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Plant automation in Greece

Technip has won a contract from Motor Oil Hellas for the instrumentation and automation revamping of their lube oil plant at Corinth Refinery, Greece.

Kvaerner in offshore Nigeria contract

Kvaerner Oilfield Products has been awarded a USD 28 million contract from ABB Offshore Systems Inc. in Houston to manufacture and supply electro-hydraulic steel tube umbilicals and gas lift risers for the Bonga Project offshore Nigeria.

BSS valves help pharmaceutical expansion

BSS, the distributor of heating, plumbing and pipeline equipment, has won a contract to work on a GBP 32 million extension of the Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals Plant in Teeside, supplying Worcester Ball valves among other products.

Norsk Hydro invests in Angola

Norsk Hydro is to invest more than NOK 1 billion on exploring for oil off the coast of the West African nation of Angola.

Portable valve operating system

Smith Flow Control Ltd has introduced easi-drive, a portable valve operating system where valve size, pressure rating or work environmental conditions would normally demand a permanent dedicated actuator or would require a work crew.

FPSO contract for Dresser Flow Control

Dresser Flow Control has won a contract to supply Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company with a comprehensive package of valves for an offshore floating platform storage and off-loading platform.

New Sandvik tube and pipe division manager

Sandvik Steel has appointed Mr Peter Gossas as Manager of the company's Tube & Pipe Division, with effect from June 5, 2001.

FCx Orton wins order for Italian steel mill

FCx Orton has secured a contract for 250,000 Euro to supply six 56" advanced MV series metal seated triple eccentric valves to one of Italy's largest steel mills.

New name for Dresser Valves

Following final confirmation of the acquisition of Dresser Equipment Groups from Halliburton Company by First Reserve Corporation, Odyssey Investment Partners and some members of the Board of Dresser Inc., a new company, Dresser Flow Control, has been formed to market the Dresser valve and ancillary product ranges.

Marwin introduces new metal-seated ball valve

Marwin Valve introduces its new metal-seated ball valve for the chemical, oil, gas, petrochemical and pulp and paper and mining industries.