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01-December-2015
KEPL wins quality control award
Pune, India-headquartered Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd
(KEPL) has won a Silver Star Illumination Award at the International Convention
on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC) 2015 in South Korea.
01-December-2015
Renova’s mandatory offer to Sulzer shareholders wins antitrust approval
Antitrust authorities in South Africa, the US, the
Russian Federation and Germany have approved the mandatory offer that Renova
submitted to Sulzer AG shareholders in August 2015.
01-December-2015
November’s most popular news stories on www.worldpumps.com
Atlas Copco's acquisition of Oerlikon Leybold
Vacuum and Sulzer's Brookshire plant closure and new CEO were the most popular
stories with visitors to the World Pumps website in November.
20-November-2015
Final call for Pump Industry Awards nominations 2016!
Nominations for the 2016 Pump Industry Awards must
be made by 1 December 2015.
20-November-2015
US Department of Justice clears Schlumberger-Cameron merger
The US Department of Justice has cleared the
proposed US$14.8 billion merger of Schlumberger Ltd and Cameron International
Corp without any conditions.
19-November-2015
Pump Industry Awards 2016: Deadline for nominations 1 December
The deadline for nominations for the 2016 Pump
Industry Awards is 1 December.
17-November-2015
Amarinth supplies bespoke pump for Sonatrach refinery in Algeria
Amarinth has delivered a bespoke 2.8m vertical
hydrocarbon condensate pump to a Sonatrach refinery in Algeria as a direct
plug-and-play replacement for an existing unreliable pump.
17-November-2015
Sulzer appoints new CEO
Sulzer has named Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as its new
CEO from 1 December 2015.
16-November-2015
SPX Flow centrifugal pumps designed for offshore applications
SPX FLOW's Johnson Pump brand modular centrifugal
pumps are designed for high reliability in oil, chemical and supply vessel
applications.
13-November-2015
Standard Alloys expands engineering facilities in Texas
Standard Alloys Inc, a KSB company, has opened a
new 15 000 sq ft workshop in Deer Park, Texas, USA to serve customers in the
Houston area.
12-November-2015
CURFLO moves into new facility in Houston
Curflo, a manufacturer of fluid processing pumps,
parts and components, has relocated to a new 32 000 sq ft facility in Houston,
Texas that will serve as the company’s worldwide headquarters.
12-November-2015
Alfa Laval names new president and CEO
Lars Renström is to retire next year from his
position as president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group.
12-November-2015
Gardner Denver inaugurates new repair centre in Texas
Gardner Denver’s Petroleum & Industrial Pumps
Division has officially opened a 70 000 sq ft regional repair centre in Odessa,
Texas, USA.
12-November-2015
KEPL commissions first API turbine in Indonesia
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd (KEPL) has commissioned
its first API 611 Steam Turbine ‘K-TUR’ at PT. Pemukasakti Manishindah in
Indonesia.
06-November-2015
SPP Pumps appoints new head of Engineering Services Division in Scotland
Ian Mavers has joined SPP Pumps as its new business
development manager, Engineering Services Division for Scotland.
04-November-2015
AxFlow expands in Hungary
Hungary’s AxFlow Kft has acquired Budapest-based
Forszi-Tech Kft, a pump and industrial heavy machinery repair and maintenance
operation.
02-November-2015
John Crane expands aftermarket services business with XPD8 Solutions acquisition
Sealing specialist John Crane is acquiring
Aberdeen-based oil and gas service/consultancy company XPD8 Solutions Ltd.
02-November-2015
October’s most popular news stories on www.worldpumps.com
Sulzer's plans to close its Brookshire, Texas
plant, Ebara's Brazilian acquisition and KSB's pump series extension were the
most popular stories with visitors to the World Pumps website in October.
30-October-2015
Flowserve introduces Valtek DiamondBack cavitation elimination technology
Flowserve Corporation is introducing the Valtek®
DiamondBack control valve anti-cavitation trim for severe service applications.
