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PMFG wins separation systems orders
MARKET PROSPECTS The Solenis heritage includes Ashland Water Technologies as well as Betz Laboratories, Drew, Stockhausen and Hercules. The company manufactures specialty chemicals for the pulp, paper, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets. The Solenis product portfolio includes process, functional and water treatment chemistries, as well as monitoring and control systems.
OIL & GAS
Deep-water exploration success for Shell in Malaysia
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hell has announced another gas discovery at the deep-water Marjoram-1 well that the company operates off the coast of Malaysia. The Marjoram-1 well is located 180 km off Malaysia in Block SK318, in 800 metres of water. Earlier this year, Shell announced the Rosmari-1 gas discovery, which is also in this block. Block SK318 is operated by Shell with an 85% interest. The remaining 15% is held by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd.
Jacobs’ new Texas location to serve Permian Basin
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has opened an office and central equipment yard in Odessa, Texas, USA. The new location will serve as Jacobs’ central hub for Permian Basin field activities, including construction and maintenance of upstream facilities and pipelines. Services include civil, mechanical, electrical, piping, instrumentation and controls services for well pads, gathering systems, compressors, pumps, separators, gas plants, stabilizers and pipelines. Jacobs is also in the process of selecting locations for satellite yards in the region to further support its clients on West Texas construction and maintenance projects. Jacobs Group vice president Chip Mitchell said: “We are very pleased to be right where our clients need us. Our Odessa location
August 2014
enables the growth and expansion of our skilled teams as we support the production and transmission of oil and gas in the Permian Basin.”
PMFG wins separation systems orders
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MFG Inc has been awarded two contracts, together worth US$3.7 million, for Skimovex oily water separation systems. The Skimovex systems are for two new offshore oil production platforms in the Persian Gulf and in the South China Sea. Both contracts are scheduled to be completed before June 2015. The Skimovex oily water technology is used to remove oil from water, in applications such as refinery effluent, tankfarm drainwater, ballast water, desalter effluent, condensate, cooling water, produced water (both on- and offshore), tank draw-off and injection water. “Our sales efforts related to identified Skimovex opportunities have become a material part of our operations in both Europe and Asia Pacific,” said PMFG CEO Peter Burlage. “Driving the growth in the opportunities are increasingly stringent requirements for discharge water purity in combination with greater water volumes produced by the oil and gas industry. We expect this trend will continue in the future and drive incremental demand for our Skimovex product line. We are excited about the prospects for our technology in the oil and gas industry and we will continue to allocate business development talent and marketing resources to ensure we maximize our opportunity.”
BluMetric to supply oil water separators for Panama Canal
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luMetric Environmental Inc has won a US$720 000 contract to deliver six oil water separators and related installation services to Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) and the Panama Canal Authority. This contract is in addition to a previously awarded US$2.348 million project to install eight wastewater treatment units for lock houses on the Panama Canal. GUPC is the
contractor for the design and construction of the third set of locks, the main project of the Panama Canal Expansion Program. The BluMetric oil water separator equipment will be delivered in stages during the first half of fiscal 2015. “BluMetric’s products and services continue to be key to this huge construction project,” said Dan Scroggins, president of the BluMetric Water Division. “This expansion of our services demonstrates that our technology and expertise stand out in the most demanding industrial environments.” “Repeat business from long-standing customers is both one of BluMetric’s business strategies and a sustaining feature of the company,” said BluMetric CEO Roger Woeller. “Our Water Division is positioning itself on the international stage by developing unique opportunities as well as driving repeat business in a growing sector.”
Aquarion sets up Russian subsidiary
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witzerland’s Aquarion Group has established Aquarion Russia in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan to provide advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions to industrial customers in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Aquarion Russia will focus in particular on the oil & gas market, both upstream (on shore and off shore) and downstream. Tatarstan, one of Russia’s oldest oil producing regions, will give Aquarion access to the entire Russian market and to neighbouring countries like Kazakhstan, Belarus and the Baltics, and to the Caucasus countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The establishment of Aquarion Russia is an important strategic development for Aquarion Group, enabling us to deliver our leading-edge solutions to customers in Russia and the CIS and creating a strong local presence to address the water treatment needs of the region’s expanding oil & gas industry. It also expands our ability to serve an important and growing market for water and wastewater solutions and technologies,” said Aquarion Group CEO Karl Michael Millauer. This new Russian base follows the recent acquisition of German water treatment company Hager + Elsaesser.
