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Petrofac unveils training services

Fresh on the heels of its recent acquisition of eLearning specialist Oilennium Ltd, Petrofac Training Services (PTS)has announced the launch of a new eLearning course, “Introduction to Oil & Gas,”.

Advantages of electro-hydraulic valve actuation

Rotork has supplied valve actuators for the pipework delivering water to the north and south coal processing (washing) plants from a new 2 GL (gigalitre*) dam source.

Orders accepted for new AUMA actuator

AUMA, the established manufacturer and global supplier of modular electric actuators, has announced that orders can be placed for its new part-turn actuator.

Clinch River mPower construction permit

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) has announced that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc.

Dominion to close Kawaunee

US power plant operator Dominion has announced plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wisconsin after the company was unable to find a buyer for the 556-megawatt nuclear facility.

Increased efficiency for Marlin Class underwater p

The Marlin Class underwater pump mining dredge manufactured by DSC Dredge LLC is designed to meet the needs of deep mining and aggregate deposits by providing a more efficient tool for material excavation.

NRG seeking buyers

A spokeswoman for NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG)has said the company is in discussions to find potential buyers for a planned power plant in Carlsbad, California.

PPL Electric Utilities to invest nearly USD 1B

PPL Electric Utilities will invest nearly USD 1B this year to improve the reliability of the system that delivers power to its nearly 1.4 million customers. The projected investment of USD 968M includes USD 616M for transmission projects which is the largest scale infrastructure investment since the 1970s.

Val-Matic stainless steel wastewater valves

Val-Matic Valve & Mfg. Corp. offers all-stainless steel wastewater air valves in sizes 1”- 4” for single housing and sizes 1”- 8” for dual housing.

Petrobras starts production in Santos Basin

Petrobras has put into operation the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, starting oil production in block BMS-40 Baúna field, in the post-salt cluster of Southern Santos Basin. The FPSO is connected to well 9-SPS-88, which can produce up to 12,000 barrels per day.