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Technip wins subsea contract offshore New Orleans

Technip has been awarded a contract by Deep Gulf Energy III, LLC for the development of the South Santa Cruz and Barataria fields. These ultra-deepwater fields are located in Mississippi Canyon, offshore New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico, in approximately 2,000 meters of water depth.

AGRU new pressure tapping valve for PE pipes

AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH (AGRU), a manufacturer of innovative plastic products, with North American operations in Georgetown, Washington, has introduced a new generation of the AGRU pressure tapping valve (DAV).

Clark XTA-2E valves for biotech & chemical

Hudson, Massachusetts-based Clark Solutions (Clark) recently introduced its Series XTA-2E Modular Molded Manifold Valves. Comprised of interconnected molded ETFE manifold valve blocks, each holding a pair of 2-way normally closed valves interconnected with Perfluor O-rings, Series XTA-2E valves are designed for a range of applications with up to 12 configurations.

Primetals mill contract will produce valve steels

Primetals Technologies, with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the US, was recently selected by Yongxing Special Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. for the supply of a new combination bar, bar-in-coil and wire rod mill in Huzhou, China.

SUPRAM gate valve cleared for subsea & surface use

Stafford, Texas-based SRI Energy, Inc., a provider of oilfield equipment, systems and services, has successfully qualified its SUPRAM™ line of products for subsea and surface use. The qualifications include API 17D, API 6A PR2 (20th ed.

Enbridge acquires Montney natural gas assets

Enbridge Inc. has announced the USD $538 million acquisition of Tupper Main and Tupper West gas plants and associated pipelines in north-eastern British Columbia (B.C.), from the Canadian subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy).

Hunt Valve wins Salem award

Salem, Ohio-based Hunt Valve recently received a Salem Area Safety Council Safety Award from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The company’s employees were recognized for working an entire year without any lost time due to injury or illness.

Kelso develops rail tank car BOV technology

Kelso Technologies Inc., a North American railway equipment supplier specializing in hazardous material handling, recently announced that the company has completed development of its new rail tank car bottom outlet valve (BOV).

MRC selling oil country tubular goods business

Houston-based MRC Global (MRC), provider of pipe, valves and fittings to the energy and industrial sectors, recently announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its oil country tubular goods business in the U.

Cashco’s new BR back pressure regulator

Cashco, Inc., headquartered in Ellsworth, Kansas, recently introduced a new industrial Model BR back pressure regulator for use with a wide range of gases and liquids. With the appropriate options, applications include upstream over-pressure regulation of cryogenic liquids, sour gas, industrial gases and chemicals, as well as the common industrial fluids — water, oil, steam and compressed air.