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High-integrity manifold

Parker Instrumentation has unveiled a comprehensive range of high-integrity manifolds, designed to meet the growing demand for new levels of safety and performance for instrumentation systems used in oil, gas, chemical and other process plants.

Uhde awarded Hungarian contract

The Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem Rt. has awarded Uhde a contract for a new oxychlorination plant as the first stage in the expansion of its production capacity for vinyl chloride (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

New appointment for BJ Tubular Services

BJ Services Company announced that Malcolm Gray-Stephens has been promoted to Technical Services Manager – Middle East & Asia Pacific Region for BJ Tubular Services.

Atwood Falcon awarded contract

Atwood Oceanics, Inc announced today that Woodside Energy Ltd has awarded the Atwood Falcon a contract to drill two wells.

Econosto Econ-Ari Stevi® control valves

Econosto has an excellent reputation because of its exceptionally wide product range.

Adjustable relief valve from Boiswood

The Kenmac KVV is an adjustable relief valve suitable for nonvented or vented inline applications in chemical, petrochemical and high purity gas industries.

Coil coatings facility to open

Akzo Nobel’s Board of Management announced that Akzo Nobel is in the process of constructing a coil coatings facility at its production site in Suzhou, China.

PBM’s Sampling Valve ideal for beverage industry

The accuracy and convenience of PBM’s new Sampling Valve makes it ideal for sampling in the beverage industry.

BASF plans new propylene oxide plant

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany, has developed a new process for producing propylene oxide based on hydrogen peroxide.

Nexen with Shell in Gulf of Mexico

Nexen Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Shell Exploration and Production Company (SEPCo) to jointly explore a 1,044 square mile area of the Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico for natural gas in Miocene reservoirs.