29-October-2015
Graco introduces ToughTek fireproofing pumps
Graco Inc is introducing ToughTek™ Fireproofing
Pumps for low, medium and high-density sprayed fire resistive materials (SFRMs).
They are designed for cementitious fireproofing projects in commercial and
industrial construction, onshore oil and gas, and chemical processing
facilities.
23-October-2015
Energy Recovery signs VorTeq licencing deal with Schlumberger
Energy Recovery Inc has entered into a 15-year
agreement with oilfield services company Schlumberger Technology Corp providing
exclusive rights to its VorTeq hydraulic pumping system.
23-October-2015
Power Zone Equipment undertakes US$2.5mn pump rebuild project
Power Zone Equipment has just completed work on a
US$2.5 million pump upgrade project for an NGL pipeline in East Texas, USA.
23-October-2015
Nominations invited for 2016 Pump Industry Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2016 Pump Industry
Awards.
22-October-2015
Amarinth super duplex pumps selected for Middle East mega-project
Amarinth has received a US$1.5 million order from
Petrofac for 12 API 610 OH2 super duplex pumps with Plan 53B seal support
systems for the produced water treatment plant that will serve the increased
capacity of the ZADCO Upper Zakum oilfield off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
19-October-2015
Schlumberger secures electrical submersible pump contract in Oman
Petroleum Development Oman has awarded Schlumberger
a three-year, performance-based contract for the supply, installation,
commissioning and management of electrical submersible pumps and associated
surface equipment for its fields in north and south Oman.
16-October-2015
Sulzer to shut Texas pump plant
Sulzer has decided to close its pump manufacturing
plant in Brookshire, Texas, USA.
16-October-2015
Wanner Engineering introduces T80100 Hydra-Cell seal-less pump
Wanner Engineering Inc is introducing the T80100
Hydra-Cell® seal-less pump for applications such as salt water disposal, salt
water injection, bulk transfer, hydraulic lift, and steam generation.
13-October-2015
Hayward Tyler to acquire UK engineering firm Peter Brotherhood
Hayward Tyler Group plc is buying UK engineering
company Peter Brotherhood from Dresser-Rand Co Ltd, a Siemens-owned business,
for US$15 million.
13-October-2015
Weir forms technology advisory board
UK academic Professor Sir Jim McDonald is to lead
the Weir Group’s newly created technology advisory board.
12-October-2015
Clark Solutions introduces air-operated diaphragm pumps for potentially explosive atmospheres
Clark Solutions is introducing two miniature
air-operated diaphragm pumps, both ATEX certified for use in potentially
explosive atmospheres. They are suitable for environmental and process emission
monitoring in the petrochemicals and other process industries.
09-October-2015
VDMA issues call for papers for 2016 Rotating Equipment Conference
The VDMA is inviting presentations for the 3rd
International Rotating Equipment Conference taking place on 14-15 September 2016
in Düsseldorf, Germany.
07-October-2015
Blackmer introduces HD943 and HDL943 oil-free reciprocating gas compressor line
Blackmer is launching its triple-seal HD943 and
HDL943 oil-free reciprocating gas compressors, which are designed for use in in
the oil and gas market in vapour recovery applications that require maximum
leakage control.
06-October-2015
ITT's C’treat and Goulds brands partner to serve Mexican offshore energy market
ITT Corp’s C’treat and Bombas Goulds de Mexico
(BGM) brands have formed an alliance to deliver large-scale seawater, potable
water and high-purity water solutions to the offshore energy industry in Mexico.
06-October-2015
Amarinth expands in Asia Pacific with new office in Malaysia
Amarinth has opened a new office in Malaysia to
handle increasing demand in the Asia Pacific region.
26-September-2015
Motion Control Industry Awards dinner
UK Motion Control Alliance's 2016 Motion Control
Industry Awards Dinner will take place on Tuesday 12 April 2016, at the National
Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham, UK.
21-September-2015
Aker Solutions delivers subsea compression system for Statoil
A subsea gas compression system, supplied by Aker
Solutions, has gone on stream at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field in the
Norwegian Sea.
