BOGOTA, Colombia (June 13, 2014) — Javier Betancourt, the president of Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos – Colombia (ANH) marked the official opening of the new Weatherford lab in Bogota, Colombia, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 4.
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ERLANGEN, Germany (June 13, 2014) – Siemens has received an order for supply of a turbine island for the Jaworzno III steam power plant in Poland. With the powerful SST5-6000 steam turbine, the plant will have an installed electrical capacity of 910 megawatts (MW). The maximum net capacity is specified as 843.5 MW, with a net efficiency of approximately 45.9 percent.
ERLANGEN, Germany (June 12, 2014) — Siemens Energy and its consortium partner Samsung C&T have successfully designed, erected and commissioned the combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) on Jurong Island in Singapore on a full turnkey basis within contractual conditions. The owner of the plant is Pacific Light Power Pte. Ltd. (PLP).
BOSTON (June 12, 2014) — In a spirited event at the conclusion of the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE14) in Boston, John Donahue, chief executive officer of North Park (Illinois) Water District, accepted the ceremonial AWWA gavel and began his term as president.
The Gavel Passing Ceremony was the culmination of a five-day conference that drew more than 11,000 water professionals and water technology providers to Boston.
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (June 12, 2014) – BJM Pumps welcomes Dominik Stankiewicz to the accounting team as Staff Accountant. He will report to Jorgen Bjorkman, Director of Finance and Human Resources. Dominik’s responsibilities include managing financial operations and accounting along with human resources improvements that streamline processes and procedures.
HOUSTON (June 11, 2014) – Dynamic Industries International LLC, a full service brownfield construction, fabricator, hook-up and commissioning contractor to the global offshore oil and gas industries, announced today that their Saudi Arabian office has received its license to operate from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).
TREVOSE, Pa. (June 10, 2014) – GE’s water treatment technology will help purify water at IRPC Public Company Limited’s new combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Rayong, Thailand. GE's ZeeWeed 1500 ultrafiltration membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionization (EDI) technologies will be used to make high-quality demineralized water for boiler feed water and to reduce the use of chemicals.
HOUSTON (June 10, 2014) – Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC announced it has completed the acquisition of Trinity Tool Rentals LLC, including its wholly owned subsidiary Blake Manufacturing LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Blackhawk Specialty Tools LLC was founded in 2008, is headquartered in Houston and provides premium automated top drive cement heads and other related cementation products and services.
WARRENVILLE, Ill. (June 10, 2014) – Fuel Tech Inc. announced the receipt of four air pollution control (APC) contracts from customers in China, along with an APC order in the U.S. These awards have an aggregate value of approximately $5.2 million.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (June 10, 2014)—Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, has received the prestigious ISO50001:2011 certification, becoming the first private company in Saudi Arabia to achieve the industry accreditation.