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JEC bags contract from ENCINA

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) received a contract from ENCINA Chemicals, LLC to provide operations readiness (OR) support services for its new benzene toluene xylene (BTX) processing plant in Gillette, Wyoming.

SMC to build a 1 MSF facility at Noblesville

MSF at its North American headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana. This latest round of capital investment is estimated at USD 67.

Emerson showcases at Analytica 2018

At Analytica, Emerson customers got a chance to attend the two-day sample programme for ASCO Microfluidic valves, as well as learned how they can reduce the cost of reagents in clinical diagnostic applications.

Shell invests in the Vito development

Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has announced the final investment decision for Vito, a deep-water development in the U.

Saipem bags new contracts in offshore drilling

Saipem has been awarded new contracts in offshore drilling involving the sixth-generation semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 8, suitable for harsh environments.

LESER to showcase at Achema 2018

LESER GmbH & Co. KG will be showcasing at ACHEMA 2018. Besides the complete product range of LESER safety valves, services that customers can use throughout the complete product lifecycle will be shown.

Safety valve for oxygen applications up to 420 bar

A unique safety valve with swivel body outlet for gaseous oxygen, oxygen mixed gases and technical gases. Safety valves specially used for applications within the oxygen sector, are applied in a wide variety of industries, especially in the production of technical gases, medical gases, by compressor manufacturers as well as component manufacturers and plant manufacturers.

Control Flow’s new gate valves

Control Flow's new Type E expanding gate and Type S solid gate pipeline and cavern storage valves will be introduced at the 2018 Offshore Technology Conference.

IFC provides US$200M financing to CELSE

IFC is providing a USD 200M, 15-year financing to CELSE - Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe for the development, construction, and operation of the Port of Sergipe thermal power plant.

Craft brewery finds success

Emerson reports on how a craft brewery achieved success through process automation. When an important calculation for a new controls solution was overlooked, the result threatened to keep a new brewery aging tank offline.