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Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company's Cheswick, PA-based EMD business unit has been awarded a USD$25,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program.

Oil States International Inc. subsidiary Oil States Industries Inc. has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Piper Valve Systems Ltd.   Oklahoma City, OK-based Piper Valve Systems designs and manufactures hig-pressure valves and manifold components for offshore, onshore and subsea oil and gas projects.

As part of a Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to help restart the United States' nuclear industry, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been awarded almost USD$1 million. To help improve reactor safety, performance and cost competitiveness and to help solve challenges in the nuclear industry, DOE awarded USD$10.

A subsidiary of McDermott International Inc. has been awarded a contract for offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, by the Discovery system.

Fluor Corporation has formed a new joint venture called CFPS Engenharia e Projetocs, S.A. with Sao Paolo, Brazil-based Construcap to pursue engineering, procurement and construction management projects in the country.

A consortium led by Petrobras has authorized 10 contracts for six topsides modules. The contracts are valued at $4.5 billion.

Babcock & Wilcox Co.'s test facility for its new class of mini nuclear reactors is fully operational. The Integrated System Text facility in Bedford County, Virginia will test the mPower modular reactor's design and performance by simulating energy generated by a nuclear core through heating the reactor electrically.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced it has been selected to provide professional technical services for Braskem, the largest thermoplastic resin producer in the Americas, at portions of the Marcus Hook Refinery they recently acquired, near Philadelphia, Pa.

Pacific Industrial Service, for 16 years a leader in Valve and Actuator Service and Repair, is proud to announce it is now the official West Coast distributor for Reyco valves. The new line of Reyco valves, a long-established brand of safety valves, adds to the already-sterling quality of Pacific Industrial's array of valves and gauges designed to suit any of its customer's needs.

Westinghouse will prepare detailed construction plans and cost estimates for two potential AP1000 reactors at Ontario Power Generation's (OPG's) Darlington site. "The plans and estimates would provide significant input in helping the Province of Ontario determine the baseload generation option that is best for Ontario's ratepayers," Westinghouse said. Westinghouse Americas president Joe Zwetolitz said that the company "is pleased to participate in the province's information-gathering process." The company has also opened an office in Toronto to better serve the Canadian market. Some 100 Canadian suppliers currently provide a wide range of products and services for the Westinghouse product lines, the company said.