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01-December-2014
Flowserve, SPX and Weir: November’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
Flowserve's acquisition of SIHI, SPX's plan to spin
off its flow business and the closure of five Weir plants were the most popular
breaking stories on the World Pumps website last month.
28-November-2014
Flexibility and efficiency key to DEF dispensers
A new range of dispensing solutions for diesel
exhaust fluid (DEF) has been introduced by Graco.
28-November-2014
John Crane upgrades Middle East service facilities
John Crane has increased its service and training
capability in the Middle East and North Africa to support its customers
operating in the region.
24-November-2014
Sulzer, Unaoil JV to service rotating equipment in southern Iraq
Sulzer has signed an agreement to form a joint
venture with the Unaoil Group that will service rotating equipment for oil and
gas, and power customers in southern Iraq.
21-November-2014
Moyno secures offshore order for 10 progressing cavity pumps
Ten Moyno 2000 Series progressing cavity (PC) pumps
have been ordered for a new fleet of offshore supply vessels that will be used
to service drilling rigs worldwide.
20-November-2014
New York Hall of Science honours ITT CEO Denise Ramos
ITT Corp CEO and president Denise Ramos has
received the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) Distinguished Leadership Award.
18-November-2014
John Crane invests in graduate career development program
John Crane has launched Engineering U, a new
12-month accelerated career development program for mechanical engineering
graduates.
18-November-2014
New washing machines boost plant efficiency
A major upturn in business has led to Concentric
investing in three new cleaning machines.
17-November-2014
Halliburton and Baker Hughes agree US$34.6bn deal
Halliburton Co is to acquire all the outstanding
shares of Baker Hughes Inc in a stock and cash transaction valued at US$34.6
billion.
15-November-2014
GE opens US$500mn research facility in Brazil
General Electric (GE) has invested US$500 million
in a new global technology centre in Brazil that will focus on developing
advanced subsea oil and gas technology.
14-November-2014
Halliburton in talks to buy Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes Inc has confirmed that it is in
preliminary discussions with Halliburton Co about a potential business
combination.
14-November-2014
Milton Roy plans to open service centre in the Middle East
Milton Roy and Proserv Middle East have signed a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a service centre to cover Dubai,
Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
07-November-2014
New Gardner Denver Nash pump offers improved efficiency and water savings
Gardner Denver Nash’s new NASH 2BE5 series of
liquid ring pumps are able to achieve vacuum levels down to 100 mbar abs and
improved efficiency of up to 10%.
06-November-2014
GE Oil & Gas to upgrade Lufkin foundry
GE Oil & Gas is investing US$60 million to expand
and modernize its foundry operations in Lufkin, Texas, USA.
05-November-2014
Weir to close five plants
Weir Group plc has announced plans to close five
small manufacturing facilities in the USA, Australia and France next year and to
consolidate a number of service centres.
04-November-2014
TF Hudgins acquires Jamison Products
TF Hudgins Inc has acquired Jamison Products, a
Houston-based provider of engineered pipeline and filtration products used in a
range of gas and fluid handling applications.
04-November-2014
Applied Industrial Technologies expands in West Texas with Ira Pump purchase
Applied Industrial Technologies has acquired Ira
Pump & Supply Co Inc, a family-owned and operated distributor of oilfield pumps
and supplies to the upstream oil & gas industry in West Texas, including the
Permian Basin.
31-October-2014
Board changes at Weir
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen is to retire as
non-executive director and senior independent director of the Weir Group plc
with effect from 31 January 2015.
31-October-2014
Eni Norge awards service contract to Eureka Pumps
Norwegian pump supplier Eureka Pumps AS has
received a pump service contract from Eni Norge AS for the Goliat offshore
production facility in the Barents Sea.
31-October-2014
Dover restructures pump businesses
Dover Corp’s Fluids Segment has realigned its pumps
businesses into three separate operating companies - Pump Solutions, Finder and
Maag.
30-October-2014
Neptuno Pumps introduces its VTPX series
The Chilean pump manufacturer Neptuno Pumps has
launched its line of high pressure vertical turbine pumps (VTP).
24-October-2014
John Crane invests in China business
Sealing specialist John Crane has made a number of
investments in its Tianjin, China facility to meet the growing demand from
energy services customers.
