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Baccara expands into North America

Israel-based valve manufacturer Baccara recently announced its expansion to North America with the opening of a Tucson, AZ distribution center and a production facility in Mexico. This company also has distribution centers in Australia and the Benelux.

BLACOH continues expansion

BLACOH Fluid Control, Inc recently announced the addition of two new regional managers as part of the company’s continued expansion in the U.S. and Latin America. Brandon Dalrymple has been appointed Business Development Manager for the US Northeast Region and OEM business worldwide.

EMAS AMC wins subsea contract

BP Exploration & Production has granted a contract to EMAS AMC (EMAS) to perform subsea work in the Atlantis field in the Gulf of Mexico. EMAS will supply jumper and associated hardware and install and replace subsea equipment including manifolds and pipeline end manifolds.

Wood Group and Pratt & Whitney forge alliance

Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) and Wood Group GTS (GTS) hav entered into a strategic alliance to jointly service the GE Frame 7FA industrial gas turbine aftermarket. GTS has been granted an exclusive 10 year license for sale and distribution of PWPS manufactured combustion hardware, hot gas path components and high technology repair services.

Luminant signs Fluor for environmental retrofit pr

Fluor Corp has been awarded a multi-year special projects supplement to their existing contract to provide construction and other support services for Luminant's environmental retrofit program. Fluor will supply management, supervision and craft personnel to support construction services and environmental retrofits to Luminant's current coal-fired power plant units.

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GE to supply components for well system

GE has been selected to build key components for ProWater’s Centerline SWD™ modular saltwater disposal (SWD) and deep injection well (DIW) systems, which separate oil, water and other byproducts produced in oil and gas operations.

New smart hydraulic cartridge valves

The newly-released hydraulic cartridge valves from HydraForce have a built-in sensing option capable of transmitting an "on" or "off" signal for position-sensing in hydraulic systems. They are suitable for lifting, lowering, machine on/off, and for safety applications.

Petrobras’ CEO at Downstream Asia 2011

Petrobras' CEO, Mr. José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, gave a keynote address on November 1, 2011, to more than 400 participants at the annual Downstream Asia 2011 conference, in Singapore.

T.D. Williamson to open Global Pipeline Integrity

T.D. Williamson, Inc. (TDW) has announced plans for the creation of a Global Pipeline Integrity Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once complete, the facility will combine the TDW inline inspection engineering, manufacturing, operations, service center, and data analysis functions in one location.