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Schlumberger to Manage Equinor Project in Brazil

Schlumberger signed a contract worth over USD$200 million with Equinor to manage an offshore rig as part of a drilling program in Brazil's offshore Campos oil basin.

BP Invests in New Artificial Intelligence Technology

BP Ventures has invested $5 million in Belmont Technology’s Series A financing to further bolster BP’s artificial intelligence (AI) and digital capabilities in its Upstream business.

SPX Flow Appoints New Partner

SPX Flow has announced that it has partnered with FDPI. FDPI is a growing business with expertise in liquid processes within the dairy, food and beverage industries.

Belimo to Utilize Optimum Energy’s IoT Technology

Optimum Energy and Belimo Automation AG are advancing innovative HVAC optimization solutions through a licensing deal that provides Belimo with Optimum Energy’s recently patented IoT technologies for smart valves.

LNG Canada Approves CAD$937M in Contracts

LNG Canada announced the value of contracts and subcontracts approved as of December 2018, following the first three months of the construction phase of the large-scale LNG export project near Kitimat, British Columbia.

Emerson’s Automation Training Solution

Emerson recently introduced the Performance Learning Platform, a portable and compact automation technology training solution that enables hands-on training to prepare workers to maintain their plant safely and efficiently.

Anti-cavitation valve trim improves plant safety

Emerson’s Fisher Vee-Ball™ Rotary Control Valves are now available with Cavitrol™ Hex Anti-Cavitation Trim to reduce or eliminate vibration caused by cavitation.

AUMA actuators support Ethernet/IP in Arizona

AUMA has supplied 49 electric valve actuators featuring the Ethernet/IP communications protocol to a water treatment plant expansion project in Arizona, USA.

New Zero-Leak Check Valves Operate Reliably in Tough Co

As companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production continue to push boundaries into deeper wells, a major challenge is the reliable operation of drilling, completion and production equipment under extreme environments.

Asahi/America introduces Type-57AT Butterfly Valve

Asahi/America, Inc., the leader in thermoplastic fluid flow technologies, introduced the Type-57AT butterfly valve for commercial applications.