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Amarinth supplies pumps for ADNOC’s Al Mandous oil storage facility

Amarinth, a leading company specialising in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and associated equipment to the oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, chemical, industrial, power and desalination markets, has supplied four API 610 VS4 pumps to ADNOC for the Al Mandous underground oil storage project.

Computer generated render showing base plate design housing the Amarinth API 610 VS4 pump and Plan 53B seal support system

We have built an in-depth understanding of ADNOC specifications from previous successful projects and so have been able to once again deliver on time to ADNOC against the requirements of this project.

Oliver Brigginshaw, Managing Director, Amarinth

ADNOC is building the world’s largest underground oil storage facility with a capacity of 42m barrels of crude oil. The oil storage mega facility in the Emirate of Fujairah, UAE will consist of three underground storage caverns each with a capacity of 14 million barrels, deep below ground level.

Amarinth was selected following

the company’s successful delivery and continued support of pumps

for previous demanding ADNOC projects. The four API 610 11 th edition

VS4 vertical pumps are 4m long transfer pumps and are supplied with Plan 53B seal support systems.

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In an industry first, Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has launched its detailed climate change action plan in which it commits to deliver low carbon solutions, including tackling ‘Scope 3’ emissions, to every client by 2023 and to be net zero by 2035. This will be via a whole life cycle approach, eliminating its clients and supply chain emissions as well as its own.

Costain commits to deliver low carbon whole life solutions to every client by 2023 and to be net zero by 2035

For more information:

www.amarinth.com

Working collaboratively with government, clients, partners and its supply chain, Costain has revealed that by 2023, every solution delivered for clients will propose at least one low carbon option, with whole life cycle zero carbon emission solutions being delivered by 2035. The plan also outlines how the Group will play a leading role in the development and delivery of both carbon capture and clean and renewable energy generation. Costain has published how it will reduce plant emissions, incorporate low or zero carbon materials, switch all of its energy connections to carbon neutral energy tariffs and overhaul its vehicle fleet to ultra low emission vehicles as elements of the commitment to reduce its total solution footprint to net zero by 2035.

The Group is already on its journey to be a clean growth leader, working with government, regulators and clients to enable the uptake of low carbon technologies such as carbon capture and hydrogen.

Eliminating carbon emissions is fundamental to ensure we help shape UK infrastructure to mitigate and adapt to the global challenge of climate change. We are developing and offering our clients low carbon, whole life solutions to ensure that we make a positive difference.

Alex Vaughan, CEO, Costain

Costain is also actively supporting its people to help change their behaviours with sites and offices recently taking an entire day to recognise how they can reduce their carbon footprint both at home and at work.

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For more information:

www.costain.com

Demand sees Flowline Specialists launch new service

Scottish energy equipment manufacturer and service provider Flowline Specialists has expanded its service offering as a result of client demand.

The Aberdeenshire-based company, which designs, engineers and manufactures a range of cable and pipe handling and deployment equipment for use in the energy sector, has launched a new service and maintenance division. It will operate from the firm’s existing workshop facility at its Oldmeldrum headquarters and utilise existing personnel.

Established in 2001, Flowline Specialists supplies equipment such as under rollers, spoolers, turntables and tensioners to clients in the oil and gas, subsea, decommissioning and marine renewables sectors. The firm will use its expertise in manufacturing, operating and maintaining this type of electrical, hydraulic and mechanical equipment to service and refurbish similar cable spooling and deployment products that are owned by other companies working in these sectors.

Alongside the repair, refurbishment and overhaul work, Flowline Specialists will offer an equipment rental service for customers whose equipment is being serviced.

Flowline Specialists, which employs around 50 staff, has been working on developing the new division for about a year, investing around £50,000 to set it up. In recent months, Flowline Specialists has refurbished equipment owned by subsea engineering companies and serviced under rollers for a client operating in the renewable energy sector.

Creating the new division is the latest step in the firm’s strategy to diversify its business. Initially focused on the oil and gas and subsea sectors, Flowline Specialists entered the offshore renewable energy market nearly a decade ago and has become a trusted provider of cable handling and deployment equipment to multiple projects. The firm has also significantly expanded its overseas operations during this time, including establishing a Dubai subsidiary, Flowline Specialists DMCC.

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For more information:

www.flowlinespecialists.com

MSA Safety launches V-Series™ harness line

MSA Safety, industry-leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of safety products has launched its all-new V-Series™ harness line, representing the next generation of fall protection.

