HOUSTON (Sept. 23, 2014) – GE Oil & Gas has announced that it will provide France-based energy company Total S.A. with a variety of compressors for a refinery off-gas (ROG) expansion project at its Antwerp, Belgium, refinery complex. The project is part of Total’s $1.3 billion overall investment to expand and enhance the capabilities of its Antwerp refinery.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 23, 2014) – The Atlantic Council named David Goldwyn, one of the most experienced energy experts and diplomats in the U.S., as the chairman of its new Energy Advisory Group.
GERMANTOWN, Wis. (Sept. 23, 2014) – WAGO recognizes Jesse Cox with promotion to the position of field applications engineer for the Pacific Northwest region.
Cox has served as WAGO's regional sales manager for Oregon, Washington and Idaho since 2012.
NEW YORK/ZURICH (Sept. 23, 2014) – ABB announced at the UN Climate Summit in New York Sept. 23 that it is joining the United Nations Environment Programme’s global action on improving appliance and equipment efficiency. The company will provide expertise on energy-efficient motors and transformers to help governments devise policies that accelerate energy savings.
HOUSTON (22 September 2014) – The third Middle East Turbomachinery Symposium (METS 2015) is returning to Doha 16-18 February 2015 with short courses running in conjunction with the event at the Sheraton Doha Resort and Convention Hotel. This is the third time this biennial event has been hosted in Doha under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-‐Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP).
CAIRO (22 September 2014) – GE Oil & Gas and Petrojet Egypt, a multidisciplinary contractor who specializes in providing EPC services for the oil and gas sector, celebrated the local manufacture in Egypt of the 1,000th API certified sucker rod pumping unit.
The 1,000th pumping unit celebration was formally inaugurated by senior government officials and representatives of GE Oil & Gas and Petrojet.
ASKER, Norway (Sept. 22, 2014) – The Greek construction company Aktor has awarded Cambi a contract for the installation of Cambi’s Thermal Hydrolysis THP B6 system at Psyttalia Island Wastewater Treatment Works in Athens. Serving 5.6 million people, Psyttalia is the largest wastewater treatment plant in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. When operational in 2015, the Cambi system will treat about 50 dry tons of biological sludge per day.
HOUSTON (Sept. 22, 2014) – NOV Mono has delivered a turnkey project to provide an extra level of protection for a major water and waste treatment plant in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The project centers on an EZstripTM progressing cavity pump which is now being used on sewage transfer duties to ensure that the plant can guarantee the quality of the treated sewage under any flow conditions.