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WORLD PUMPS
January 2014
Sulzer unveils new operational structure
Pentair opens plant in United Arab Emirates
Sulzer is changing its organizational structure from 1 January 2014, creating a new Services division and a Water business unit.
Pentair Ltd has invested in a new pump and booster system production facility at its integrated manufacturing campus in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.
Under the new structure, Sulzer will have three divisions: Pumps Equipment; Services and Chemtech. The Pumps Equipment division will cover new pumps and related systems, including spares. Within the Pumps Equipment division, three regional business units will offer engineered pumps for the oil and gas and power markets. A new Water business unit, with annual sales of CHF700 million, will integrate wastewater pumps, engineered pumps for water transport and production, and process pumps for general industry. Sulzer’s new Services division will combine the services for turbines,
compressors, motors and generators currently provided by Sulzer Turbo Services with Sulzer Pumps’ services for pumps. The new Services division has annual sales of CHF800 million. Sulzer CEO Klaus Stahlmann said: “The new operational structure with a Services division and a Water business unit is a next important step in the implementation of our strategic decision to focus the company’s activities in three attractive key markets - oil and gas, power and water. Integrating all services for rotating equipment into one division will help us to increase sales and improve profitability. The integrated Water business unit will strengthen our position for profitable growth in the large and attractive water market.” www.sulzer.com
Amarinth secures multiple orders from Statoil Amarinth has won three new pump orders this year from Statoil for projects in the North Sea. Working with pump distributor Axflow, Amarinth completed an initial order from Statoil in 2013. Amarinth then received a second order to supply pumps for the Oseberg oil field on a very tight 24 week delivery. Amarinth went on to secure a third order from Statoil to provide close coupled motor pumps for the Gullfaks field, on a 30 week delivery. Oliver Brigginshaw, managing director of Amarinth, said: “We are
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very pleased with these latest orders which underline our commitment to provide North Sea oil and gas operators and contractors the best pumping solutions on the timescales they need to deliver against their project deadlines. There has been an enormous increase in planned investment from both the UK and Norway with a resulting resurgence of activity in the North Sea of late and we are continuing to work hard to ensure that Amarinth stays at the forefront of providing pumping solutions for these new exploration and production projects.” www.amarinth.com
The new pump plant joins Pentair’s existing valve manufacturing facility and metal casting foundry in Sharjah, and will serve the region’s commercial and residential sectors. “Pentair has consistently grown its pump business in the region for many years and we are excited
about this next phase of development. The ability to manufacture locally will enable us to provide our customers a broader array of value-added solutions while also enhancing our ability to serve them effectively,” said Gary Witt, president of Pentair Flow Technologies. Pentair employs more than 1200 people within the Middle East, at manufacturing, services and sales office facilities. www.pentair.com
SPX wins US$22mn North Sea contract SPX Corp is to provide oil well production pumps for EnQuest’s Kraken Field in the North Sea, under a US$22 million contract. The new order is for 15 ClydeUnion-branded hydraulic submersible pumps (HSPs), which will be fulfilled by ClydeUnion’s main facility located in Glasgow, Scotland. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014 and will continue through 2015. The pumps will be used for key artificial lift service on
EnQuest’s new offshore subsea heavy oil field project, which is currently being developed in the UK North Sea. Each oil production well within the field will be equipped with a single HSP, located in the well bore more than 3000 feet below the seabed. The pumps will provide pressure boosting for the reservoir fluids to enable production at optimal rates to the field’s FPSO facilities. www.spx.com/en/clydeunion-pumps
KSB pumps selected for Indonesian power station KSB AG will supply eight boiler feed pumps for a new 270 MW oil-fired power station in Babelan, Indonesia by September 2014. Six of the eight boiler feed pumps will be driven by fixed speed 6000 V electric motors with a 2260 kW drive
rating. The order also includes two stand-by feed pumps driven by two twelve-cylinder MTU diesel engines, each with a 668 kW drive rating. The new power station is expected to be completed in 2016. www.ksb.com
Business news
WORLD PUMPS
January 2014
Sulzer unveils new operational structure
Pentair opens plant in United Arab Emirates
Sulzer is changing its organizational structure from 1 January 2014, creating a new Services division and a Water business unit.
