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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 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).

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.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies Process Seals will introduce its new polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) compound Y005 at Drinktec 2013 in Munich.

Goodson Tools & Supplies for Engine Builders has introduced a new Analog Valve Spring Tester.  The new Analog Valve Spring Tester has a 600 pound capacity in 10-pound increments.

Johnson Electric introduced a high-performance power switch designed specifically for outdoor products. The Burgess-TS switch incorporates an innovative Tough Seal technology to deliver high reliability in extreme environmental conditions.

On 13 September chief nuclear officers representing all operating U.S. commercial nuclear energy facilities concluded a week of safety-focused dialogue and tours of Japanese nuclear plants, including the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini plant sites, the NEI has reported. The unprecedented exchange among nearly 30 U.S.

Premier Oil has awarded a USD 17M contract to Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, for automating a new offshore production platform in the Solan oil field on the U.K.

Flowrox introduced a new, pioneering valve solution, the PVG valve. This robust pinch valve comes standard with a strong metal body, a simple bullet closing mechanism and opening tags in the inside sleeve.  The PVG is a continuation of the elastomeric PVEG valve that was designed some years ago as a lightweight but durable valve solution.

Trunkline LNG Export, LLC has awarded Technip a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the potential expansion of the existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The potential expansion project includes a LNG liquefaction plant, with a total export capacity of up to approximately 15 million tonnes per annum, so that a portion of the vast additional supplies of natural gas produced from shale gas fields across the U.S.