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GE Oil & Gas inaugurated a modern logistics base for the Brazilian oil and gas sector. Developed at a cost of more than USD 100M million, GE’s base in Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro covers an area of 590,000ft2 and was designed primarily to load and unload installer ships.

The 11.000 series Modular Fitting System, uses the popular push fit cartridge design for 15mm and 18mm outer diameter tubing.

SNC-Lavalin subsidiary, Itansuca Proyectos de Ingeniería, has been awarded a consulting services contract by Ecopetrol for oil transportation and logistics in Colombia.

Air Products held a ceremony to dedicate its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger manufacturing facility in Manatee County, Florida.

EPL Oil & Gas executed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire oil and natural gas assets in the shallow-water central Gulf of Mexico (GoM) from Nexen Petroleum Offshore U.S.A.

Emerson Process Management released the new Fisher Type N863 Snappy Joe Emergency Shutoff Railcar Valve with up to twice the flow rate of the previous N562, offering a significant reduction in propane railcar loading/unloading time.The Fisher railcar valve was originally developed more than 30 years ago and is the first and only Emergency Shutoff Valve (ESV) specifically designed for railcars in the propane industry.

Velan has updated its website with a new look and feel and many new features to improve the usability of the site.

Subsea Industries launched a new product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to recoating with Ecoshield.

High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP), a manufacturer of specialty valves for high-pressure applications, has announced their subsea offshore oil & gas ball valves, which are suitable for 20,000-psi operation.

Hydro-Québec, the eastern Canadian utility company, and National Grid, the New England utility company, have awarded ABB, a power and automation technology group, orders to renovate three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations.  The orders, reportedly worth a combined $75 million, will replace the 20-year-old control and protection systems in the multi-terminal HVDC link, which was the first of its kind between Québec and New England in the early 1990s.