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Fuelling refinery upgrade

A Jiskoot Bunker Blender system is at the heart of an investment programme to upgrade operational capabilities at the Eg3 Refinery near Puerto Galvan, Argentina, by its new owner Petrobras Energia.

Taking the heat

Parker Instrumentation has launched a series of ball-cage check valves optimised for higher temperature applications requiring long service lifetimes.

Egypt: LUKoil moving in

LUKoil will boost spending on Egyptian oil and gas projects to compete for market share in Africa with BP and Royal Dutch/Shell, Europe's two largest oil companies.

Brunei: LNG upgrade

Emerson Process Management has received an order to replace all existing propane and mixed refrigerant compressor anti-surge valves in an LNG facility in Brunei.

Tomoe partnership with Transmark Heaton

Tomoe Tritec Limited, a specialist in the development of butterfly valves and actuators, has recently signed a business partnership with Transmark Heaton Valves Limited, one of Europe's largest stockholding distributors of valves to the oil, petrochemical, chemical, process and pharmaceutical industries.

Stork sells Industrial Components

Stork NV, Neways Electronics International NV and VDL Groep BV have signed a Letter of Intent for the sale of the operating companies Stork Electronics and Stork Industrial Modules to respectively Neways and VDL Group.

Surge-skid systems for pipeline company

SPX Corporation has announced that its Valves and Controls business has been awarded a USD 6.7 million contract to supply an European pipeline company with surge-skid systems, including Dan Flo brand valves, for 10 pipeline stations.

OMB awarded Sakhalin II LNG package

The joint venture of Chiyoda and Toyo Engineering, together with their Russian partner companies, the KhimEnergo Consortium and NIPIgaspererabotka, has awarded OMB Valves the order to supply all forged steel valves for the Sakhalin II Liquefied Natural Gas plant.

Reducing fuel consumption

A lightweight valve made from a nickel alloy has won first prize in the "Steel in Research and Development" category of the 2003 Steel Innovation Prize.

Slide valves suit cement and abrasives

RotaVal is now marketing a new range of slide valves designed for heavy duty and abrasive handling conditions.