18-September-2015
DESMI strengthens presence in Poland
Danish pump maker DESMI A/S has set up a company in
Warsaw, Poland.
17-September-2015
SPP Pumps expands in Norway
SPP Pumps has entered into a partnership with
Norway’s Hillevag Elektro-Diesel AS for the oil & gas market.
16-September-2015
ITT showcases latest technologies at Turbomachinery & International Pump Users Symposia
ITT Corporation is showcasing its capabilities at
this year's Turbomachinery & International Pump Users Symposia in Texas.
16-September-2015
Sulzer launches the new SNS process pump range
Sulzer has launched the new innovative SNS end
suction single stage process pump range.
15-September-2015
Gardner Denver Thomas releases new 3014 series pump technology
The 3014 Series is a new development and a prime
example of contemporary diaphragm pump technology.
12-September-2015
Pentair launches X-Flow technology at WEFTEC
At the forthcoming WEFTEC exhibition in Chicago,
USA in September, Pentair will launch its patented flux enhancing Helix
technology, available on all X-Flow tubular membrane modules.
11-September-2015
2016 Pump Industry Awards nominations are open
Since 2000, the Pump Industry Awards has been
recognising the best performing companies and people for their achievements and
positive contributions.
10-September-2015
KEPL to provide pumps to China’s SEPCO for Saudi Aramco project
Pune, India-headquartered Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd
(KEPL) is supplying API pumps to the Chinese EPC company SEPCO Electric Power
Construction Corp.
10-September-2015
Ultra-high reliability submersible pumps from SPX save significant operational costs
The Hydraulic Submersible Pump (HSP) from SPX's
ClydeUnion Pumps was developed to address the common failure modes of
traditional Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP) creating a pump with ultra-high
reliability and long service life.
07-September-2015
Busch UK addresses skills gap encouraging females into engineering
In 2014, the Engineering Construction Industry
Training Board reported that the engineering industry had a significant skills
gap in the UK which was forecasted to increase in the coming years.
04-September-2015
ITT to buy Wolverine Advanced Materials
ITT Corp has signed an agreement to acquire
Wolverine Advanced Materials LLC, a manufacturer of customised technologies for
automotive braking systems and specialised sealing solutions.
03-September-2015
Hillenbrand to acquire Abel Pumps from Roper Technologies in €95mn deal
Diversified industrial company Hillenbrand Inc has
entered into a definitive agreement to buy Abel Pumps LP and certain of its
affiliates from Roper Technologies Inc for €95 million in cash.
03-September-2015
Blacoh Industries expands with launch of Surge Control and Metal Solutions
To meet the full scope of its customers’ needs and
to broaden the diverse family of products and services, Blacoh has launched
Blacoh Surge Control and Metal Solutions.
02-September-2015
Hydra-Cell excels in pipeline sampling
Hydra-Cell pumps are increasingly being specified
and retrofitted in pipeline sampling installations used for analysis during oil
transfer.
02-September-2015
Xylem introduces new Flygt mixer with built-in speed regulation
Xylem Inc., has launched a new high efficiency,
low-speed, submersible wastewater mixer that can help reduce energy costs by up
to 50 percent.
01-September-2015
August’s most popular news stories on www.worldpumps.com
The resignation of Sulzer CEO Klaus Stahlmann,
Renova's mandatory offer for Sulzer and KSB's SALINO release were the most
popular stories with visitors to the World Pumps website in August.
28-August-2015
Schlumberger to buy Cameron in US$14.8bn deal
Oilfield services company Schlumberger Ltd is
acquiring Cameron International Corp, a provider of flow equipment products,
systems and services to the oil and gas industries, in a stock and cash
transaction valued at US$14.8 billion.
24-August-2015
Rain for Rent forms partnership with Omni Water Solutions
Rain for Rent is partnering with Omni Water
Solutions to provide a one-stop-shop for oil and gas water transfer, treatment
and storage.
24-August-2015
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21-August-2015
EGC announces new dures brand of thermoplastic polymer composites for pumps
Advanced material increases reliability and
efficiency in a wide range of liquid pump applications.
