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Indonesia: LNG project

BP Plc and its partners plan to sign up liquefied natural gas customers by August in the USA and South Korea, allowing them to go ahead with a USD 5 billion project in Indonesia.

Profibus valve actuation for water control

Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators with Profibus DP open control system connectivity are helping Wessex Water to improve the sewage treatment regime and protect the popular tourist beaches on the UK's Somerset coast at Highbridge.

Strahman acquisition

Strahman Valves Inc. (Florham Park, NJ, USA) has announced the acquisition of MG Process Valves (France).

Blacoh prevents clogging

Blacoh announces that its Flow-Thru Sentinel diaphragm seals prevent the dead-leg effect common in most piping systems and provide the ideal solution for viscous or thick slurries which clog appendage-type diaphragm seals.

Sudan: Dodsal wins contract

The Dubai-headquartered Indian firm Dodsal Group has secured three contracts in Sudan, covering all engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities in the oil sector.

Electro-hydraulic solution to valve problem

A heavy-duty Rotork EH electro-hydraulic linear actuator has solved an expensive and repetitive valve operating problem at the Entergy Willowglen power station in Mississippi USA.

Stolt wins North Sea awards

Stolt Offshore SA has announced the receipt of Letters of Intent for two contracts from Statoil ASA on its Norne Satellites Project in the North Sea.

Moulded boiler gaskets

USA-manufactured Topog-E boiler gaskets are now supplied in the UK and across Europe by James Walker's network of companies and official distributors.

Worley wins NZ offshore award

Worley has been awarded the contract to perform the Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) for the Kupe development off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand.

Norway: Ormen Lange contract

Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner the first large Ormen Lange gas terminal contract.