Valve, compressor contracts awarded for Western Hemisphere projects

Major valve and compressor contracts have been awarded for projects in the Western Hemisphere. Petrobras has awarded Nuovo Pignone, Florence, a $10.5 million contract to supply 400 valves for the 1,975-mile natural gas pipeline being constructed from Bolivia to Brazil. In addition, Brazil's Maritima Petroleo and TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary, have awarded Nuovo Pignone separate contracts to supply turbocompressor packages. The Brazilian contract is for offshore Campos Basin; the Canadian, for a major extension of TCPL's system delivering natural gas out of Alberta.