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Marine market to grow significantly
MARKET PROSPECTS Membrane bioreactors (MBR) are used to purify wastewater where the distance to the city wastewater treatment plant is high.
ProSep wins C$3.5mn order for produced water treatment package
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roSep Inc has secured a C$3.5 million contract from an international oil and gas company to supply a produced water treatment package for an onshore natural gas processing plant in Southern Asia. The ProSep solution consists of an induced gas flotation unit (IGFU), corrugated plate interceptor (CPI), nutshell filter and chemical injection package. This solution is designed to deliver high efficiency removal of oil and solids with a separation efficiency of up to 99.5% and 98% respectively, allowing the customer to meet strict operating specifications.
De.Mem builds its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam
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anyang Technological University (NTU) start-up De.Mem Pte Ltd has launched its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam. Located at Duc Hoa, in Long An province near Ho Chi Minh City, the new 120 sq m plant has an output of 1 million litres of drinking water per day. The remote-monitored plant requires just one person to operate, and will be linked wirelessly via an NTU-designed network back to De.Mem’s Singapore office, which will oversee and manage its daily operations. The new plant, a joint venture between De.Mem and Vietnamese company GD Wasser, is backed by Singapore-based investment firm and Nanostart holding New Asia Investments which has invested S$300 000 in De.Mem. De.Mem (Decentralised Membranes), a subsidiary and partner of NTU spin-off company MINT (Membrane Instruments
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& Technology), uses MINT’s patented membrane integrity sensor technologies developed at NTU’s Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI). Andreas Kroell, partner, New Asia Investments, said that MINT’s new model is very appropriate for developing countries such as Vietnam, as it reduces costs for communities and companies, while supplying better quality water. “Our investment in De.mem and GD Wasser meets a strong market need for modern, but cost-efficient de-centralized water treatment technologies in SE Asia,” said Kroell. “The synergies with the know-how of MINT and the leading expertise of NTU in this space provide an excellent basis for further expansion of the business model.” GD Wasser, a joint venture between New Asia Investments Pte Ltd (30%), De.mem Pte Ltd (40%) and Glacier SG Pte Ltd (30%), operates mainly on a Build-OwnOperate (BOO) model providing clean water to its municipal and industrial clients.
Impregilo secures US river tunnel contract
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mpregilo, in association with Parsons Corp, is to design and build a section of a rainfall and wastewater collection and treatment system in Washington DC. Impregilo will operate as the project’s leader and will coordinate the work with Parsons and its US subsidiary Healy, a specialist in underground projects. The Anacostia River Tunnel project involves the construction of a hydraulic tunnel that will run mainly under the Anacostia River, a tributary of the Potomac. The tunnel will collect and convey separately wastewater and rainfall.
New GE membrane purifies tough-to-treat wastewater
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E has introduced a new membrane, the AG LF series, which can purify tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes.
GE’s new technology is a low-fouling reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that resists degradation from water containing bacteria, colloids and other materials that foul and shorten membrane element life. GE has successfully pilot tested the new, low-fouling RO membrane in Asia. Customer experience with the AG LF membrane has shown the membranes require fewer cleaning cycles compared to conventional brackish membranes in tough-to-treat applications, such as steel production, power plants and plating processes. The new low-fouling membrane can reduce the time between cleanings by up to 50%, although actual results will vary with specific application conditions.
MARINE
Marine market to grow significantly
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arine vessels are purchasing air and liquid flow control and treatment equipment at an accelerating rate due to new limits on both emissions to the atmosphere and to water. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Co report Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets. New rules and standards for ballast water discharge could impact nearly 70 000 ships which use international ports. The average cost of treatment systems to kill invasive organisms can range from as little as US$300 000 to more than US$3 million. A number of companies are already generating substantial revenues in this market. Alfa Laval, for example, just announced a SEK50 million order from a Korean ship builder. Severn Trent has now sold 18 systems, while Calgon Carbon has also emerged as a major participant in this market. Cruise ships are opting for advanced treatment of sewage. Several membrane bio reactor (MBR) suppliers such as GE and Hamworthy (Wartsila) have been selling systems for ships since 2002. This market includes new ships but also retrofits. Pumps and valves are integral to the ballast water and sewage treatment. They are also needed for the stack gas scrubbing systems, engine lubrication and for cargo transport on tankers. A fast growing segment for
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MARKET PROSPECTS pumps and valves is the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. Two hundred vessels are already in use for subsea oil and gas extraction. The movement of the industry to deeper waters has accelerated the demand for a floating unit rather than one anchored to the seabed.
