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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.

LyondellBasell building HDPE plant on US Gulf Coast

LyondellBasell has made the final investment decision to build a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Plant on the US Gulf Coast.

IMI Critical Engineering opens Qingpu plant

IMI Critical Engineering Greater China, a part of flow control solutions provider IMI Critical Engineering, with branches in North and South America, held a grand opening ceremony for newly-opened Qingpu Plant in Shanghai on July 13th, 2016.

Statoil to buy interest in BM-S-8 offshore Brazil

Statoil ASA and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras have agreed that Statoil will acquire Petrobras’ 66 percent operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin.

Proco Products, Inc. launches improved website

California-based Proco Products, Inc.

BLM to analyze proposed production well in Alaska

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a Notice of Intent to conduct an environmental review for a proposed oil and gas production well in the 23 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).

Emerson in bid for Pentair’s valve business

US factory automation equipment maker Emerson Electric Co. has made an offer to acquire pump manufacturer Pentair Plc's valves and controls division, according to sources familiar with the matter.

SABIC & ExxonMobil consider JV on US Gulf Coast

SABIC and an affiliate of Exxon Mobil are considering a joint venture (JV) to develop a petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast.