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Pipelines
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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Pipelines
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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Pumps
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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Pipelines
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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Valves
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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Pipelines
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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Pipelines
Offshore solutions provider Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by OneSubsea to carry out a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the subsea umbilicals and flowlines system for the Ormen Lange Field in the Norwegian Sea.
A/S Norske Shell, which operates the Ormen Lange Field, awarded OneSubsea an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract to supply a…
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Level Monitors
Safety products manufacturer MSA Safety is set to transform the UK’s gas detection industry with the launch of its Safety io technology.
Safety io is a software services company founded and owned by MSA Safety. Its uses wireless technology and cloud-based computing to enable a wide range of ‘connected’ safety activities and equipment.
Using MSA gas detection products as enablers,…
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Major engineering companies in the oil and gas sector have joined forces to improve competency assurance across the supply chain community.
Leaders from companies including Aker Solutions, Bilfinger Salamis, Petrofac, Stork, Wood and Worley have signed an industry charter in which they agree to mandate the Connected Competence programme as a pre-requisite for employment with their companies,…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company Turboden has won an order from Italian gas distributor Italgas for its latest energy efficiency solution: gas expanders.
Turboden will install two 650 kWe gas expanders for Italgas, which will increase the energy efficiency of one of the main gas pressure reduction stations connecting the Italian national gas pipeline network to the city of…
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Flowmeters
Metreg Technologies’ MQM Quantometer gas flowmeters are now available in the UK, exclusively from Bell Flow Systems.
The MQM gas turbine flowmeters can be used for commercial and industrial applications to measure natural gas in pipe sizes from DN50 up to DN150 and larger. Offering a range of wafer styles, the aluminium meters can be used for secondary metering or in-process…
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Pumps
Two more companies have recently joined the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), which represents the business interests of UK and Irish supplier of liquid pumps and related equipment across domestic and international markets.
The newest company to join the association is Stafford, UK-based Altecnic. Founded in 1987, the company, which is now part of the Caleffi Group, manufacturers…
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