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SUEZ wins water management contract

SUEZ and its partners, AECOM Technical Services and C.H. Nickerson, have been selected by the City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to design, build and operate the City’s new drinking water facility.

AMPO POYAM will supply 50 ball valves for KJO

The end user Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), a joint venture between Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) and Aramco Gulf Operations Company (AGOC) of Saudi Arabia, and the EPC JGC Gulf, have trusted in AMPO POYAM VALVES for the design and manufacture of 50 manual and electrically and pneumatically actuated Split body ball valves.

Keppel to build rig worth USD 425M

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured a contract from Awilco to construct a mid-water semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig for harsh environment use, worth about USD 425M.

Pierburg presents new wastegate actuator

Pierburg's newly engineered wastegate actuator allows direct activation of the wastegate valve by being mounted on the hot turbine housing.

AR Controls valves for the mining industry

The range of valves and actuation accessories from AR Controls of Vanderbijlpark is suited for typically harsh mining environments The valves and accessories often suffer environmental attack and can perish as a result.

Power plant construction started in Sierra Leone

Globeleq along with CDC Group plc (CDC) and TCQ Power have celebrated the start of construction of the 57 MW Western Area Power Generation Project in Sierra Leone.

Velan’s advanced control valve actuation

Velan has announced that its team at Velan ABV has successfully shipped four complete control units combining the Key-C rotary control ball valve with the unique cable drive actuator.

Black & Veatch is EPC Contractor of the Year

Black & Veatch has been named EPC Contractor of the Year. The award, presented to Black & Veatch at the recent LNG USA Summit 2018 in Houston, cited the company’s advanced capabilities in executing complex projects and coincides with increasing investor interest in flexible, cost-effective LNG solutions that can more quickly move supply to end users.

Curtiss-Wright to offer restricted lift options

Curtiss-Wright’s Industrial Division has announced that its business unit Farris Engineering will now offer restricted lift on its 2600 and 2600L Series API-type pressure relief valves.

Orbinox knife gate valves for complex applications

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