Stainless DBB valves
Design staff from Flowserve Flow Control and distributor BSS have worked with senior mechanical engineers at BNFL, Risley, UK, to produce a new stainless steel double block and bleed (DBB) valve that delivers significant cost and space savings.
Pemex accepts Petrobras bid
Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex has accepted a bid from a consortium that includes Brazil's Petrobras to develop natural gas in the Fronterizo block in northern Mexico.
Chinese growth in stainless production
Rapidly growing demand for stainless steel in China has been providing mills in Asia and elsewhere with a market for a sizeable portion of their output.
Timken awards modernisation contract
Morgan Construction Company has received a contract from Timken Company of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to modernise its bar mill.
LNG plant in giant Arctic field
The world's biggest gas company, Russia's Gazprom has ruled in favour of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant for the huge Shtokman field in the Arctic Barents Sea.