UK oil and gas to reach 30-year high
Oil & Gas UK, the industry trade body, has reported that capital spending this year is forecast to race to its higher level in 30 years, with companies planning to spend at least £13 billion. New figures show that a recovery in North Sea oil and gas investment is set to generate £100bn of economic stimulus and hand the Chancellor a £25 billion bonus through extra tax receipts.
Subsea 7 awarded US$160 million contract
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a pipelay and subsea installation contract valued at approximately US$160 million from Statoil at the Oseberg Delta 2 field, located approximately 130 kilometres west of Bergen in the North Sea.
Olsen Engineering in Century Regional Cluster
This month has seen the beginning of the North West Supply Chain 21st Century Regional Cluster, hosted by Rolls Royce Sundlerland, who manufacture High Pressure (HP) and Intermediate Pressure (IP) fan disks for Helicopters and Jet Engines.
Actuator series for Ex-range
Haselhofer actuators has set up a new product line, under the umbrella term "Advanced Actuation Technology" that covers both linear applications and part-turn movements. Electric versus pneumatic actuators
Olsen Engineering UK has revealed that electromechanical actuators are over ten times more energy efficient than pneumatic actuators and over four times more efficient than hydraulic actuators, according to a white paper they have published on their website. 
Rotork has supplied valve actuators for the pipework delivering water to the north and south coal processing (washing) plants from a new 2 GL (gigalitre*) dam source. 
Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. offers all-stainless steel wastewater air valves in sizes 1”- 4” for single housing and sizes 1”- 8” for dual housing.