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Johnson Electric introduced a high-performance power switch designed specifically for outdoor products. The Burgess-TS switch incorporates an innovative Tough Seal technology to deliver high reliability in extreme environmental conditions.

On 13 September chief nuclear officers representing all operating U.S. commercial nuclear energy facilities concluded a week of safety-focused dialogue and tours of Japanese nuclear plants, including the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini plant sites, the NEI has reported. The unprecedented exchange among nearly 30 U.S.

Premier Oil has awarded a USD 17M contract to Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, for automating a new offshore production platform in the Solan oil field on the U.K.

Flowrox introduced a new, pioneering valve solution, the PVG valve. This robust pinch valve comes standard with a strong metal body, a simple bullet closing mechanism and opening tags in the inside sleeve.  The PVG is a continuation of the elastomeric PVEG valve that was designed some years ago as a lightweight but durable valve solution.

Trunkline LNG Export, LLC has awarded Technip a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the potential expansion of the existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The potential expansion project includes a LNG liquefaction plant, with a total export capacity of up to approximately 15 million tonnes per annum, so that a portion of the vast additional supplies of natural gas produced from shale gas fields across the U.S.

ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson project successfully completed a number of infrastructure milestones during the summer as part of an ongoing commitment to Alaska’s energy future. “ExxonMobil is strongly committed to hiring Alaskans and, with its contractors, employed more than 1,100 Alaskans during the 2013 winter work season,” said senior project manager at Point Thomson, Gina Dickerson.

Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract by Stone Energy valued in excess of US$70 million for the development of the Cardona field in the U.S.

Val-Matic hydraulic control panels use high quality component and are designed to reliably operate the pump control ball valve with water or oil supply.

Trelleborg, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, has been awarded a contract to supply drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBMs) to one of the major drilling companies in the world.

Hardide Coatings has developed a revolutionary alternative to toxic hard-chrome plating (HCP), which is expected to be restricted or banned soon.  Hardide-A meets strict new EU and US environmental standards and provides comparable wear, corrosion, hardness, surface finish and substrate bonding properties to HCP.