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Several announcements from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) top our “Industry News” this month. The agency has finalized a rule setting engine and fuel standards for large U.S.-flagged ships. The rule adds two new tiers of NOx standards and strengthens EPA’s diesel fuel program for affected ships. The regulation harmonizes with international standards.

Also, a final decision released by the
EPA finds that greenhouse gases
(GHG) present a threat to public health
and environmental quality. The agency
said that its finding “covers emissions
of six key greenhouse gases — carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro-
fluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and
sulfur hexafluoride.”
And in other news, the agency is
proposing to strengthen the nation’s
sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality stan-
dard for power plants, industrial facili-
ties, locomotives and large ships.

Waukesha Bearings has acquired Inpro/Seal Co., a Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.A., designer and manufacturer of bearing isolator technologies.

Wood Group Gas Turbine Serv-
ices (GTS) has acquired Shanahan
Engineering.

MAN Nutzfahrzeuge transferred part of its business involving high-speed engines to the group’s sister company, MAN Diesel. Effective Jan. 1, 2010, these activities were integrated into MAN Diesel to form the business unit, High Speed.

GE Oil & Gas and Al Shaheen Energy Services have signed two partnership agreements consolidating PII Pipeline Solutions’ presence in Qatar and the Middle East, and establishing a joint venture (JV) for aftermarket services of tur-bomachinery equipment in Qatar.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(MHI) recently announced plans to
establish a new company dedicated to
compressor business operations, effec-
tive April 1, 2010.

SHORT NOTES
GE Energy has been awarded US$2
million to develop a sensor for en-
hanced geothermal systems.

HPI LLC has been recognized as one of the FastTech 50 by the Houston Business Journal and is also the recipient of the related Enterprise Champion Award.