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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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Expro to provide well flow management

newsitemLeading international oilfield service provider Expro will provide a full well services contract to a large operator in Australia in a huge multi-million dollar contract estimated at USD 20 million.

EnerMech wins Talisman cranes contract

newsitemMechanical engineering group EnerMech has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to manage the UK North Sea offshore crane assets of Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The five-year contract, with two additional one year options, is the Aberdeen-based mechanical engineering group’s largest single contract award and includes the operation, maintenance, engineering and inspection of more than 30 offshore cranes located across Talisman’s 11 UKCS offshore installations. EnerMech will manage offshore crane operators and mechanics, while an onshore management team will provide project management and technical support.

Nederman receives foundry orders

newsitemNederman will supply three foundries in China and Thailand, owned by the Japanese company Aisin Takaoka, with comprehensive solutions for extraction and filtration.

Rolls-Royce secures submarine contract

newsitemRolls-Royce has signed a contract worth over GBP 1 billion with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deliver reactor cores for the UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet.

Nexans awarded umbilical contract

newsitemNexans has secured a EUR 16 million contract with Statoil to engineer and supply a 16.5km subsea power umbilical that will be used to connect the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea to its subsea compression and processing equipment.

Vestas signs 55MW order in Italy

newsitemVestas has received an order for a total capacity of 55MW consisting of 21 units of the V100-2.6 MW turbine for the “Orta Nova” wind power plant, which will be located in the Apulia region in Italy.

Chevron, TEPCO sign equity & LNG agreements

Chevron Corporation has revealed that its Australian subsidiaries have signed additional binding agreements with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake and equity interests in the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project.

US State Dept to examine new Keystone route

newsitemThe State Department announced that it will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement assessing the new route proposed by TransCanada for the northern section of its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

FSG enters offshore market

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has signed a contract with globally operating seismic company WesternGeco, a frontrunner in its sector, for the construction of two offshore ships.

Egypt refinery investors get financing

Investors in an Egyptian petroleum refinery project, led by Citadel Capital and Qatar Petroleum, have secured USD 3.7 billion in financing for the facility. The financing, put together by private equity firm Citadel, includes a USD 1.