19-August-2015
OneSubsea to provide pump systems for Gulf of Mexico development
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, is
to supply subsea processing systems for the Shell Offshore Inc Stones
development in the Gulf of Mexico.
17-August-2015
BPMA Pump Industry Awards Announced
The British Pump Manufacturers Association has
announced the dates for the 2016 Pump Industry Awards.
14-August-2015
Sulzer to provide pumps for Canadian salt caverns storage project
Sulzer has received an order from Strathcona
Storage Limited Partnership to supply pumps for a salt cavern storage project in
Canada.
13-August-2015
VDMA: International Rotating Equipment Conference – Pumps and Compressors 2016 again in Düsseldorf
On September 14 and 15, 2016 the "International
Rotating Equipment Conference - Pumps and Compressors" will take place for the
third time.
12-August-2015
WEG announces SM40 series of synchronous motors
WEG has introduced a new series of robust and
efficient synchronous motors, the SM40 series, for the power range from 5 to 35
MW.
11-August-2015
Sulzer CEO Klaus Stahlmann resigns
Klaus Stahlmann, the CEO of Sulzer, has stepped
down after three and a half years in the role.
10-August-2015
Further API 622 approval for CMD
CMD have recently achieved a further approval in
the fugitive emission field, thanks to their packing type “Armaseal© 312”.
10-August-2015
Renova launches mandatory tender offer for Sulzer shares
Russia’s Renova Group has announced a mandatory
tender offer to all Sulzer AG shareholders.
10-August-2015
Hayward Tyler secures further funding for Luton expansion
Hayward Tyler Group plc’s second and final issue
under a £3 million secured loan note programme has raised £1.4 million before
costs to support the on-going development of the group’s Luton Centre of
Excellence in the UK.
31-July-2015
Graphite Metallizing appoints European director of sales
Dennis Rawle has been named as European director of
sales for Graphite Metallizing Corp, the Yonkers, New York-based manufacturer of
self-lubricating Graphalloy bushing materials for pumps and process equipment.
31-July-2015
Sulzer acquires Moroccan pump maintenance and repair company
Sulzer is expanding in North Africa with the
acquisition of Expert International Pompe Service (EIPS), an independent pump
maintenance and repair services provider based in Casablanca, Morocco.
29-July-2015
WEG launches large explosion-proof W22X motors with high efficiency
WEG has added a larger IEC 800 frame size model to
its energy-efficient W22X series of explosion-proof motors to meet the needs of
the most demanding energy-intensive applications.
28-July-2015
Blackmer introduces S Series screw pump
Blackmer has announced the integration of S Series
Screw pumps into its pump offering, designed for the safe and efficient transfer
of critical fluids
24-July-2015
Colfax appoints new CEO
Matthew Trerotola, a former executive vice
president at DuPont, has been named chief executive officer and a director of
Colfax Corp.
20-July-2015
Kirloskar Brothers buys Rodelta Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd’s subsidiary Kirloskar
Pompen BV has completed the acquisition of Dutch pump manufacturer Rodelta Pumps
International BV.
20-July-2015
Busch presents new Screw Vacuum Pump
Busch has introduced the first model of a new
series of screw vacuum pumps: the COBRA NX 0450 A.
21-July-2015
GE Oil & Gas wins pump remote monitoring contract in Spain
GE Oil & Gas is to provide remote monitoring and
diagnostics for Spanish oil product transportation and storage company CLH
Group's centrifugal pump fleet at its plants in Mora, Adamuz, Loeches,
Monzalbarba and Torrejon in Spain.
17-July-2015
GFPS announces new leak detection systems
Aimed to fulfill a wide range of customer
requirements for leak detection in double containment piping systems, GF Piping
Systems has released three leak detection systems.
17-July-2015
SEEPEX presents Big Brother
Increased Productivity and lower energy
requirements complement each other in the latest development to SEEPEX’s Smart
Conveying Technology (SCT).
16-July-2015
Maag releases S Series pumps for most demanding applications
Maag presents a new S Series of screw pumps that
offer the process industries a variety of options for conveying challenging
fluids.
