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Copano expands to meet Eagle Ford demand

Copano Energy LLC will add 400,000Mcf per day of cryogenic processing capacity at its Houston Central complex in Colorado County, Texas, to meet producer demand in the Eagle Ford shale play.

Noble Royalties acquires Bakken Shale royalties

      Noble Royalties, Inc. acquisition of producing oil and natural gas royalties in seven North Dakota counties from an undisclosed seller has closed.

Rotork Controls appoints new Technical Director

Rotork has announced the appointment of Andrew Withers as Technical Director of Rotork Controls, the global Rotork flow control engineering group's electric valve actuation division. Withers will be responsible for new product developments and research functions for Rotork's electric actuator product lines, in his new position.

Vogtle federal loan guarantee extended

   A federal loan guarantee of USD$8.

Denbury closes Gulf Coast acquisition

Denbury Resources Inc. has closed its acquisition of Thompson Field in Fort Bend County, Texas for an approximate USD$360 million cash consideration before purchase price adjustments.

Calpine signs power purchase agreement with Xcel E

      Calpine Corporation subsidiary Calpine Energy Services L.P. Signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to provide Xcel Energy subsidiary Southwestern Public Services Co.

TransCanada to build pipeline for LNG Project

TransCanada Corp. has received a contract from Shell Canada Ltd. to build and operate a pipeline expected to cost USD 3.85 billion that will transport natural gas to a planned liquefied natural gas export facility near Kitimat, British Columbia .

MRC to acquire assets of Chaparral Supply

MRC Global Inc. (MRC) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of the operating assets of Cherokee, Oklahoma based Chaparral Supply, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SandRidge Energy, Inc.

“Technically leakproof” bellows valves

With very dangerous media, even the minimal ISO FE-Series leak rate can be too high. In cases like these, you can, however, use tried and tested AS-Schneider bellows valves.To move the valve stem upwards and downwards on a leak-free basis, a multi-layer, metal bellow is used that is firmly attached on the one side to the stem and on the other side is firmly welded to the housing.

Entergy Pilgrim nuclear plant license extended

   Entergy's 660MW Pilgrim nuclear plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts has been authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continuing operating for an additional 20 years, until mid-2032.