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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

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Chevron acquires Delaware Basin Acreage

  Chevron Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., has agreed to acquire 246,000 net leasehold acres in the Delaware Basin in New Mexico, a part of the Permian Basin, from Chesapeake Energy Corporation.

Wood Group GTS wins EPC contract with NRG Energy

Wood Group GTS has received a $24M (USD) contract with NRG Energy subsidiary Petra Nova to design and construct a 75 MW gas turbine peaking facility at the W.A. Parish Generating Station, near Houston.

Fluor and Dow team up for Propylene Production Pro

Fluor Corporation has announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by The Dow Chemical Company for a propylene production asset project in Freeport, Texas.

GE & Petrobras sign record contract

newsitemGE Oil & Gas has signed a record deal of nearly $1.1B (USD) with Brazilian energy company Petrobras. This is the world's largest subsea wellhead production contract.

LiuGong and ZF join forces to build Chinese axle

newsitemChina’s premier construction equipment manufacturer, LiuGong has teamed up with ZF-Group for another joint venture called ZF Liuzhou Axle Co.

WITT to start offering stainless steel products

 
Dome pressure regulator manufacturer, WITT has added stainless steel to its range of products.

Vallourec provides Technip with piping solutions

Vallourec has been awarded a contract to provide the Greater Stella Project in the North Sea with seamless linepipe including coating and welding services. The 96 km of coated linepipe is due to be delivered to Technip in early 2013.

Bristol Metals awarded major nuclear pipe contract

Synalloy Corporation announced that its Bristol Metals, LLC (BRISMET) subsidiary has been awarded a project contract by Bechtel. The project is for essential service water buried pipe replacement and is nuclear safety related.

Subsea 7 to develop gas export pipeline

Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded the Varg Gas Export Contract from Talisman Energy Norge AS for the development of a gas export pipeline at the Varg field, located 200 km off the Norwegian coastline. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, installation and construction of a 6km flow line and flexible riser system as well as the installation of associated subsea structures, protection systems, and tie-ins. Engineering and project management will commence immediately at Subsea 7's Stavanger office with offshore operations due to begin in 2013.

Duplex water heater tank unveiled

Outokumpu has introduced duplex stainless steel for domestic water heaters in China, producing the first-ever duplex water heater tank with a local fabricator. Domestic water heaters offer vast market potential for stainless steel in China.
In April 2012, a prototype hot water storage tank for domestic water heaters was successfully fabricated in China from Outokumpu’s thin duplex stainless steel sheet of grade 2304 (EN 1.4362) under the supervision of and with assistance from Outokumpu technical specialists.