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    Jacobs wins contract from JV

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    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.

    Tesoro to add capacity

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

    Working gas capacity increase at Crowville

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    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

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

    Leakage easily tested in new ball valve

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    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

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    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.

    Scalable manifold adapts to any application

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    The Festo MPA-L valve manifold is scalable down to a single valve slice, so directional valves can be adapted to any application. The sub-base is made from a rugged polymer design that offers good corrosion resistance and light weight.

    New control valves customizable

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    Ultra-High Pressure Valve Assembly HP-60 by Badger Meter’s Research Control Valves is designed for high-pressure chemical applications, including research, injection and pilot plants. The HP-60 can be used as a Class IV shutoff valve or for flow control and features a 17-4 ph alloy chromium-copper precipitation hardening stainless steel with a solid Stellite Innervalve assembly.

    Fluor Named One of America’s Safest Companies

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    Fluor Corp announced today that it has been honored by EHS Today magazine as one of America’s Safety Companies for 2011. The list recognizes 12 firms representing a diverse range of industries. It is the second time that Fluor has received this award from EHS Today.

    Opti deal completed

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    China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has announced that it has wrapped up its USD 2.1 billion takeover of oil sands operator Opti Canada. CNOOC entered into an agreement in July to acquire Opti which is estimated to hold about 195 million barrels of proved reserves, 534 million barrels of probable reserves, 1.
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