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Noble Energy acquires deepwater GoM acreage

Noble Energy has reached an agreement with BP Exploration & Production to acquire 50% of BP's interest in 17 deepwater exploration leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Each of the leases resides in the Atwater Valley protraction area, with Noble Energy acquiring a 50% working interest in 13 leases and an average 26% working interest in 4 leases.

Calumet investing in GTL Project

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, the producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products, has announced that it will be investing as a joint venture partner in the construction of a commercial gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant that is being built to produce 1,100 barrels per day of refined products, such as waxes, drilling fluids, distillate and naphtha from natural gas.

SFC valve interlock for easy adjustments

Trapped-key interlocks offer enhanced safety and efficiency for the most difficult process management challenges. Mounted directly to valves, interlocks ensure a process only happens in the correct operational sequence.

Stolt-Nielsen Gas forms new LNG Logistics JV

Stolt-Nielsen announced that Stolt-Nielsen Gas, SunLNG Holding and LNGaz have agreed to form a new start-up focused on the development of small-scale LNG liquefaction and logistics services in Bécancour, Québec, Canada.

Baker Hughes appoints new Board members

Baker Hughes appointed Greg Brenneman, chairman of CCMP Capital Advisors, (CCMP Capital), and W.H. "Bill" Easter III, retired chairman, president, and CEO of DCP Midstream, to its Board of Directors.

Three ACEC National Excellence Awards for Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group won three awards at the 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards.ACEC’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards recognise preeminent engineering achievements from throughout the world, using criteria such as uniqueness and originality, complexity, and technical, economic and social value.

Alfa Laval wins natural gas order in the U.S.

Alfa Laval – a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – secured an order to supply air cooler systems to a U.S. export terminal for natural gas liquids.

Jacobs to design interiors for Saint-Gobain

Jacobs Engineering Group has been selected by Saint-Gobain to provide planning, interior design and engineering services for the company’s new 320,000ft2 North American headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Full-port ball valves now available

Bonomi North America is launching its new line of low-torque ANSI Class 150 flanged industrial full-port ball valves, designed for direct mounting of any reasonably sized ISO standard actuator.

Cliffs chromite project overview

The chromite project in Sudbury operated by Cliffs consists of four components: the mine site located near McFaulds Lake, an ore-processing facility, an Integrated Transportation System (ITS) and a Ferrochrome Production Facility (FPF).