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.
HOUSTON (July 21, 2014) – ValvTechnologies Inc. named Tom Singh as vice president, supply chain operations, announced company President Kevin Hunt.
Based in Houston, Singh will have executive responsibility for ValvTechnologies’ global sourcing, purchasing, planning, materials management, project management and logistics groups. His appointment serves to integrate the value stream between the sales order and the factory so that ValvTechnologies can better serve its customers.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (July 21, 2014) – In another step forward for the Alaska LNG project, an application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) was submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy.
The export application requests authorization to export up to 20 million metric tons per year of LNG for 30 years to countries that have existing free trade agreements with the U.S., as well as to non-free trade agreement countries.
Pump manufacturers must be aware of industry trends to meet changing consumer demands in the food and beverage processing industry.
ASTON, Penn. (JULY 18, 2014) – Geiger announced that they now represent Grundfos non-clog sewage pumps, submersible pumps, submersible mixers and grinders, for the municipal market throughout eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. This includes brands such as Chicago, Yeomans and Morris Pumps. They are the Grundfos municipal wastewater representative in the greater Philadelphia trade area.