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Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Canada

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Canada Subsea 7 S.A. has won a SURF contract valued at approximately USD 100 million from Suncor Energy on the Terra Nova Field, situated 350km south east of St John’s, Newfoundland, offshore Canada.

Contract for Cilacap Refinery in Indonesia

Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by PT Pertamina (Pertamina), the national oil company of the Republic of Indonesia.

CRANE launches Chinese website module

CRANE Energy Flow Solutions®, leading provider of highly engineered fluid handling solutions worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of its Chinese website module. The translated pages will offer all of the new features available on the English CRANE Energy site, including CRANE’s comprehensive product catalogue, recently updated technical menus, and online press room.

EPC Offshore wins major Hurricane contract

Project management contractor EPC Offshore has won a major contract to select the optimum concept for the development of Hurricane’s Lancaster Field. Hurricane has a 100% holding in the field and has a CPR (competent person’s report) indicating 2C Contingent Resources of over 200mmbbl of recoverable oil.

Veam CIR connectors resistant to shock and vibrati

ITT Interconnect Solutions has introduced the Veam CIR series of electrical, optical and pneumatic multi-pin connectors, which are highly resistant to shock and vibration and suitable for use in military, medical, nuclear and aerospace applications.

McDermott wins EPCI contract

McDermott International, Inc. (McDermott) announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) project for Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), in the Hout field in water depths up to 31m.

Dominican LNG Project goes to Foster Wheeler

Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a basic design and front-end engineering design contract by Complejo GNL del Este, a Consortium formed by Dominican and Colombian companies that participate in the energy sector of these countries, for a new LNG receiving terminal and jetty to be built in San Pedro de Marcorís in the Dominican Republic.

AutomationDirect adds valve cables and connectors

AutomationDirect's pneumatics line now includes several high-quality connectors and cables designed for most popular pneumatic solenoid air valves and sensors.

Three-wire connector cables are available in five pin spacing formats (8mm to 18mm); a four-wire transmitter cable is also available in the 8mm format.

New functionality and features for AUMA actuators

After extending its modular concept for electric actuation in 2010 with the introduction of the Generation .2 series of actuators and controls, AUMA has continued to evolve its product range.

SIPOS’ expertise presented at PowerGen 2012

SIPOS Aktorik returns to PowerGen Europe to present its products and services for energy industry installations.