Aker Solutions and ABB partner on subsea power

Aker Solutions and ABB partner on subsea power

NEWS Ebara’s Kumamoto plant undamaged by earthquakes E bara Corp’s production plant in Kumamoto is continuing to operate as normal, following the r...

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Ebara’s Kumamoto plant undamaged by earthquakes

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bara Corp’s production plant in Kumamoto is continuing to operate as normal, following the recent earthquakes that hit the Japanese city. All Ebara employeesare safe and the company says there has been no damage to facilities at the plant that would affect production. The Kumamoto plant, which was completed in 2001, is the core production plant for Ebara’s Precision Machinery Business.

Chinese company Chengdu Techcent Environment Group (see Pump Industry Analyst, February 2016). Bilfinger will receive net proceeds of E200 million from the sale. The Water Technologies division, which had a turnover of E300 million last year and employs about 1600 people, specialises is water and wastewater management, screening and filtration technologies and vacuum technology. Products and services are marketed under the Airvac, Diemme Filtration, Geiger, Johnson Screens, Noggerath, Passavant and Roediger brand names. Diemme Filtration piston and piston-membrane pumps are manufactured for filter press feeding and are suitable for pumping particularly abrasive or corrosive liquids, whose chemical-physical characteristics are variable.

For further information, visit www.ebara.co.jp

For further information, visit www.bilfinger.com and www.tbhic.cn

Schlumberger completes Cameron merger

Aker Solutions and ABB partner on subsea power

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chlumberger Ltd and Cameron International Corp have closed their merger (see Pump Industry Analyst, September 2015). The deal brings Schlumberger reservoir and well technology with Cameron wellhead and surface equipment, flow control and processing technology. Scott Rowe, former CEO of Cameron, and who now becomes president of Schlumberger Cameron Group, said: “This is an exciting time for all Cameron employees as we integrate our portfolio with Schlumberger technologies to deliver improved operational performance, higher levels of cost efficiency, and close commercial alignment through new risk-based business models, while continuing to focus on the needs of our customers.”

For further information, visit http://cameron.slb.com, www.slb.com and www.c-a-m.com

Bilfinger seals Water division sale

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ngineering and services group Bilfinger has completed the sale of its Water Technologies division to 16

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ker Solutions and ABB are to collaborate to develop more effective, reliable and flexible oil and gas production solutions. The cooperation will integrate Aker Solutions’ subsea capabilities and ABB’s subsea power and automation system expertise. “This partnership builds on a relationship with ABB that already has a proven track record of developing groundbreaking subsea technology,” explained Alan Brunnen, head of Aker Solutions’ subsea business. “Together we will now further hone our focus on developing technologies for greater and more sustainable hydrocarbon recovery and help customers reduce costs by making existing subsea solutions more effective.” “Power and automation are crucial to improving the effectiveness of compression, boosting and other solutions for increasing oil and gas recovery from subsea fields,” said Peter Terwiesch, president of ABB’s process automation division. “This collaboration is part of our Next Level Strategy to engage in value-adding partnerships and will bring together the expertise and technology needed to help better serve customers and strengthen our subsea power and automation solutions.”

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April 2016