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Fluor to provide engineering services to NCOC

Fluor Corporation has recently been awarded a two-year engineering services framework agreement with North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) for conceptual studies and front-end engineering for its projects in the Caspian region.

Mueller Water Products acquires Singer Valve

Mueller Water Products, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Singer Valve, a manufacturer of automatic control valves, for CAD 34M in cash.

Wood Group gets new contract with Hess

Wood Group has been awarded a five year contract with Hess Exploration & Production Malaysia. The operations and maintenance contract is to support Hess’ new-build fixed and floating offshore facilities in the North Malay Basin development area located approximately 150km north east of the Peninsular Malaysia.

Bürkert’s solenoid control valves and controllers

Bürkert has developed a complete range of general purpose solenoid control valves and controllers. Solenoid control valves are electromagnetic plunger valves that control flow rates of liquids or gases.

Enterprise to build iBDH unit in Mont Belvieu

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has recently declared plans to construct a new isobutane dehydrogenation (“iBDH”) unit in Mont Belvieu, Texas that will have the capability to produce 425,000 tons per year of isobutylene.

NEWAY VALVE signs HPC project

NEWAY VALVE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. has signed a supply contract with AREVA on the UK’s Hinckley Point C project. The HPC project is co-invested by EDF and China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.

Gunric Valves acquired by AVK

AVK Holding Southern Africa has acquired the assets, IP and brand name of Gunric Valves. AVK will continue to operate the existing facility at Robertville, Florida, Johannesburg.

ASCO solenoid valves get DNV-GL approval

Emerson has gained DNV-GL approval for its ASCO 551 and 553 series solenoid valves. This enables them to be used worldwide on ballast water treatment plants, following the introduction of a new mandatory standard in September 2017.

SIBUR and Cryogenmash sign agreement

SIBUR and Cryogenmash (part of the OMZ Group) have recently signed an agreement to build an industrial gas production facility at ZapSibNeftekhim (currently under construction).

Zero-bleed control offers pneumatic actuation

With legislation moving towards lower and lower emissions, both directly from production gas and indirectly from compressed air generation, Bifold have developed the new Pneumatic Intelligent Controller (PICØ).