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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has announced new requirements that must be met by energy companies that extract natural gas through hydraulic fracturing. 

Mustang has been awarded detailed design and procurement services by Hess Corp. for the expansion of its Tioga natural gas plant in the Bakken oil play in NW North Dakota.

Assured Automation has released its line of Resilient seated butterfly valves. These valves are available in 2in thru 12in with a pressure rating up to 225PSI and 14in thru 24in up to 160PSI.

Metso has announced that it has invested in expanding its North American facilities located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA for the valve operations.

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has recently introduced the motorized SplineRail Linear Actuator with an integrated connector.

ArcelorMittal announced on May 20th the expansion of its Mont-Wright mining complex and additional construction at Port-Cartier. The investment will allow ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to increase its annual production of iron ore concentrate from 14 million tons to 24 million tons by 2013. AMMC is also evaluating increasing its production of iron ore pellets from 9.2 million tons to 18.5 million tons. The scheme represents a total investment of CAD $2.1 billion dollars that will create 8,000 jobs during construction and more than 900 permanent jobs once completed. This project is subject to environmental and other regulatory approvals.

Mitsui & Co Ltd has agreed to pay more than USD $1 billion to cover a share of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It is about half the amount for which BP had originally billed the company.

A power station in New Hampshire which burns both natural gas and low sulphur fuel oil has installed a Rotork CVA electric control valve actuator to help reduce maintenance costs and improve accuracy.

Emerson Process Management has launched a new icon-based user interface for the industry-leading 475 Field Communicator that simplifies the work of field maintenance technicians.

Flexitallic has developed its Thermiculite sealing technology to provide a successful seal across the widest spectrum of chemical processing technologies.