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AGR appoints new VP of Well Management

Bill Fletcher, formerly Operations Manager at Senergy for four years, has been appointed Vice President of Well Management for UK and West Africa, succeeding Ian Burdis who is now the Executive Vice President for UK, West Africa and Asia Pacific.

Deltrol Controls announces new solenoid valve

newsitemDeltrol Controls, a leader in the manufacture of solenoids, relays, and dispensing valves, now offers a proportional solenoid valve that is ideally suited to control the flow of water at temperatures up to 200°F.

New inert isolation valves an economical alternati

Clark Solutions introduces its Model PKV-R/K PPS & PEEK Molded Two-way and Three-way Inert Isolation Valves. Featuring a particle-tolerant soft valve seat seal design, these valves are particularly suitable for control of waste fluid lines on automated chemistry equipment such as analytical, clinical and biotechnology analyzers.

Guichon Valves celebrates 90th anniversary

newsitemGuichon Valves, one of the world leaders in manufacturing speciality industrial valves, celebrated its 90th anniversary, which the staff welcomed its sales agents from Chambery.

Parker releases OSPE actuator series

Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology, announced the release of its OSPE electric actuator series.

Keep maintenance costs low with in-line repair

To minimise shutdown periods and improve power plant efficiency, Tyco Valves & Controls offers an in-line repairable high pressure globe valve.

EnerMech secures Talisman contract

EnerMech has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to manage the UK North Sea offshore crane assets of Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The five-year contract, with two additional one year options, is the Aberdeen-based mechanical engineering group's largest single contract award and includes the operation, maintenance, engineering and inspection of more than 30 offshore cranes located across Talisman's 11 UKCS offshore installations.

Vestas signs 40MW order

Vestas has signed an order for a total capacity of 39.6MW consisting of 22 units of the V100-1.8MW turbine for the Alba Rivas wind power plant in Nicaragua. The order has been placed by Alba de Nicaragua S.

Jacobs snags EPCM from Sadara

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded an In-Kingdom engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for three polyethylene trains for Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow).

PetroVietnam eyes Japanese investment

newsitemState-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam may seek Japanese partners to develop as many as 20 offshore blocks in the South China Sea, according to business daily, Nikkei.