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    Plant automation in Greece

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

    BSS valves help pharmaceutical expansion

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    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

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

    Kvaerner in offshore Nigeria contract

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    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.

    Portable valve operating system

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

    17th Annual Titanium Conference

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    The 17th Annual Titanium Conference and Exhibition will be held September 30-October 2, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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