16-July-2015
Akastor appoints new CEO
Akastor ASA has named Kristian Røkke as its chief
executive officer (CEO).
16-July-2015
Surefire Industries to provide midstream, downstream equipment packages
Oilfield equipment and service provider Surefire
Industries is expanding to engineer and manufacture equipment, including pump
and filtration packages, for oil and gas transportation, processing, storage,
metering, refining and power generation operations.
15-July-2015
New two-in-one bearing lubricator from Schaeffler
The system provides two separate lubrication points
that can be individually adjusted to supply bearings with varying lubricant
volumes.
15-July-2015
Thomas launches new diaphragm liquid pump
The THOMAS 1510 is designed for fast suction of
liquids, even when the medium is mixed with gas.
14-July-2015
Open day at Hughes Pumps
Hughes Pumps is holding an Open Day at the
company’s West Sussex, UK factory on 23 July 2015.
07-July-2015
Smiths names new chief executive
Smiths Group plc, the parent company of sealing
specialist John Crane, has appointed Andrew Reynolds Smith as its new chief
executive.
07-July-2015
Weir buys US knife gate valve producer
The Weir Group plc has agreed to buy Delta
Industrial Valves Inc, a US manufacturer of knife gate valves for the mining,
oil sands and other industrial markets, for an enterprise value of up to US$47
million.
06-July-2015
Ebara International appoints new general manager for Cryodynamics Division
Glenn Hill has joined Ebara International Corp,
Cryodynamics Division (EIC Cryo) as its new general manager/senior vice
president.
03-July-2015
Maag introduces stainless steel G Series pumps
Maag Industrial Pumps, part of PSG® has announced
the release of stainless steel models of its versatile G Series Internal Gear
Pumps.
02-July-2015
Blackmer launches NG/NGS Series Reciprocating Gas Compressors
Blackmer has announced the availability of the NG
and NGS Series Reciprocating Gas Compressors as a solution for oilfield
applications.
01-July-2015
NOW to purchase Odessa Pumps
Distributor NOW Inc has entered into an agreement
to buy Odessa Pumps and Equipment Inc.
16-June-2015
ProMinent releases the Orlita Evolution
The EF3a is the first of the new Orlita Evolution
pump generation to be launched. It will be unveiled for the first time at ACHEMA
2015 this week.
11-June-2015
Idex adds Alfa Valvole to specialty valve platform
Verderflex launches its new Vantage 5000 and
Steptronic ranges at Achema 2015
11-June-2015
KBL to exhibit at ACHEMA 2015
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) will showcase its
solutions at ACHEMA 2015 along with its sister concern Kirloskar Ebara Pumps
Ltd. (KEPL) as well as its 100% subsidiary SPP Pumps.
04-June-2015
ITT - ACHEMA
ITT showcases pump, valve and monitoring solutions
for the global chemical marketplace at ACHEMA.
03-June-2015
KSB releases new mag-drive pump
KSB have launched the latest generation of their
Magnochem mag-drive pumps.
03-June-2015
Lewa establishes new subsidiary in Russia
German pump manufacturer Lewa has transitioned its
Russian joint venture into a full subsidiary.
02-June-2015
SPP Pumps highlights importance of transformer protection
SPP to showcase new pumps at PowerGEN Europe 2015.
01-June-2015
Norway’s PG Group renamed PG Flow Solutions
Norwegian pump and pump solutions company PG Group
is changing its business name to PG Flow Solutions from 1 June 2015.
29-May-2015
OCOR
prototype reinvents conventional lobe pump
OCOR Corporation's lobe rework hopes to remedy
pulsating flow.
28-May-2015
World Pumps June issue
Questions answered in the June issue of World
Pumps.
22-May-2015
Flowserve awarded US$18mn pump order for refinery upgrade in Peru
Flowserve Corp’s operations in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil and in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA have received orders worth US$18
million to supply pumping systems for the Petroperú Talara refinery in Piura,
Peru.
