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ConocoPhillips Announces Agreement to Sell Interest in Ursa and Europa Fields

ConocoPhillips announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in the Ursa and Europa Fields and Ursa Oil Pipeline Company LLC to Shell Offshore Inc. and Shell Pipeline Company LP, subsidiaries of Shell plc, for $735 million subject to customary closing adjustments.

ArcLight Expands Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Stake with $865 Million Phillips 66 Deal

ArcLight Capital Partners announced Wednesday it has acquired a 25% equity interest in the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) from a Phillips 66 affiliate for $865 million.

ExxonMobil Buys Naphtha as China Petrochemical Plant Enters Test Runs

ExxonMobil has purchased several shipments of naphtha for its newly launched petrochemical complex in southern China, Reuters has reported.

Flowserve Launches New Worcester Cryogenics Series Floating Ball Valves

Flowserve Corporation has launched the Worcester Cryogenic series of reduced-port, quarter-turn floating ball valves for the liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen and other industrial gas sectors.

IMI Agrees Major Anti-surge Valve Deal

IMI has secured a multi-million Euro deal to supply seven anti-surge valves to a major production facility in the North Sea.

Petrobras signs contract for the purchase and sale of LNG with the British company...

Petrobras has signed a long-term LNG purchase and sale agreement with British company Centrica.

Oxford Flow Secures ES Valve Order Worth Nearly $1m (USD) with bp in USA

Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist, has secured its largest order to date, valued at nearly $1 million USD, for its ES stemless axial flow valves.

New Ball Valve Design from Aalberts Provides Precise and Reliable Flow Control

Aalberts IPS developed the Apollo v-port ball valve, which is designed to handle higher fluid velocities and increased pressure drops when the valve is in partially open positions.

ONEOK Announces Joint Ventures with MPLX to Build LPG Export Terminal at Premier Location...

ONEOK, Inc. and MPLX LP have entered into definitive agreements to form joint ventures to construct a new large-scale 400,000-barrel per day (bpd) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal in Texas City, Texas, and a new 24-inch pipeline from ONEOK's Mont Belvieu, Texas, storage facility to the new terminal.

Imperial Appoints New President; CEO Brad Corson Announces Retirement

Imperial announced that the board of directors has approved the appointment of John Whelan as president.