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Norway: Stolt awarded contract

Stolt Offshore SA has been awarded a contract from Ormen Lange operator Norsk Hydro in Norway.

Canada: acid plant expansion

UVK Corp. (Mansfield, OH, USA) has won a contract from Dofasco Inc. to expand the treatment capacity of an acid regeneration plant at Hamilton, ON.

Australia: Technip wins Otway awards

Technip has been awarded two contracts with part of the Otway Gas Project being developed by Woodside Energy Ltd in Australia.

Dry solenoid valves for total separation

Asco Scientific has extended its range of valves for use in medical and analytical applications with the introduction of the 283 and 383 series of "dry" solenoid valves.

Amot: temperature valves

The AMOT EL internally sensed temperature control valve has a much higher pressure rating than the previous EO model, with a new 24-bar rating and, Amot claims, an enhanced performance in providing reliable automatic control of fluid temperatures in areas of high vibration and extreme ambient conditions.

USA: ICA Fluor to build power plant

ICA Fluor has announced the signing of a contract for the construction of a combined-cycle power plant in Mexico.

Borealis standardises on fittings and valves

Parker Instrumentation has been selected to supply fluid instrumentation tube fittings and valves by Borealis Group's polyolefin plastics manufacturing plants in Belgium.

Valves offer much-needed relief

A novel range of automatic relief valves from Brownell can prevent vacuum or pressure build-up in sealed containers.

Valve passes fire test

A new fire-safe design of the butterfly valve DANAÏS 150 has successfully passed the fire safety test according to API 607 (American Petroleum Institute).

Pakistan: Malaysian firm to build gas plant

A consortium led by engineering and construction company Ranhill Bhd (Malaysia) has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) to construct a gas-processing plant for state-owned Pakistan Petroleum Ltd.