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Commodities trading group Trafigura has formed a 50/50 joint venture with energy company Phillips 66 to develop and offshore deepwater port project in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The joint venture, known as Bluewater Texas Terminal, will develop the crude oil export project around 21 nautical miles east of the entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi.
Constructed by Phillips 66, the project will…
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Pumps
Weir Minerals has added three new products to its Lewis range of pumps and valves for the sulphur, sulphuric and phosphoric acid industries.
The three new pumps – Lewis VL axial pump, Lewis horizontal process pump and Lewis vertical high pressure molten salt pump – have been designed to maximise wear life in highly corrosive industrial applications, while simplifying maintenance through…
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Pipelines
Researchers at Stanford University in the US have proposed a new way to locate water leaks in underground ageing pipeline networks. The improvement could save time, money and billions of gallons of water.
An estimated 20-50% of water is lost to leaks in North America’s supply system, a major issues as utilities tackle with ways to sustain a growing population in an era of water…
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Weir Minerals has launched a new product offering for the slurry transportation industry: the Linatex ceramic hose, which combines the company’s Linacure rubber with high-quality 92% alumina ceramic tiles.
The new hose, which has been optimised through testing in real mining applications, is suitable for sites handling hard ores such as gold, coal, copper, lithium or iron ore.
“It’s…
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Atlas Copco has recently announced two company acquisitions: US-based Dekker Vacuum Technologies, a supplier of vacuum equipment and service solutions for industrial applications; and German distributor of industrial compressors, Dr. Gustav Gail Drucklufttechnik.
Based in Michigan City, Indiana, Dekker has around 70 employees. In 2019, the company posted revenues of approximately $23 million…
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Hexagon Composites business division Hexagon Mobile Pipeline has won an order for TITAN XL modules with an estimated value of $1.7 million (€1.55 million) from a gas distributor in Mexico.
The modules will be used to transport compressed natural gas (CNG) to industrial operations and gas island cities lacking pipeline access.
“Our high capacity modules enable our customers to very cost…
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Lead contractor for the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power project has enlisted the help of Sykes Pumps to provide varied pumping solutions across the site’s six water management zones (WMZ).
One of the first tasks for Sykes was to provide a solution to manage the large surges in flow caused by the tide during construction of the sea wall at the site, which is located on the coast of…
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Esval and Aguas del Valle, the second largest water utility outside of the Chilean capital of Santiago, has partnered with TaKaDu to improve its water network management and protect water resources in two Chilean regions.
TaKaDu’s Central Event Management (CEM) system will be implemented across the entire water network, which corresponds to around 7,000km of pipelines, where around 13,000…
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When replacing a single fluid system component, it is important to remember that the replacement costs encompass more than just the price of the part. There are the internal costs of procurement, installation and maintenance. In addition, the productivity loss that results when equipment must be shut down during maintenance is also an expense.
Though the overall safety of a plant is paramount,…
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EPIC Crude has successfully commissioned its 30-inch permanent crude oil pipeline, with the first deliveries of crude oil made from the Permian Basin to the market in Corpus Christi, Texas, US.
With the start of deliveries through this new pipeline, the company has now ceased interim service deliveries from the 24-inch EPIC Y-Grade pipeline. The new infrastructure extends from EPIC’s Crane…
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Valves
UK-based valve manufacturing company Oliver Valves has secured an order worth over £10 million (€11.9 million) for an international engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company based in the Middle East.
The order is for over 1,200 double block and bleed valves, which will be stationed offshore in the Arabian Gulf. The historic order for Oliver Valves is expected to last for one…
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Oil and gas giant BP has announced plans to leave three US-based trade associations, following a review of the company’s alignment with the organisations’ climate-related policies.
The decision to leave the associations – American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the Western States Petroleum Association and the Western Energy Alliance – comes after BP announced plans to become net…
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Global energy services company Shawcor’s pipe coating division has signed a contract with Subsea 7 to provide thermal insulation coating services for two projects: the Woodside Sangomar offshore and the Baltic Pipe offshore projects.
The contract for the Sangomar project, which is located offshore Senegal, was valued at around CAD$30-50 million (€20.7-34.6 million). Work is scheduled to be…
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Technology focused chemical and process engineering consultancy BPE has been acquired by the UK’s On Line Group, accelerating its growth and expansion plans.
The acquisition will enable both companies to expand their combined offering across a wider variety of key market sectors, as well as achieve an increased geographical coverage within the UK.
BPE will continue to operate as a…
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Video artificial intelligence specialist IntelliView Technologies has launched the Dual Camera Analytic Module – Methane, the company’s first machine vision system designed for continuous monitoring and autonomous real-time detection of methane leaks.
The DCAM-M consists of a thermal imager, a visual sensor and built-in image processing software. The fixed-format optical gas imaging (OGI)…
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Pressure control equipment provider Oxford Flow has announced that its IM valve has been approved by UK utility SGN for use in its gas networks across the country.
Following a Network Innovation Allowance project with SGN, the gas regulator valve with a diaphragm-free design will be made available for the first time in UK gas distribution.
The IM valve, which was trialled in two SGN network…
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Pipelines
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has recommended for approval NOVA Gas Transmission’s (NGTL) natural gas pipeline expansion project.
The 2021 System Expansion project includes around 344km of natural gas pipeline in eight loops and three compressor station unit additions. The pipeline is expected to start near Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada and end just north of Calgary.
Following its…
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Phillips 66 Partners has reached an agreement with Phillips 66 to acquire its 50% interest in the Liberty pipeline, for around $75 million (€69.3 million).
“The Liberty pipeline is a great addition to the Phillips 66 Partners portfolio,” said Greg Garland, Phillips 66 Partners’ chairman and CEO. “It is a strong organic project and continues our strategy of growing PSXP with stable…
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