SURREY, B.C., Canada (Nov. 2, 2014) – Canadian engineer, Ray Roussy, will be inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame for his development and commercialization of sonic drilling technology.

“I’m absolutely delighted to be recognized by my peers in this manner,” says Roussy, who is president of the Sonic Drill Corporation and Sonic Drilling Ltd. “Sonic drilling technology has been my life’s work, and I’m thrilled with this honor.”

LONDON (Oct. 31, 2014) – Rolls-Royce announces that BG Group has selected the Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles LNG Export project in Louisiana.

CHICAGO (Oct. 31, 2014) – The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) has named Kevin McCloskey, category manager at Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, the 24th recipient of its Warren Pike Award for lifetime achievement in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry.

CLEVELAND (Oct. 30, 2014) – Chart Industries, Inc. announced that Sasol has awarded its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc., a contract for the supply of brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX) and cold boxes for an ethane cracker at Lake Charles, Louisiana.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (Oct. 30, 2014) – The California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) named Sue Mosburg chair of its Board of Directors during their annual fall conference last week in Reno, Nevada. Mosburg, who previously served as chair elect, succeeds Bruce Macler in leading the group.

ABU DHABI, UAE (28 October 2014)—Grundfos Gulf Distribution held an opening ceremony on Oct. 15 of its new Abu Dhabi branch office at 202A Incubator Building (also called Courtyard Building) in Masdar City under the leadership of Greater Middle East Managing Director Henning Sandager.

LONDON (28 October 2014)—Kenya will need to focus on providing a competitive and stable fiscal environment if it is to fully exploit its offshore gas industry and attract investors ahead of Mozambique and Tanzania, said an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Oct. 28, 2014) – Chad Smith, vice president, product management and engineering, at Thomas & Betts (T&B), a member of the ABB Group, was among those selected for the Memphis Business Journal’s 18th annual “Top 40 Under 40.” The 40 finalists were selected from more than 250 nominations.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Oct. 28, 2014) – Simerics Inc. has announced the opening of a new subsidiary: Simerics GmbH in Rottenburg, Germany. It will allow the company to better meet the growing needs of expanding German-speaking markets. The main purpose of Simerics GmbH is to sell, promote and provide technical support for Simerics software products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.