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Mar 10, 2022
Aramco and Sinopec support downstream petrochem projects
Pipelines
Mar 9, 2022
Water Corporation in Australia has completed a 2.1 km water pipeline for a housing development in Perth’s south-east suburbs, supporting the rapidly growing region with high-quality drinking water through the $4 million (€2.7 million) project.
The Perth suburbs of Mundijong and Whitby will be enjoying increased supplies of water for years to come, with Mundijong... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 9, 2022
Pipelines
Vladimir Putin has threatened to close Russia’s pipeline pumping in almost half of Europe's gas if there is a boycott of Russian fossil fuels.
This has led to warnings this could push up oil prices over $300 (€273) per barrel.
The war in Ukraine has sent markets into a panic because the West is so reliant on Russia for its energy, which brings in at least £100 billion-a-year... [Read More]
Policy News
Mar 9, 2022
Shell has announced its intention to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a phased manner.
The oil and gascompany will also stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil. It will also shut its service stations, aviation fuels and lubricants operations in Russia.
Shell... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 8, 2022
Pipelines
ACWA Power and the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) have a power purchase agreement (PPA) to develop the 700 MW power plant (IPP) in Saudi Arabia’s Al Qassim province.
Under the terms of the agreement, the developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants, will sell energy produced by the project to SPPC for a period... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 8, 2022
More than 130 Rotork actuators have been installed at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport – the city’s second international airport.
This builds on an existing relationship with China Aviation Oil, which controls the jet fuel supply at Beijing Capital and Beijing Daxing International Airports. At Beijing Capital, IQ Rotork actuators have been in operation... [Read More]
Features
Mar 8, 2022
As the world moves to develop more earth-friendly manufacturing processes, NETZSCH NEMO® Pumps are helping a new, local plant turn food waste into renewable energy and helping to reduce the carbon footprint.
Wasatch Resource Recovery takes pre-consumer food and beverage waste and converts this waste into renewable energy in the form of natural gas and fertiliser as... [Read More]
Pipelines
Mar 7, 2022
Engineers in the UK have now completed the first half of a 24 km pipeline between Lincoln and Ancaster.
The pipeline, almost twice as long as the M6, and running from Lincolnshire to Essex will address the 30 million litre a day water shortage facing the east of England.
Rebecca Pow, Environment Minister, and Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, visited... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 7, 2022
Pipelines
The operator of the operational Nord Stream 1 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany said that transportation of natural gas to Europe was continuing normally.
"Nord Stream AG is not involved in the Nord Stream 2 project and not engaged in the activities of Nord Stream 2 AG. Nord Stream AG is, therefore, not targeted by the sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG neither... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 7, 2022
Pipelines
Semcon is supporting Norwegian Hystar to develop their new electrolyser technology for the production of green hydrogen.
The aim is to produce up to 150% more hydrogen without using more energy than in conventional processes.
The project is now being expanded and Semcon is providing more expertise in order to automate the production of electrolyser stacks, which convert... [Read More]
Product News
Mar 4, 2022
Valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding its valve selection for the GEMÜ eSyLite motorised actuator with three further valve types.
With the larger selection of electrical valves, plant engineers and operators can find improved tailor-made solutions.
In addition to the GEMÜ R629 eSyLite plastic diaphragm valve that already exists, the GEMÜ 629 diaphragm valve with stainless... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 4, 2022
Pumps
AxFlow has acquired Pumpegruppen - a Danish pump supplier to the chemical industry.
It also supplies pumps for the water treatment and general industrial applications.
Pumpegruppen is a full-service pump specialist representing brands including Grundfos, Wilden, FTI and Speck.
The company is headquartered in Lyngby, near Copenhagen, and has another base in Rønde in... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 4, 2022
Pipelines
Siemens Energy secured an order from European Energy for the delivery of an electrolyser plant.
European Energy is developing the world's first large-scale commercial e-methanol production facility with the hydrogen being provided from a 50 MW electrolyser plant by Siemens Energy.
Siemens Energy will design, supply and commission the electrolysis system consisting of... [Read More]
Pumps
Mar 3, 2022
Pump specialists Riventa has created significant savings at a global tyre manufacturer’s water pumping plant.
This includes an annual energy reduction of 13% in the port city of Yeosu in South Korea.
For a pressurised system that circulates cooling water for synthetic rubber processing, Riventa utilised its FREEFLOW technology and Green Pump Index (GPX) benchmarking... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 3, 2022
Pumps
INEOS Aromatics has completed a $70 million (€63 million) modernisation of its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Merak, Indonesia.
The installation of a larger oxidation reactor, reconfiguration of the reactor’s heat recovery system and revamp of the process air compressor train will both reduce CO2 emissions per tonne by 15% and increase the site capacity... [Read More]