Jon Rowan, MSA’s Product Manager for Fall Protection introduced the new harness line: “The V-FORM™ and V-FIT™ harnesses have been held up as a benchmark of quality ever since their introduction three years ago. While this original crop of V-FORM and V-FIT harnesses is now being phased out, their iconic names will remain; they’re just being replaced with next generation products offering superior comfort, mobility and flexibility. We are also extending the V-Series harness line with the V-FORM+™, and V-FLEX™ (the premium product of the range), enabling MSA to offer best-inclass comfort at all price points.”

Each harness in the new V-Series line includes an exclusive quick-connect racing-style buckle for a closer, more comfortable-fitting harness eliminating the need for bulky chest straps or cumbersome buckles.

“This new line of racing style harnesses lets workers focus on their work instead of worrying about their harnesses, because the safest fall protection harness is the one you’ll actually want to wear,” said Jon. Pull-down adjustments on each harness allow workers to quickly and easily get the right fit that lasts throughout the workday.

“Sizing is significant when it comes to wearing fall protection harnesses,” continued Jon. “Yet unfortunately workers can be sized incorrectly and/ or wear harnesses that don’t provide adjustability. This not only makes for a more uncomfortable harness – potentially increasing the likelihood the worker won’t wear it at all – but it can also have an adverse effect on the user in the event of a fall.”

The V-FLEX™ boasts a patented leg strap design to keep leg straps in place as webbing lays horizontally across the thighs, creating a more natural fit, as well as a patentpending hip connection which ‘flexes’ with the worker, reducing fatigue throughout the day.

The V-FIT, V-FLEX and V-FORM+ also have a dedicated attachment point for personal fall limiters, allowing for quick and easy attachment, and keeps workers’ back D-ring free for other use.

“Small details add up to big impressions and impressive results and that’s what you can see in this all-new V-Series harness line,” concluded Jon.

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For more information:

www.msabritain.co.uk

Georg Fischer invests in Oxford Flow to digitalise water distribution networks

Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, water and industrial process industries, has announced that GF Piping Systems, a division of Georg Fischer (GF), has made an initial investment into its water and industrials business to access new technology in support of GF’s innovation strategy.

Oxford Flow will use the investment to accelerate the company’s transition to a fully self-sustained business. The investment will also act as a catalyst for a further capital raise from its existing investors. The funding will see the company scale up its R&D, business development and operational activities as it extends its global reach.

Innovation is in our DNA and together with GF, we believe we can make a remarkable impact on the way water and gas distribution networks are managed globally.

Neil Poxon, CEO, Oxford Flow

The Oxford Flow pressure regulating valve is one of the company’s key innovations; developed to support the water industries to deliver continual supplies of potable water and meeting ever-increasing standards for water quality, leakage control and other levels of service. The development of the intelligent valve further enhances Oxford Flow’s reputation of providing the most advanced automation and digitalisation solutions to support the water industries’ vision of creating truly smart water networks.

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Roxtec UK secures cyber security accreditation

Cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has been awarded Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation after demonstrating its commitment to maintaining robust cyber security measures.

The business, whose UK branch is in Greater Manchester, specialises in innovative sealing solutions for companies in the energy sector designed to protect people and assets from multiple hazards including fire, flooding, the risk of explosion and electromagnetic disturbances.

Roxtec chose to seek accreditation through the government-backed Cyber Essentials scheme to confirm that its own IT infrastructure and data handling processes are capable of withstanding online attacks, and to demonstrate its commitment to cyber security to current and potential customers.

In order to be awarded the scheme’s highest level of certification, Cyber Essentials Plus, Roxtec was required to have an audit of its IT systems and processes carried out by an independent certification body. The assessment covered five technical control themes – firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection and patch management.

As well as providing reassurance for customers, this level of accreditation is also now a prerequisite for companies wanting to bid on central government contracts, including major marine defence programmes and transport infrastructure projects. In 2017, Roxtec cable transits were approved for use by Transport for London and are being used to upgrade the London Underground system, providing cable seals for trackside modernisation.

For more information:

www.oxford-flow.com

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For more information:

www.roxtec.com

Clive Sharp, Managing Director of Roxtec UK, says: “Our aim is to ensure that we have the most robust safeguards in place to pr our systems and data. Achieving Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation is confirmation that we’ve adopted the correct approach.”

Technology advances critical infrastructure project in crisis

Servelec Controls’ project team has used technology to overcome the challenges of social distancing and travel restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak and complete a major project milestone. The innovative systems integrator has been able to adapt its processes at this challenging time to use video conferencing to take a major critical infrastructure project one step closer to completion.

The Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), which ordinarily brings client and supplier project teams together in one place to rigorously examine a system before it is shipped to site, has in this instance been completed using video conference equipment and a virtual meeting environment, which has enabled the client to witness and sign off the tests remotely.

Servelec Controls engineers observing social distancing precautions while undertaking the virtual FAT