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Peerless launches new Peerless/Danfoss web store

Peerless Electronics, a stocking distributor for Danfoss Industrial Automation, has opened the Peerless/Danfoss Online Store. Danfoss is a leading manufacturer of high efficiency industrial valves for industrial steam, air, water and Biomass applications.

Crevice-free valves for aseptic applications

Control valve specialists SAMSON CONTROLS offer a range of control valves used in aseptic applications that are manufactured to quality assurance systems certified to ISO 9001, whilst also meeting stringent FDA requirements.

Sigma Offshore wins engineering contract

Sigma Offshore, the international FPSO turret mooring and marine engineering services company, has secured a contract for a key project that forms part of a multi-billion-pound development in the Indian Ocean.

Fluor wins engineering, design services contract

South Louisiana Methanol has contracted Fluor Corporation to provide engineering and design services for a potential 5,000t/day methanol project in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Fluor did not disclose the value of the contract.

RAO / CIS OFFSHORE 2013

newsitemThe 11th International Conference and Exhibition for Oil and Gas Resources Development of the Russian Arctic and CIS Continental Shelf was hold on 11-13 September in St.-Petersburg.

Awilco LNG takes ‘WilForce’ delivery

Awilco LNG has taken delivery of its first 156,000 cbm newbuilding, ‘WilForce’, from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea. The vessel was delivered on budget approximately 16 days delayed compared to original contract.

Lamprell wins major refurbishment contract

newsitemLamprell, a provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, has been awarded a major rig refurbishment contract by the Millennium Offshore Services group (MOS).

1 Trillion barrels of undeveloped discoveries

According to Wood Mackenzie’s latest upstream outlook, there are nearly 1.4 trillion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) reserves in conventional undeveloped oil and gas fields around the globe.

F&B innovations at drinktec 2013

Pentair is showcasing its latest innovations and integrated solutions for the beer, beverage, food, dairy and wine industries across its trusted brands at drinktec 2013 in Munich, Germany. The company, a global water, fluid, thermal management and equipment protection partner, offers products, services and solutions to address growing needs at the nexus of food, energy and water.

MAHLE launches low-cost hollow valve

The MAHLE EvoTherm valve is the latest low-cost solution based on a conventional hollow valve. MAHLE has developed a new technology based on a conventional hollow valve with cylindrical bore, whereby an extended hollow cavity can be made in the valve head with just one additional process: electrochemical machining (ECM).