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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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Gazprom to build baltic pipeline

Gazprom has given the go-ahead for a huge pipeline project from Russia to Western Europe under the Baltic Sea, now seen operational by 2007.

Qatar to supply LNG to Philippines?

Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez has revealed that Qatar has expressed keen interest to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Philippines in the near future.

Far Eastern hydro

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will invite the governments of China and Burma to jointly develop a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric scheme on the Salween River in Tak province.

Flowmeters overcome technology limitations

Krohne has introduced Optimass, a new family of Coriolis mass flowmeters, in a bid to overcome previous limitations in technology and opens up a wide range of metering opportunities.

NOVA Chemicals Contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is providing engineering design, global procurement, and construction management services for NOVA Chemicals Corporation's debottleneck project in Bayport, Texas, USA.

Gunnison spar contract

Wellstream, a business unit of Halliburton's Energy Services Group, has been awarded a contract by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kerr-McGee Corp., for the supply of a flexible flowline, jumper and risers for the Gunnison spar development project in the Gulf of Mexico.

ABB wins North Sea order

ABB has won a three-year, USD 80 million contract from Norsk Hydro (Norway) to design, construct and instal two large modules on the Visund oil platform in the North Sea.

Handymax tankers

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited has entered into a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea for the building of one DWT 37,000 handymax product tanker to be delivered during 2004.

Valve for extreme temperatures

An extended bonnet globe control valve which is designed to operate in applications where temperatures are in the cryogenic range (down to –268ºC), is one of a range of control valves available from Pump Engineering Ltd.

Boiler claims high operating efficiency

Following the application of pulse combustion technology to heating boilers in 1991, Fulton has produced its Pulse Plus range of high-efficiency condensing boilers.