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Valves
Weir Oil & Gas has signed a contract with Cortec USA to provide authorised repairs for Cortec’s chokes, valves, manifolds and API accessories product range.
Under the Authorised Repair Facility agreement, Cortec’s customers will send products to Weir’s facility in Dubai, UAE to capitalise on the latter’s original equipment manufacturer repair and recertification…
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Pipelines
Oil and gas exploration and production company Noble Energy has completed its acquisition of a 39% interest in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), which owns the EMG Pipeline.
The pipeline will transport natural gas into Egypt under the company’s gas supply agreements with Dolphinus Holdings. The investment totalled $185 million (€167.5 million), with Noble Energy’s effective…
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Pumps
North Carolina, US-based SPX Flow’s Plenty TRIRO C-Range of triple screw pumps are being used in oil and gas applications as part of a forced lubrication system.
The continuous application of lubricating oils to moving machine parts, such as bearings, gears and compressors, is critical to keeping offshore equipment operating at maximum efficiency.
A typical offshore installation may need…
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Pipelines
Quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL has reaffirmed the highest level of integrity for the Nord Stream gas pipeline for the seventh time.
DNV GL has extended the certificate of conformity to the offshore standard for underwater pipelines DNV-OS-F101 for the pipeline, which is operated by Nord Stream. The renewal has once again proven the high level of safety and reliability of…
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Pipelines
Hilcorp Energy affiliate Harvest Midstream has announced the start of construction of the Ingleside Pipeline and the Harvest Midway Terminal, located in the US state of Texas.
The Ingleside Pipeline is a new 24-mile, 24-inch oil pipeline that will begin at the Harvest Midway Terminal and connect to multiple oil export terminals in the Ingleside, Texas area, including Flint Hills Resources’…
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Pipelines
MOL Group has agreed with Chevron Global Ventures and Chevron BTC Pipeline to acquire their non-operated E&P and midstream interests in Azerbaijan. The interests include a 9.57% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field, as well as an 8.9% stake in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.
The ACG oil field is Azerbaijan’s largest strategic oil interest, while the BTC pipeline…
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Valves
Clarke Valve, a portfolio company of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments, has announced that its shutter valve has been approved for sale to oil and gas customers and all end users in the European Union (EU).
Following millions of hours of service in the field, the valve has secured a CE Marking, after successfully completion of certification…
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Other
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced the appointment of Huibert Vigeveno as new director of downstream, effective 1 January 2020.
In his new role, Vigeveno will become a member of the executive committee and will succeed John Abbott. Abbot will remain available to Vigeveno and the committee to assist during the transition period, until 31 March 2020, at which time he will leave Shell…
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Pipelines
As the sheer number of pipelines crisscrossing the country continues to increase, there is an urgent need to ensure pipeline infrastructure safety. The age of many of the pipelines and the number of different products flowing makes this a challenging prospect. Now, new technology has been developed that meets the need for reliable protection that complies with regulatory requirements while…
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Pipelines
Offshore solutions provider Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by OneSubsea to carry out a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the subsea umbilicals and flowlines system for the Ormen Lange Field in the Norwegian Sea.
A/S Norske Shell, which operates the Ormen Lange Field, awarded OneSubsea an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract to supply a…
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Level Monitors
Safety products manufacturer MSA Safety is set to transform the UK’s gas detection industry with the launch of its Safety io technology.
Safety io is a software services company founded and owned by MSA Safety. Its uses wireless technology and cloud-based computing to enable a wide range of ‘connected’ safety activities and equipment.
Using MSA gas detection products as enablers,…
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Other
Major engineering companies in the oil and gas sector have joined forces to improve competency assurance across the supply chain community.
Leaders from companies including Aker Solutions, Bilfinger Salamis, Petrofac, Stork, Wood and Worley have signed an industry charter in which they agree to mandate the Connected Competence programme as a pre-requisite for employment with their companies,…
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Other
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company Turboden has won an order from Italian gas distributor Italgas for its latest energy efficiency solution: gas expanders.
Turboden will install two 650 kWe gas expanders for Italgas, which will increase the energy efficiency of one of the main gas pressure reduction stations connecting the Italian national gas pipeline network to the city of…
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Flowmeters
Metreg Technologies’ MQM Quantometer gas flowmeters are now available in the UK, exclusively from Bell Flow Systems.
The MQM gas turbine flowmeters can be used for commercial and industrial applications to measure natural gas in pipe sizes from DN50 up to DN150 and larger. Offering a range of wafer styles, the aluminium meters can be used for secondary metering or in-process…
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Valves
Valve manufacturer Clarke Valve has become the first company to offer a valve that meets the new US Department of Defense’s valve specification MIL-DTL-32632.
While the specification, which was introduced in July 2019, is brand-agnostic, the company’s Shutter Valve is the only valve to meet the combination of key attributes for the US Navy’s goals to reduce weight and increase efficiency…
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Pipelines
Russian oil transportation company Transneft Upper Volga has completed the technological connection of the newly constructed sections of the Surgut-Polotsk oil trunk pipeline, which is currently undergoing reconstruction in Russia.
The construction works were carried out in the Russian territories of the Republic of Mari El, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Regions within a 72-hour period…
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Other
Subsea laser LiDAR technology provider 3D at Depth has successfully demonstrated the potential of survey grade measurements from hovering resident systems, with an emphasis on using subsea LiDAR technology.
The technology showcase, which was conducted in October in partnership with the Norwegian Forum for Offshore Survey and Positioning (NOSP) and OneSubsea, was developed to engage subsea…
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Pipelines
EPIC Crude Holdings has opened a third open season for its EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline in the US, to begin on 28 October and end on 17 December 2019.
The pipeline runs parallel to the EPIC Y-Grade Pipeline that extends from Orla, Texas to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas and includes terminals in Orla, Saragosa, Crane, Wink, Midland, Upton, Hobson and Gardendale, with connectivity to the Corpus…
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