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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published its monthly crude oil and natural gas production figures for March 2017.
Based on crude oil production data from state government agencies and the US Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; the Domestic Crude Oil First Report; and first purchase data reported on the EIA-182 form, the figures for crude…
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Seal manufacturer C. Otto Gehrckens has unveiled a new product range for the premium segment, the COG VarioPur series.
Constructed from three ‘high-performance’ materials based on thermoplastic polyurethanes, the VarioPur series has abrasion and extrusion resistance at least five times higher than traditional material NBR, according to COG, and a Shore A value of…
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Hantemp Controls, a Westmont, Illinois based manufacturer of stainless steel controlled ball valves, float switches, solenoid valves, pressure regulators and flange unions for industrial refrigeration systems, has announced the appointment of a new engineering manager.
Mechanical engineer Jeff Mackowiack joins Hantemp with 25 years of experience in industrial refrigeration manufacturing. A…
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Production has resumed at a £4.4 billion BP project in the North Sea, following four years of work to modernise the site.
BP operations in the Schiehallion area west of the Shetland Islands had been on hold since 2013, according to the Financial Times. BP and its partners, including Royal Dutch Shell, needed to carry out substantial modifications to the site in order to restore its previous…
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British manufacturer Landia has been awarded a major new contract at an Anaerobic Digestion plant in Scotland. The company will provide pumping, mixing, ensiling and pasteurisation equipment for fish morts that will be utilised as feedstock for the expanding Anaerobic Digestion facility.
The plant’s 8m3 pasteuriser, fitted with a side-entry propeller mixer and dry-installed chopper pump…
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Emerson has completed the acquisition of MYNAH Technologies, a provider of dynamic simulation and operator training software. Prior to the acquisition, MYNAH had been a long-time Emerson alliance partner.
MYNAH produces solutions to allow plant engineers and technicians to test and improve process control strategies and train plant operators in offline, real-world scenarios before implementing…
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A new study claims that while water efficiency is improving in urban areas of the US, it is declining in the country’s rural counties.
"Understanding water use is becoming increasingly important, given that climate change is likely to have a profound impact on the availability of water supplies," said Sankar Arumugam from the University of North Carolina, lead author of the study.…
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German based valve and pump manufacturer KSB has moved to protect its products from brand and trademark infringements.
The twin forces of globalisation and digitalisation have changed business models, allowing even high-priced goods to be sold over the internet and distributed around the world. “Unfortunately, this is also leading to a sharp increase in brand and trademark infringements…
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Gazprom has signed three contracts with Chinese companies to conduct pre-development surveys with the intention of creating underground gas storage facilities in China’s Heilongkiang and Jiangsu provinces. They mark the latest developments in the cooperation between Gazprom and the Chinese gas market.
The announcement came after a roundtable on oil and gas cooperation was held by…
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San Diego, California based company Nikkiso has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and trademarks of Cryogenic Industries of Temecula, CA, USA and Cryogenics Industries of Basel, Switzerland.
Expected to close mid-2017, the acquisition agreement is subject to regulatory approvals.
“Cryogenic Industries’ culture of industry-leading innovation in cryogenic equipment,…
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Field equipment protection specialist Intertec has announced what it calls “a revolutionary advance” in antistatic surface coating treatment for its GRP (glassfibre reinforced polyester) outdoor enclosures.
Also boosting protection against ultraviolet radiation, the new coating treatment helps achieve extended maintenance-free lifecycles of field-based control and instrumentation…
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US pipeline infrastructure has expanded to allow oil produced in the Permian Basin to reach demand centres on the US Gulf Coast, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Between 2010 and 2014 crude oil production in the Permian Basin, situated in southeast New Mexico and west Texas, increased significantly. By 2014 production levels had reached 1.5 million barrels per day,…
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Access to the Chinese market for US LNG exporters could be set to improve, following the Mar-a-Lago summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s president Xi Jinping.
At the meeting to advance US –China economic cooperation in April 2017, the two leaders agreed on a 100 day action plan under the framework of the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue. Initial commitments…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced its new Compass H high efficiency wet rotor circulators, featuring advanced Design Envelope variable speed technology.
“The Compass H features a Quadratic Sensorless flow control algorithm that intelligently responds to system demand to consistently provide only the necessary flow,” said Andy Januszewski, Armstrong Marketing Manager.…
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Engie and the AES Corporation have entered into a partnership to market and sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third parties in Central America.
Central to the joint venture is the Costa Norte LNG terminal currently being constructed in Colón, Panama. Co-owned by AES and Inversiones Bahia, the completed Costa Norte terminal will have a total capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum. 25%…
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Drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth has published a new white paper outlining best practice in hydraulic fluid selection. The paper coincides with the release of the company’s Fluid Rating List, and restates the importance of choosing correctly rated fluids to optimise performance and safety in mobile applications.
“Operators and manufacturers must recognise the changing nature…
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Trond Mohn and Marit Mohn Westlake are featured in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2017. The brother and sister owe much of their fortune to the cargo pumps industry.
Ranked at 76 on the run-down of the world’s wealthiest, Trond and sister Marit have moved up eight places from their 2006 position. The Sunday Times estimates the pair’s fortune at £1.62bn (€1.9 billion).
Much…
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A lawsuit has been filed against Italian oil company Eni, by a village in Nigeria.
The village of Ikebiri in the Niger Delta is seeking compensation for an oil pipeline explosion in 2010 which affected the village and its surrounding area. According to an article from Reuters, the village is asking Eni for two million euros, and a commitment to clean up the 43 acre (17 hectare) area affected by…
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