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OIL & GAS
Deep-water exploration success for Shell in Malaysia
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hell has announced another gas discovery at the deep-water Marjoram-1 well that the company operates off the coast of Malaysia. The Marjoram-1 well is located 180 km off Malaysia in Block SK318, in 800 metres of water. Earlier this year, Shell announced the Rosmari-1 gas discovery, which is also in this block. Block SK318 is operated by Shell with an 85% interest. The remaining 15% is held by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd.
Jacobs’ new Texas location to serve Permian Basin
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acobs Engineering Group Inc has opened an office and central equipment yard in Odessa, Texas, USA. The new location will serve as Jacobs’ central hub for Permian Basin field activities, including construction and maintenance of upstream facilities and pipelines. Services include civil, mechanical, electrical, piping, instrumentation and controls services for well pads, gathering systems, compressors, pumps, separators, gas plants, stabilizers and pipelines. Jacobs is also in the process of selecting locations for satellite yards in the region to further support its clients on West Texas construction and maintenance projects. Jacobs Group vice president Chip Mitchell said: “We are very pleased to be right where our clients need us. Our Odessa location
August 2014
enables the growth and expansion of our skilled teams as we support the production and transmission of oil and gas in the Permian Basin.”
PMFG wins separation systems orders
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MFG Inc has been awarded two contracts, together worth US$3.7 million, for Skimovex oily water separation systems. The Skimovex systems are for two new offshore oil production platforms in the Persian Gulf and in the South China Sea. Both contracts are scheduled to be completed before June 2015. The Skimovex oily water technology is used to remove oil from water, in applications such as refinery effluent, tankfarm drainwater, ballast water, desalter effluent, condensate, cooling water, produced water (both on- and offshore), tank draw-off and injection water. “Our sales efforts related to identified Skimovex opportunities have become a material part of our operations in both Europe and Asia Pacific,” said PMFG CEO Peter Burlage. “Driving the growth in the opportunities are increasingly stringent requirements for discharge water purity in combination with greater water volumes produced by the oil and gas industry. We expect this trend will continue in the future and drive incremental demand for our Skimovex product line. We are excited about the prospects for our technology in the oil and gas industry and we will continue to allocate business development talent and marketing resources to ensure we maximize our opportunity.”
BluMetric to supply oil water separators for Panama Canal
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luMetric Environmental Inc has won a US$720 000 contract to deliver six oil water separators and related installation services to Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) and the Panama Canal Authority. This contract is in addition to a previously awarded US$2.348 million project to install eight wastewater treatment units for lock houses on the Panama Canal. GUPC is the
contractor for the design and construction of the third set of locks, the main project of the Panama Canal Expansion Program. The BluMetric oil water separator equipment will be delivered in stages during the first half of fiscal 2015. “BluMetric’s products and services continue to be key to this huge construction project,” said Dan Scroggins, president of the BluMetric Water Division. “This expansion of our services demonstrates that our technology and expertise stand out in the most demanding industrial environments.” “Repeat business from long-standing customers is both one of BluMetric’s business strategies and a sustaining feature of the company,” said BluMetric CEO Roger Woeller. “Our Water Division is positioning itself on the international stage by developing unique opportunities as well as driving repeat business in a growing sector.”
Aquarion sets up Russian subsidiary
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witzerland’s Aquarion Group has established Aquarion Russia in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan to provide advanced water and wastewater treatment solutions to industrial customers in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Aquarion Russia will focus in particular on the oil & gas market, both upstream (on shore and off shore) and downstream. Tatarstan, one of Russia’s oldest oil producing regions, will give Aquarion access to the entire Russian market and to neighbouring countries like Kazakhstan, Belarus and the Baltics, and to the Caucasus countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. “The establishment of Aquarion Russia is an important strategic development for Aquarion Group, enabling us to deliver our leading-edge solutions to customers in Russia and the CIS and creating a strong local presence to address the water treatment needs of the region’s expanding oil & gas industry. It also expands our ability to serve an important and growing market for water and wastewater solutions and technologies,” said Aquarion Group CEO Karl Michael Millauer. This new Russian base follows the recent acquisition of German water treatment company Hager + Elsaesser.
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