24-October-2014
Amarinth to supply pumps to Abu Dhabi International Airport
Amarinth’s recently opened Dubai office has secured
an order to supply API 610 OH1 and VS4 self-priming pumps for the Abu Dhabi
International Airport (ADIA) expansion project.
22-October-2014
Patterson-UTI Energy seals pressure pumping purchase
A Patterson-UTI Energy Inc subsidiary has completed
the acquisition of the Texas-based pressure pumping assets of a privately held
company.
16-October-2014
Mono’s new sewer system proves its worth
NOV Mono’s InviziQ pressure sewer system (PSS) has
been a success on a major housing project in New South Wales, Australia.
14-October-2014
GE commits to artificial lift portfolio
GE introduces Vector Plus variable speed drive for
electric submersible pumps.
09-October-2014
SPP supports charity event
SPP is supporting a team which has raised more than
£2,000 for the Forest of Dean Children’s Opportunity Centre.
09-October-2014
NOV Mono receives business award
NOV Mono’s approach to commerce and product
development has earned them a prominent business award in Australia.
08-October-2014
Private equity firm sells pump parts fabrication specialist Waples Manufacturing
Southlake Equity Group has sold the machining and
fabrication company Waples Manufacturing Inc to an investor group led by Banyan
Investment Partners.
07-October-2014
EBARA wins Korea’s Best Partner Award
EBARA Corporation has won the Best Partner Award
from GS Engineering & Construction Corporation.
06-October-2014
Eureka Pumps opens sales office in Kuala Lumpur
Norway’s Eureka Pumps has strengthened its
international activities with a new sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
03-October-2014
Alfa Laval secures SEK120mn pumping systems order offshore Canada
Alfa Laval is to supply Framo water pumping systems
to an offshore oil drilling platform that will be located east of Newfoundland.
03-October-2014
John Crane launches next-generation gas seals
The AURA 220 gas seal is the first to be unveiled
under the brand name AURA
03-October-2014
Dover expands artificial lift business with Accelerated Companies acquisition
Dover Corp has acquired Accelerated Companies LLC,
a supplier of artificial lift and fluid handling solutions for oil & gas
production markets, in a deal valued at US$430 million.
02-October-2014
Sulzer seals ASCOM and ProLabNL acquisitions
Swiss engineering group Sulzer has completed the
acquisitions of Advanced Separation Co (ASCOM) BV and ProLabNL BV.
01-October-2014
Baker Hughes releases Centrilift FlexPumpER
FlexPumpER technology offers an increased operating
range.
01-October-2014
Morgan offers bespoke pump components
Morgan seal components and bearings are designed
for use in extreme environments.
25-September-2014
KSB offers biogas refurbishment package
KSB is offering biogas plant operators a
comprehensive refurbishment designed to increase the methane gas yield and
reduce energy consumption.
16-September-2014
ASCOM and ProLabNL acquisitions strengthen Sulzer’s separation business
Sulzer is acquiring Advanced Separation Co (ASCOM)
BV, a provider of oil, water and gas separation equipment, and ProLabNL BV, an
independent test company.
09-September-2014
Blackmer extends XLW Series sliding vane pump line
Blackmer have released the XLW4A sliding vane pump.
08-September-2014
Hughes Pumps helps to improve Sri Lankan oil refinery’s efficiency
Hughes Pumps Ltd has recently delivered two
high-pressure water-jetting systems to the Ceylon Petroleum Corp (CEYPETCO) for
use at its refinery in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka.
05-September-2014
Chesterton introduces Seal Support System Range EMEA market
Chesterton expands its Mechanical Seal Support
System portfolio by adding a new range of API Plan 52 and API Plan53 systems to
their EMEA mechanical seal program.
05-September-2014
Moyno make cavity pumps available worldwide
Universal parts for progressing cavity pumps are
now available worldwide.
05-September-2014
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes secure subsea alliance approval
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes Inc have received
the necessary regulatory approvals for their planned Subsea Production Alliance.
02-September-2014
Neptuno Pumps reaches award finals
Neptuno Pumps selected finalist at the 2014 Energy
Awards (UK).
01-September-2014
Inpro/Seal's new mini66 provides bearing protection
Inpro/Seal announces the new bearing isolator, the
mini66.
30-August-2014
Lewa acquires longtime German sales representative Schmedding
Lewa GmbH is buying Ingenieurbüro Schmedding KG, a
pump sales representative based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
29-August-2014
Atlas Copco launches energy saving compressors
Atlas Copco unveils its latest range of
oil-injected compressors.
29-August-2014
Alfa Laval secures SEK240mn Framo order in South Korea
Alfa Laval has won a SEK240 million order to supply
Framo pumping systems to Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
28-August-2014
New Jacobs Texas yard to serve Permian Basin
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has opened an office
and central equipment yard in Odessa, Texas, USA.
26-August-2014
OPW closes Liquip acquisition
Dover Corp’s OPW has completed its acquisition of
Liquip International, an Australian manufacturer of bulk liquid handling and
storage solutions, including fuel filtration and pumping systems, for the
petroleum, aviation and chemical markets.
15-August-2014
Tencarva Machinery invests in Nashville
Pump distributor Tencarva Machinery Co has broken
ground on a new facility in Nashville, Tennessee, that will bring together its
branch office and its Southern Sales division into one location.
13-August-2014
OneSubsea to set up subsea well intervention alliance with Helix and Schlumberger
OneSubsea, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc and
Schlumberger Ltd are forming an alliance to develop technologies and deliver
services to optimise the cost and efficiency of subsea well intervention
systems.
11-August-2014
Dover’s OPW to acquire Liquip refuelling equipment business
Dover Corp’s OPW has signed a definitive agreement
to purchase Liquip International, an Australian manufacturer of bulk liquid
handling and storage solutions, including fuel filtration and pumping systems,
for the petroleum, aviation and chemical markets.
08-August-2014
Hydraulic Institute 2014 Fall Meeting: Registration opens
Registration is now open for the Hydraulic
Institute’s (HI) 2014 Fall Meeting which will take place 8–10 October 2014 in St
Louis, Missouri.
07-August-2014
Dover buys chemical injection pump manufacturer WellMark
Dover Corp’s Energy segment has acquired The
WellMark Co, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer of valves, instrumentation and
chemical injection pumps serving the oil and gas industry.
05-August-2014
ITT adds pump testing and packaging facility to Seneca Falls campus
ITT Corp has opened a US$22 million advanced pump
testing and packaging facility to its Seneca Falls manufacturing operations in
New York state.
04-August-2014
KSB, ClydeUnion and Grundfos: July’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
A major KSB pump order in Vietnam, ClydeUnion's
nuclear award and Grundfos's new Product Center were the most popular breaking
stories on the World Pumps website last month.
30-July-2014
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30-July-2014
Mouvex at IAA Show 2014
Mouvex to display screw compressor technology at
IAA Show 2014
25-July-2014
Koch Membrane Systems to provide pumps for Russian oil refinery
Koch Membrane Systems is supplying PURON MBR modules, along with pumps and blowers, for the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant at a refinery in Russia.
24-July-2014
Flowrox enhances pipeline monitoring
Flowrox launches new industrial instrument for imaging paraffin wax and asphaltene depositions in oil and gas pipelines
22-July-2014
Hydra-Cell T80 series pumps meet API 674
The world’s first API 674 triplex, single head
diaphragm pump.
21-July-2014
Compressco Partners to acquire Compressor Systems Inc
TETRA Technologies Inc’s majority owned,
publicly-traded partnership Compressco Partners LP is buying Midland,
Texas-based Compressor Systems Inc (CSI) for US$825 million in cash from Warren
Equipment Co.
21-July-2014
WEG tests dual-pinion ball mill drive
WEG has successfully tested low speed synchronous
motors driven by frequency inverters for mills with dual pinions at its plant in
Brazil.
16-July-2014
New president and CEO at Colfax Fluid Handling
Darryl Mayhorn has been appointed senior vice
president of Colfax Corp and president and CEO of Colfax Fluid Handling from 21
July 2014.
14-July-2014
Halliburton forms Chinese joint venture for hydraulic fracturing services
Halliburton is to establish a joint venture company
in Xinjiang, China with SPT Energy Group Inc affiliate Petrotech (Xinjiang)
Engineering Co Ltd to focus on hydraulic fracturing and production enhancement
services.
07-July-2014
BHR Group secures £2.6mn investment
UK fluid engineering research and consultancy firm
BHR Group is set to expand following a £2.6 million investment of growth capital
from BGF (Business Growth Fund).
03-July-2014
KSB wins major pump order for Vietnamese refinery
KSB AG is to supply 189 process pumps for the new
Nghi Son refinery in Vietnam.
