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The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is partnering with the University of Aberdeen and industry on a ‘multi-million pound venture’ to tackle challenges in decommissioning. For the project, the group is building a 'Decommissioning Centre of Excellence' at the University of Aberdeen's Oceanlab facility.
According to the Oil & Gas Authority, there are over 250 fixed…
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The collaboration will focus on the development of four small-scale liquefaction plants for natural gas and biomethane to make LNG and renewable bio-LNG more available for transport in Italy.
Snam and Baker Hughes have signed an agreement to develop micro-liquefaction infrastructure to boost sustainable mobility in heavy duty trucks and to promote sustainability in maritime transportation.
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Serimax, a Vallourec subsidiary specialising in welding and coating, has developed a new joint coating solution designed to save time and manpower.
Onshore line pipe operations involve welding pipes together to form a pipeline. The field joint coating (FJC) covers the area where two coated line pipe sections meet and are welded together. Serimax’s new Orbiter is designed to reduce costs,…
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ExxonMobil is introducing greenhouse gas reduction measures designed to improve emissions performance by 2020. Targets include a 15% decrease in methane emissions and a 25% reduction in flaring compared to 2016 levels. The company is also looking to up energy efficiency at its refining and chemical manufacturing facilities.
Flaring has been found to waste up to 3.5% of the world’s natural…
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Cheniere Energy’s has committed to the development of a third LNG liquefaction train at its Corpus Christi liquefaction project (CCL project). It was announced on 22 May that the company’s board of directors has made a positive Final Investment Decision (FID) on the facility. Cheniere now plans to issue a full notice to proceed to Bechtel Oil,…
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Hydranautics has announced the launch of the CPA7 series of RO membranes for municipal and industrial fluid treatment: the CPA7-LD-4040, CPA7-LD and CPA7 MAX.
The CPA7 membranes offer a combination of high rejection and high flow capability in a brackish water RO element. These membranes are suited to industries where high-purity water is imperative.
The variants using LD Technology are available…
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The company says the acquisition complements and strengthens its global presence in delivering fluid automation solutions.
Emerson announced on 17 May that it has agreed on terms to acquire Aventics from Triton for €527 million. Aventics supplies ‘smart’ pneumatics technologies for machine and factory automation applications. Emerson is a provider of fluid automation…
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Orbinox has launched a new line of heavy duty slurry knife gate valves designed for high pressure applications.
The HG series knife gate valve has been specifically designed to offer excellent performance and low downtime for heavy-duty, high pressure, high solid concentration, erosive-abrasive and corrosive slurry applications, such as those of tailing lines in mineral ore concentration plants…
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The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has chosen Veolia and Suez to design, build and operate the Gandharbpur drinking water treatment plant. WASA is the body in charge of drinking water and wastewater management for the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
The contract represents a cumulative total of around €275 million. The project will be conducted through a joint venture held…
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Research at Oregon State University (OSU) has found that silver nanoparticles (an increasingly common material in consumer products) can potentially interfere with the treatment of wastewater. The findings suggest conventional toxicity testing for silver at treatment plants may yield a false sense of security.
Silver has broad-spectrum antibacterial properties, if it disturbs the work of…
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This article was written by Chris Peters, Experion product manager at Honeywell Process Solutions.
Productivity and profitability: two words that are constantly at the forefront of every manufacturer’s mind. How can I make my operations, systems and processes more productive and profitable? What new tools are available to help improve productivity and increase profitability?
In…
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Fluid Handling International sat down with the company’s president of Power and flow, Adrian Ridge, to find out how the division is going to handle specialisation, new regulations and acquisitions.
On 12 March, Atlas Copco announced the new Power and Flow division among others in a move meant to allow the company to excel in a narrower set of markets. The division has been in operation…
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Xylem announced May 14 that its ozone equipment has been selected to support the City of Grand Forks, North Dakota in developing a new regional water treatment plant. The facility will provide drinking water for the 57,000 people in North Dakota’s third largest city.
Xylem’s ozone treatment solution is designed to ensure the water meets all quality standards, is potable and…
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Flowrox has opened its sixth subsidiary with Flowrox Spa in Santiago, Chile. The opening ceremony was held on 24 April. Mr Mika Markus Leinonen, Ambassador of Finland in Chile attended the event.
For twenty years Flowrox operated in the region through the local company Larox to support local customers. In 2010 it suspended operations, but re-established a presence in South America in 2016 by…
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Acciona Agua announced that it has been awarded the contract by Canal de Isabel II 9 May. Canal de Isabel II manages the water cycle in Madrid and owns Grupo Canal de Isabel II, a company that provides water to over nine million people across Spain and Latin America.
The contract came into effect on 19 April 2018 and will last for four years; it represents revenues of €24 million. Acciona…
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A membrane made up of block polymers has the customisable and uniform pore sizes needed for filtering or recovering particular substances from wastewater, researchers say in a study published in Nature Partner Journals - Clean Water.
Researchers from Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame believe that a block polymer membrane could improve desalination and filtration of…
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The InsoLion FS gasket is James Walker's performance isolation gasket and uses a patented triple seal design. This incorporates a coated metallic core housing a modified u-shaped TFM seal energised with a phynox spring. The location of James Walker’s triple seal design elements on the gasket face is meant to allow the gasket to be used across all types of flange styles including ring joint…
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May 1, ABB announced that it will provide integrated ABB Ability automation and safety systems to Statoil’s new Johan Castberg oil field development project in Norway. The company said that its solutions and services will help reduce the capital expenditure for the project.
ABB works in electrification, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids. It supplies customers in…
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