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Rotork introduces GO Range

 Re-designed to provide longer and more efficient service in the harshest of environments with the minimum of maintenance, the new generation of Rotork GO actuators has undergone an important upgrade, including streamlined manufacturing and product improvements.

TransCanada to develop Northern Courier Pipeline s

TransCanada Corporation has announced that it has been selected by the Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership to design, build, own and operate the proposed Northern Courier Pipeline project.

Tyco introduces new pilot operated pressure relief

 Tyco Flow Control announced the launch of its newest pilot operated pressure relief valve, the Anderson Greenwood 5200.

Dominion to pursue sale of 3 power plants

Dominion has said it intends to pursue the sale of three fossil fuel-fired merchant power stations, one in Massachusetts and two in Illinois. One of the stations, Brayton Point Power Station, is a 1,536 MW power station in Somerset, MA with three coal-fired units and one unit fired by oil or natural gas.

Energy trio strike deal for Canada/US pipeline

DTE Energy, Enbridge Inc. and Spectra Energy Corp have announced the joint development of the NEXUS Gas Transmission system.

GE to Supply equipment to Offshore Brazil Projects

GE Energy Management’s Power Conversion business has announced it will supply Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Limited with integrated power generation, propulsion, dynamic positioning and automation systems for eight new offshore platform supply vessels (PSVs). Four of the PSVs are being built by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan and the remaining four by Estaleiro Ilha S.A.

Alfa Laval wins equipment order for platforms offs

Alfa Laval has won an order to supply fresh water generators and diesel oil purifiers to major offshore platforms in Brazil.

Foster Wheeler awarded contract for gas-to-chemica

Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for a world-scale grassroots gas-to-chemicals complex in Linhares, Espirito Santo State, southeast Brazil.

Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 to deliver Eagle Cru

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. has entered into an agreement with Phillips 66 for Kinder Morgan to transport Eagle Ford crude and condensate to Phillips 66’s Sweeny Refinery in Brazoria County, Texas.

World’s first oil sands carbon capture and storage

   Shell has announced plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at an oil sands operation in Canada.