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Petrobas extends PDVSA refinery deadline

Brazil’s Petrobas has allowed its Venezuelan state oil company counterpart PDVSA to extend the deadline to make its contribution to the long delayed Abreu e Lima refinery project in northeast Brazil.

Arctic Hunter SK well production increases

    Arctic Hunter Energy Inc.'s recently completed well on their core heavy oil operating Landrose property in west central Saskatchewan began production in late January.

Keystone XL start-up pushed back to 2015

      TransCanada Corp.'s controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline schedule has been delayed further, with the expected start up date now being pushed back to 2015 instead of its previously anticipated 2014 commencement.

SF sues fed agency for pipeline safety

The city of San Francisco, California has filed a lawsuit against a federal pipeline safety agency in the U.S. District Court for allegedly failing to enforce safety standards for natural gas transmission pipelines.

Integrated motor/valve assembly for OEM system

    VICI Valco’s Cheminert C65 Series Liquid Handling Stream Selector is an integrated motor/valve assembly designed to be built into an OEM system.

Flowmeter requires little maintenance

    For oil/gas land-based and offshore production and refining, McCrometer’s V-Cone Flowmeter is designed with no moving parts requiring little maintenance over its lifespan of over 25 years.

Mix-dispense valve for adhesives and sealants

    For low-flow mixing and dispensing of 2-component adhesives and sealants like silicones, epoxies, acrylics and urethanes, Sealant Equipment and Engineering has designed the 2600-093 Micro-Kiss™ Series mix-dispense valve.

Atwood Oceanics awarded Israel drilling contract

    A subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics Inc.

Composite valve to reduce carbon footprint

   Tyco Valves and Controls’ CompoSeal valve provides comparable pressure and temperature performance to traditional valves with the benefit of improved environmental credentials and a reduced carbon footprint.

Quick-Clean rotary airlock valves

  ACS Valves’ Quick-Clean Series rotary airlock valve is designed specifically for sanitary applications; aiding in regulatory standards compliance, simplifying inspection and reducing cleaning time.