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Nov 20, 2017
SNC-Lavalin awarded major engineering contract in Colombia
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Nov 20, 2017
Valves
Hubli, India based Weir BDK will supply Indian EPC contractor M/S Tata Projects with £1.4 million (€1.6 million) worth of butterfly valves.
The valves will be installed in the Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah thermal power station, a coal-based facility with 1600MW capacity near Andhra Pradesh. As part of the new contract, Weir BDK is working closely with M/S Tata Projects... [Read More]
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Nov 20, 2017
Pumps
Based near Wells in Somerset, St Cuthberts Mill specialises in the manufacture of high-quality artists’ papers. With a heritage that can be traced back to the 1700s, the company makes approximately 80 tonnes of paper every month using a continental shift pattern across 24/7 operations. The secret of the company’s success lies in the performance of its papers,... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2017
Level Monitors
Hamburg based Implico has launched a new system to allow its customers to connect legacy field technology with the OpenTAS terminal management system. The new TCP-X-Unit is capable of simultaneously converting signals from three serial-linked field devices for OpenTAS.
In a statement, Implico explains that older hardware and modern software often do not “speak the... [Read More]
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Nov 21, 2017
Other
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions have launched a unique rotary seal which aims to achieve strong performance and reliability when running at greater speeds and higher temperature.
The new Turcon Roto Glyd Ring V is a double-acting rotary seal primarily intended for double-acting pressure applications within severe working conditions that require extended rotary service. According... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2017
Valves
Emerson has launched a new line of knife gate valves designed specifically for challenging mid-service mining applications.
According to Emerson, the new Clarkson SU10R polyurethane knife gate valves aim to deliver a solution to the abrasion and corrosion conditions that affect mid-service mining applications, while increasing reliability and service life.
“Medium... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2017
Pipelines
TransCanada’s permit to operate the Keystone crude oil pipeline in South Dakota could be revoked by state regulators, according to Reuters.
An initial probe into the recent major spill on the pipeline has yet to reveal its findings, but if it’s discovered that TransCanada violated its license, the state regulators will consider cancelling the company’s... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2017
Other
German chemicals giant BASF has announced that it is discussing a potential merger of its oil and gas activities with those of DEA, which belongs to Luxembourg-based investment fund LetterOne.
DEA was purchased by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s Luxembourg-based investment fund LetterOne in 2015 for €5.1bn, just before oil prices collapsed.
In an... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2017
Pipelines
Pipelines operated by Plains are now being monitored in real time using the Vigilant control room software from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and Hifi Engineering’s HDS technology.
In 2016, Plains worked with Hifi to deploy and trial their fibre optic based, high fidelity distributed sensing (HDS) monitoring system on a range of its pipelines. The system works... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2017
Pumps
Few will have failed to notice the increasing number of headlines relating to ‘fatbergs’, enormous congealed lumps of waste matter that are clogging sewers in major cities around the world. Tackling the problem at source requires a programme of education in what can and cannot be placed in the wastewater system. For now, however, the focus is on how best to... [Read More]
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Dec 4, 2017
Pipelines
Judge James E. Boasberg has ordered the creation of an oil-spill response plan by the Army Corps of Engineers, Dakota Access LLC and affected Native American tribes. The plan is to be applied no later than April 2018.
The opinion also requires the completion of an independent compliance audit of the pipeline. The pipeline runs underneath Lake Oahe, which borders the Standing... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2017
Other
A Task Group Leader has been appointed for the American Society for Testing Materials team that will aim to develop an industry-wide standard for the safe transfer of liquefied gases using ship shore links (SSL).
Andrew Stafford, a technical director at Trelleborg’s marine systems operation, will head-up the ASTM’s new ‘Standard for Liquefied Gas Ship... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2017
Pumps
Andritz, an international technology group, is set to supply a range of irrigation pumps to India as part of a €60 million agreement.
The recently signed agreement with Megha Engineering and Infrastructures of Hyderabad, India, will see Andritz equip three pumping stations with a total of 27 vertical volute pumps near the village of Kaleshwaram in the Indian state... [Read More]
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Oct 24, 2017
Pumps
The global positive displacement pumps market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 8% between 2017 and 2021, according to new market analysis from Technavio.
Positive displacement pumps are used in a variety of fluid handling applications. They move liquids and gases by trapping a fixed amount and then displacing that trapped volume into... [Read More]
Features
Oct 25, 2017
Like a number of small islands in the Maldives, Velaa is completely dependent on fuel shipped in. This is stored in overground tanks before being used to refuel boats and power generators producing energy for the entire island. The island was recently bought by a Czech entrepreneur, and was relying on antiquated equipment and piping. KPS was approached to provide a reliable... [Read More]
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (#ONGC) and @bp have signed a contract where bp will serve as the Technical Services Provider (TSP) for the #Mumbai High field - #India’s largest and most prolific #offshore #oil #field.
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