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Wastewater leak releases 2m gallons of sewage into major US waterway
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Mar 1, 2017
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The leak detection market for oil and gas is expected to be valued at $3.38 billion (€3.2bn) by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.9%, a new market report states.
According to research firm MarketsandMarkets, the growth can be attributed to the increasing incidents of leakages in the oil and gas pipelines and storage tanks at production facilities, development and expansion... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2017
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Idec Corp. has introduced its EC2B Series, a new line of enclosures, control stations, and accessories for hazardous location (HazLoc) applications.
The products deliver value and time savings to panel builders and end users with global approvals for hazardous environments, popular standard control station configurations, and customised control station configurations built... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2017
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The Parflex division of motion and control technologies developer Parker Hannifin Corp.has released its Polyflex 2340N-24 subsea hydraulic hose, an alternative to 1½” welded pipe in offshore drilling operations.
The first 1½” hydraulic hose specifically designed and certified for subsea applications up to 5000psi, Polyflex 2340N-24 replaces welded... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2017
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Indian Oil Corp. has repaired and restored the Mathura-Delhi section of its Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline, where an instance of illegal tapping was detected on 17 February.
The pipeline was put it back into service the same night to ensure uninterrupted transport of petroleum products.
Early on 17 February, Indian Oil's security guards patrolling the RK Puram area of Mathura... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2017
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German companies have the potential to play a large role in Iran’s upcoming water and wastewater projects, according to the managing director of a major Iranian engineering company.
Hamidreza Janbas, MD of Iran’s National Water and Wastewater Engineering Co. (NWWEC), spoke to the country’s national news agency ISNA on the sidelines of a joint economic... [Read More]
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Feb 24, 2017
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Endress+Hauser has released SupplyCare 3.0, an update to its industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) application for tank inventory management that monitors levels and product inventory in tanks and silos.
Enhancements in SupplyCare 3.0 include hardware and software options allowing level, flow, and pressure data to be displayed at a desk or handheld device regardless of... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2017
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Scottish pump and valve manufacturer Weir expects its sales to pick up in 2017, despite reporting lower revenues from last year due to the low crude oil prices.
Weir’s annual revenue fell 11% to £1.58 billion (€1.86bn), with profits clocking in at £170 million, nearly a third lower than last year.
The company’s oil and gas operations bore the... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2017
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Denmark-based pump manufacturer Desmi has set up its first production facility in India at Adibatla near Hyderabad.
The 3,000m2 unit located at Nadergul village will start with production of booms for oil spill response, besides equipment.
With the facility in place, Desmi will focus on producing oil spill response equipment, assemble pumps, and pumping solutions... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2017
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Concoa has introduced a precise, high-purity point-of-use panel designed to provide reliable pressure control and isolation in carbon dioxide and nitrogen incubator applications.
Concoa’s 55S Series point-of-use panel provides final line pressure control and individual isolation for up to four streams of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, making it well-suited to supply... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2017
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Flow measurement R&D specialist NEL has appointed Bruno Pinguet, one of the world’s leading experts in multiphase flow measurement, as senior consultant.
With more than 25 years of international experience, Pinguet is recognised as a world authority and he has published over 140 scientific papers and holds a number of patents.
His appointment will help... [Read More]
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Feb 16, 2017
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Hifi Engineering, a developer of fibre optic sensing technologies, has released the results of its high-fidelity dynamic sensing HDS leak detection technology as part of a testing programme.
The programme was funded by LOOKNorth, a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research hosted by C-CORE, a Canadian R&D corporation.
The C-CORE results proved... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2017
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Australian valve and pipe fitting manufacturer Philmac has seen its expansion plans hindered by electricity costs that have more than doubled in two years.
A series of blackouts has plagued South Australia’s wind-dependent power grid since June 2016, which seriously affected Adelaide-based Philmac’s production in September.
The blackouts have been exacerbated... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2017
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Global water and environmental service company Veolia has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a drinking water production and treatment plant in Senegal.
The contact for the facility, to be located in the country’s capital Dakar, was signed between Veolia and the national water company Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal... [Read More]
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Feb 13, 2017
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Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services, has appointed R. Scott Rowe as president and CEO, effective 1 April, 2017.
Rowe, who will also join the board of directors, succeeds Mark Blinn, who previously announced his intention to retire.
Rowe brings nearly 20 years of senior leadership and operational experience in the industry to Flowserve.
He... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
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Divelbiss Corp., serving the electronics and industrial control industry, has introduced the HEC-P6000 family of controllers, offering powerful control and communications capability for the harshest environments.
Programmed using the no-cost Divelbiss EZ ladder toolkit in ladder diagram, function block, and structured text, and based on P-Series PLC on a ChipTM technology,... [Read More]
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Feb 10, 2017
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AutomationDirect’s has expanded its ProSense line of sensing products with the EPS series of digital pressure sensors for both gas and liquid applications.
The EPS series sensors are available with measuring ranges from vacuum up to 5800 psig, and selectable engineering units such as bar, mbar, kPa, MPa, inches of water column, and inches of mercury can be shown... [Read More]
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