21-May-2015
Clark Solutions introduces gasket-free gear pump
700 Series Rotary Gear Pumps feature a gasket-free
design, anti-friction bearings, and precision ground joints.
20-May-2015
ITT releases i-ALERT2 mobile app
ITT's PRO Services brand has launched the
i-ALERT®2, a Bluetooth Smart-enabled machine health monitor that allows
customers to identify potential problems before they become costly failures.
18-May-2015
SPX reliable pump solutions for tank loading/unloading
The Twinro range of positive displacement, rotary
twin screw pumps are designed to handle even heavy, viscous products and are
well proven within the oil and petrochemical industries.
15-May-2015
SPX files with SEC for Flow business spin-off
SPX Corp has taken a step towards spinning off its
Flow business later this year by filing an initial Form 10 Registration
Statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
15-May-2015
Bonfiglioli expands IE3 series
2 new motor series fulfilling IE3 class
requirements are now available in the Bongfiglioli’s 7.5-22kW range.
14-May-2015
ARO – ACHEMA
ARO showcases new pump and control technologies at
ACHEMA 2015.
14-May-2015
New seal range launched by AESSEAL
AESSEAL® has launched a completely reengineered
modular component seal range that aims to raise the industry standard and allow
configurable component seals to be built to order.
11-May-2015
Flowrox - ACHEMA
Flowrox to exhibit its pinch valve product line at
ACHEMA 2015.
09-May-2015
EMP launches advanced brushless DC electric oil pump
Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP) has
launched advanced technology for oil management applications.
07-May-2015
KEPL sets new technological benchmark
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited (KEPL) tests high
speed high pressure pumps for Saudi Aramco.
07-May-2015
Weir and Rolls-Royce’s MTU form JV to develop power system for fracking
Weir Oil & Gas and the Rolls-Royce Power Systems
company MTU are setting up a joint venture company to oversee the development of
their new power system to make hydraulic fracturing operations more efficient.
06-May-2015
Hayward Tyler signs production alliance with FMC Technologies
Hayward Tyler Group plc has entered into a global
subsea production alliance agreement with FMC Technologies covering permanent
magnet motors.
06-May-2015
Weir launch frac pump at OTC
Weir introduces first high-horsepower,
continuous-duty frac pump for sustained 275,000-pound force rod load.
05-May-2015
Hayward Tyler improves margins
Specialist engineering group Hayward Tyler Group
plc has reported an improvement in underlying gross and operating margins in the
second half of the year ended 31 March 2015.
05-May-2015
Flowrox Will Showcase its Deposition Watch at OTC 2015
Flowrox, a global leader in heavy-duty industrial
valve manufacturing and services, will be exhibiting its products at the
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas in May.
04-May-2015
Wanner International - Achema
Wanner International will display its full range of
Hydra-Cell diaphragm pumps at Achema 2015.
02-May-2015
Amarinth reconditions pumps on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline
Amarinth has completed the reconditioning of the
pumps stationed on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline which safeguard against
pollution in a region of Georgia that exports natural spring water.
30-April-2015
Fristam Pumpen – Achema
At this year’s Achema in Frankfurt, Fristam Pumpen
showcases for the first time a series of magnetically coupled pumps.
29-April-2015
Flowserve names new chief financial officer
Karyn Ovelmen is joining Flowserve Corp as
executive vice president and chief financial officer from 1 June 2015.
24-April-2015
New CEO for Energy Recovery
Energy Recovery Inc has appointed its chief
financial officer Joel Gay as the company's new CEO.
20-April-2015
Metcar unveils new rotary vane range
Metallized Carbon Corporation has launched a range
of custom vanes, rotors and end plates for use in rotary vane pumps.
19-April-2015
DESMI delivers solid growth in 2014
Denmark's DESMI A/S posted a 13% increase in 2014
turnover to DKK908 million, while profit after tax was up almost 34% to DKK46.3
million.
17-April-2015
Lewa secures OHSAS certification
Lewa GmbH has been certified by the TÜV (German
Technical Inspection Association) to the occupational health and safety standard
OHSAS 18001:2007.
