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Emerson offering valve leak detection services

   Emerson Process Management has announced that it will now offer Valve Seat Leak Detection Services which includes solutions for valve-seat leak detection, open inspection, diagnostics, OEM-certified and replacement of its Fisher brand control valves.

Swagelok acquires Innovative Pressure Technologies

As part of its strategy to broaden the company's offering of fluid system technology products and services, Swagelok Company has acquired the assets of Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT). Erie, Pennsylvania-based, IPT is a manufacturer of subsea valves, fittings and fluid control devices used primarily in oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, automotive, water blasting, waterjet cutting and similar applications.

Foster Wheeler awarded Venezuela refinery contract

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler's Global Engineering and Construction Group in consortium with Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. of South Korea, has been awarded a contract for Phase 1 (Hydroskimming section) of the new Batalla Santa Ines Refinery, by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.

Netherlocks emergency valve remote partial stroke

    Netherlocks' FAITH Partial Stroke Test system can conduct online tests for emergency shutdown (ESD) and high integrity pressure protection system (HIPPS) valves.

ExxonMobil acquires Denbury Bakken assets

Denbury Resources Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell its Bakken assets in North Dakota and Montana to Exxon Mobil Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary XTO Energy Inc.

Process Monoflange with new valve technology

 AS-Schneider engineers have been given the task of consistently transferring the tried-and-tested valve technology of the successful ISO FE Series to the OS&Y valve bonnets of the AS-Schneider Process Monoflange.

Mixed fortunes for Canadian reactors

Bruce A1 reactor sends electricity to the grid for the first time in 15 years following a major refurbishment. Bruce A1 has been off line since 1997, when its then owner Ontario Hydro decided to lay up all four Bruce A units to focus on other reactors in its fleet.

Flowserve Provides Pumps for DuPont

Flowserve Corporation has announced an order for newly developed, custom-engineered, critical service reactor recycle pumps to be used in the new DuPont(TM) IsoTherming® process.

Financing secure for gas-fired TX power plant

Panda Power Funds said its affiliate Panda Sherman Power LLC has completed the financing on its planned 758-MW natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plant in Sherman, TX.

Valtorc to provide valves for Bechtel

Valtorc International, USA manufacturing division has been commissioned to manufacture and provide manufacture and provide The Bechtel Corporation with Valtorc’s high performance automated ball valve series for use on a high security nuclear facility in the eastern United States of America.