OIL & GAS
NGL fractionators planned for Corpus Christi olefins plant
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exStar MidStream Services LP is to install two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation units adjacent to LyondellBasell affiliate Equistar Chemicals LP’s plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The fractionation units will be able to process 63 000 barrels per day of NGLs produced from Eagle Ford shale into ethane, propane, butanes and natural gasoline. Equistar will operate the fractionators for TexStar and will provide a number of utilities to the facility from its near-by Corpus Christi olefins facility. Under a long-term agreement, Equistar will also purchase ethane and propane produced from the units. The NGLs will be used as feedstocks for Equistar’s olefins unit to produce ethylene and propylene. The fractionators will be located on a 40-acre site owned by Equistar and leased to TexStar. Construction is already underway with startup scheduled for later this year.
KBR awarded FEED LNG project in British Columbia
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acific NorthWest LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s stateowned oil company PETRONAS and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd, has chosen KBR to execute front-end engineering and design (FEED) and early detailed engineering work for a world-scale LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The facility will process shale gas produced from British Columbia’s North Montney 4
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region into LNG that is suitable for export. KBR is partnering with JGC Corp for the project. The KBR contract includes FEED and early detailed engineering work for a two-train LNG plant with a yearly capacity of 12 million tons and associated shipping facilities.
Westinghouse partners with China’s SNPTC
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Baker Hughes Rig Count: April 2013
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aker Hughes Inc’s international rig count for April 2013 stood at 1301, an increase of 33 on the 1268 counted in March 2013, and 123 on April 2012’s 1178. The international offshore rig count for April 2013 was 331, up 15 from March 2013’s 316 and up 32 from April 2012’s 299. The average US rig count for April 2013 was 1755, down 1 on March 2013 and down 206 from April 2012. The average Canadian rig count for April 2013 was 153, a decrease of 311 from the 464 in March 2013 and 5 from the 158 counted in April 2012. The worldwide rig count for April 2013 was 3209, down 279 from the 3488 in March 2013 and 88 from the 3297 reported in April 2012.
POWER GENERATION
Doosan to upgrade French power plant
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oosan Power Systems has won a US$200 million project to remodel an SNET (Société Nationale d’Électricité et de Thermique) thermal power plant in Gardanne, France. The project involves transforming the coalfired thermal power plant, which has been operating since 1995, into a clean power plant using biomass. Germany-based Doosan Lentjes will be responsible for the CFB boiler technology, while the UK’s Doosan Babcock will undertake the boiler service, and the Czech Republic’s Doosan Skoda Power will look after steam turbines. Doosan Power Systems will complete the project by the end of 2015.
estinghouse Electric Co and China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to develop a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) standard design, based on the Westinghouse SMR technology. Westinghouse believes that global investment and access to global markets are essential components to make commercial SMR plants a reality. “Both Westinghouse and SNPTC have expressed the desire to build a framework for cooperation in SMR development that explores the potential of both domestic and international markets. Toward that end, we are in the early stages of negotiations of an agreement that we expect will provide design, licensing, construction, and operational certainty that no other SMR supplier can match. We expect to be the first to market with the support of our Missouri-based partners in the US and SNPTC in China,” said Westinghouse senior vice president and chief technology officer Kate Jackson.
CARBON CAPTURE
Aker Solutions to perform first tests for CO2 capture in cement industry
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ker Solutions is to test and study the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas emitted by the cement industry. The company will perform long-term testing at Norcem’s cement production plant in Brevik, Norway. Tests will be performed with Aker Solutions’ Mobile Test Unit. The Norcem project, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), is the first time technology to capture CO2 will be used at a cement production plant.
