Tag: North America

Bruce Culpepper, Royal Dutch Shell’s U.S. boss will step down at the end of 2018 and will be replaced by Gretchen Watkins, the former Maersk Oil Chief Executive.

The North America linear actuators market holds an immense promise of growth in the near future. Transparency Market Research (TMR), a market intelligence company, estimates that the market will exhibit a promising 6.

Victaulic, a producer of mechanical pipe joining solutions and grooved pipe joining systems, recently introduced the latest line of Bermad hydraulic control and air valve offerings to the North American mining industry.

Wood Group has acquired BETA Machinery Analysis (BETA), a Calgary-based engineering consultancy specializing in advanced vibration analysis in a deal valued at 14.3 million USD. BETA’s expertise in advanced vibration, pulsation stress and dynamic analysis of piping systems and machinery during the design and production phases are key elements in integrity management and strengthen Wood Group’s capabilities.

IRM Systems, the independent authority on emergency pipeline repairs, has announced that it has opened a new base of operations in Houston, Texas. Improving efficiencies in hydrocarbon recovery has meant the production cost per barrel using older, existing assets has dropped significantly.

ERIKS North America, a leading industrial process solutions provider, recently added two new companies to its family of industry leaders. With the acquisitions of Action Industrial Group by ERIKS’ Lewis-Goetz and Seals and Packings, Inc.

Bosch Rexroth, a specialist in drive and control technologies, has expanded its GoTo Focused Delivery program again, it was originally launched in 2009. They have added more than 200 products, including valves, and updated the GOTO Products app for all North American customers.

KSB Group, the international manufacturer of valves and pumps, has named Mr. Michael Blundell the president of both the Canadian and American subsidiaries. The group’s American operation is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Enbridge has announced that in October, The Seaway Twin will be filled with Canadian oil sands crude from its new 600,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Flanagan South Pipeline. The crude will be brought to North America’s largest refining complex on the US Gulf Coast.

BASF has named Fluor Corporation as its North American chemicals capital project engineering partner. Fluor was awarded an umbrella services agreement by BASF for an undisclosed contract value.  The agreement will cover the providing of services such as conceptual and front-end engineering and design, detailed engineering, procurement, project management and construction management services.