NEWS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

MCALLEN, Texas (Oct. 6, 2015) – Xylem has been awarded a $1.25 million contract to provide advanced treatment technology to the South Wastewater Treatment Plant in the city of McAllen in Texas. The plant provides 240 million gallons of reclaimed, treated wastewater annually to the McAllen Palm View Golf Course for irrigation purposes. Xylem’s technology will help ensure consistent quality at the plant as it treats up to 10 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater.

BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 5, 2015) – Private water concessions in Manila have driven water coverage from under 60 percent to nearly 100 percent between 1997 and 2015 and created a more positive environment for private company participation going forward.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Oct. 5, 2015) – As part of its western region expansion, DXP/Phoenix has hired Dean Taylor as mechanical engineer/technical sales.

Taylor began his career with Parker Hannifin as a field service technician for heavy-duty mining equipment. He also has served Metso Minerals as wear products specialist for mining and industrial equipment.