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ProSep wins C$3.5mn order for produced water treatment package
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roSep Inc has secured a C$3.5 million contract from an international oil and gas company to supply a produced water treatment package for an onshore natural gas processing plant in Southern Asia. The ProSep solution consists of an induced gas flotation unit (IGFU), corrugated plate interceptor (CPI), nutshell filter and chemical injection package. This solution is designed to deliver high efficiency removal of oil and solids with a separation efficiency of up to 99.5% and 98% respectively, allowing the customer to meet strict operating specifications.
De.Mem builds its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam
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anyang Technological University (NTU) start-up De.Mem Pte Ltd has launched its first overseas water treatment plant in Vietnam. Located at Duc Hoa, in Long An province near Ho Chi Minh City, the new 120 sq m plant has an output of 1 million litres of drinking water per day. The remote-monitored plant requires just one person to operate, and will be linked wirelessly via an NTU-designed network back to De.Mem’s Singapore office, which will oversee and manage its daily operations. The new plant, a joint venture between De.Mem and Vietnamese company GD Wasser, is backed by Singapore-based investment firm and Nanostart holding New Asia Investments which has invested S$300 000 in De.Mem. De.Mem (Decentralised Membranes), a subsidiary and partner of NTU spin-off company MINT (Membrane Instruments
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& Technology), uses MINT’s patented membrane integrity sensor technologies developed at NTU’s Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI). Andreas Kroell, partner, New Asia Investments, said that MINT’s new model is very appropriate for developing countries such as Vietnam, as it reduces costs for communities and companies, while supplying better quality water. “Our investment in De.mem and GD Wasser meets a strong market need for modern, but cost-efficient de-centralized water treatment technologies in SE Asia,” said Kroell. “The synergies with the know-how of MINT and the leading expertise of NTU in this space provide an excellent basis for further expansion of the business model.” GD Wasser, a joint venture between New Asia Investments Pte Ltd (30%), De.mem Pte Ltd (40%) and Glacier SG Pte Ltd (30%), operates mainly on a Build-OwnOperate (BOO) model providing clean water to its municipal and industrial clients.
Impregilo secures US river tunnel contract
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mpregilo, in association with Parsons Corp, is to design and build a section of a rainfall and wastewater collection and treatment system in Washington DC. Impregilo will operate as the project’s leader and will coordinate the work with Parsons and its US subsidiary Healy, a specialist in underground projects. The Anacostia River Tunnel project involves the construction of a hydraulic tunnel that will run mainly under the Anacostia River, a tributary of the Potomac. The tunnel will collect and convey separately wastewater and rainfall.
New GE membrane purifies tough-to-treat wastewater
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E has introduced a new membrane, the AG LF series, which can purify tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes.
GE’s new technology is a low-fouling reverse osmosis (RO) membrane that resists degradation from water containing bacteria, colloids and other materials that foul and shorten membrane element life. GE has successfully pilot tested the new, low-fouling RO membrane in Asia. Customer experience with the AG LF membrane has shown the membranes require fewer cleaning cycles compared to conventional brackish membranes in tough-to-treat applications, such as steel production, power plants and plating processes. The new low-fouling membrane can reduce the time between cleanings by up to 50%, although actual results will vary with specific application conditions.
MARINE
Marine market to grow significantly
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arine vessels are purchasing air and liquid flow control and treatment equipment at an accelerating rate due to new limits on both emissions to the atmosphere and to water. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Co report Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets. New rules and standards for ballast water discharge could impact nearly 70 000 ships which use international ports. The average cost of treatment systems to kill invasive organisms can range from as little as US$300 000 to more than US$3 million. A number of companies are already generating substantial revenues in this market. Alfa Laval, for example, just announced a SEK50 million order from a Korean ship builder. Severn Trent has now sold 18 systems, while Calgon Carbon has also emerged as a major participant in this market. Cruise ships are opting for advanced treatment of sewage. Several membrane bio reactor (MBR) suppliers such as GE and Hamworthy (Wartsila) have been selling systems for ships since 2002. This market includes new ships but also retrofits. Pumps and valves are integral to the ballast water and sewage treatment. They are also needed for the stack gas scrubbing systems, engine lubrication and for cargo transport on tankers. A fast growing segment for
Pump Industry Analyst
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MARKET PROSPECTS pumps and valves is the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. Two hundred vessels are already in use for subsea oil and gas extraction. The movement of the industry to deeper waters has accelerated the demand for a floating unit rather than one anchored to the seabed.
