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TMFGS, MOL signs charter contract for LNG vessel

Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions (TMFGS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have signed a long-term charter contract for a large LNG bunker vessel of 18,600 m³, to be delivered in 2020.

Sapura Energy bags contracts worth RM 905M

Sapura Energy Bhd, formerly known as SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd, has been awarded contracts with a combined value of about RM 905M for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning as well as transportation and installation works.

Rotork 3-position pneumatic actuator offers solutions

The Rotork RC200-DOS is a development of the well-established compact RC200 failsafe pneumatic actuator incorporating a dosing and Partial Stroke Testing (PST) operation.

BVAA appoints Colin Findlay as new chairman

For nearly 80 years the British Valve & Actuator Association (BVAA) has been the Industry voice representing UK Valve manufacturers, core supply chain partners and distributor organisations to the end users across the globe.

Malone cartridge valves for hydraulic systems

Malone Speciality provides screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves, which have gained popularity in recent years, because they allow quick design of customized hydraulic circuits using a machined manifold block.

Fugro awarded a rig positioning contract

Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil Petroleum AS. The contract includes positioning of all the Statoil operated rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf together with the company’s associated vessels.

H2W Technologies launches new actuator

H2W Technologies has developed the world’s highest force commercially available non-commutated DC linear actuator, otherwise known as a direct drive voice coil actuator.

DietsmannEnergoremont bags a contract in Bulgaria

LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas has awarded DietsmannEnergoremont a contract for the repair & service of operating process equipment at its Burgas refinery.

Val-Matic’s white paper on inflow prevention

Val-Matic’s white paper Protecting Drinking Water Pipelines with Inflow Prevention says that not using inflow prevention can put the public at risk of contaminated drinking water.

Wandfluh solenoid spool valves for construction

The spool valve in cartridge construction permits a compact space-saving directional valve solution for the block construction.