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Jakarta to award oil exploration rights

Indonesia plans to award oil exploration rights at the end of this month for up to nine blocks and would open new areas for tender in August.

Coflexip and Norsk Hydro sign letter of intent

Coflexip Stena Offshore and Premier Marché: announced that Coflexip Stena Offshore Norge AS, its Norwegian entity, has received a letter of intent from Norsk Hydro for the Fram Vest EPCI contract worth NOK 640 million.

Rotork news from the UK

Rotork electric valve actuators have been installed throughout an important water quality improvement

Jordan valve introduces angle valve

Jordan valve has added a new angle valve to the product line.

Krupp Uhde wins contract in Qatar

Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco), Qatar, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Norsk Hydro, Norway, commissioned Krupp Uhde GmbH with the construction of a turnkey fertiliser complex (Qafco IV) in the industrial region of Mesaieed.

Atofina increases hydrogen production

Atofina, the Chemical branch of TotalFinaElf S.A., is to increase its hydrogen peroxide production capacity by over 50% at its Becancour (Quebec) plant, going from 73 kT/yr to 110 kT/yr.

Tyco introduces bypass valves

Tyco Valves & Controls has developed a range of enhanced steam conditioning turbine bypass valves that offer greater flexibility and resistance to the severed operating conditions in combined cycle power applications.

Valves spacers

CPV valves spacers protect valves during installation and maintenance CPV O-Seal Valves deliver leakproof performance to 6000 psi through thousands of operating cycles.

Drehmo actuators

Drehmo GmbH received an order for supplying electric valve actuators for the Shoaiba oil fired power plant in Saudi Arabia of the Saudi Electricity Company.

FCx wins Bayu-Undan project

FCx has secured a major order from the Phillips Petroleum Company for the massive Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Project North West of Darwin, Australia.