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Halliburton wins Korea offshore contracts

Halliburton Energy Services has won several contracts with the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) to provide drilling fluids, drilling bits, coring services, MWD (measurement-while-drilling) and directional drilling operations, and bundled subsea well completion services.

Farris receives CE certification

Farris Engineering announces that the company has been certified to apply the CE mark to its ASME certified spring-loaded and pilot operated pressure relief valves.

Emerson wins Uzbekistan contract

Emerson Process Management has received a contract to supply 42 gas/hydraulic valve actuator packages for the Shurtan Booster Compressor Station project in Uzbekistan.

Nigerian plant LNG plant expansion

Nigeria LNG Ltd has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the realisation of the trains 4 and 5 expansion project, at its existing USD 3.8 billion LNG facility to a joint venture team, which includes KBR, the wholly owned engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton.

Semiconductor manufacturer orders Entegris valves

Entegris Inc. will begin delivering on an order for its distribution valves and fittings to a North American semiconductor manufacturer.

IOC plans to double refinery capacity

State-run Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) has finalised plans to double the capacity of its Panipat refinery in northern India to 240,000 barrels per day.

European joint venture for neo polyol esters

Celanese Chemicals Europe GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) and Hatco Corporation (Fords, New Jersey, USA) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for the production and sale of neo polyol esters (NPEs).

New president for Halliburton Energy

Dave Lesar, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Halliburton, has announced the appointment of John Gibson, 44, as president of the company's Halliburton Energy Services business unit.

Rotork wins Canadian oil contracts

Rotork is supplying several hundred electric and pneumatic valve actuators and control systems throughout an extensive oil production development in northern Alberta, Canada.

Thermoplastic seals for severe conditions

Parker Hannifin’s Seal Group has introduced UltraCOMP™ engineered thermoplastics for sealing applications in extreme temperature, pressure and chemical environments.