02-July-2014
Xylem to divest UK valve business to Rotork
Xylem Inc is selling its Wolverhampton, UK-based
valve business, Xylem Flow Control Ltd, to Rotork plc, in a US$25 million deal.
01-July-2014
Sulzer, Franklin Electric and Hitachi: June’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
Sulzer's seals, Franklin Electric's Brazilian
acquisition and Hitachi's partnership with Veolia were the most popular breaking
stories on the World Pumps website last month.
01-July-2014
Finder Pompe appoints new CEO
Pump Solutions Group’s Finder Pompe has named
Lorenzo Barbieri as the Italian company’s new CEO.
20-June-2014
BBA Pumps bolt on pump package
BBA Pumps has introduced bolt on pump package for
offshore applications
20-June-2014
Strong credit ratings for Weir
The Weir Group plc has been rated BBB+ (stable) by
Standard & Poor’s and Baa1 (stable) by Moody’s.
19-June-2014
Sulzer adds Grayson Armature to Rotating Equipment Services division
Sulzer is buying Houston, Texas-based
electromechanical service provider Grayson Armature.
17-June-2014
Ruhrpumpen supplies water injection package for North Sea offshore production vessel
Centrifugal pump manufacturer Ruhrpumpen recently
supplied a water injection package for the Sevan Voyageur floating production,
storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel currently operating in the North Sea.
17-June-2014
Neptuno Pumps wins US award
Neptuno Pumps wins the 2014 manufacturing
leadership awards (USA).
16-June-2014
Goulds Pumps expands magnetic drive portfolio
ITT Goulds Pumps manufacturer adds four new sizes
to EZMAG line for customised solutions.
13-June-2014
FTS International enters Chinese market with 15-year Sinopec JV
North American well completion service company FTS
International (FTSI) has entered into a 15-year joint venture agreement with the
Sinopec Group that will serve China’s onshore pressure pumping industry.
10-June-2014
Acquisition expands Patterson-UTI Energy’s pressure pumping operations
A Patterson-UTI Energy Inc subsidiary has entered
into an agreement to acquire the East Texas-based pressure pumping operations of
a privately held company.
06-June-2014
AxFlow's Aturia SDTM pump range
Magnetic drive pump offers containment for
liquefied gases.
06-June-2014
KSB invests in French valve production capacity
The KSB Group is investing €12 million in its La
Roche-Chalais factory in the west of France to strengthen and extend the
company’s position in the global cryogenic valve market.
04-June-2014
WEG at World Petroleum Congress 2014
WEG exhibits at World Petroleum Congress 2014 for
the first time.
03-June-2014
New metering pump from Milton Roy
Milton Roy unveils new metering pump during
Offshore Technology Conference
03-June-2014
Ebara, Weir and KSB: May’s top 3 news stories on WorldPumps.com
Ebara’s new company in Dubai, an award-winning Weir
global framework agreement and KSB pumps heading to a Canadian oil sands project
were the most popular breaking stories on the World Pumps website last month.
03-June-2014
Gorman-Rupp subsidiary buys Bayou City Pump
The Gorman-Rupp Co’s wholly-owned subsidiary
National Pump Co (NPC) has acquired Houston, Texas-headquartered Bayou City Pump
Inc (BCP).
29-May-2014
Colfax at the Global Petroleum Show
Colfax Fluid Handling will present flexible
solutions for oil and gas pumping and rotating machinery applications at the
Global Petroleum Show, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10-12.
27-May-2014
SKF launches new condition monitoring sensor
New SKF wireless machine condition sensor provides
condition monitoring for large plants, or in hazardous and hard to reach
locations.
25-May-2014
Aris Chicles appointed president of ITT's Industrial Process business
ITT Corp executive vice president Aris Chicles has
been named president of its Industrial Process business, following Bob Pagano's
resignation.
22-May-2014
KSB to provide water transport pumps for Canadian oil sands project
Canada’s KSB Pumps Inc is to supply large RDLO
water transport pumps for Fort Hills Energy LP’s US$13.5 billion mega mineable
oil sands project, located 90 km north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
22-May-2014
Alfa Laval seals Frank Mohn acquisition
Alfa Laval has completed the NOK13 billion
acquisition of Norway’s Frank Mohn AS, following approval from competition
authorities.
