Fluor to build gas compression system in Mexico
Fluor Corporation’s ICA Fluor industrial engineering-construction joint venture with Empresas ICA, S.A.B.
Impertinent questions at Valve World Americas
At the Valve World Americas 2013 show, exhibitor staff were often working flat out helping visitors. So busy were these knowledgeable ladies and gentlemen that the Online Team felt a little awkward in requesting lengthy interviews.
GE installs 500th wind turbine in Brazil
GE completed its 500th wind turbine installation in Brazil. The 1.6MW turbine was installed at DESA’s 38-MW Eurus project in João Camara in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.
”We selected GE for this project because of the company’s industry-leading technologies in wind power generation and its commitment to the industry here in Brazil”, said Carlos Augusto Leite Brandão, CEO, DESA.
Petrobras marks lower oil production in July
Petrobras announced that its July oil output (oil plus natural gas liquids) from all the company’s fields in Brazil was 1,888 thousand barrels per day (bpd), 4.6% lower than the previous month (1,979 thousand barrels).
New compact solenoid valves for rail sector
Norgren has launched a new compact valve range for the rail sector. The VRW 2/2, 3/2 way 32mm solenoid poppet valve is suitable for both direct integration onto a manifold or for use with a CNOMO Interface and G1/8 port.
The direct actuated valves have fully encapsulated coils, and are available in a wide range of power and orifice sizes.