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Phillips 66 to start midstream projects in Texas

The US oil and refining company, Phillips 66, has announced that it will be starting two midstream projects in Brazoria County, Texas, in an effort to move away from producing refined products and focus more on energy transportation and processing infrastructure.The board-approved projects are reportedly worth $3 billion and are expected to form the backbone of Phillips 66’s operations.

Foster Wheeler and Tecnimont collaborate on chemicals p

It has been announced that Foster Wheeler USA Corporation and Tecnimont USA Inc., have signed a collaboration agreement for front-end engineering (FEED) design, detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of petrochemicals, chemicals and fertilizer facilities across the US, Canada and Mexico.

Chevron adds MRC Global as strategic PVF supplier

Chevron USA added MRC Global and its subsidiaries as a strategic valve supplier on the Future Growth Project in Kazakhstan.

New Ask The Expert column

We are pleased to introduce a new column to Valve World Americas. The Ask The Expert column will give readers the opportunity to have their valve concerns addressed, find out the answers to their pressing valve challenges and ask for feedback on application issues.

Jacobs acquires Eagleton Engineering

Jacobs Engineering has acquired Houston-based Eagleton Engineering. The acquisition will further enhance Jacob’s capabilities in their midstream/upstream pipeline engineering, design and field surveying services.Since 1965, Eagleton Engineering has specialized in pipeline engineering, providing professional services, along with resources, to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

Bonomi moves HQ to Charlotte

Bonomi Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, Bonomi North America, has relocated its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina, from Rock Hill, South Carolina. Bonomi Group’s corporate offices are located in Brescia, Italy.

Occidental Petroleum separating its California business

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is currently undergoing strategic review and as a result of this process the Board of Directors have agreed to the separation of Oxy’s California assets into an independent and separately traded company.

Gauge protector and gauge snubber by AS-Schneider

Gauge protectors and gauge snubbers by AS-Schneider provide a reliable and economical solution to protect measuring instruments from the effects of pressure fluctuations.Gauge protectors are designed for steadily increasing continuous pressure such as in the thermal expansion of the medium in the pipeline.

Fluor’s Board of Directors gets new member

Fluor Corporation elected Deborah Doyle McWhinney to its Board of Directors. McWhinney recently retired from Citigroup (Citi) as the CEO of their global enterprise payments business and co-chair of their Citi Women initiative.

Chevron and GE form alliance

The two companies of Chevron Energy Technology Co. and GE Oil and gas have formed the Chevron GE Technology Alliance to develop and commercialize technologies that could potentially help solve important issues for the oil and gas industry.