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EasiDrive valve actuators for multiple valves

Smith Flow Control has developed the EasiDrive portable valve actuator to operates valves in power plants. The actuator allows one operator to efficiently operate multiple valves with a single tool while reducing fatigue and injury risk.

BP completes flow test offshore Brazil

BP has completed a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal program at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.

E.ON expands in Brazil

Germany’s biggest power supplier E.ON will increase its stake in Brazilian electricity producer MPX to just over 36%.

ASK Chemicals plans to impress

ASK Chemicals plans to impress at this year’s CastExpo event in St. Louis, MO, April 6th to 9th. Located on booth 2656, ASK Chemicals will feature fifteen different customer castings arranged specifically by the incorporated ASK Chemicals product line used in its production: Coatings & Auxiliaries, Cold-Box, Feeding Systems, Metallurgy and No-Bake.

BP completes flow test in offshore Brazil

BP has announced completion of a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal programme at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.

Sandvik secures major materials handling orders

Sandvik Mining has secured major materials handling contracts in South America and Australia. The combined value of the contracts exceeds SEK 950 million and will be executed and contribute to Sandvik Mining's business during the years 2013 until 2015.

TDW offers SmartTrack™ to global market

TDW Offshore Services (TDW) announced that it is offering its SmartTrack™ remote tracking and pressure-monitoring system for use in the global marketplace.

Brazil needs eight new Itaipu plants by 2028

The Brazilian government has stated that the country will need to increase its installed capacity by 110GW in the next 15 years to meet the country's rising energy demands.

GTT: LNG solution for the Amazon

French marine engineering company GTT is seeking a partnership with Brazil's HRT Participações and federal energy major Petrobras to monetize natural gas produced in remote Amazon fields. According to GTT, LNG provides the ideal solution for Brazil's gas logistics problems amid rising demand from thermoelectric power plants.

Uriegas upbeat on Mexico, Brazil petrochemicals

CEO of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Idesa, Mr José Luis Uriegas, ,has provided an upbeat assessment of Mexican and Brazilian petrochemical potential.