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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).
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Teledyne acquires Cormon

Teledyne Technologies Inc., headquartered in California, USA, has announce that its subsidiary, Teledyne Ltd, has acquired Cormon Ltd and Cormon Technology Ltd.

Welding accident in Ohio

Two men have been killed in a pair of explosions at a central Ohio, USA oil well. On 19 October 2008, 53 year old Kevin Fout and 45 year old Jessie Price were doing some welding on an oil storage tank on the property when there was one huge explosion followed by another.

USA: gasification facility for green refinery

Houston-based company Hunton Energy is proposing to build what it calls the world's first "green refinery" on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Niko obtains in Indonesia

Canadian-based Niko Resources Ltd has announced that the Indonesian government has provisionally awarded Niko and its partners four blocks covering almost 20,000sq/km.

Canada: offshore rigs

A Cape Breton company is going to build two onshore drilling rigs in Nova Scotia, Canada worth CAN 35 million.

Lawsuit remains unsettled

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Alaska officials are trying to settle a lawsuit over a North Slope natural gas field deemed essential to a successful 1170mi pipeline project.

New RathGibson International Offices

RathGibson has launched three new international offices.

New Zealand: offshore oil discovery

Canadian-based oil explorer Trans-Orient Petroleum Ltd has found shale rock with the potential to contain billions of barrels of oil on New Zealand's East Coast.

Sterling begins work in North Sea

Sterling Resources Ltd, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has reported that operations on the Cladhan exploration well on Block 210/29a in the UK Northern North Sea have commenced, with the arrival of the Transocean 704 semi-submersible rig at the site.

Addax takes interest in Iraq

Addax Petroleum Corp., based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has taken a one-third interest in the Sangaw North production sharing contract in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.