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Dow awards Fluor with Gulf contract

Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by The Dow Chemical Company to execute a significant portion of its U.S.

COOPER Valves moves up

COOPER® Valves has moved from a 10,000 sq. ft. manufacturing warehouse and a separate office building to a 60,000 sq.

Valves & Actuators 101

  Monday, June 24, 2013 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 1 day prior to the start of Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2013 George R.

Tenmat secures 2nd Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Tenmat Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of highly technical composite materials, has announced that they have won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Outstanding Achievement in International Trade for the second year in a row.

Anadarko makes discovery in Gulf of Mexico

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. “Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an outstanding start, as Phobos marks our third significant deepwater success this year,” said Anadarko Sr.

AOPL urges State Dept. to approve KXL

The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) reiterated the inherent safety of pipelines and the numerous special safety requirements that will apply to the Keystone XL pipeline at a public hearing on Thursday.

Cubic Energy to buy Gastar

Exploration’s East Texas assets Gastar Exploration has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its East Texas assets to Cubic Energy for USD 46M, subject to customary closing adjustments.

GE Oil & Gas unveils new fuelling solution

GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling solution that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel.

Petroamerica announces test results

Petroamerica Oil announced the initial test results for its Las Maracas-8 well on the Las Maracas Field, Los Ocarros Block, Colombia.

AMPO Poyam Valves to supply Shell

AMPO POYAM Valves is to supply a series of cryogenic valves for Shell - Prelude FLNG, the world's first LNG liquefaction offshore floating facility, and for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction project, the world's first bi-directional facility capable of exporting natural gas in addition to regasifying imported LNG.