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Valve automation specialist Automated Valve & Controls (AVC) has doubled the size of its facility and relocated to Market Street in Houston, Texas.

BP has announced plans to divest two of its US refineries and seek buyers for the Texas City, Texas, and the Carson, California, refineries.

The Brazilian environment agency Ibama has approved the construction of the Belo Monte power dam in the Amazon.  The project has been subject to controversy among natives and other conservationists.

Cameron has acquired Vescon Equipamentos Industriais Ltda., a company which manufactures onshore wellhead and Christmas trees systems and API 6A and 6D valves.

The new Sharktooth provides excellent throttling characteristics, plus aerodynamic noise attenuation, and liquid cavitation reductions. An innovative Control Cartridge is used to turn triple eccentric butterfly valves into control valves with exceptional control characteristics, as well as Class IV, V, or VI metal-to-metal, fire safe shut-off. They are readily available in carbon steel, stainless steel and special alloys for liquids, gasses, and steam at temperatures from cryogenic up to 850F in 150, 300 and 600 ANSI pressure classes, from 3 in through 48 in, with a wide choice of actuators and control accessories.

The new M-series metal seat ball valves from A-T Controls stand up to abrasive fluids, high pressure, steam and high temperatures with an oversized stem and larger ball design to prevent leaks.

A variety of stepper drivers from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc., (Haydon Kerk) are now available for 24 hour shipment.  There’s a stepper driver offered for immediate shipment that will work with virtually any size linear actuator offered by Haydon Kerk.

Cameron has re-designed its ENTECH DRV-BN Nozzle Check Valve. The DRV-BN is the newest large-bore addition to Cameron’s valve portfolio.

Moyno has engineered the new Max-Flow Annihilator(TM) Grinder System headworks debris handling system to protect downstream pumps, valves and process equipment in water treatment plants and their lift stations.

The folks at Valve World and Stainless Steel World are working on a new one-day, small (max 180 people) and dedicated conference concept that focuses on energy storage (batteries as well as geothermal)...