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Canyon expands cryogenic plant

Canyon Midstream Partners has entered into aggreements with XTO Energy (a subsidary with Exxon Mobil Corporation) and Apache Corporation for midestream services on Canyon’s James Lake System.

Bal Seal Engineering names new Global Market Manager

James P. Harty will be the new Global Market Manager for the energy management market at Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. The position, based in Houston,Texas, will include oil and gas, power transmission & distribution, and alternative energy.

TransCanada proceeding with pipeline project

NOVA Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation, has announced that has signed agreements with Chevron Canada and Apache Canada for a controlled partnership (APA) for approximately 1.9 Billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of firm natural gas transportation.

Flow Control Exchange & ABIMAQ join forces in Brazil

This week Andre Davanzo from KCI Publishing travelled to Sao Paolo to meet with members of ABIMAQ, the Brazilian Valve Association, and introduce the Flow Control Exchange Conference and Exhibition which will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 3 & 4 March 2015.

Graham wins North American oil & petrochemical projects

The global designer, manufacturer and distributor of critical equipment for the oil, petrochemical and power industries, Graham Corporation, has won four orders for projects that are valued at approximately USD $10 million.

V-Flow solves seawater flow measuring

A V-Flow customer needed to control and monitor the flow of seawater from a remote location. There were very specific details of how the valve should integrate with existing pipework.

Rotork contributes to CCE environmental improvements

Rotork CVA electric control valve actuation technology is helping Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) to increase efficiency and reduce energy costs at its Wakefield production plant. Since installing and acting on the information produced by an Energy Monitoring system, the company has so-far reduced electricity consumption at Wakefield by 13% since 2009.

Lever valves for high-purity fluids

Hydraulic and electrical separation between liquid and valve parts is essential for the flow control of aggressive, particle loaded or high-purity liquids. Lever valves are particularly suitable in such cases.

Valcor’s line of air pilot solenoid valves

Valcor Nuclear Air Pilot Solenoid Valves are nuclear-qualified valves with standard brass bodies, and are available in a wide range of voltages and flow capacities. These valves are IEEE 323, 344 & 382 qualified for use inside containment.

Hemisphere announces increased 2014 drilling plans

Hemisphere Energy Corporation announced its expanded capital expenditure plans for the remainder of 2014 as a result of the recently closed USD 10M financing.Hemisphere plans to drill up to 10 additional wells in the remainder of 2014, bringing the total number of wells for the year up to 13.