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Kinder Morgan LNG project approved by FERC

Kinder Morgan has received federal approval for a $2 billion project to export liquefied natural gas from Georgia.

GE lands contract with Statoil for speciality valve

GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a surface wellhead & christmas tree equipment and services contract by Statoil.

Choke valve market to bounce back

A recent report by The McIlvaine Company has predicted that the often fluctuating choke valve market is set to bounce back.

Valve World Americas now accepting papers!

The biennial Valve World Americas Conference & Exhibition is now accepting paper abstracts for its 2017 event. The conference and exhibition is set to take place on June 20th and 21st, 2017 at the George R.

Managing Aging Plants USA 2016

Managing Aging Plants (MAP) USA 2016, will be held from November 9th to 10th, 2016 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, USA.

US LNG vessel passes canal, destined to China

The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel from the lower 48 US states is on its way to China, according to recent reports.

US oil drillers add rigs for 5th week in a row

US drillers have added oil rigs for a fifth consecutive week, according to Baker Hughes Inc. Drillers added three oil rigs in the week to July 29, bringing the total rig count up to 374, compared with 664 a year ago, according to the recent Baker Hughes weekly report.

IDESA & IFR to extract crude from Tecolutla

Mexico's Grupo IDESA, along with its Canadian partner, International Frontier Resources Corporation (IFR), expect to start extracting barrels of crude from the Tecolutla field within months of signing a contract with Mexico's oil regulator, IDESA's Chief Executive Officer said recently.

Marotta wins Airbus contract for solenoid valves

Montville, New Jersey-based Marotta Controls recently announced that it has been awarded a contract from Airbus Defence and Space to provide high pressure Miniature Solenoid Valves for the Propulsion Modules of the MetOp Second Generation satellite constellation.

Boeing provides pressure relief valve “fix”

Recent tests at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio involved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus military aerial refueling aircraft connecting in-flight with an F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 8 and a C-17 Globemaster III on July 12.