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    Nuclear construction to restart in U.S.

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    The new Westinghouse AP1000 type nuclear reactors are to be installed in the new builds at Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia and the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina.

    WhisperTrak™ linear actuators

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    Thomson Industries has introduced its Thomson WhisperTrak™ Electric Linear Actuator line. The quiet actuator, <45 dBa, can be used in personal mobility, rehabilitation, and medical equipment applications.

    Rotork acquires Fairchild

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    Rotork has announced that it has acquired the Fairchild Industrial Products Company, a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA.

    Chevron suspends drilling offshore Brazil

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    Chevron Corp has reported that while its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., has not received formal notice from Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) suspending its drilling license, the company has voluntarily suspended its current and future drilling operations, offshore Brazil.

    Statoil and partners to explore offshore Newfoundl

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    Chevron Canada and Repsol E&P Canada partnering with Statoil have successfully bid for exploration rights on two land parcels in the Flemish Pass Basin, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Statoil already has a presence in the area, at its Mizzen discovery in the Flemish Bass Basin east of the new parcels.

    Safer subsea wellhead being developed

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    Plexus Holdings is partnering with four major oil and gas companies to develop and commercialise a new and safer subsea wellhead, HGSS. Consulting partners included in Plexus’s Joint Industry Project are Maersk Oil North Sea UK, Shell International Exploration and Production, Wintershall Noordzee, and oil and gas technology solution consultancy SafeKick.

    FMC sets deepwater completion record

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    The enhanced vertical deepwater tree (EVDT) system from FMC Technologies recently set a new deepwater completion record of 9627 feet at the Shell-operated Tobago field, part of the Perdido development located in the Gulf of Mexico.

    New 3 valve block manifold

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    The new Series BBV-1 Block Manifold from the W.E. Anderson Division of Dwyer Instruments can be used over a broad range of industrial applications including oil refineries, nuclear power stations, petrochemical processing, and more.

    Velan awarded Chinese nuclear valve contracts

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    In a contract worth $16.2 million, Velan SAS, Velan Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary located in Lyon, France, has been selected by CNPE (China Nuclear Power Engineering Co, Ltd.) and as a result, the CNEIC (China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation) awarded an important contract to Velan for the supply of nuclear-classified gate and globe valves for the two new nuclear power plants of FuQing Units 3 and 4 located in Fujian province, China.

    Fluor Named to top Companies for Leaders list

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    Fluor Corp was recently named to the 2011 list of North American Top Companies for Leaders. Conducted by Aon Hewitt in partnership with The RBL Group, and FORTUNE, the Top Companies for Leaders list is the most comprehensive study of organizational leadership in the world.
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