Technical

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group won a contract for engineering, procurement and related services for a grassroots molybdenum refinery in Chile.

 Watson Grinding & Manufacturing and Watson Valve Services Inc.

It was recently announced that Jacobs, a global provider of technical, professional and constructions services, will acquire an interest in Guimar Engenharia, a privately held engineering and project management company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   The terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed, but it has been noted that the acquisition is a staged investment and that each stage will be subject to certain closing conditions. This will be Jacobs’ first major investment in Brazil and will enhance its ability to serve key clients investing in the country, thus expanding its South American operations.

BP named Richard Herbert as its new head of exploration. Herbert will succeed Mike Daly who has chosen to retire from BP at the end of 2013 after a career of 28 years with the company, eight leading BP’s exploration function.

CRANE ChemPharma & Energy and CRANE Nuclear, leading providers of products and solutions for fluid handling applications worldwide, announced Crane’s title sponsorship of the 2013 Valve World Asia Conference and Nuclear Exchange.

Watson Grinding & Manufacturing and Watson Valve Services have begun construction of a 19,000ft2 valve repair and manufacture facility.

The ball valve is of vital importance to plant engineers as an efficient shut-off valve. The metal-seated ball sealing is the most important aspect and needs a close focus.

MRC Global has completed the previously announced acquisition of the operating assets of Dan H. Brown, D/B/A Flow Control Products (Flow Control).

UTEC Geomarine has announced the successful completion of its first ever geoROV CPT survey campaign in North America.

Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services, is expanding into a new facility in Houston and targeting U.S.