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Actuators for UCH-II Power Plant


Bernard Controls have announced plans to supply 85 ST INTELLI electric actuators to Korean engineering company Daekyung Machinery & Engineering Co.

Emerson international safety award for Hengelo

Emerson are pleased to announce that Valve Automation – Hengelo, their site in the Netherlands has been the recent recipient of the EMERSON 2012 COO International Safety Award.

VESTA Sterile Valves


GEA Tuchenhagen have recently presented their complete series of VESTA® Sterile Valves.

Petrofac unveils training services

newsitemFresh on the heels of its recent acquisition of eLearning specialist Oilennium Ltd, Petrofac Training Services (PTS)has announced the launch of a new eLearning course, “Introduction to Oil & Gas,”.

Advantages of electro-hydraulic valve actuation

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.

Invensys completes frst phase of MAC contract


Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, has successfully completed the first phase of a main automation contractor project at the new Yaysky oil refinery in Kemerovo, a city in Russia’s Kuzpass region.

Manoir Industries Norsok certification


Manoir Pîtres was happy to announce its recent NORSOK renewal qualification for the offshore market in the North Sea.

Increased efficiency for Marlin Class underwater p

The Marlin Class underwater pump mining dredge manufactured by DSC Dredge LLC is designed to meet the needs of deep mining and aggregate deposits by providing a more efficient tool for material excavation.

Manoir complete HAF qualification for China

newsitemManoir Industries has successfully completed an extension to its HAF qualification and can now participate in all new projects of nuclear power plants in China for cast and forged parts.

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.