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Curtiss-Wright acquires Gartner Thermal Spraying

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced that it has acquired the assets of F.W. Gartner Thermal Spraying, Ltd., of Houston, TX.

Subsea 7 wins $140M contract offshore Mexico

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced an award to its Mexican joint venture from Pemex. The contract, valued at approximately $140 million, comprises the engineering, fabrication and installation of a 16km pipe, two slug catchers and two cantilever structures for the Line 60 Project in the Bay of Campeche.

Metso’s Pulp & Paper projects in Asia-Pacific

In recent months, Metso has received various orders for automated process valves from several customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

EasiDrive supplies safe, economical valve operatio

Smith Flow Control has ushered in an affordable way for companies to safely manage valve operations. The EasiDrive portable valve actuator securely and effectively operates valves in power plants, oil refineries, paper mills and chemical processing facilities.One operator can efficiently operate multiple valves with a single tool while reducing fatigue and injury risk.

Pentair Valves & Controls new pressure relief valv

Pentair Valves & Controls has launched the new Anderson Greenwood 5200 pilot-operated pressure relief valve to offer overpressure protection for challenging economizer applications in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs).

Rockefeller Hearing to look at Pipeline Safety

Federal lawmakers will examine pipeline safety issues again this year, this time in Charleston at a field hearing scheduled in the wake of last month's near-disastrous explosion of a NiSource natural gas transmission line near Sissonville.  The Dec.

New Eckart HyRAV series hydraulic valve actuators

New Eckart HyRAV series hydraulic valve actuators IC-Fluid Power a privately-held firm providing custom hydraulics and replacement spare parts to clients throughout North America, announced they now offer the HyRAV® Series hydraulic valve actuators by Eckart®.

Portable valve actuator from Netherlocks

The Netherlocks Power Wrench portable valve actuator facilitates operation of manual valves for process industry employees while contributing to safe working conditions.

Statoil acquires parts of Marcellus Shale

Statoil has acquired close to 70,000 operated net acres in the liquid rich part of the central Marcellus area. "The US unconventional plays hold a substantial resource base and represent an increasingly important part of future energy supplies,” said Statoil US onshore senior vice president, Torstein Hole.

Denbury finalizes Bakken sale

Denbury Resources Inc. has announced the closing of the second and final phase of its Bakken sale and asset exchange with Exxon Mobil Corporation.