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Lincoln introduces TIG 275 and 375

The new Precision TIG 275 and 375 units from the Lincoln Electric Company use Square Wave TIG technology to achieve a smooth, controlled arc and better starting performance.

Steel’s contribution to sustainable development.

The IISI has announed that Amory Lovins and Nicholas Grimshaw will provide keynote addresses at a major International Conference on Steel in Sustainable Construction.

“Virtual corrosion laboratoryâ€?

InterCorr International, an international provider of corrosion testing, monitoring and consulting services and software has formed a licensing arrangement with OLI Systems Inc. of Morristown, New Jersey. Under the terms of this agreement, InterCorr will be creating a “Virtual Corrosion Laboratoryâ€?...

World’s longest umbilical

Work has begun at operator Statoil on qualifying technology for the record-long umbilical which will link its Snøhvit development in the Barents Sea with the land facilities in northern Norway.

Trinidad FEED award

CSO Aker Engineering Inc., a US entity of the Teechnip-Coflexip Group has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by BHP Billiton for its Angostura Development Project offshore Trinidad.

Timor Sea gas development

Phillips Petroleum Company, parent of Darwin LNG Pty Ltd and other Australian affiliates, has signed an agreement that enables it and its co-venturers to move ahead with the gas development of the Bayu-Undan project in the Timor Sea.

Crane Flowseal HP butterfly valves

Eriks has again extended its range of ANSI valves with the Flowseal high-performance (HP) butterfly valve of Crane Process Flow Technologies. Among the materials used are stainless steel, Alloy 20, Monel and Hastelloy C.

Cyclohexane boost

Saudi Chevron Phillips boosts Cyclohexane capacity Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLP has announced that Saudi Chevron Phillips Company (SCP) is expanding its cyclohexane capacity in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, by 200 million gallons to 95 million gallons to supply its existing customer base.

N. Vietnam power plant

Construction works for the USD 121 million Na Duong thermo-electric power plant will start next month.

Snøhvit approved

The plan for development and operation of Statoil's Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea was approved on 7 March by the Norwegian Storting (parliament).