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Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras has announced the beginning of the non-binding phase related the start of its sale of downstream assets and associated logistics in Brazil.
The assets to be sold include the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Landulpho Alves (RLAM) in Bahia, Presidente Getúlio Vargas (REPAR) in Paraná, and Alberto Pasqualini (REFAP) in Rio Grande do…
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Ebara Corporation has completed construction of its new Components Development and Innovation Center, which will play a critical role in the development and testing of dry vacuum pumps and gas abatement systems.
The facility, known as the V6 Building, is due to begin full operations in October 2019. With an investment of approximately 1 billion yen (€8.2 million), the facility is located in…
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CIRCOR’s board of directors has unanimously rejected the revised unsolicited tender offer from Crane, after ‘careful consideration and with the advice of its independent financial and legal advisors’.
In a statement released on 11 July, CIRCOR said it had rejected to offer on the grounds that it ‘substantially undervalues the company and is low-value, highly conditional and…
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Growing supply of Permian crude means the basin will need extra crude oil takeaway capacity of up to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of next decade, according to new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie.
A moderate overbuild of pipeline capacity is expected in the early 2020s as the current wave of pipeline investments are completed, with midstream operators…
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A Colorado energy producer is taking advantage of new Coriolis mass flowmeter technology that ensures both stable and uninterrupted measurements of oil with high gas content. The new meter is cost-effective, rugged and reliable technology that helps them meet investors’ needs for accurate and reliable well allocation measurement information.
Independent energy company looking for…
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Insertion valves and line stop fittings provider Hydra-Stop launched the Insta-Valve 20-24 insertion valve after a prelaunch at AWWA’s ACE19 in June.
The new insertional valve is available for pipes measuring 20-24 inches, and was designed in response to feedback from industry professionals.
According to the company, the engineered valve cartridge has a mechanically actuated, resilient…
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In today’s refinery environment of constantly changing crude oil availability and pricing, producers’ task of maintaining or increasing capacity while reducing costs becomes ever more complex. As operators navigate the road to greater efficiency and profitability, they depend on receiving consistently accurate process measurement data in all applications.
In this paper, Emerson will look…
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The fifth Valve World Americas Expo & Conference, organised by KCI Publishing and Messe Düsseldorf North America, took place from 19-20 June 2019 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, US.
A total of 4,361 attended the event, including over 700 conference delegates, setting a new record.
The two-day event was attended by flow control professionals from around the…
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UK water and wastewater company United Utilities has revealed its plans for the world’s largest ‘listening’ project of its kind to tackle water leakage across its network.
The company will install approximately 100,000 acoustic loggers over the next two years across its underground water supply network, which comprises over 26,000 miles of pipes.
“We have one of the…
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CIRCOR has recently confirmed that Crane has put forward a revised tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of CIRCOR common stock for $48 (€42.7) per share in cash.
Crane’s initial unsolicited offer of $45 per share in cash, made in May, was rejected by CIRCOR.
CIRCOR’s board of directors will now review and evaluate the revised offer from Crane, in consultation with…
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Fluid management solutions provider CRI Pumps has invested $5 million (€4.46 million) into facilities in the US and Mexico.
According to CRI Group’s vice chairman, G. Soundararajan, the company has been developing products for these markets for over a decade, with a focus on the US, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
The investment will see a wholly owned subsidiary…
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INEOS has confirmed in a statement that it has started to progressively reduce the throughput of the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) to 150 million barrels per day, in order to carry out repairs on one of its three processing units at Kinneil.
According to the pipeline operator, an operational issue with the main heater on Train 3 at Kinneil requires immediate repair.
This requires flow reduction…
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Emerson has completed the purchase of Zedi’s software and automation businesses, according to an announcement from the company.
The addition of Zedi’s cloud supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platform will enable Emerson to help oil and gas producers increase production and lower operating costs.
“As world energy demand continues to grow, helping our vital oil and…
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Worldwide pump supplier Wanner International announced that it has achieved an average annual organic growth rate of 14%, over the past five years.
According to the company, this was driven by the realisable value that the Hydra-Cell® pump technology creates for customers, in addition to Wanner’s dedication to customer service.
Wanner’s Hydra-Cell seal-less diaphragm pumps are…
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Global water technology company Xylem has released the Flygt N3069, a new stainless steel submersible pump for complex industrial applications.
The newest addition to the company’s Flygt range will enable the company to leverage advanced techniques to respond to the diverse pumping needs of industrial customers with customised solutions.
Xylem added that the use of 3D printing technology…
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Teeside, UK-based pump distributor and manufacturer Tomlinson Hall celebrated 100 years in business in June, with impressive sales and contributions to charitable causes.
Founded in 1919 by Alfred Tomlinson and Frank Hall, the company has grown exponentially, from operating in a single unit in Stockton to its current site in Billingham.
The company is the only UK distributor for many leading…
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Pipelines
Houston, Texas-headquartered pipe, valves and fittings distributor FloWorks International has completed the sale of its master distribution division, MultAlloy, in addition to its J&J Alloy and J&J Bar operations, to Texas Pipe & Supply.
According to the company, which is backed by Clearlake Capital Group, its remaining locations will be rebranded under Sunbelt Supply, FloWorks’…
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Valves
CIRCOR International brand Leslie Controls will now offer replacement Kylie-Mueller valves through CIRCOR’s channel partner network, the company has announced.
Operators in the oil and gas and hydroelectric industries will now be able to replace Kylie-Mueller’s GTB and GTW control valves with substitutes manufactured by OEMs.
Kylie-Mueller’s offering of GTB 3-way and GTW 2-way…
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