19-May-2014
'Cost-effective' cloud-based monitoring system offered
SKF @ptitude Connect gives engineers easy access to
a cost-effective cloud computing resource, claims the company, for condition
monitoring software that will improve plant efficiency.
17-May-2014
Pinnergy and Shalewater Solutions form JV to serve US shale sector
Pinnergy Ltd and Shalewater Solutions LLC have set
up a joint venture to provide integrated water management solutions to support
oil and gas operations in the US shale basins.
16-May-2014
CRI Pumps opens new export facility in Tamil Nadu
India’s CRI Pumps has opened a new manufacturing
unit in Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, to serve the export market.
15-May-2014
American Industrial Partners acquires fracking pump manufacturer SERVA
Private equity firm American Industrial Partners
(AIP) has bought SG Holdings I LLC (SERVA) from Wexford Capital LP.
08-May-2014
Amarinth invests to meet increasing demand for pump spares
Centrifugal pump specialist Amarinth has expanded
its customer service team at its headquarters in Rendlesham, Suffolk, UK to
service a growing market for pump spares.
07-May-2014
Weir and MTU to jointly develop integrated power systems for fracking
Weir Oil & Gas is partnering with the Rolls-Royce
Power Systems company MTU to develop power systems for hydraulic fracturing.
02-May-2014
DESMI celebrates 180th anniversary
2014 marks the 180th anniversary of Danish pump
maker DESMI.
02-May-2014
Ebara establishes pump sales and service company in the Middle East
Japan’s Ebara Corp has set up Ebara Pumps Middle
East FZE (EPMEF) in the United Arab Emirates to sell standard and customised
pumps and provide related services and support.
01-May-2014
Aker Solutions to split into two companies
Aker Solutions has unveiled a plan to split into
two companies, with both listed on the Oslo stock exchange.
01-May-2014
Single stage oil sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps unveiled
Edwards launches new range at Chicago's SVC
conference.
01-May-2014
Weir, KSB and Grundfos: April's top 3 news stories on WorldPumps.com
Weir's interest in Metso, a major pump order from
Saudi Arabia, and news on Grundfos' new boss arriving from Lego were the most
popular breaking stories on World Pumps' website last month.
28-April-2014
New hygienic injection pump series
Sulzer and Wetend Technologies launch new hygienic
injection pump series as a result of joint development project
25-April-2014
Sulzer: César Montenegro named new president of Pumps Equipment division
The Sulzer board of directors has appointed César
Montenegro as the new president of the company's Pumps Equipment division.
18-April-2014
Xylem secures Godwin pump order after removing flood water
Xylem Inc has won a US$1.1 million order for
specialised dewatering equipment after successfully removing flood water at an
oil refinery outside the city of La Plata in Argentina.
17-April-2014
Hayward Tyler to receive regional growth funding
Hayward Tyler has been named as one of 50
conditional recipients of the UK government’s £300 million Regional Growth Fund
Round 5.
17-April-2014
Metso rejects Weir’s merger proposal
Metso Corporation has rejected Weir Group plc’s all
share merger proposal and says it sees no reason to start discussions regarding
a potential combination.
14-April-2014
Last week's top 3 World Pumps stories - Weir, SPP Pumps, Xylem
The following stories were the most popular with
visitors to the World Pumps website last week.
10-April-2014
Alfa Laval to acquire Frank Mohn
Alfa Laval has entered into an agreement to acquire
Frank Mohn AS, a Norwegian manufacturer of Framo submerged pumping systems for
the marine and offshore markets, in a deal valued at NOK13 billion.
10-April-2014
Meeting the demands of high pressure systems
Cat Pumps has introduced a new positive
displacement triplex plunger pump to meet the demands of Very High Pressure
(VHP) systems.
03-April-2014
New appointee prepares for African expo
Pumps business will be ‘knocking on doors’
03-April-2014
SPP Pumps wins ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at Pump Industry Awards
SPP Pumps is named 'Manufacturer of the Year' at
the Pump Industry Awards in Warwick, UK on 27 March.
02-April-2014
Weir proposes merger with Metso
The Weir Group plc has confirmed that it has made
an indicative all share merger proposal to the Finnish engineering group Metso
Corp.
01-April-2014
March’s top 3 business news stories – Xylem, Flowserve and Grundfos
The following business stories were the most
popular with visitors to the World Pumps website during March 2014.
