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Bechtel nearing LNG completion on Curtis Island

Bechtel has announced that all three of its LNG projects on Curtis Island are now operational with Australia Pacific LNG exporting its first cargo. Four of the six LNG trains to be constructed by Bechtel on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia are now producing LNG with the remaining two trains expected to come online in 2016.

A+R sealing systems for increased efficiency

Flanged ball valves with seals made entirely of PTFE are often no longer sufficient to meet the new, more stringent requirements regarding, for example, temperature/pressure, material properties and purity.

MW Industries acquires Servometer & BellowsTech

MW Industries, a supplier of highly engineered springs, specialty fasteners, machined parts, and other precision components has acquired Servometer and BellowsTech, a global manufacturer of precision engineered bellows and electroformed components.

Statoil to work with OneSubsea and Aker Solutions

Statoil Petroleum AS has signed Master Service Agreements with Aker Solutions ASA and OneSubsea Processing AS.

The agreements signed form the basis for potential new EPC contracts (engineering, procurement and construction) for subsea equipment in the medium term future.

New 3-way ball valves ensure high durability

ATEC GmbH has now developed innovative ball valves with minimised dead space that allow the safe flow of material in multiple directions and provide reliable protection against blockages – even with abrasive products, high pressures and extreme temperatures.

Amec Foster Wheeler wins Sweden refinery contract

Amec Foster Wheeler was recently awarded a contract by Preem AB, the largest fuel company in Sweden, for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction management (EPCm) of their Lysekil refinery’s new Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU).

Zahroof Valves launches ZVI unloader valve

Zahroof Valves Inc. recently announced the launch of its newest product, the ZVI unloader valve, a patent-pending, piston-style unloader, designed to greatly improve reliability over traditional finger style unloaders, featuring a much lower added clearance volume compared to plug style unloaders.

AGSL to support Australian oil and gas supermajor

Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), specialising in protecting companies’ process control software assets was awarded a second contract by an oil and gas supermajor in Perth, Western Australia.

AGSL will provide the Asset Guardian toolset with a secure repository to store back-up software files and associated data for easy access in the event of a software-related production system failure.

Honeywell to build LPG processing plant for PV Gas

Honeywell announced that it will supply a 250 mmscfd modular gas processing plant and advanced automation systems to PetroVietnam subsidiary, PV Gas.

PV Gas, Vietnam's primary gas provider, will use Honeywell UOP's modular gas processing plant to separate liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from natural gas at its Ca’ Mau facility near the southern tip of Vietnam.

Badger Meter offers top-mount valve positioner

Badger Meter has introduced its new Research Control® SRD991 top-mount valve positioner which pushes the limits of process control and optimisation. The new valve positioner is mounted directly to the top of a control valve with a rugged linear potentiometer.