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Jul 6, 2021
Total quality assurance provider Intertek Caleb Brett has bought the two sites of Apras Sicea France (ASF), a specialist in the inspection and testing of petroleum, petrochemical and related products, in Port la Nouvelle and Port de Bouc, France. Intertek, which offers qualitative and quantitative analytical assessment services to the oil and gas, chemical, and other commodities markets, says…
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Jul 6, 2021
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, which has developed a liquid hydrogen carrier technology, has formed a joint venture (JV) with Norwegian shipping company Johannes Østensjø to develop an emissions-free propulsion system for shipping. The new JV, Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime, will base the propulsion system on Hydrogenious’ proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), which uses benzyl…
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Jul 2, 2021
Communications technology firm Motorola Solutions is providing a digital radio solution for voice and data communications for the 848 km Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). The Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO Capacity Max Trunked Radio System has been deployed across 38 sites along the entire pipeline, which transports natural gas to Europe from the Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan, crossing Greece,…
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Jul 2, 2021
Dutch Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) specialist TWTG and process instrumentation company Badotherm are jointly developing a wireless IoT pressure sensor. The collaboration brings together Badotherm’s traditional, proven pressure gauge technology with TWTG’s IIoT expertise. The NEON pressure sensor will form part of TWTG’s NEON range, which also includes valve, temperature, and…
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Jun 24, 2021
Square Robot, a Boston, US company specialising in inspection robots for aboveground storage tanks, along with subsidiary Veritank, has signed a global inspection services agreement with ExxonMobil, In the initial phase of the deal, Square Robot will deploy and develop in-service robotic inspection services for tanks belonging to Exxon Mobil and its affiliates in the US, UK, Europe and the Far…
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Jun 22, 2021
This article was originally posted on the DroneDeploy blog. US$205,000 (€172,000) in realised savings over previous process 40% time reduction for all inspection workflows 100% of drone flights logged through DroneDeploy Since 2015 the oil and gas industry has begun a shift away from a production-centred mindset to a deeper focus on efficiency and safety. In order to accomplish this,…
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Jun 21, 2021
UK water energy management systems manufacturer Kingspan says that its latest generation telemetry monitoring devices can lead to ‘significant’ efficiency and profitability gains. When a fuel oil distributor (FOD) fits a Kingspan telemetry device to tanks, its tank level data is imported directly to its software systems, such as CODAS and Fuelsoft, via an API feed. There is no need for file…
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Jun 18, 2021
Jen Penner tells Tank Storage Magazine about her love of a challenge and finding her feet as an engineer JEN PENNER is a project manager at Canadian Tank & Vessel, a Saskatoon, Canada-headquartered company which builds, repairs, and maintains storage tanks and spheres. Like so many of us, her career path was not exactly planned. [caption id="attachment_24777" align="alignleft" width="321"]…
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Jun 18, 2021
UK air and gas handling product manufacturer Howden has provided its hydrogen storage compression technology for the world’s first fossil fuel-free steel manufacturing plant in Svartöberget, Sweden. The HYBRIT plant is a collaboration between Sweden's SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall. Conventional steel production uses carbon in the form of coke from coal to reduce the iron ore. HYBRIT is developing…
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Jun 18, 2021
Flame and gas detection company Spectrex has launched its next-generation SharpEye 40/40D and C series flame detectors for hydrocarbon fuel and gas, hydroxyl and hydrogen, and metal and inorganic fires. The detectors have high immunity to false alarms. SharpEye 40/40D can detect hydrocarbon fires up to 90 m away in less than 50 ms, with new QuadSense technology. SharpEye 40/40D and C are…
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Jun 17, 2021
Equipment manufacturer Celeros Flow Technology has launched a new, standardised range of reciprocating pumps with an emphasis on speed and simplicity. Celeros FT has revised its portfolio of reciprocating pumps to better reflect current market conditions, with reduced design complexity and a new online configurator to match the pump to the application. Customers can view preconfigured drawings…
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Jun 16, 2021
Per Skogberg from Emerson explains how mobile software can help to digitally transform operations by enabling immediate access to tank data, from anywhere The ability to instantly access upto-date critical tank data is essential for an increasing number of job functions in the tank storage and terminals industry. Operations and maintenance personnel, whether in the control room or out in the…
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Jun 15, 2021
Visitor registration for CHEMUK 2021 EXPO, the UK chemical industries supply chain expo, has now opened. CHEMUK 2021 will run from 15-16 September 2021 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK. The event launched in 2019, and the 2021 edition will be double the size, with 320 specialist exhibitors and 150 new companies, including Brenntag UK, Univar Solutions, Pepperl + Fuchs,…
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Jun 11, 2021
The 7th International LNG Congress, held on the BGS online platform on the 7-8 of June 2021, attracted more than 500 delegates and focussed on the global view of the future of the LNG industry. Delegates included those from gas majors, EPCs, local gas companies, truck and fleet owners, fuelling infrastructure developers and operators, terminals and ports representatives, and governmental bodies,…
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Jun 7, 2021
Control technologies firm Parker Hannifin has launched new oil condition monitoring technology for the marine industry. DIGI Plus offers rapid on-site and on-board oil condition monitoring and has a built-in test memory for recording up to 50 individual test results as part of a pre-programmed test plan. Operators can also use the device for miscellaneous or spot tests. DIGI Plus comes with a…
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Jun 4, 2021
nVent, a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions, has launched its newest RAYCHEM self-regulating heating cable, the nVent RAYCHEM HTV. The nVent RAYCHEM HTV uses a new semi-conductive polymer nanocomposite material with increased thermal stability developed especially for the purpose by the company. The material has better thermal stability, providing better power…
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May 28, 2021
UK firm Michael Smith Engineers has launched a new series of pumps designed specifically for the safe and reliable pumping of thin, low-viscosity liquids such as liquefied gases or refrigerants. The new Dickow WPM Series of self-priming, horizontal, side-channel pumps is suitable for handling clean liquids without solids in chemical and petrochemical industry applications. The pumps have a…
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May 28, 2021
DTN, a leading data, analytics and technology company, has acquired Online Fuels, the leader in digital transformation solutions for the refined fuels market. With the addition of the Online Fuels’ innovative online trading platform, DTN is now the leading provider of solutions that bring visibility where it hasn’t existed before. In the near future, refined fuels customers will be able to…
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May 27, 2021
Mistras Group, a global provider of integrated technology-enabled industrial asset protection solutions, has joined the Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) as an Associate. Associates of EEMUA are engineering consultancy firms, inspection companies, risk management consultants and other companies providing professional services to owners/operators of industrial assets.…
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May 27, 2021
The online shop of SGB, a German-based, globally active manufacturer of leak prevention technology for double-walled tanks and pipes, has now been operating for one year, The shop was redesigned and relaunched in May 2020 with its own URL, https://shop.sgb.de, and now lists around 2,000 products. The site is mobile-optimised and offers clear product presentation, with users able to navigate to…
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