01-April-2014
Schroeder Valves celebrates its 125th anniversary
Schroeder Valves is celebrating 125 years of
business this year.
01-April-2014
New technology extends life of bearing and host equipment
Waukesha Bearings has launched its multi-lobe
semi-floating (MLSF) bearings.
30-March-2014
Successful start ups for Andritz pumps on North Sea drilling platforms
The six submersible motor pumps that Andritz
supplied last year to Jurong Shipyard, Singapore, have been started up
successfully on two drilling platforms in the North Sea.
29-March-2014
Hydraulic Institute elects new board of directors and officers
Grundfos USA president Dennis Wierzbicki has been
elected chairman of the Hydraulic Institute’s (HI) 2014–2015 board of directors.
28-March-2014
New segment structure for Dover
Dover has realigned its businesses into a new
segment structure organized around its key end-markets to better focus on growth
strategies.
25-March-2014
Loescher elected Sulzer chairman
The former Siemens AG chief executive Peter
Loescher has been elected as the new chairman of Sulzer.
21-March-2014
Lewa signs framework agreement with BP
Lewa GmbH has secured a five year global framework
agreement with BP to supply chemical injection packages for the oil and gas
company's global projects organisation.
20-March-2014
AEGPL Congress - Blackmer
AEGPL Congress 2014 will bring together European
and global LPG leaders to discuss the latest opportunities and issues facing the
industry.
16-March-2014
National Oilwell Varco changes reporting segments
National Oilwell Varco Inc is reorganising into
four financial reporting segments from 1 April 2014.
14-March-2014
Flowserve expands Coimbatore pump manufacturing facility
Flowserve has officially opened its expanded
state-of-the-art pump manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, India.
13-March-2014
Gears solutions business centralises team and rebrands
IG Watteeuw becomes IGW and sales and marketing
team simplified.
13-March-2014
WEG premiers IE5 permanent-magnet motor at the Hannover fair
At the Hannover fair this year, WEG is premiering
its IE5 permanent-magnet motor
10-March-2014
Lewa secures its largest ever order
Lewa GmbH is to supply 40 process diaphragm pumps
for the development of two huge offshore gas fields in the Persian Gulf.
10-March-2014
United Rentals expands in pump rental with National Pump acquisition
United Rentals Inc is to buy the North American
pump rental company National Pump in a US$780 million deal.
07-March-2014
Flowserve to supply pumps for Shell project off the coast of Malaysia
Flowserve Corp is to provide custom-designed water
injection and liquid transfer pumps for Sabah Shell Petroleum Co’s Malikai
oilfield project, which is located 110 km off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
07-March-2014
WEG W22Xd flameproof motor is now fully Ex certified for the global market
Europump sponsor WEG's latest flameproof motor now
meets worldwide standards and is certified to meet European ATEX and
International IECEx requirements.
03-March-2014
Operating costs win out against higher investment costs
Wiegand design gets orders because of the company's
more favourable operating costs - despite their higher investment costs.
24-February-2014
Former Siemens CEO proposed as new Sulzer chairman
Peter Löscher, the former CEO of Siemens AG, will
be proposed as the new chairman of the Sulzer board of directors, at the Swiss
engineering company’s annual general meeting on 20 March 2014.
24-February-2014
Proserv acquires KRG Industries from Torishima Pump
Scottish energy production technology services
company Proserv Group Inc has acquired UK-based KRG Industries from Japanese
majority shareholder Torishima Pump Mfg Co Ltd.
19-February-2014
Wärtsilä pumps selected for North Sea FSU
Wärtsilä Corp has signed a contract with Samsung
Heavy Industries to provide a range of pumping solutions for a new Floating
Storage Unit (FSU) that will operate on the Mariner oilfield in the North Sea.
17-February-2014
New large capacity turbomolecular vacuum pump 'maximises performance'
Manufacturer Edwards claims that it improves gas
flow capability and high temperature management to prevent powder deposition.
15-February-2014
Pump Solutions Group launches PSG TV
Dover Corp’s Pump Solutions Group (PSG) has
launched its new PSG TV website at www.psgdover.com/psgtv.
14-February-2014
Amarinth supplies high pressure pumps for North Sea’s Alder platform
Amarinth has secured a £600 000 order from
ConocoPhillips to design and manufacture API 610 OH2 separator recirculation
pumps for the Britannia operated Alder platform in the North Sea.
