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Jun 1, 2017
Rotork actuators heading to 400,000 barrel a day refinery in the Middle-East
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Jun 1, 2017
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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published its monthly crude oil and natural gas production figures for March 2017.
Based on crude oil production data from state government agencies and the US Department of the Interior; Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement; the Domestic Crude Oil First Report; and first purchase data reported on the EIA-182... [Read More]
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May 4, 2017
Flowmeters
Fluenta has launched a new calibration facility, allowing the company’s flowmeters to be calibrated prior to shipment to their final destination.
Calibration reduces set-up times while also increasing the level of accuracy in flowmeters. According to Fluenta, the flow calibration facility provides a reference meter uncertainty of 0.28%.
Fluenta’s flowmeters... [Read More]
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May 5, 2017
Pumps
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has launched its new Pump Electronic Monitoring System (PEMS) technology at the 2017 Offshore Technology Conference. PEMS is designed to monitor pumps in well service operations, with Caterpillar claiming that the new system can help avoid catastrophic failures, minimise downtime and preserve fluid end and power end components.
Available to order... [Read More]
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May 5, 2017
Pipelines
Trans Mountain has announced a supply deal with Canadian steelmaker EVRAZ North America.
In November 2016 the Canadian government granted approval for the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, deciding the estimated $7.4 billion (€6.7 billion) project was in the interests of Canada and its population
The 1,150km pipeline was originally built in 1953. The expansion... [Read More]
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May 8, 2017
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A lawsuit has been filed against Italian oil company Eni, by a village in Nigeria.
The village of Ikebiri in the Niger Delta is seeking compensation for an oil pipeline explosion in 2010 which affected the village and its surrounding area. According to an article from Reuters, the village is asking Eni for two million euros, and a commitment to clean up the 43 acre (17... [Read More]
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May 8, 2017
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Trond Mohn and Marit Mohn Westlake are featured in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2017. The brother and sister owe much of their fortune to the cargo pumps industry.
Ranked at 76 on the run-down of the world’s wealthiest, Trond and sister Marit have moved up eight places from their 2006 position. The Sunday Times estimates the pair’s fortune at £1.62bn... [Read More]
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May 9, 2017
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Drive and control specialist Bosch Rexroth has published a new white paper outlining best practice in hydraulic fluid selection. The paper coincides with the release of the company’s Fluid Rating List, and restates the importance of choosing correctly rated fluids to optimise performance and safety in mobile applications.
“Operators and manufacturers must recognise... [Read More]
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May 9, 2017
Pipelines
Construction has begun in the Black Sea on the offshore section of the TurkStream gas pipeline.
Pipelaying is being carried out off the Russian coast by Audacia, a vessel owned by Allseas – the contractor responsible for the construction of both strings of the gas pipeline’s offshore section. The vessel will also be used for pipe pulling through microtunnels... [Read More]
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May 10, 2017
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Engie and the AES Corporation have entered into a partnership to market and sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to third parties in Central America.
Central to the joint venture is the Costa Norte LNG terminal currently being constructed in Colón, Panama. Co-owned by AES and Inversiones Bahia, the completed Costa Norte terminal will have a total capacity of 1.5 million... [Read More]
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May 10, 2017
Pipelines
To overcome the challenges of onsite welding in the petrochemical industry, COB Industries has produced the PurgEye Site Weld Purge Monitor. The company claims the new guarded oxygen monitor is “virtually non-destructible”, and specifically designed for onsite conditions.
COB Industries said: “The PurgEye Site measures oxygen levels from 1,000 ppm, right... [Read More]
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May 11, 2017
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced its new Compass H high efficiency wet rotor circulators, featuring advanced Design Envelope variable speed technology.
“The Compass H features a Quadratic Sensorless flow control algorithm that intelligently responds to system demand to consistently provide only the necessary flow,” said Andy Januszewski, Armstrong... [Read More]
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May 11, 2017
Pipelines
Following a decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to limit construction on the Rover pipeline, US gas futures have surged.
An order posted on 10 May has barred Energy Transfer Partners from carrying out any new drilling on certain sections of its new, $4.2 billion Rover pipeline. The limit comes after horizontal directional drilling (HDD) on the pipeline... [Read More]
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May 12, 2017
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Access to the Chinese market for US LNG exporters could be set to improve, following the Mar-a-Lago summit between US President Donald Trump and China’s president Xi Jinping.
At the meeting to advance US –China economic cooperation in April 2017, the two leaders agreed on a 100 day action plan under the framework of the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue.... [Read More]
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May 15, 2017
Pipelines
The amount of water lost though pipe leaks by UK water companies has not fallen in four years, according to an article by the Guardian.
As fears of a drought rise in the UK following a particularly dry few months, the Guardian analysis observes that many companies in the particularly dry south and east of England have been set leak reduction targets of zero, or even targets... [Read More]
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