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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.

Saint-Gobain seals for rocket engine check valves

Saint-Gobain Seals’ OmniSeal spring-energised anti-blowout seal has been qualified as a static seal in rocket engine check valves for the aerospace industry. In most cases, design engineers integrate check valves into their rocket engine designs.

Aker Solutions spins off MMO business

Aker Solutions will split into two companies to speed up a streamlining process that will reduce costs and position all parts of the group better to deal with an increasingly competitive global energy industry.

Treaty Energy acquires Texas Sands Resources

Treaty Energy Corporation, an international energy company, acquired the assets of Texas Sands Resources (TSR) of Abilene, Texas, and appointed Chris Tesarski as the executive chairman of the company.

Wood Group supports Subsea Well Response Project

The engineering company Wood Group Kenny, has provided support to the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), which is a joint industry project to further improve the prevention of, as well as response to, subsea well-control incidents.

MRC Global, ConocoPhillips renew MRO contracts

MRC Global subsidiary McJunkin Red Man Corporation signed a five-year contract as supplier of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) products and services to ConocoPhillips Company's operations in the lower 48 U.

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.