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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.

Fluor names new COO

Senior executives at Fluor Corporation are being realigned in an attempt to improve the speed of market and client offerings for its commercial businesses.

EN Engineering acquires Russell Corrosion

The portfolio company of CIVC Partners, EN Engineering (ENE), has acquired Russell Corrosion Consultants (RCC).ENE, headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, offers energy-focused professional services that focus on providing engineering, consulting and automation to the natural gas, liquid petroleum and electric industrial markets.

IPS becomes distributor for MITA-Teknik

Integrated Power Services (IPS), the service provider for electric motors and generators in North America, signed an authorised distributor agreement with Mita-Teknik (MITA), a global provider of wind turbine control systems.

Magnolia LNG opens Lake Charles Office

Magnolia LNG officially inaugurated its Lake Charles office at the Capital One tower. More than 70 guests were presented for the inauguration of the 1,800ft2 office, which will serve as Magnolia’s representative office while the company’s LNG plant is under construction.

Voith introduces HDE high-performance punch system

Voith is launching a new generation of punching systems with its integrated HDE high-performance punch system. The HDE was developed specifically for punching, nibbling and forming applications in the high-end segment.

Wavefront to implement Powerwave for Ecopetrol

Wavefront Technology Solutions, a provider of fluid injection processes for mature field revitalisation (enhanced oil recovery or EOR) and oil and gas well stimulation has won a USD 1.3M contract from Ecopetrol.