Dresser-Rand Announces Plan to Acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”)

Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a global supplier of high-speed rotating equipment and service solutions, announced today that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) to acquire Grupo Guascor S.L. (“GG”) for an enterprise value of euro 500 million ($690 million) in a cash and stock transaction. The enterprise value includes... 

Energy Transfer Partners Completes Texas Pipeline Expansion Project

Energy Transfer Partners L.P. announced the completion of the 56-mile Katy Expansion pipeline project that increases the capacity of the Partnership’s existing ETC Katy natural gas pipeline in southeast Texas by more than 400 million cubic feet per day. The 36-inch Katy Expansion project provides approximately 20,000 horsepower of compression to the... 

Sinoenergy Corporation Opens Three New Retail CNG Filling Stations

Sinoenergy Corporation, developer and operator of retail Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in the People’s Republic of China, and a manufacturer of CNG transport truck trailers, CNG filling station equipment and CNG conversion kits for automobiles, today announced the opening of three new retail CNG filling stations that started operations... 

Atlas Copco to Supply Worlds First Floating LNG Plant

Atlas Copco has won a multi-million USD contract to supply six turboexpander compressors for a new type of application related to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The customer, Norway-based KANFA Aragon A.S., part of the Sevan Marine Group, will use the equipment for the world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction plant. Installed aboard a so-called... 

EnPro Industries Acquires Sealing Technology Company

EnPro Industries announced the acquisition of Northern Gaskets and Mouldings Limited (NGM), a distributor of sealing products and a manufacturer of gaskets located in Batley, UK. NGM will operate as part of Garlock (Great Britain) Limited. The acquisition was completed for cash. Terms were not disclosed. NGM serves a variety of industries in the United... 

Dresser-Rand Invests In the Development of Game-Changing Compressor Technology Focused on Green Energy

Dresser-Rand Group Inc. announced that Dresser-Rand has made an investment in Ramgen Power Systems, LLC, and further expects to support Ramgen’s ongoing development work. Dresser-Rand’s funding will help satisfy Ramgen’s requirement with the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Lab to obtain private matching funds... 

Duracell Introduces New Emergency Power Products to Help Bring Consumers Peace of Mind at Home or on the Road

When an emergency strikes, nothing is more welcoming than a calm voice and a reliable power supply. Duracell® is providing a bit of both with the introduction of Duracell® Powerpack 450 with Voice. It’s a solution that consumers need, according to a recent survey that shows the majority of Americans are not equipped for power emergencies either... 

NiSource unit Columbia Gas Transmission and MarkWest Energy Partners Announce Additional Plans to Expand Natural Gas Midstream Services in West Virginia

NiSource Inc. unit Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. and MarkWest Energy Partners, LP announced their intention to jointly expand natural gas gathering and processing services to support increased production volumes in the Appalachian Basin of central West Virginia. Columbia Gas and MarkWest are in discussions with several natural gas producers regarding... 

Capstone Turbine Signs Agreement to Supply Its Proprietary Air Bearing Technology to Barber-Nichols

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it has signed a supply agreement with Barber-Nichols, Inc. for Capstone’s air bearing technology for use in non-competitive equipment manufactured and sold by Barber-Nichols. Under the terms of the agreement Capstone... 

New plants convert waste pipeline heat into clean electricity

Pristine Power Inc. and ENMAX Green Power Inc. announced that commercial operations have started at their jointly owned Enpower 5 MW Energy Recovery Generation (ERG) project in British Columbia under the terms of a 20-year electricity purchase agreement with BC Hydro. The plant, located in Savona, about 45 km west of Kamloops, generates electricity...