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HII to acquire UniversalPegasus International

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has entered into an agreement to acquire UniversalPegasus International Holdings (UPI), a provider of engineering and project management services to the domestic and international energy markets.

Regency Energy Partners to construct NGL pipeline

Regency Energy Partners will construct a new processing plant and NGL pipeline at Regency’s Dubberly facility in North Louisiana. The project will include the addition of a new 200MMcfd cryogenic processing plant at the existing Dubberly facility, which will accept gas directly from Regency’s recently completed Dubberly gathering trunkline.

Clippard high-flow bidirectional electronic valves

Clippard Minimatic electronic valves are precision-built 2-way control valves, utilising a unique, patented valving principle.

Rotork CVA assists improved anti-freezing

Rotork’s innovative CVA electric control valve actuators can assist the natural gas industry to eliminate the problem of freezing in pipelines and equipment.Gas hydrate formation is a potentially serious problem in natural gas flow lines in every area, from the production well through to customer delivery.

Metso wins repeat order for noise attenuating valve

Metso has won a significant repeat order from a North American pipeline owner that brings crude oil from Canada to US refineries for Neles ball valves with Neles Q-Trim noise-attenuating technology.

Voith wins contract for three hydropower generators

Voith has won a service contract to modernize three hydropower generators at the Kettle Generating Station in Manitoba, Canada. Voith is a mechanical engineering company specializing in the energy, oil & gas, paper, transportation & automotive, and raw materials industries.

AUMA’s Accessibility

AUMA will present its comprehensive range of multi-turn, part-turn, linear and lever actuators plus gearboxes at IFAT. A range of options for manual actuator operation will be promoted.

Suncor Energy appoints new Board Chair

Suncor announced James W. Simpson, a current member of the Board of Directors, as the new Board Chair following the retirement of John Ferguson in April. Ferguson was a member of Suncor's Board of Directors since November 1995, and has served as Chair since 2007.

VAG launches own-medium controlled plunger valve

VAG is launching an innovative control and regulation valve that will be presented for the first time at the IFAT 2014. The own-medium controlled VAG RIKO Plunger Valve combines all the advantages of a plunger valve with those of own-medium controlled actuation.

Swagelok introduces new process interface valves

Swagelok Company’s new VB05 series process interface valves are designed with increased leak-tight capabilities to deliver greater reliability in applications with fugitive emission reduction standards.