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Nov 8, 2023
Chemical supply chain expecting continued disruption
Product News
Nov 7, 2023
A UK process filter manufacturer has fabricated and shipped its 100,000th stainless steel cartridge housing after production capacity was boosted through an extensive, ongoing investment programme.
Surrey-based Amazon Filters hit the milestone figure as the latest practical output of its ‘quick and able’ manufacturing ethos.
The 100,000th unit, a metal fabricated... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 7, 2023
Pipelines
PGNiG Upstream Norway from ORLEN Group has discovered additional gas reserves near the producing Gina Krog field.
The discovered additional resources are estimated to 0.8-2.6 million cubic meters oil equivalents. By using the existing production infrastructure, it will be possible to start exploitation of the new resources later this year.
Daniel Obajtek, president... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 6, 2023
Pumps
ITT Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Svanehøj Group for $395 million (€367 million).
Svanehøj will become part of ITT’s Industrial Process (IP) segment, a global leader in flow focused on highly engineered pumps, valves and aftermarket services.
Svanehøj, based in Svenstrup, Denmark, is a supplier of pumps and related aftermarket services... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 6, 2023
Pipelines
bp has successfully started production from the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea.
Seagull has been developed by Neptune Energy as a subsea tieback to the bp-operated central processing facility (CPF) of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea, around 140 miles east of Aberdeen.
The project supported 800 jobs through the development... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 3, 2023
Pumps
Lummus Technology has revealed that announced Haldia Petrochemicals will license its olefins conversion technology and the Lummus/Versalis cumene and phenol technologies for a new plant in West Bengal, India.
Once HPL's plant is complete, it will be India's largest cumene and phenol plant and the nation's first on-purpose propylene plant.
The milestone will also help... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 3, 2023
Flowserve Corporation and Pleuger Industries have announced an early mutual resolution to all pending legal disputes between the parties through the establishment of a cooperative commercial relationship for the foreseeable future.
Flowserve and Pleuger have agreed to focus on certain joint initiatives to drive advancements in fluid motion control solutions within the... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 2, 2023
Pumps
Axens and ZPJE have established Nectis - a joint-venture dedicated to the promotion and sale of Spiral Tubes Heat Exchangers.
Energy efficiency improvement is a significant contributor to the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives.
Nectis aims at contributing to this effort in promoting the application of Spiral Tube Heat Exchangers (STHE) to unlock heat integration... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 2, 2023
Other
OMV has announced the final investment decision to build an innovative sorting plant developed by Interzero to produce feedstock for chemical recycling.
OMV will invest an amount of over €170 million to build this state-of-the-art facility in Walldürn, southern Germany.
Production start of the new plant is expected to take place in 2026 and the groundbreaking ceremony... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Nov 1, 2023
Pipelines
Sumitomo Chemical is building a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol.
The development of this technology is one of the projects supported by the NEDO Green Innovation (GI) Fund.
The company will work to complete the construction of the pilot facility at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba Works in Japan by the first half of... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 1, 2023
Other
ABB has signed a partnership deal with Canadian-based Computer Modelling Group (CMG) – a global simulation technology company that has been involved in carbon capture for over 20 years – to incorporate subsurface modelling into their existing digital twin technology for commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations.
Being able to simulate scenarios at every... [Read More]
Product News
Oct 31, 2023
CIRCOR International has announced its IMO 3-screw positive displacement rotary pump technology - ideal for lowering transformer oil purification operating costs.
The IMO 3-screw design excels under low/vacuum inlet pressures and provides enhanced reliability and longevity.
The pumps are available in the 3D and 3E series for transfer/circulation of transformer insulating... [Read More]
Features
Oct 31, 2023
Drain valves comprise up to 20% of all valves in a typical processing plant. However, cleaning them is costly, difficult and time-consuming due to long cleaning cycles and the risk of pressure shocks.
The new Alfa Laval ThinkTop pulse seat clean addresses all these issues, quickly and effectively making drain valves spotless while delivering savings of up to 95% in CIP... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 30, 2023
Pipelines
RAKGAS has appointed Kent as the project management consultant (PMC) for a new pipeline in the Northern Emirates.
The pipeline will stretch from Taweelah Fujairah Pipeline to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), with a connection to the Sajaa gas storage in Sharjah.
The deal was signed at ADIPEC and forms part of its strategic development for a new gas pipeline.
Kent will be responsible... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 30, 2023
Pipelines
Valmet will supply a biomass plant to Göteborg Energi in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Göteborg Energi is building a new plant to produce energy and district heat from renewable and recovered sources by 2025.
The order will be included in Valmet’s orders received of the fourth quarter 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
“The new plant is a milestone... [Read More]