PHOENIX (July 23, 2014) – DXP/Quadna hired Tony J. Peterson as business development representative for its newly formed safety services division in Phoenix, Arizona.

Prior to joining DXP, Peterson was in the sales and marketing profession for several strong companies in the Valley of the Sun. His primary focus for the past several years has been in the safety industry, where he has helped employers stay compliant and their workforces safe.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (July 23, 2014) – ITT Corporation announced that its Interconnect Solutions (ICS) business was honored by Arrow Electronics with its 2013 Largest Growth Supplier award in the Connectors category for North America.

Previously, Arrow honored ICS with its Partner of the Year and Largest Sales Growth, Connector Products, awards in 2012. ICS was also named Fastest Growing Supplier in the Asia region by Arrow in 2010.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (July 23, 2014) – FCX Performance, Inc., announced that it completed the purchase of Pump Energy, Inc.

PEI distributes pumps, seals and related aftermarket services and operates from two Texas locations in Stafford and Odessa.

JOHANNESBURG (July 23, 2014)—The challenges facing oil and gas companies operating in Africa continue to be diverse and numerous—fueled by fraud, corruption, theft, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled resources, among others. Regulatory uncertainty and delays in passing laws are severely inhibiting sector development in many countries around the continent.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (July 22, 2014)—The Saudi fertilizer industry leads regional production and is set to usher in a period of strong growth and diversification, according to Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, secretary-general of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA).

Dubai, UAE (July 22, 2014)—Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) announced that all service stations in the ENOC/EPPCO network are now providing the ultra-low sulfur “green diesel.”

LONDON (July 22, 2014) – The U.S. is forecast to spend approximately $4 billion on refining capacity expansion projects between 2014 and 2020, enabling the country to process its increasing volumes of unconventional resource production, says research and consulting firm GlobalData.

(July 21, 2014)—Harris Pye Engineering and a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics Inc. recently forged another successful partnership by jointly executing a challenging project off the coast of West Africa—the exact location, at anchorage in the Port of Limbe, Cameroon, for the Atwood Hunter.