14-April-2015
ITT celebrates Pump Appreciation Day
ITT Corp’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann
brands are observing the fourth-annual Pump Appreciation Day today.
10-April-2015
Pulseless flow range launches in the UK
A new range of self-priming positive displacement
pumps has been introduced to the UK by Michael Smith Engineers.
08-April-2015
Chemical control system meets energy saving goals at Galenfeha
Energy specialist Galenfeha has unveiled a new
intelligent chemical injection control system.
07-April-2015
Hayward Tyler expands in China
Hayward Tyler has opened a new sales office in
Shanghai, China, to complement its existing service and overhaul facility in
Kunshan.
01-April-2015
Metso adds to service network in Mexico
Metso Corp is opening a new valve and field device
service centre in Querétaro, Mexico.
29-March-2015
Eureka Pumps to open service workshop in Hammerfest
Eureka Pumps is investing in a new service facility
in Hammerfest, Norway to support the newly built Goliat FPSO (floating
production, storage and offloading) unit which is scheduled to arrive from South
Korea in April.
28-March-2015
Alfa Laval wins another offshore Framo pumping systems order
Alfa Laval has secured a SEK115 million order to
supply Framo pumping systems for an FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading vessel)
project in Norway.
27-March-2015
Amarinth provides compact acoustic enclosures for offshore platform pumps in Qatar
Amarinth has designed and supplied an innovative
compact acoustic enclosure for its API 610 OH2 produced water treatment pumps to
meet strict health and safety regulations on an offshore platform in Qatar.
24-March-2015
Call for delegates to attend HI event
Registration for the 2015 Hydraulic Institute
Technical Meeting is now open.
19-March-2015
Hydraulic Institute names next executive director
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has appointed Michael
Michaud as its new executive director from 1 May 2015.
18-March-2015
John Crane signs seal supply agreement for Clean Fuels Project in Kuwait
John Crane has secured a frame agreement to supply
mechanical seals and systems for the Kuwait National Petroleum Co’s (KNPC) Clean
Fuels Project.
11-March-2015
Hydraulic Institute announces 2015–16 board and officers
George Harris, president and CEO of Hydro Inc, has
been elected chairman of the Hydraulic Institute (HI) board of directors for
2015–16.
11-March-2015
SPP Pumps appoints new head for Asia Pacific business
SPP Pumps is investing in the Far East with the
appointment of a new head for its Asia Pacific division.
09-March-2015
Alfa Laval secures Angolan offshore pumping systems order
Alfa Laval has won an SEK260 million order to
supply Framo pumping systems for FPSO (Floating Production Storage and
Offloading vessel) projects in Angola.
04-March-2015
Hayward Tyler, Atlas Copco and JC Carter: February’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
Hayward Tyler's Royal Navy order, JC Carter's sale
to Nikkiso and key pump appointments at Atlas Copco were the most popular news
stories on the World Pumps website last month.
04-March-2015
Metal repair system launched by Belzona
A new, highly durable repair for oil contaminated
and wet surfaces has been introduced by Belzona.
02-March-2015
Sulzer appoints chief strategy officer
The Sulzer board of directors has named Fabrice
Billard as chief strategy officer and a member of the company’s executive
committee.
02-March-2015
KEPL ships pumps for Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery
India’s Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd (KEPL) has
shipped the first set of 5-stage BB3 pumps to Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) for
the J3 Project at Jamnagar in Gujarat, India.
02-March-2015
ITT continues to support Engineers Without Borders
ITT Corp is expanding its partnership with
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) through a commitment for 2015.
02-March-2015
Flowrox launches new pulsation dampener
Valve manufacturer Flowrox has launched a new
pulsation dampener.
23-February-2015
Haskel wins gas booster system contract
A Haskel-designed gas booster system will be
incorporated into a complete fast response unit being built by the Norwegian
subsidiary of Oceaneering to quickly shut down subsea oilfield leaks.
