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Oct 4, 2019
Subsea 7 nets Shell contract offshore UK, acquires 4Subsea
Oil and Gas News
Oct 4, 2019
Valves
CIRCOR to sell distributed valves business in shift away from upstream oil and gas
Valve manufacturer CIRCOR recently announced its intent to sell its Distributed Valves business, as the company continues to follow through with a strategic shift away from upstream oil and gas. Commenting on the announcement, Scott Buckhout, president and CEO, said: “This is an important step in CIRCOR’s transformation as we continue to diversify away from upstream... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Oct 3, 2019
Valves
Weatherford nets safety valve contract from Brazil’s Petrobras
Multinational oilfield services company Weatherford has won its largest-ever contract for deep-set safety valves, from Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras. Under the contract, Weatherford will deliver 24 Optimax™ deep-set safety valves over the next four years. The Optimax safety valve protects against catastrophic loss of well control by providing failsafe closures... [Read More]

Pipelines
Oct 3, 2019
Anglian Water clears over 40,500 blockages from sewer network
Engineers at Anglian Water in the UK have cleared a total of 40,575 blockages from the region’s sewer network over the past 12 months, 85% of which were caused by unflushable products such as wet wipes, as well as fats, oils and grease (FOG). The water company has now marked the start of a month-long campaign to raise awareness of the problems caused by unflushables,... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Oct 2, 2019
Valves
Clarke Valve secures control valve approvals in Canadian markets
Clarke Valve, a portfolio company of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments, has secured the first two provincial approvals on its path to a nationwide Canadian Registration Number (CRN) in Canada. The first approval was granted by the Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA) for Clarke Valve to sell its Shutter Valve™... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Sep 30, 2019
Valves
Pragma improves safety, lowers costs with new ESP valve
Aberdeen, UK-based oil and gas production technology business Pragma has developed an advanced downhole safety valve to offer improved well control for cable deployed electric submersible pumps (ESPs) retrofitted to production wells. The new valve will allow both onshore and offshore installations to meet safety regulations while improving the operations footprint at... [Read More]

Pipelines
Sep 30, 2019
NGL Energy to acquire pipeline infrastructure provider for $600 million
NGL Energy Partners has agreed to acquire Golden Gate Capital’s Hillstone Environmental Partners for approximately $600 million (€548.7 million). Hillstone Environmental provides water pipeline and disposal infrastructure solutions to customers located in West Texas and New Mexico in the US. With the acquisition, NGL Energy plans to combine Hillstone’s services... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Sep 27, 2019
Pipelines
Enbridge, NextDecade to develop natural gas pipeline in Texas, US
NextDecade and Enbridge have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue the development of the Rio Bravo pipeline and other natural gas pipelines in South Texas, for the transport of natural gas to NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project, located in Brownsville, Texas in the US. The Rio Bravo pipeline will be able to transport 4.5 billion cubic feet per day... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Sep 27, 2019
Pumps
Netzsch pump enables fault-free and environmentally friendly conveying operation
In order to reduce the number of cost-intensive pumping installations on site, an oilfield operator near Bremen in Germany has selected a Netzsch system with an underground driven progressing cavity pump (PCP). The solution offered by Netzsch combined a PCP with a submersible motor, which was then installed for the oilfield operator. The electric submersible progressing... [Read More]

Other News
Sep 26, 2019
New research consortium to address water security issues in US
A new research consortium comprising four national laboratories has been established by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to lead a five-year, $100 million (€91.4 million) desalination effort to provide secure and affordable water in the US. Known as the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), the consortium is led by four national laboratories: the National... [Read More]

Pumps
Sep 26, 2019
Xylem unveils smart pumps at WEFTEC to drive digitalisation of water
Global water technology company Xylem unveiled the new Godwin NC100S and CD100S Dri-Prime dewatering pumps, the third and fourth pumps in the Godwin S Series of smart pumps, at this year’s WEFTEC conference in Chicago, US. Equipped with interchangeable, application-specific impellers and a new generation of cloud-based Field Smart Technology, the four-inch surface... [Read More]

Pipelines
Sep 26, 2019
Aquarius Spectrum to deploy acoustic, pressure sensors across water networks in Israel
Advanced monitoring and leak detection solutions provider Aquarius Spectrum has won two pipe condition assessment (PCA) projects in two Israeli cities. The company deployed 750 acoustic sensors across the entire water network in the city of Holon, Israel. These sensors monitor underground pipelines on a daily basis, providing accurate data to detect hidden leaks, as... [Read More]

Pumps
Sep 25, 2019
Grundfos pump facility in Serbia to treat and reuse wastewater
Global water technology company Grundfos has announced plans to treat and reuse its own wastewater at a production site in Indjija, Serbia. The Serbian facility is working towards a closed-loop environment, in which the company’s Biobooster system is a key element. The Biobooster will treat all domestic wastewater, which accounts for around 60-70% of the factory’s... [Read More]

Oil and Gas News
Sep 24, 2019
Pipelines
GlobalData: Expanded East-West Pipeline will provide limited protection for Saudi Arabia
Expanding the East-West Pipeline’s crude oil capacity to 6.5 million barrels per day (mmbd) will provide Saudi Arabia with an infrastructural improvement, but it will not help the country to completely stave off risks associated with the Strait of Hormuz’s closure or limited accessibility, says GlobalData. Alessandro Bacci, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, said:... [Read More]

Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Sep 23, 2019
Level Monitors
New ultrasonic sensors enable continuous level measurement
Sensor specialist ifm electronic has launched a new range of M30 ultrasonic position sensors, which have been designed for applications where continuous level measurement and object detection of bulk materials or liquids applications are required. The ifm M30 range includes sensors such as the UIT501, which is one of six options for continuous level measurement and... [Read More]


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