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  Auxiliaries

  What the subsea compression projects in Norway tell us

  The world’s first subsea gas compression facilities started production at the Åsgard field in September 2015. The main system components are inlet cooler, “bulk separator”, compressor with aftercooler ...

  On September 29, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  GE announces second order for its new GT26 HE solution

  GE has announced a second order for its GT26 HE (high efficiency) gas turbine upgrade with Drax, for Shoreham power station near Brighton, U.K. GE announced its first ...

  On September 29, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Young Qatari engineers to intern in Japan

  Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA), Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ...

  On September 29, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Siemens to build industrial power plant at Marl Chemical Park in Germany

  Siemens will build a combined cycle power plant as a turnkey project at the Marl Chemical Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The order was placed by the specialty ...

  On September 29, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Magazine

  ROTATING MACHINERY MAINTENANCE

  Rotating equipment lies at the heart of most oil & gas processes. Wells, pipelines, refineries and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants rely on turbomachinery to perform daily operations ...

  On September 27, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Siemens building combined cycle plant for chemical firm

  Siemens will build a combined cycle power plant as a turnkey project at the Marl Chemical Park in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany for the specialty chemical group Evonik Industries. ...

  On September 26, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Sulzer appoints new president for rotating equipment services in South America

  South American industrial economies are continuing to grow and Sulzer is supporting this expansion with its latest appointment in the market. Marcelo Alves has taken on the role ...

  On September 26, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Energy News

  US Department of Energy invests $56 Million in coal technology projects

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 32 winners for $56.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects for advanced coal technologies and research ...

  On September 26, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Compressors

  Failure mechanism of steam turbines, compressors

  In turbomachinery, failures most commonly occur by one or a combination of the following mechanisms:  Fatigue – high cycle or low cycle Environmentally assisted – Corrosion / Corrosion ...

  On September 21, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Ansaldo Energia to provide service for UAE combined cycle plant

  Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO), one of the largest IWPPs in the Middle East, has awarded Ansaldo Energia a 10-year structured service ...

  On September 21, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors