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Jul 16, 2021
British Water and the Water Industry Forum confirm merger plans
Product News
Jul 16, 2021
Enerpac announces ZE2, ZW2-Series Pumps for production and workshop environments
Enerpac has unveiled its new Enerpac ZE2 and ZW2-Series electric pumps for manufacturing and workshop applications requiring productive flow rates, quiet operation and simplified controls. They are especially suitable for applications in a facility or location where an air-line drop is not available, feasible or desired. In addition, the ZE2 and ZW2-Series pumps can... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Jul 16, 2021
Other
UKPIA welcomes transport decarbonisation plans
The downstream oil sector - the supplier of 96% of the UK’s transport fuels – said it was committed to working with the UK Government to decarbonise the transport system following the release of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP). The announced changes to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO), will see a steady increase in renewable fuel content blended... [Read More]

Jul 15, 2021
Other
Odours away for dairy effluent – thanks to new Landia mixing system
Industrial effluent treatment plant specialists, FLI CAP Technology have brought in Landia’s AirJet aeration system to a major dairy products manufacturer in the north-west of England. A retrofit installation, which had to be achieved in an extremely tight space, has greatly enhanced dairy effluent mixing to enhance the overall process, and importantly, prevent odours.... [Read More]

Pumps
Jul 15, 2021
New Super Nova pump range from Borger
Offering unparalleled volumetric efficiency for a rotary lobe pump, Borger has launched the new, BLUELine Nova range. Designed with a special, one-piece DIUS rotor, the BLUEline Nova (available in six sizes, with flow rates up to 110 m³/h) provides almost pulsation-free pumping at pressures up to 12 bar. This new high-tech Nova range can also be supplied without casing... [Read More]

Features
Jul 15, 2021
Purge monitor for welding stainless steel
Inert gas welding requires the removal of oxygen from the welding zone before, during and after welding. This is known as weld purging as is crucial during the welding of stainless steel. The hand-held PurgEye 100, designed and developed by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT is perfect for welding stainless steel, reading accurately from atmospheric oxygen level (20.94%),... [Read More]

Pumps
Jul 14, 2021
Hydro-Québec picks ANDRITZ for water turbine generator contract
Hydro-Québec has picked ANDRITZ as its major partner to re-equip its 14 turbine generator units at the Carillon generating station. Hydro-Québec has awarded the supply and installation of the first set of six 54-MW turbine-generator units at the facility on the Ottawa River, Canada, to ANDRITZ. The first phase encompasses complete re-equipping of six units with... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Jul 14, 2021
Other
US fossil fuel consumption drops by 9% last year
The total consumption of fossil fuels in the US including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, fell to 72.9 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) last year. This was down 9% from 2019 and the lowest level since 1991. Last year marked the largest annual decrease in US fossil fuel consumption in both absolute and percentage terms since at least 1949, according to the Monthly... [Read More]

Features
Jul 14, 2021
Sludge cake to liquid in minutes
Yorkshire Water Knostrop is a large wastewater treatment plant servicing a growing population of 800,000 people. 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 installed 12... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Jul 13, 2021
Pumps
New pump for horizontal drilling sector
Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions has expanded its suite of pump offerings for the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) market with its new GD 800HDD pump. The American-made pumpfeatures an extremely high flow rate of more than 1000 gpm, making it suitable for the most demanding horizontal drilling projects. Its light weight eases transportation between work... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Jul 13, 2021
Other
PDVSA producing two upgraded crude grades
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has started producing two upgraded crude grades for domestic refining. PDVSA's 1.3 million-barrel-per-day capacity refining network and US sanctions have led to intermittent scarcity of cooking gas, petrol and diesel, making the nation more dependent on imports. Following the restart of a key upgrader in June, operated by the Petrocedeno... [Read More]

Pipelines
Jul 13, 2021
Aquarius Spectrum to provide leak detection services in Singapore
Aquarius Spectrum will deploy its innovative acoustic monitoring system AQS-SYS on Singapore's drinking water supply network. The provider of water leak detection and pipe condition assessment solutions was part of the proposal submitted by its local partner, which was awarded the tender by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency for provision of leak detection services. Aquarius... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Jul 12, 2021
Valves
Dry gas seal repair service for oil and gas industry
Petrotec and Flowserve have jointly opened a new dry gas seal repair and testing facility in the Salwa industrial area of Qatar. The new facility, the Petrotec Service and Technology Centre, expands Petrotec’s existing wet seal repair and testing capabilities in Qatar and adds local compressor seal commissioning, inspection and repair capabilities. Dry gas seals are... [Read More]

Features
Jul 12, 2021
Filling the water flowmeter inaccuracy gap
Globally, there are few resources as essential as water. As the fluid of life, water is needed and used by every single person on the planet, but with the growing impacts of climate change being felt across the worldwide water sector, action is required now to reduce demand, increase supply, and apply the principles of a circular economy to the way water is managed and... [Read More]

Product News
Jul 12, 2021
Schubert & Salzer develops new sliding gate valve
Valve specialist Schubert & Salzer Control Systems has developed a compact, lightweight and energy-efficient solution for all areas of the process industry with its new type 8028 sliding gate valve. In addition, with a pneumatic 80-millimetre diaphragm actuator and digital positioner, the control valve allows for a low-noise operation. The sliding gate technology used... [Read More]


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