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UK-based corrosion management company CorrosionRADAR has secured an investment worth £1 million (€1.16 million) to develop its technology and expand into the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors.
The company, which supplies the long range Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) monitoring technology, has secured investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund. The fund, which is…
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Weir Oil & Gas has signed a contract with Cortec USA to provide authorised repairs for Cortec’s chokes, valves, manifolds and API accessories product range.
Under the Authorised Repair Facility agreement, Cortec’s customers will send products to Weir’s facility in Dubai, UAE to capitalise on the latter’s original equipment manufacturer repair and recertification…
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Specialty valve engineering and manufacturing company Hunt Valve has completed its acquisition of Arizona, US-based Pima Valve.
Located in Chandler, Arizona, Pima Valve supplies server-duty bronze marine valves, in addition to a variety of special bronze and alloy steel products that meet specific performance requirements for US, Canadian and NATO-friendly Navy ships and commercial marine…
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Oil and gas exploration and production company Noble Energy has completed its acquisition of a 39% interest in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), which owns the EMG Pipeline.
The pipeline will transport natural gas into Egypt under the company’s gas supply agreements with Dolphinus Holdings. The investment totalled $185 million (€167.5 million), with Noble Energy’s effective…
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Oil and gas industry giant Royal Dutch Shell has joined forces with Enel and Centrica to support efforts to eliminate the exclusion of disabled people across the world, by joining the disability inclusion campaign The Valuable 500.
The campaign encourages business leaders to recognise the value of 1.3 billion disabled people globally. In addition to Shell, Centrica and Enel, Marui Group and…
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North Carolina, US-based SPX Flow’s Plenty TRIRO C-Range of triple screw pumps are being used in oil and gas applications as part of a forced lubrication system.
The continuous application of lubricating oils to moving machine parts, such as bearings, gears and compressors, is critical to keeping offshore equipment operating at maximum efficiency.
A typical offshore installation may need…
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Quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL has reaffirmed the highest level of integrity for the Nord Stream gas pipeline for the seventh time.
DNV GL has extended the certificate of conformity to the offshore standard for underwater pipelines DNV-OS-F101 for the pipeline, which is operated by Nord Stream. The renewal has once again proven the high level of safety and reliability of…
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International lubricants supplier Total Lubrifiants has launched ECO2, a new range of industrial hydraulic fluids from the circular economy.
The more eco-responsible range helps to save resources and is being touted as a solution to lubricants end of life cycle. The hydraulic fluids are manufactured by regenerating waste oils at the Osilub recycling plant in France, which is owned by Total and…
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Hilcorp Energy affiliate Harvest Midstream has announced the start of construction of the Ingleside Pipeline and the Harvest Midway Terminal, located in the US state of Texas.
The Ingleside Pipeline is a new 24-mile, 24-inch oil pipeline that will begin at the Harvest Midway Terminal and connect to multiple oil export terminals in the Ingleside, Texas area, including Flint Hills Resources’…
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Weir Minerals has recently showcased the operation of its GEHO positive displacement pumps at SIMEC Mining’s iron ore site in Whyalla, South Australia.
SIMEC Mining, which produces iron ore concentrate for the Whyalla steelworks, has been using GEHO positive displacement pumps to pump slurry over a distance of 67km from the plant to Whyalla, where it is then dewatered and converted to…
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German industrial process instrumentation supplier KROHNE has launched the new H250 M40 variable area flowmeter, which is now available with extensive options for low flow measurement.
The flowmeter’s existing DK32, DK34 and DK37/M8M purgemeters are now rated as SIL2 compliant.
The new low flow option features a wide range of process connections, communication options and Ex-approvals and…
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Atlas Copco has announced its acquisition of WestRon Group, a Canadian distributor of compressors and blowers, which focuses on sales, installations and service.
The Calgary, Alberta-based company has 26 employees, with additional branches in Ontario and British Columbia.
WestRon’s main focus is servicing and selling compressors and equipment to the general industrial manufacturing…
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MOL Group has agreed with Chevron Global Ventures and Chevron BTC Pipeline to acquire their non-operated E&P and midstream interests in Azerbaijan. The interests include a 9.57% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field, as well as an 8.9% stake in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline.
The ACG oil field is Azerbaijan’s largest strategic oil interest, while the BTC pipeline…
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Clarke Valve, a portfolio company of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments, has announced that its shutter valve has been approved for sale to oil and gas customers and all end users in the European Union (EU).
Following millions of hours of service in the field, the valve has secured a CE Marking, after successfully completion of certification…
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Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced the appointment of Huibert Vigeveno as new director of downstream, effective 1 January 2020.
In his new role, Vigeveno will become a member of the executive committee and will succeed John Abbott. Abbot will remain available to Vigeveno and the committee to assist during the transition period, until 31 March 2020, at which time he will leave Shell…
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Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital has completed the sale of Hillstone Environmental Partners to NGL Energy Partners, for approximately $600 million (€539 million).
Hillstone, which provides water pipeline and disposal infrastructure solutions to the oil and gas industry, was created by Golden Gate Capital in 2015 as a de novo investment, in partnership with CEO and…
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Pumps
Wanner International has supplied three seal-less pumps to enable the production of effluent water with drinking water quality from a contaminated landfill site.
The company supplies the T100 ultra high-pressure reverse osmosis (RO) process pumps to APATEQ, which manufactures custom water treatment systems. APATEQ needed high-pressure pumps for part of its five RO stages for processing…
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Pipelines
As the sheer number of pipelines crisscrossing the country continues to increase, there is an urgent need to ensure pipeline infrastructure safety. The age of many of the pipelines and the number of different products flowing makes this a challenging prospect. Now, new technology has been developed that meets the need for reliable protection that complies with regulatory requirements while…
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