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NAM and Shell award maintenance contract

NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) and Shell Expro (Shell UK Exploration and Production) have jointly awarded an Integrated Services Contract (ISC) to service their facilities in the UK and Netherlands sectors of the Southern North Sea.

Quick-fit fittings expand to half-inch sizes

At Offshore Europe in September, Parker Instrumentation will expand its family of rapid-assembly, compression tube fittings for pressures up to 15,000lb/in2.

Technip wins Petro-Canada work

Technip Offshore UK has won a contract with Petro-Canada for the pipelines and subsea infrastructure engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning associated with the Clapham development in the central North Sea.

New stainless pneumatic linear actuator

SMC Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of pneumatic automation products, has announced the introduction of the Series CG5 stainless steel pneumatically driven linear actuator.

New pinch valve with fireproof structure

Larox Flowsys, the manufacturer of reliable and functional pinch valves and peristaltic hose pumps, has developed a pinch valve with fireproof features.

Low clearance welding head added to range

Orbimatic GmbH has introduced the M34 weld head to their range of high quality orbital TIG weld heads.

Hydro modernisation in Vietnam

Alstom has won a contract valued at EUR 6 million with Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan to supply new control system and protection equipment for the rehabilitation of Da Nhim Hydro Power Station (4 x 40 MW).

Sandvik upgrades duplex bar

Sandvik Materials Technology has enhanced the machinability of its Sandvik Sanmac grade SAF 2205, duplex stainless steel round bar.

Spanish power revamp

Foster Wheeler Ltd has announced that its subsidiary, Foster Wheeler Iberia SA, has signed a contract with Endesa, Spain's largest utility, to upgrade four steam-generating units at the As Pontes power plant in La Coruna.

Parker extends manifold range

Parker Instrumentation has extended the versatility of its high-integrity manifold range, with new exotic alloy versions to assure corrosion-free performance in a wider range of fluid instrumentation applications.