Latest News
If you would like to use our search facility - please log in or register above.
The results below are recent news items.
The results below are recent news items.
Pumps
Fifteen years on since a major UK water utility chose Landia as its framework supplier for anoxic mixers, over 200 of the units continue to work day and night across the extensive region.
Installed in anoxic zones during 2007 at over 20 wastewater treatment plants, the Landia POP-I Flowmakers were seen at the time as the equipment that could offer the very best in performance and efficiency, as…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Shell has announced its intention to exit its joint ventures with Gazprom.
This includes its 27.5% stake in the Sakhalin-II liquefied natural gas facility, its 50% stake in the Salym Petroleum Development and the Gydan energy venture. Shell also intends to end its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
“We are shocked by the loss of life in Ukraine, which we deplore, resulting…
Read More
Read More
Operators in the oil and gas sector are facing some big challenges – many of which are being exacerbated by the current pandemic.
Oil prices are low and production in a surplus. The cyclic nature of the industry means there is an ongoing need for cost saving and efficiency. However, keeping production costs lean must be balanced with the need for safety. This not only involves a duty of care…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Chevron has made a new investment in Carbon Clean.
Carbon Clean’s technology is designed to reduce the costs and physical footprint required for carbon capture.
The company’s technology and fully modular construction also aims to reduce site disruption and facilitate faster permitting.
“We look forward to partnering with Carbon Clean to help advance Chevron’s pursuit of lower carbon…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Russia has targeted fuel facilities in Ukraine as fighting in the country intensified.
Huge explosions have lit up the sky in the capital Kyiv and an oil depot near an airbase in Vasylkiv, near Kyiv, was targeted by Russian forces.
It has also been reported that Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
President Vladimir Putin has pledged that…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
The bp board has announced that the oil and gas company will exit its shareholding in Rosneft.
bp has held a 19.75% shareholding in the Russian company since 2013.
Additionally, bp chief executive officer Bernard Looney is resigning from the board of Rosneft with immediate effect.
The other Rosneft director nominated by bp, former bp group chief executive Bob Dudley, is similarly resigning…
Read More
Read More
Pumps
The KSB Group was awarded a contract to deliver 14 large submersible motor pumps for flood control in Paraguay at the end of last year.
The pumps are intended for equipping several pumping stations belonging to the Costanera de Pilar y control de inundaciones project.
The pumps are to be used to prevent future flooding during the high-water season along the tributaries of the Río Paraguay.…
Read More
Read More
Pumps
Tranter have received an order from a European-based company for a petrochemical project in Eastern Europe.
The project is one of the largest petrochemical investments in Europe in the last two decades.
Tranter's scope of delivery to the project is a total of 37 large heat exchangers from all of its product lines.
This includes four jumbo-sized shell-and-plate heat exchangers that will be…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Worley, ABB and IBM have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on helping energy companies build and operate green hydrogen facilities more efficiently and at scale.
The planned collaboration aims to develop an integrated, digitally enabled solution for facility owners to build green hydrogen assets more quickly, cheaply, and safely, and operate them more efficiently.
Green…
Read More
Read More
Level Monitors
Aquarius Spectrum has launched its new AQSense-Edge series of Cat-M/NB-IoT correlating sensors.
This represents the next generation in the company’s AQSense Fixed Sensors, a product range designed for continuous pipe monitoring.
For over 12 years, Aquarius Spectrum has spearheaded development of innovative systems for the water industry, enabling water utilities to proactively monitor their…
Read More
Read More
B9 Energy, Mutual Energy, Islandmagee Energy and the Net Zero Technology Centre have formed a collaboration partnership to deliver phase one of the Power-to-X Project as part of the UK Government’s Department of Business Energy & Industry Strategy (BEIS) Longer Duration Energy Storage (LODES) Demonstration innovation competition.
BEIS has awarded £986,000 (1.18 million) to the 12-month…
Read More
Read More
Pumps
ACWA Power had been appointed by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) to build utilities infrastructure that relies on renewable energy for power generation, water production, wastewater treatment and district cooling.
The project includes the provision of renewable power, potable water, wastewater treatment district cooling and solid waste treatment for 16 hotels, an international airport…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with partners in China about further investments in the country, according to CEO Amin Nasser.
The company aims to allocate more capital for investments, including to boost maximum sustained capacity and gas supply.
"China is an important part of Aramco's base," Nasser said.
"We are currently in discussions with a number of our partners in China for more…
Read More
Read More
Pumps
Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire Pumpenfabrik Wangen, a German manufacturer of progressive cavity pumps used for transferring fluids mainly in the biogas and wastewater sectors.
The company also manufactures twin-screw pumps used in sectors like food and beverage and cosmetics.
Pumpenfabrik Wangen is based in Wangen, Germany and has manufacturing facilities in the country, and a global sales…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Nord Stream 2 halted as Ukraine crisis deepens and war looms
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline project has been halted after Russia’s incursion into Ukraine.
The undersea pipeline, which was to transport natural gas directly from Russia to northern Germany, is owned by a subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned Gazprom.
In a statement the German government said: “The situation today is…
Read More
Read More
Yorkshire Water Knostrop is a large wastewater treatment plant in then UK servicing a growing population of 800,000 people in the north of the England.
The decision was taken to rebuild the works with standard digestion and a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. The contract was given to build a facility to process indigenous sludge and imported dewatered sludge cake.
SEEPEX had previously…
Read More
Read More
Pipelines
Shell Chemicals Europe and Pryme have announced a strategic cooperation and off-take agreement for pyrolysis oil made from recycled plastic waste.
Pryme will supply Shell from its plant located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Currently under construction, the plant is scheduled to become operational in 2022 and is forecast to convert 60,000 tonnes of plastic waste into pyrolysis oil…
Read More
Read More
The FLT93 Series Flow Switch from Fluid Components International (FCI) provides a reliable early warning alert to the potential of dry running conditions, cavitation and other pump issues.
If not resolved these can lead to emergency shutdowns, service interruptions and unplanned costly maintenance.
Many industries, such as chemical, electric power generation, food/beverage, oil/gas,…
Read More
Read More
CONNECT WITH US
Latest Video
Catalyst for Change: Sustainable and Efficient Flow Control for the Chemical Industry
To support a customer with a tricky application for a biogas/AD end-user, @Landia has supplied new long-coupled pumps that have been developed from its existing range of close-coupled MPTK-I #Chopper #Pumps.
https://fluidhandlingmag.com/news/landia-takes-the-long-term-pump-view-with-hayley-dexis/
#fluidhandling #pumps #valves
Technology company @ovarro_ltd is expanding its global #channel partner network as utilities worldwide galvanise their efforts to tackle #water loss and strengthen #digital capability.
https://fluidhandlingmag.com/news/ovarro-expands-leakage-and-process-control-partner-network/
#fluidhandling #pumps #pipelines #valves
Bandlock™2 Quick Opening Closures from @GD_Engineering are available in diameters of 90 inches and above, offering the potential to realise significant project savings in engineering time.
https://fluidhandlingmag.com/news/pressure-vessel-access-solutions-to-support-black-powder-filtration-and-pigging-operations/
#fluidhandling #oilandgas #technology #pipeline