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Technip in Qatar upgrade

Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) has awarded Technip a contract for upgrading the control systems of two NGL trains located at Mesaieed.

Technip wins two contracts

Albchem Industries has awarded Technip, through its affiliate Krebs-Speichim, an equipment supply contract for a grassroot sodium chlorate production facility to be located near Virden, Manitoba, Canada.

BSR shut-off valves

Plast-O-Matic Valves Inc. has introduced Series BSR, a balanced, air operated shut-off valve for ultra pure and corrosive applications.

Young & Cunningham at VW 2000

The Young and Cunningham Group, a UK valve manufacturer, distributor and control system constructor, will be exhibiting for first time at Valve World 2000, Europe's largest valve exhibition event held in The Hague, 28–30 November 2000.

New products from Bettis

Bettis Canada Ltd has released its new line of actuators for oil and gas wellheads and production flow lines.

CCI valves to South Korea

A USD 3.65 million order has been received by CCI Switzerland to supply complete turbine-bypass systems for the first two 800-MW fossil-fired units at the new Yong Hueng Power Plant in South Korea.

Parker Instrumentation goes Caspian

Parker Instrumentation has signed a distribution agreement for its fluid instrumentation valves and tube fitting product line with Caspian Sea Ventures Corporation (CSVC).

PC acquires Wouter Witzel

PCC (Precision Castparts Corporation) has acquired Wouter Witzel Eurovalve.

Nabors workover rig

Nabors Offshore Corporation, a Nabors Industries Company, has commissioned a newly constructed inland barge rig, Barge Rig 11.

Electrolysis plant in China

Krupp Uhde, of Dortmund, Germany, has won a contract from CMC Prospects Import and Export Company, Beijing, for the supplies and services to build a hydrochloric acid diaphragm electrolysis plant in China.