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Saipem, Eni signs contract

Saipem and Eni have signed a contract for offshore drilling activity in Mozambique, utilising the drillship Saipem 12000.

Sinwa wins Prelude gas field supply agreement

Sinwa Limited (Sinwa), was awarded a number of new supply agreements, totalling approximately AUD 8.0M, for vessels involved in the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project.

Electric actuators enhancing IIoT applications

As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) gains momentum, the enhanced internetworking of physical devices is yielding cyber-physical systems with improved process state visualization, higher-level modelling and simulation capabilities, improved process control, and higher efficiency.

Rotork Gears receives first orders for latest AWWA spec

The latest Rotork Gears ABAW AWWA worm gear operators are designed in accordance with AWWA (American Water Works Association) specifications C504 and C517, which are the AWWA design specifications for manually operated butterfly and plug valves respectively.

Wison Engineering, HON collaborate on MTO

Honeywell (HON) UOP signed a partnership agreement with China's Wison Engineering Ltd. to jointly provide methanol-to-olefin (MTO) technologies and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to customers outside of China.

United Valve operates huge VTL

United Valve has just finished the first four weeks of operation of its huge new vertical boring Lathe (VTL). The 38’ tall machine, which weighs nearly 350,000 pounds, has the capacity to swing components up to 24 feet tall and 20 feet wide.

Bibby Offshore to work with TAQA

Bibby Offshore has been awarded a significant contract with TAQA for subsea construction works in the Eider field, located 184km north-east of Shetland.

Wood Group, Hess signs agreement

Hess Corporation has signed a non-exclusive 10-year global agreement with Wood Group to provide engineering, project management, construction, commissioning, operations & maintenance, integrity management, subsea, and decommissioning services.

LTHE signs MOA with ICT

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) to build Ethanol plants based on the fully indigenous technology developed by ICT for producing Second Generation Ethanol.

Amec Foster Wheeler gets engineering contract

ISAB has selected Amec Foster Wheeler to execute the engineering for the revamp of its facilities in 2018. The scope of work includes home office and site engineering, estimating services and technical assistance during the construction phase.