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The UK’s water regulator Ofwat has confirmed a major investment programme to improve services for customers and the environment.
Ofwat has revealed a spending package of £51 billion (€60.1 billion) over the next five years, of which around one quarter will be dedicated to providing resilient services and a better environment in the face of a growing population and climate…
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Multinational law firm DWF has highlighted a number of trends for the global energy sector for 2020, with global head of energy Slava Kiryushin offering various insights.
Oil
Commenting on the global oil trade in 2020, Kiryushin expects there to be an oversupply: "Many oil traders have predicted a bullish 2020 for the global oil industry, with some going as far as speculating the revival…
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Flowmeters
A new flow measurement solution from Emerson now provides greater measurement assurance for hydrocarbon custody transfer applications.
The company’s MID-certified turnkey flow measurement solution in Europe enhances truck and railcar loading operations by improving measurement accuracy and traceability, increasing loading bay availability and reducing operating costs.
The new solution…
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Pumps
SLD Pumps & Power has completed a major project at a large wastewater treatment plant near Glasgow in Scotland, enabling critical repairs to be carried out.
The company’s high-capacity pumps diverted millions of litres of wastewater, allowing engineering to inspect worn channels and structures downstream to assess what repairs were needed.
SLD deployed 12 high-capacity pumps: eight…
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Pumps
Pump and valve manufacturer CIRCOR International has announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in the city of Weihai in China’s Shandong province, due to open in 2020.
CIRCOR Weihai currently manufactures centrifugal and three-screw positive displacement pumps for the industrial and commercial marine markets.
The new facility will enable CIRCOR to expand its footprint to better…
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Pumps
Fives Cryomec has successfully installed centrifugal pumps, CRYOMEC® single-stage and multi-stage centrifugal labyrinth pumps to an air separation unit (ASU) plant near Houston in the US state of Texas.
A number of years ago, a local subsidiary of Fives’ Cryogenics | Energy business line was opened in Houston to strengthen the company’s position in the North American market.
This…
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Pipelines
Spanish oil transport and storage company CLH Group has approved a sustainability strategy aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The plan aims to reduce the company’s net emissions of greenhouse gases by 50% by 2025, and make CLH a carbon-neutral organisation by 2050.
The company is working on reducing…
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With topics such as the future demand for hydrogen being discussed and the latest technologies being launched, StocExpo, the world’s largest and longest running international bulk liquid storage event, returns to Rotterdam in March 2020 with an eye firmly on the future.
Thousands of professionals, experts and analysts from leading oil majors, including Shell, BP and ExxonMobil, and the…
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Pipelines
Calima Energy, which owns and operates drilling and production rights in British Columbia, Canada, has been granted a permit to construct a pipeline to connect the company's well-pad to regional pipeline and processing infrastructure.
Regulatory approval has been given for the company to construct and operate a 19.5km steel 8-inch service pipeline, which will connect existing and future Calima…
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Pipelines
Subsea 7 has won a sizeable contract from Aker BP for the Ærfugl Phase 2 gas field development, located around 210km west of Sandnessjøen in the Norwegian Sea.
The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract is estimated to be worth between $50 million (€45 million) and $150 million (€135 million).
It is for a long-distance tie-back involving the…
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Pipelines
UK utility provider Yorkshire Water has awarded Clean and Waste Infrastructure and Customer Focussed Infrastructure frameworks with a combined value of £650 million (€770.4 million).
The £400 million (€474.1 million) Infrastructure Networks framework covers the delivery of infrastructure pipeline projects for both clean and wastewater assets. The £250 million (€296.3 million) Customer…
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Pipelines
The commissioning of the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia has been celebrated, with ceremonies held simultaneously in Helsinki and Paldiski.
The event was attended by guests of honour Sauli Niinistö, president of the Republic of Finland, Kersti Kaljulaid Estonia's president, Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs, and Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, deputy…
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Pumps
British pump manufacturer Atlantic Pumps, part of the Intrax Global Group, has achieved ISO 9001 accreditation.
The ISO standard is the internationally recognised quality management system standard issued to companies that can demonstrate a continual ability to provide strong levels of service and products that meet customer and regulatory requirements.
“We are pleased to have our quality…
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Pipelines
Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners has completed its acquisition of midstream assets located in South Texas in the US, including around 150 miles of active crude oil gathering pipelines.
The assets, which were acquired from Twin Eagle Gardendale Pipeline, include the Gardendale and Asherton gathering systems, which total approximately 150 miles of crude oil gathering pipelines with connections…
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Pipelines
The 18 billionth barrel of crude oil from Alaska North Slope has passed through the Trans-Alaska pipeline system (TAPS), marking a significant milestone.
Commenting on the achievement, Tom Barret, president of TAPS operator Alyeska Pipeline Service, said: “This marks another significant operational milestone for TAPS, for Alaska and Alaskans, for the oil and gas industry, and countless…
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Pipelines
As communities around the world face increasingly severe environmental conditions that can threaten critical pipelines, Sanexen Water has launched a product that could protect them from extreme seismic and flooding events.
The company’s Aqua-Pipe technology has been proven to maintain its integrity and does not rupture during rigorous simulated in-ground earthquake scenarios.
Sanexen…
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Pipelines
China has officially launched a new state-owned oil and gas pipeline company – China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation – in an effort to revamp the country’s oil and gas pipeline sector.
Commenting on the development, Soorya Tejomoortula, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, said: “The formation of a national pipeline company is another step to provide stimulus to the country’s…
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Pumps
Slurry pumps manufacturer GIW Industries has launched the GIW TBC-92 slurry pump for operations in oil sands.
Named for its 92-inch impeller, the pump is the largest and heaviest slurry pump available in the mining industry.
GIW now has pumps in service at all operating Canadian oil sands hydrotransport applications. The TBC-92 is designed to tackle heavy-duty slurry transport, while…
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