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Alstom wins Brazilian contract

The Brazilian subsidiary of France's Alstom Power will supply all the equipment for three small-scale hydroelectric projects that the Brazilian subsidiary of Canada's Brascan will build in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul and Parana states under the terms of a USD 17.4 million contract.

Kenya offshore awards

Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL (Australia) has reached agreement with the government of Kenya for the award of three large, prospective, shallow water, onshore/offshore blocks.

Russian company to develop Iraqi oilfield

Iraq has invited Russian oil company Zarubezhneft to help develop a large oilfield in southern Iraq.

Tyco FloCheck valves

The range of FloCheck non-return valves is especially suited for oil, gas, process and water applications, where reliable non-return protection is critical to the process.

Isolation valves for hazardous fluids

Bio-Chem Valve has developed inert, perfluoroelastomer miniature isolation valves for the handling of aggressive, particulate-laden and high purity fluids in scientific and medical equipment.

Egg-digester designers use Red Valve

Egg-shaped digesters, featuring superior circulation benefits over conventional digesters, are the latest trend in wastewater treatment.

Automated stream switching

Parker Instrumentation has announced a new valve system for automated stream switching in gas and liquid analysis applications.

Kitz picks Young and Cunningham for the UK

Young and Cunningham Group has secured a UK distributorship for ball and butterfly valves from Kitz Corp.

Stack gas flow measurement without moving parts

Torbar has introduced the SG3000 gas flow system to measure the mass flow of exhaust from chimneys and stacks up to 10m in diameter to help operators ensure that pollution levels are maintained within prescribed limits.

UK waste-to-energy plant

Earth Tech, a business unit of Tyco International Ltd, has been selected to provide design and construction services to a new renewable energy plant in Grimsby, England.