MRC to acquire Curtiss-Wright’s VSC
McJunkin Red Man Corp recently announced the signing of an asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of the operations and assets of the legacy distribution business of Valve Systems and Controls (VSC).
ExxonMobil orders two tankers
Exxon Mobil Corp’s U.S. marine affiliate, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc, has signed a letter of intent with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard for the construction of two U.S. flag, crude oil tankers in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries.
Biomass IGCC Project Gets Final Air Permit
Rentech Inc.’s proposed St. Joe Renewable Energy Center, one of the world’s first biomass integrated gasification combined cycle (BIGCC) projects, has received a final air permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Curtiss-Wright system for Crystal River
Curtiss-Wright Corp has signed a contract with Progress Energy to provide a safety-related Inadequate Core Cooling Mitigation System (ICCMS) to support the extended power uprate at the utility's Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear power plant in Florida. The new protection system uses only analog technology to perform safety functions, while providing modern computer-based online performance monitoring through an isolated, non-safety monitor. This combination of analog and digital technologies is designed to simplify the licensing process and reduce cyber-security concerns because no software is used to perform the safety-related functions of the system. Curtiss-Wright's Flow Control segment will build the new system at its Idaho Falls, ID facility.
Texas passes hydraulic fracturing law
Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed the first law in the U.S. which requires companies drilling and developing shale plays across the state to publicly disclose hydraulic fracturing components.