(November 3, 2015) – SFA Soft has launched two smartphone apps, titled Electric Calcs and Pump Calcs. Both of these apps, which are now available for both Apple (App Store) and Android (Google Play) devices, can be downloaded for free. The free versions allow access to the basic “Lite” technical calculators. There is, however, a one-time cost of 99 cents for Electric Calcs and $1.99 for Pump Calcs to remove ads and enable the use of the more advanced “Pro” technical calculators.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) Blue-White has announced that the company has elected Rob Gledhill as president.

Gledhill has been with the company for more than 25 years and has had experience in all phases of production and marketing. Gledhill was instrumental in the development and launch of Blue-White’s Pro-Series and Proseries-M lines of metering pumps and flowmeters.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Nidec Corporation, in conjunction with The Nagamori Foundation, has announced that the company is accepting applications for the Second Annual Nagamori Awards. The Awards, named for Nidec founder Shigenobu Nagamori, seek to commend entry to middle-level research and development engineers who demonstrate innovative, documented development of motors, actuators, power generators and associated technologies.

SAN RAMON, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Chevron Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited, has begun oil and gas production from the Lianzi Field, located in a unitized offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola.

(Nov. 2, 2015) – Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) has announced the completion of two divestments from its global downstream portfolio.

In France, the company has completed the sale of its Butagaz LPG business to DCC Energy. The transaction is a share sale, and all Butagaz staff, together with the Butagaz brand, has passed to DCC Energy.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (Nov. 2, 2015) – GE has announced that with the completion of its Alstom acquisition, GE Power & Water and Alstom Power have combined to form GE Power. Headquartered in Schenectady, New York, Steve Bolze will serve as president and CEO of GE Power, leading more than 65,000 employees in more than 150 countries with estimated revenue of $30 billion.

VECHTA, Germany (Nov. 2015) – The ground was broken on Oct. 19 for an innovative biogas project in Australia. In the next 14 months, German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER and its project partner Aquatec Maxcon will establish a biogas plant in a Melbourne suburb. The 1 MW plant for the anaerobic digestion of organic waste will be one of the first of its kind in Australia.