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PJ Valves (PJV), a specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has been awarded more than £1 million (€1.2m) worth of contracts to supply valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in the UK North Sea.  PJV will manufacture over 1,000 forged cast gate globe and check valves in super duplex and super alloys for the wellhead, living, and central…
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Automation manufacturer Turck has released two extensions to its line of inductive angle sensors for rotary actuators for harsh environments. One of the new RI360-DSU sensing solutions includes a stainless steel Minifast connector and the other, using a terminal chamber, comes with ATEX and IECEx approvals.  The sensors utilise the inductive resonant circuit measuring principle and introduce…
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Power management company Eaton has expanded its FD85 Series quick disconnect coupling product line with new sizes, making them available in 1¼” and 2” body sizes. All sizes of the FD85 thread-to-connect couplings series, including the previously announced ¾”, 1”, and 1½” sizes, now carry a Lloyd’s Registry Certificate for oil and gas…
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Atmos International has launched a line of software and hardware designed to fill the gaps in leak detection and detect pipeline leaks faster than conventional leak detection systems. The hardware options of the Pipeline Guardian solution are intended for pipelines where a lack of sufficient instrumentation, power, or poor telecommunications has hindered leak detection. The Pipeline Guardian…
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Level measurement solutions provider Emerson has enhanced its Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar Level Transmitter to optimise separation process performance and prevent costly product ingress. The enhancement enables the accurate measurement of a thinner top liquid layer in interface application, according to the company. The Rosemount 5300 is now able to perform measurements to the top of a…
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Flow control and compression equipment provider Gardner Denver has announced the acquisition of Swedish company Oina, for a net purchase price of approximately $10 million (€8.9 million), funded by cash on hand. Based in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, Oina specialises in customised pump solutions for liquid handling processes for medical, process and industrial applications. “Oina…
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Germany-based flow measurement solutions provider Krohne has introduced new options for low flow measurement with variable flowmeters. The new flowmeters include the H250 M40, which is now available for very low flow rates, as well as the purgemeters DK32, DK34 and DK37/M8M, which have been reassessed as SIL2 compliant, according to the company. The H250 M40 low flow option combines the…
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Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras has announced the beginning of the non-binding phase related the start of its sale of downstream assets and associated logistics in Brazil. The assets to be sold include the refineries Abreu e Lima (RNEST) in Pernambuco, Landulpho Alves (RLAM) in Bahia, Presidente Getúlio Vargas (REPAR) in Paraná, and Alberto Pasqualini (REFAP) in Rio Grande do…
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Indonesian company PT Sinde Budi Sentosa announced that it has employed Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s (WMFTG) Bredel and Qdos pumps to reduce downtime and limit costs in the treatment of wastewater from manufacturing operations. The company, which specialises in the production of herbal products, uses large volumes of water to prepare the fruit it uses in producing its health and…
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With the purchase of US specialist GTC Technology, Sulzer has expanded its petrochemical process capability. Through the acquisition, Sulzer will gain a range of licensed technologies and additional engineering resources, adding to its existing experience in process plant design, construction and commissioning. Adding to Sulzer Chemtech’s capacity to design and deliver a range of…
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