07-February-2014
Pump Solutions Group appoints new director of marketing for the Americas
Carrie Halle has joined Dover Corp’s Pump Solutions
Group (PSG) as director of marketing, Americas.
07-February-2014
GE forms new Downstream Technology Solutions business
GE Oil & Gas has launched its new Downstream
Technology Solutions business to supply equipment and services more efficiently
to the US$10 billion refining, petrochemical, industrial and distributed gas
segments.
05-February-2014
Gardner Denver grows aftermarket business with Conroe Plastics Molding acquisition
Gardner Denver Inc has acquired Conroe Plastics
Molding Inc, a manufacturer of engineered seals, gaskets and specialty plastic
components for pumps and rotating equipment used in the petroleum industry.
03-February-2014
Sliding vane pumps aimed at efficient transfer of light shale crude oil
Blackmer XL Series designed for purpose.
03-February-2014
Rapid increase in exports of pumps to Kazakhstan
Our regular blog from Russia reports on the rise of
oil well pumps in the face of the decline in prices for pumping systems in the
country.
03-February-2014
Sulzer to acquire majority stake in Saudi Pump Factory
Sulzer has signed an agreement to acquire a 75%
interest in Saudi Pump Factory in a CHF33 million deal.
31-January-2014
New oil & gas free download available on World Pumps website.
Held over from the February issue of World Pumps,
this article looks at API 610 standards and is now available as a free download
on the World Pumps' website.
28-January-2014
SPP's fire pumps granted FM certification
Two pieces of kit get added approval
27-January-2014
GIW expands Fort McMurray facility to better serve oil sands industry
GIW expands Fort McMurray facility to better serve
oil sands industryGIW Industries is expanding its REGEN Service Centre in Fort
McMurray, Alberta, Canada to meet the growing needs of the nearby oil sands
industry.
25-January-2014
Gabelli Industrial Flow & Infrastructure Conference
Gabelli & Co Inc will host its 24th Annual
Industrial Flow & Infrastructure Conference on 26 February 2014 in New York
City.
24-January-2014
Weir wins £59mn maintenance services contract in Iraq
The Weir Group plc has signed a contract with
Lukoil Oil Co to provide general maintenance services for the West Qurna-2
oilfield in Southern Iraq.
20-January-2014
Edwards unveils 'rare gas recovery and recirculation variant'
Non-gas ballast variant nXDS-R is ideal for rare or
critical gases says company.
20-January-2014
UK business looks to huge orders
W E Couplings believes it has worked on a
world-first.
17-January-2014
ITT to sponsor engineering talent development program in China
ITT Corp is planning to sponsor an engineering
talent development program in China working in cooperation with local partners,
including Science and Technology Daily and Tsinghua University Science Park
(TusPark Co Ltd).
17-January-2014
World's first magnetically coupled and ATEX certified Roots pumps
Magnetic coupling has advantages and can be used in
potentially explosive areas.
16-January-2014
Upgrades made to Mouvex range
A-Series Eccentric Disc Pumps altered to meet
growing demand in oil & gas.
14-January-2014
HMS starts 2014 with Siberian gasfield contract
Russia’s HMS Group has signed a Rub5.7 billion
(US$173 million) contract to deliver integrated solutions for a major Siberian
gasfield.
09-January-2014
World Pumps Blog - 2013 in review: pump mergers & acquisitions
With 2013 proving to be another year of
consolidation for the pump industry, Pump Industry Analyst highlights 12
pump-related acquisitions that took place during the year – one for each month.
09-January-2014
DXP Enterprises seals B27 acquisition
DXP Enterprises Inc has completed the acquisition
of B27 LLC, the Houston, Texas-based global supplier of pump and integrated flow
control solutions serving the oil & gas, power generation, air quality and other
industrial markets.
06-January-2014
The top 10 World Pumps business news stories of 2013
The following business stories were the most
popular with visitors to the World Pumps website during 2013.
02-January-2014
Sulzer chairman resigns
Sulzer chairman Manfred Wennemer has resigned from
the company’s board for personal reasons with effect from 31 December 2013.
02-January-2014
John Crane to provide products for Iraqi oil field
John Crane is supplying seals, couplings and
bearings to Italian pump manufacturer Termomeccanica Pompe (TMP) for 24
centrifugal pumps that will be used in the development of Iraq’s Zubair oil
field.
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