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Offshore vessels from Chilean shipyard

Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for up to four additional vessels.

Magellan Pipeline ruptures

Representatives of Magellan Midstream Partners Bruce Heine have confirmed that a pipeline ruptured on December 11th when a landowner's bulldozer struck the pipeline in a cornfield, leaking 252,000-gallons of petroleum.

Misumi offers pneumatic linear guides

Misumi USA has announced that it has expanded its range of linear actuators, designed for use in industrial machinery and automation systems, to include a series of pneumatic module units (linear guides), as well as additional models in its manually operated KU Series of linear actuators.

Edmonton terminal capacity expansion

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. will invest USD 210 million to construct seven tanks with a storage capacity of 2.4 million barrels for crude oil and condensate at its Edmonton Terminal in Strathcona County, Alberta.

Jacobs wins contract from JV

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide engineering and procurement services for a newly formed joint venture between Honeywell and Sinochem.

Working gas capacity increase at Crowville

Perryville Gas Storage LLC has received authorization from FERC to increase working gas capacity and otherwise expand its Crowville Project natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. One of the conditions is that Perryville must comply with the commission's new open season policy for the additional capacity.

Subsea 7 nets two Gulf contract

Subsea 7 has been awarded two new contracts by Shell for engineering and installation works at two Gulf of Mexico plays.

Tesoro to add capacity

Tesoro Corp. has announced plans to invest USD 180 million to expand crude oil processing at its Salt Lake City refinery.

Leakage easily tested in new ball valve

The new NIBCO PC585-70 cast bronze ball valve features a new design that allows a leak to occur during testing, if the press connection is not properly crimped. Other NIBCO Press System fittings and valves will feature this new leak detection technology using a phased-in approach.

Georg Fischer acquires

Georg Fischer has agreed to acquire Harvel Plastics Inc. Georg Fischer is to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Harvel Plastics Inc. in Easton (Pennsylvania, USA) for approximately USD 50 million in cash.