling the viscous slurries and grit-filled sludge in wastewater treatment plants.
Unlike diaphragm, rotary lobe, and PC pumps, the peristaltic design of Bredel hose pumps contains no moving parts that come into contact with the product, and no seals,…
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Former Prime Minister Theresa May helped open a new station capable of pumping up to 68 million litres of water a day - a 50% capacity increase and enough to fill 27 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
South East Water pumped more than £25 million (€29 million) into the expansion at Bray, which supplies top-quality drinking water to Berkshire as well as homes in Hampshire and Surrey.
Theresa May…
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The Heavy-Feed Petrochemical Complex (HPC) achieved a fast and successful startup in December after using Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) C2 FE selective hydrogenation catalyst.
Operated by Hyundai Chemicals and located in Daesan, South Korea, the facility is its first heavy-feed grassroot 750 kTA ethylene cracker.
It is capable of processing various feedstocks such as naphtha, treated…
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Proveedora de Bombas, Motores y Compresores has agreed to be the Mexican supplier of Atlas Copco WEDA submersible pumps.
The company will be able to provide its customers with high-quality submersible pumps swiftly and efficiently.
Ing. Braulio Cantú, commercial director and partner at Proveedora de Bombas, Motores y Compresores, said: “We are very excited about the alliance that we have…
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New housing development in Perth's south-east will be supported for years to come following completion of a 2.1 kilometre water pipeline servicing the fast-growing suburbs.
The $4 million (€2.5 million) project servicing of Mundijong and Whitby in Western Australia will provide a secure and reliable supply of high-quality drinking water to current and future residents.
Mundijong is presently…
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Essar Oil UK, a leading UK-focused downstream energy company, has announced plans to install a new £45 million (€53 million) furnace at Stanlow that’s capable of using hydrogen as its fuel source - a UK first.
This marks another significant milestone in Essar’s continued commitment to becoming the UK’s first low carbon refinery. It follows the launch of Vertex Hydrogen last month, a…
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Xylem Inc has reported fourth quarter revenue of $1.32 billion (€1.16 billion) and full-year 2021 revenue of $5.2 billion (€4.5 billion).
Productivity and volume drove the increase at the leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues.
“The team closed out 2021 with a strong performance, delivering full-year margin expansion…
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Nexolub and Cepsa, a global energy and chemical company, have teamed up to deliver a supply of 100% carbon neutral lubricant base oils.
Net-zero lubricant base oils are a first step towards the medium-term sustainability of this type of product.
Nexolub is offering the opportunity to offset its carbon footprint through carbon credits, which are then converted into sustainable energy…
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AUMA’s electric actuation technology is helping to boost green energy in Taiwan.
A total of 40 AUMA actuators have been installed at Qingshui - Taiwan’s first new-generation geothermal power plant.
Qingshui power plant is located in northern Taiwan in the geothermally very active Yilan area.
Water is extracted at a temperature of 180 °C from a depth from 1,200 to 2,100 metres.
The…
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Oil giant bp has reported its highest profit for eight years.
bp posted a profit of $12.8bn (€11.2 billion) for 2021, as the oil and gas company reported an update on its strategic transformation.
BP chief executive Bernard Looney said: " “Over the past two years we have set a new purpose, direction and strategy for bp, and completed the largest re-organisation in our history. With this…
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Minnesota cities and local water services will ramp up the removal of underground lead water pipes with $15 billion (€13 billion) funding over the next five years.
Lead service lines deliver water to up to 10 million American households — about 7 percent of all residences served by community water services — endangering the health of residents who consume it.
Support for removing lead…
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Petrobras has reached an average of 88% of total load factor of its refineries in the last three months of last year.
In early February, the Brazil oil and gas major reached close to 90%.
Operational decisions in refining take into account that, for each barrel of oil processed in the refinery, necessarily, several products are generated and subsequently distributed.
For example, when…
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A river water source heat pump has been installed at York Guildhall - as part of the refurbishment and redevelopment work.
This will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the historic building at the heart of the city.
The location of the Guildhall, on the banks of the River Ouse, provides the opportunity to take advantage of this low-carbon energy source.
The River Water Source Heat…
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Most centrifugal pumps operate with a constant speed along a fixed curve. The pumps are integrated into plants with variable discharge flows. The variable flows lead to working areas where process related flowrates are below the required pump-specific minimum flow.
The pump minimum continuous flow (MCF) is the lowest permitted flowrate that the centrifugal pump can handle permanently without…
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