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Mixproof tank bottom valve expansion

New advantages and application options are now available with the expanded valve size range for the mixproof Varivent® tank bottom valves type T_R, from Tuchenhagen.

UAE: Foster Wheeler wins contract

Foster Wheeler International Corp (Abu Dhabi branch) has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) for the Sahil, Asab and Shah (SAS) oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates.

Saudi Arabia: Wood wins contract

Wood Group Pressure Control (WGPC) has scooped two contracts from Saudi Aramco for the long-term supply of wellhead assemblies and valves.

Italy: bio-engines for green power

Wärtsilä is to supply a 75 MWe liquid biofuel power plant to the Italian city of Acerra, near Naples.

Low pressure relief valve for plant protection

For fluid power equipment, Brownell has introduced a range of low-pressure relief valves for use in a wide range of industrial applications.

Order for seawater intake station in Bahrain

Late in February 2006, KSB received an order for the delivery of pumps and valves worth some € 4m for the intake station of the Al Hidd seawater desalination plant in Bahrain.

Expansion of valve size range

New advantages and application options are now available to customers with Tuchenhagen GmbH’s expanded valve size range for the mixproof VARIVENT® tank bottom valves type T_R.

Sakhalin pipeline dispute

Sakhalin Energy, in which Shell has a controlling stake, is facing allegations that it is misleading potential funders of the world's second most expensive infrastructure project.

DMS ASME “V” stamp for safety valves

Dresser Machinery Co. Ltd (DMS), a facility that manufacturers Dresser Consolidated pressure relief valves, is the first valve manufacturer in China to receive the ASME “V” stamp for the manufacture of safety valves for boilers.

SKF linear actuators generate 7500N

Following its recent acquisition of Taiwan-based Jaeger Industrial, a manufacturer of electromechanical actuators, electronic control units and complete actuation systems, SKF is now selling and supporting Jaeger's range of products throughout the UK and Europe.