
Feb 2, 2021
150,000th Bredel peristaltic hose pump sold to customer in Mexico
Oil and Gas News
Jan 27, 2021
Pumps
A gasification technology solutions company for sustainable waste-to-energy projects has been given the green light for an improved scheme.
EQTEC’s proposed25 MWe Billingham waste gasification and power plant at Haverton Hill, at Billingham, UK, has been granted planning permission from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
David Palumbo, CEO of EQTEC, said: “We are... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jan 21, 2021
Pumps
Valmet will supply a boiler plant for an energy facility in Finland.
The new boiler for the Seinäjoen Energia Oy’s Kapernaum heat plant in Seinäjoki will enable the company to increase the use of renewable fuels in its district heat production.
The boiler plant will be handed over to the customer in the autumn.
“We are pleased to start this project. It is a significant... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 22, 2020
Pumps
Amarinth has secured an order from Groupement Berkine Sonatrach Anaderko for the El Merk processing facility in Algeria.
The order is for an API 610 VS4 vertical pump for closed drain drum pump duties in one of the El Mark oil trains. The pump will be ATEX certified for use in the hazardous area.
The El Merk facility is in the southern part of the Berkine Basin, which... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 21, 2020
Pumps
Aker BP has awarded Sulzer a contract to retrofit a water injection pump (WIP) to meet its 2030 growth strategy.
As part of an ongoing retrofit programme, Aker BP, which operates the floating production storage offloading (FPSO) vessel Alvheim, has been discussing future requirements of the WIP with Sulzer, taking advantage of the company’s expertise in pump design... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 18, 2020
Pumps
Atlas Copco has launched the PAC H pump for high pressure applications.
The pump is designed to reduce downtime and prolong lifespan, saving service operating expenses.
The PAC H is a centrifugal pump that can handle liquids containing solids of up to 89mm (3.5 inch) in size.
This makes it suited to industrial applications, such as water transfer in the oil and gas... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 14, 2020
Pumps
Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions has launched its new Hammerless Frac Suction Cover Retainer to improve health and safety.
The global provider of high-pressure pumps, parts and services said the new device has been designed for applications up to 17,850 psi and added that it holds a pump’s valve cover in place during pumping operations.
Traditionally, valve... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Dec 7, 2020
Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has supplied the Atal Tunnel project with its hi-tech fire-fighting pumping systems.
KBL delivered fire-fighting pump sets for deployment along the 9km tunnel, which is the world’s longest motorable tunnel.
The Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh was opened to public use earlier last month.
The tunnel connects Manali to Leh and is located... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 26, 2020
Pumps
LEWA Nikkiso America was awarded the contract to supply pumps to transport gas from the coast to offshore units.
Following the acquisition of natural gas production rights, off the northern coast of Mozambique by a French oil company, a gas drying plant was set up to compress the gas and later convert it into LNG (liquefied natural gas).
Since the gas is extracted under... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 24, 2020
Pumps
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured Government funding to build the UK’s first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) to ensure they deliver the correct amount of fuel.
Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through the National Measurement System mechanism, the mobile... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 1, 2020
Pumps
A natural gas plant in the Middle East had been using a multi-stage, heavy duty vertical turbine pump, type 60-WUJ-2M, in organic lean amine production that was continuously failing.
Lean amine is an organic compound that can absorb hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour natural gas.
The temperature of the pump service ranges from 6°C to 59°C. European... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 29, 2020
Pumps
A new order from Future Biogas is set to bring the total number of Borger pumps and separators at its plants to over 20.
The AD developer and operator invested in its first Borger pump in 2015 for its UK site near Swaffham – seeking an alternative solution to its existing pumps that were proving time-consuming and costly to maintain.
Since then, the full-service company,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 14, 2020
Pumps
The successful rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand made headline news around the world two years ago.
But it was the role played by Xylem and its dewatering expertise in challenging environments that helped secure their freedom.
Four of Xylem’s experts were on site and recommended a reconfiguration of the pumps that increased the... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 9, 2020
Pumps
Tsurumi Pumps Global has just won an order for two KRS822 pumps in Japan.
Hokkaido is an area thought of as a region where you saw comparatively little damage from heavy rain.
However, fields have been threatened with flooding following heavy rain from frequent torrential downpours.
So in addition to the pumps, the company also received orders for suction hoses, Sunny... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 7, 2020
Pumps
The Latty Group in France celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Created in 1920, the family business managed by Mr Christian-Xavier Latty, pictured, the grandson of the founder, is now, a century later, the French market leader in research and innovation in industrial sealing.
Latty's products ensure that complex industrial processes stay perfectly sealed and today... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 27, 2020
Valves
Twenty years on since purchasing their first equipment from Landia, the same Mexican customer has placed a new order for 20 submersible mixers and chopper pumps.
The mixers will be working in the process tanks of two WWTP’s in Atequiza – whilst the chopper pumps will be recirculating digester sludge every four hours.
Located close to Mexico’s largest freshwater... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 15, 2020
Valves
Emerson and Quantum Reservoir Impact have announced a team-up to develop and market the next-generation applications for AI-based analytics and decision-making tools for oil and gas exploration and production.
The collaboration combines the power of Emerson’s global reach and the world’s largest independent exploration and production software portfolio with Quantum’s... [Read More]