OIL & GAS
NGL fractionators planned for Corpus Christi olefins plant
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exStar MidStream Services LP is to install two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation units adjacent to LyondellBasell affiliate Equistar Chemicals LP’s plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The fractionation units will be able to process 63 000 barrels per day of NGLs produced from Eagle Ford shale into ethane, propane, butanes and natural gasoline. Equistar will operate the fractionators for TexStar and will provide a number of utilities to the facility from its near-by Corpus Christi olefins facility. Under a long-term agreement, Equistar will also purchase ethane and propane produced from the units. The NGLs will be used as feedstocks for Equistar’s olefins unit to produce ethylene and propylene. The fractionators will be located on a 40-acre site owned by Equistar and leased to TexStar. Construction is already underway with startup scheduled for later this year.
KBR awarded FEED LNG project in British Columbia
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acific NorthWest LNG Ltd, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s stateowned oil company PETRONAS and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co Ltd, has chosen KBR to execute front-end engineering and design (FEED) and early detailed engineering work for a world-scale LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The facility will process shale gas produced from British Columbia’s North Montney 4
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region into LNG that is suitable for export. KBR is partnering with JGC Corp for the project. The KBR contract includes FEED and early detailed engineering work for a two-train LNG plant with a yearly capacity of 12 million tons and associated shipping facilities.
Westinghouse partners with China’s SNPTC
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Baker Hughes Rig Count: April 2013
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aker Hughes Inc’s international rig count for April 2013 stood at 1301, an increase of 33 on the 1268 counted in March 2013, and 123 on April 2012’s 1178. The international offshore rig count for April 2013 was 331, up 15 from March 2013’s 316 and up 32 from April 2012’s 299. The average US rig count for April 2013 was 1755, down 1 on March 2013 and down 206 from April 2012. The average Canadian rig count for April 2013 was 153, a decrease of 311 from the 464 in March 2013 and 5 from the 158 counted in April 2012. The worldwide rig count for April 2013 was 3209, down 279 from the 3488 in March 2013 and 88 from the 3297 reported in April 2012.
POWER GENERATION
Doosan to upgrade French power plant
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oosan Power Systems has won a US$200 million project to remodel an SNET (Société Nationale d’Électricité et de Thermique) thermal power plant in Gardanne, France. The project involves transforming the coalfired thermal power plant, which has been operating since 1995, into a clean power plant using biomass. Germany-based Doosan Lentjes will be responsible for the CFB boiler technology, while the UK’s Doosan Babcock will undertake the boiler service, and the Czech Republic’s Doosan Skoda Power will look after steam turbines. Doosan Power Systems will complete the project by the end of 2015.
estinghouse Electric Co and China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to develop a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) standard design, based on the Westinghouse SMR technology. Westinghouse believes that global investment and access to global markets are essential components to make commercial SMR plants a reality. “Both Westinghouse and SNPTC have expressed the desire to build a framework for cooperation in SMR development that explores the potential of both domestic and international markets. Toward that end, we are in the early stages of negotiations of an agreement that we expect will provide design, licensing, construction, and operational certainty that no other SMR supplier can match. We expect to be the first to market with the support of our Missouri-based partners in the US and SNPTC in China,” said Westinghouse senior vice president and chief technology officer Kate Jackson.
CARBON CAPTURE
Aker Solutions to perform first tests for CO2 capture in cement industry
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ker Solutions is to test and study the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas emitted by the cement industry. The company will perform long-term testing at Norcem’s cement production plant in Brevik, Norway. Tests will be performed with Aker Solutions’ Mobile Test Unit. The Norcem project, in cooperation with the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), is the first time technology to capture CO2 will be used at a cement production plant.
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