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DECC approves development plan


The UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced their approval of the field development plan put forward by Statoil and its co-venturers for the Mariner heavy oil field.

Aquatech awarded permit in Tioga County

Aquatech, a leader in wastewater treatment recycle and reuse, has been granted a permit to operate a central treatment facility in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The facility, designed using Aquatech's MoSuite set of technologies, will deliver a menu of wastewater treatment and recycle services to the regional shale gas producers and is beginning to accept customer orders.

Cashco opens new office in Germany

newsitemSpurred on by the growth in sales of its diversified line of control valves, regulators and tank equipment in Europe, Cashco, Inc.

Regulator Packs for Safe Operation of Valves

Smith Flow Control has introduced a series of Filter Regulator Lube (FRL) packs to ensure the right amount of torque is set to the company’s Easi-Drive system.

Queensland to open up shale oil industry


The government of Australia's state of Queensland intends to give the go-ahead to the development of a commercial shale oil industry.

Subsea 7 wins Shell contract

UK-based seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services provider Subsea 7 has received a contract from Shell UK for its Fram oil and gas development field in the central North Sea.

Flexlife secures Apache contract extension

Scotland-based flexible pipe technologies provider Flexlife has received a one year contract extension from Apache North Sea.
As part of the contract, worth £5m per annum, Flexlife will provide the on-going integrity management of all the subsea infrastructure and pipeline on Forties and Beryl.

CB&I awarded lucrative HYUNDAI project

CB&I has announced that it has been awarded a project valued in excess of US$180 million by HYUNDAI Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). CB&I's scope of work, which will commence in the first quarter, includes detailed engineering design and procurement services for the spar topside that is part of Statoil's Aasta Hansteen field development project off the coast of Norway.

Fanuc introduces compact LRMate 200ID robot

Designed for integration into special-purpose machinery and featuring an increased payload and larger work envelope, the compact LRMate 200ID robot has been released from Fanuc and is suitable for cost-effective handling and transfer tasks.

AUMA presents at Wasser Berlin

AUMA returned to Wasser Berlin to present its extensive range of electric actuation products supplied to the water industry.