Pentair Ltd has invested in a new pump and booster system production facility at its integrated manufacturing campus in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.
Under the new structure, Sulzer will have three divisions: Pumps Equipment; Services and Chemtech. The Pumps Equipment division will cover new pumps and related systems, including spares. Within the Pumps Equipment division, three regional business units will offer engineered pumps for the oil and gas and power markets. A new Water business unit, with annual sales of CHF700 million, will integrate wastewater pumps, engineered pumps for water transport and production, and process pumps for general industry. Sulzer’s new Services division will combine the services for turbines,
compressors, motors and generators currently provided by Sulzer Turbo Services with Sulzer Pumps’ services for pumps. The new Services division has annual sales of CHF800 million. Sulzer CEO Klaus Stahlmann said: “The new operational structure with a Services division and a Water business unit is a next important step in the implementation of our strategic decision to focus the company’s activities in three attractive key markets - oil and gas, power and water. Integrating all services for rotating equipment into one division will help us to increase sales and improve profitability. The integrated Water business unit will strengthen our position for profitable growth in the large and attractive water market.” www.sulzer.com
Amarinth secures multiple orders from Statoil Amarinth has won three new pump orders this year from Statoil for projects in the North Sea. Working with pump distributor Axflow, Amarinth completed an initial order from Statoil in 2013. Amarinth then received a second order to supply pumps for the Oseberg oil field on a very tight 24 week delivery. Amarinth went on to secure a third order from Statoil to provide close coupled motor pumps for the Gullfaks field, on a 30 week delivery. Oliver Brigginshaw, managing director of Amarinth, said: “We are
www.worldpumps.com
very pleased with these latest orders which underline our commitment to provide North Sea oil and gas operators and contractors the best pumping solutions on the timescales they need to deliver against their project deadlines. There has been an enormous increase in planned investment from both the UK and Norway with a resulting resurgence of activity in the North Sea of late and we are continuing to work hard to ensure that Amarinth stays at the forefront of providing pumping solutions for these new exploration and production projects.” www.amarinth.com
The new pump plant joins Pentair’s existing valve manufacturing facility and metal casting foundry in Sharjah, and will serve the region’s commercial and residential sectors. “Pentair has consistently grown its pump business in the region for many years and we are excited
about this next phase of development. The ability to manufacture locally will enable us to provide our customers a broader array of value-added solutions while also enhancing our ability to serve them effectively,” said Gary Witt, president of Pentair Flow Technologies. Pentair employs more than 1200 people within the Middle East, at manufacturing, services and sales office facilities. www.pentair.com
SPX wins US$22mn North Sea contract SPX Corp is to provide oil well production pumps for EnQuest’s Kraken Field in the North Sea, under a US$22 million contract. The new order is for 15 ClydeUnion-branded hydraulic submersible pumps (HSPs), which will be fulfilled by ClydeUnion’s main facility located in Glasgow, Scotland. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014 and will continue through 2015. The pumps will be used for key artificial lift service on
EnQuest’s new offshore subsea heavy oil field project, which is currently being developed in the UK North Sea. Each oil production well within the field will be equipped with a single HSP, located in the well bore more than 3000 feet below the seabed. The pumps will provide pressure boosting for the reservoir fluids to enable production at optimal rates to the field’s FPSO facilities. www.spx.com/en/clydeunion-pumps
KSB pumps selected for Indonesian power station KSB AG will supply eight boiler feed pumps for a new 270 MW oil-fired power station in Babelan, Indonesia by September 2014. Six of the eight boiler feed pumps will be driven by fixed speed 6000 V electric motors with a 2260 kW drive
rating. The order also includes two stand-by feed pumps driven by two twelve-cylinder MTU diesel engines, each with a 668 kW drive rating. The new power station is expected to be completed in 2016. www.ksb.com