23-February-2015
ITT Goulds Pumps seeks nominations for Heart of Industry and Pulse of Industry awards
ITT Corp’s Goulds Pumps is now accepting
nominations for the annual Heart of Industry Award and the Pulse of Industry
Honor Roll.
20-February-2015
Flowserve CFO departs
Michael Taff, Flowserve Corp’s senior vice
president and chief financial officer (CFO), will be leaving the company at the
end of March 2015.
17-February-2015
John Crane invests in ASEAN service facilities
John Crane has expanded its
service
super centre in Singapore and opened two facilities in Malaysia - a sales and
service office in Kuala Lumpur and a service centre in Bintulu.
16-February-2015
Golden celebration for Warren Rupp
Air-operated double diaphragm pump
manufacturer Warren Rupp Inc is celebrating its 50th year in
business.
12-February-2015
Divergent signs 5-year service agreement for electric submersible pumps
Canada’s Divergent Energy Services Corp has entered into a five-year service agreement with a Calgary-based oil company to supply and install linear electric submersible pumps.
12 February, 2015
11-February-2015
Atlas Copco sells JC Carter cryogenic pump business
Atlas Copco has sold its JC Carter pump business to
Nikkiso Cryo Inc.
11-February-2015
Kaizen award for Kirloskar Ebara Pumps
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd’s (KEPL) Kaizen practices
have emerged a winner in the Confederation of Indian Industry’s 10th Kaizen
Competition.
04-February-2015
PCM acquires Canadian oilfield equipment and rental company
Progressing cavity pump manufacturer PCM SA has
acquired a 75% stake in AMIK Oilfield Equipment & Rentals based in Canada.
02-February-2015
Three into one will go in multiple system
Engineers at Wanner have designed a high flow rate
skid that incorporates three of the company’s Hydra-Cell G35 pumps operating in
parallel.
01-February-2015
SPP, Sulzer and Weir: January’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
SPP Pumps' R&D grant, Sulzer's 1000th pump delivery
to Enbridge and the closure of five Weir plants were the most popular news
stories on the World Pumps website last month.
30-January-2015
Sulzer secures packing supply agreements with Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded
Sulzer two long-term contracts to supply structured and random packing to all
its refineries in Brazil.
15-January-2015
Energy Recovery CEO to step down
Energy Recovery Inc CEO Thomas Rooney is to resign,
as the pressure energy technology company continues to diversify.
14-January-2015
PSG appoints new vice president of human resources
Craig Paulson has been named vice president of
human resources at Dover Corp’s Pump Solutions Group (PSG).
13-January-2015
Gabelli to host 25th Annual Pump, Valve & Water Systems Symposium
Gabelli & Co's 25th Annual Pump, Valve & Water
Systems Symposium will take place on 26 February 2015 in New York City, USA.
09-January-2015
SPP Pumps awarded £1.12mn grant for UK R&D facility
Centrifugal pump manufacturer SPP Pumps has secured
£1.12 million in regional growth funding to build a new R&D facility within its
pump manufacturing centre in Coleford, UK.
08-January-2015
Helix, OneSubsea and Schlumberger form subsea well intervention alliance
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, OneSubsea and
Schlumberger have completed definitive agreements for their non-incorporated
subsea well intervention alliance.
08-January-2015
Wanner completes major Russian pump order
Wanner International has supplied 44 Hydra-Cell
metering and dosing pumps to a leading Russian oil refinery.
07-January-2015
The Top 10 World Pumps business news stories of 2014
The following business news stories were the most
popular with visitors to the World Pumps website during 2014.
06-January-2015
Amarinth to supply pumps for Subsea Well Response Project
Expro has selected Amarinth to deliver ten API 610
OH1 B Series pumps with Plan 53B seal support systems for the Subsea Well
Response Project under a US$1 million contract.
01-January-2015
Weir, Flowserve and Chesterton: December’s top 3 news stories on www.WorldPumps.com
The closure of five Weir plants, Flowserve's
planned purchase of SIHI, and sealing specialist Chesterton's Swedish
acquisition were the most popular breaking stories on the World Pumps website in
December 2014.
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