BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 13, 2015) – Since launching its 2010 Master Plan, Indonesia has amassed a sizable water infrastructure pipeline of 32 public-private partnerships (PPP) requiring more than US$2.5 billion of investment in a time of regulatory uncertainty.
Following a 10-year hiatus, during which no PPP projects were awarded in the country, two legal decisions in 2015 have shaken the country’s receptiveness to private water investment.
NEW YORK (13 October 2015)—Addressing attendees of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference, BP CEO Bob Dudley spoke at length about the necessary exchange of technology between private and state-owned E&P companies that must take place for the Middle East to remain competitive in the global energy market. “With oil and gas becoming more difficult to extract, and low prices putting pressure on costs, the challenges may have grown,” he said.
MUNICH (13 October 2015)—Siemens has signed a long-term service contract with the gas company Dolphin Energy Limited, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. For the company's Dolphin Gas Project in Qatar, Siemens will provide service and maintenance for nine aero-derivative gas turbines from former Rolls-Royce Energy and the related nine Dresser-Rand compressors with a term of eighteen years.
These technologies allow membrane-based distillation components to be used to produce high-purity drinking water from heavily compromised water sources.
DUBAI (12 October 2015)— An agreement which will give students at Heriot-Watt's Dubai Campus practical laboratory experience, industry links and internships has been signed between the University and WILO Middle East FZE, a premium, global supplier in building services and water management. The MoU will see the supply and installation of WILO pumps in the Fluid Mechanics section of the Heriot-Watt Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, which will be known as the dedicated WILO Pump Laboratory.
FREEDOM, Pa. (Oct. 2015) – AuCom Electronics Ltd. of New Zealand has announced a new company, AuCom North America Inc. This new company has been established to service and support the low voltage and medium voltage soft starter customers in North America by providing engineering/application support, off-the-shelf delivery of standard product and product customized to your needs.
Washington, D.C. (Oct. 8, 2015) – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 802 into law, meaning the state’s commercial building benchmarking program will be implemented, and it will be expanded to cover large multifamily housing, making California the first state in the country with such a program.
SURREY, British Columbia (Oct. 8, 2015) – Singer Valve has launched MetroH2O, an online educational tool for control valve users.
“We have had a great response from customers who are using MetroH2O as a training refresher for their operators. We are hoping to also get an engineering post-secondary institution on board to give students a more in depth understanding of control valves,” said Mark Gimson, marketing and business development manager for Singer Valve.
ELMHURST, Ill. (Oct. 8, 2015) – Val-Matic’s vice president of sales and marketing, Carl W. Smith, will retire on March 31, 2016, after a 32-year career with Val-Matic Valve and Manufacturing Corp.