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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.

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).

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.

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.

Control Seal PED certified

Control Seal, an operation of Dresser Flow Control valve division, has recently acquired the certification for the supply of rising stem ball valves, double block & bleed dual expanding plug valves, gate, globe, check, ball, sampling and bottom drain valves under PED 97/23/EC.

Golden Valve awards

Winning entries in the annual Golden Valve computer graphics competition are scheduled for exhibition at the International Process & Power 2002 conference, 19–23 May, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

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.