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Fluor provides environmental upgrades for PNM

Fluor Corporation was been awarded an early-phase engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by PNM to provide environmental services upgrades for four power units at the San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico.

Piedmont invests in Constitution Pipeline Project

Piedmont Natural Gas has announced its equity investment in Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, a natural gas pipeline project slated to transport natural gas supplies from the prolific Marcellus supply region in northern Pennsylvania to major northeastern markets.

Murphy Oil acquires Seal

Murphy Oil Company Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Shell Canada Energy to purchase additional interests in lands and take over as operator of Shell’s assets in the Seal Lake area of Alberta, Canada.

Titanium ball valve withstands environment testing

Watson Valve Services Inc. has announced that the Barrick Technology Centre R&D titanium ball valve ball and seat with a chrome oxide coating was unaffected by environment test.

Curtiss-Wright and NuScale Power pen deal for rod

The Electro-Mechanical Division business unit of Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Flow Control segment has signed a contract with NuScale Power to design control rod drive mechanisms (CRDMs) for NuScale's small modular reactor.

Doedijns acquires Logan Industries

Through a U.S. subsidiary and supported by its shareholder IK Investment Partners, Doedijns International has acquired the assets of Houston, Texas-based integrated engineering and manufacturing company Logan International Corp.

Bechtel breaks ground on combined-cycle power plan

Bechtel has announced that construction has begun on a 758-megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plant in Sherman, Texas.

TDW teams up with BP for pipeline projects

 T.D. Williamson has signed a global pipeline intervention and isolation services contract with BP. TDW is a world leader in pipeline services and equipment.

Marathon Petroleum buys BP mega-refinery

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase BP's 451,000 barrel per calendar day (475,000 barrel per stream day) Texas City refinery, three intrastate NGL pipelines originating at the refinery, an allocation of BP's Colonial Pipeline Company shipper history, four terminals, retail marketing contract assignments for approximately 1,200 branded sites and a 1,040 megawatt cogeneration (cogen) facility.

Run-Clean rotary valve reduces material buildup

Designed specifically for sanitary applications such as food processing, pharmaceutical processing, and chemical or plastics applications, the Run-Clean™ Series of rotary airlock valves from ACS Valves are designed with multiple features that reduce material buildup inside the valve housing that can occur during operation.