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1. Pentair’s Polarex® Patent Approved
   5/23/2013

   On April 23rd, 2013 US Patent 8425663 for Polarex®, an extractive separations technology was approved. Pentair’s Director of Sales and Process Technology, Carl Hahn, Ph.D had a leading role in the development of the breakthrough technology.

2. Hermes Datacomms Malaysia Provides New VSAT Services With MEASAT
   5/23/2013

   Hermes Datacommunications (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“Hermes”) and MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) recently announced an agreement for the provision of VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) satellite communication services across Malaysia’s offshore oilfields via the MEASAT-3 satellite.

3. Nearly 70 Groups: Environmental Defense Fund Does Not Speak For Us On Fracking
   5/22/2013

    A total of 67 leading grassroots organizations focused on citizen and environmental issues today released a joint letter to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) disapproving of the group's willingness to be coopted by industry interests on the issue of hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking") for shale gas.

4. Tesco Corporation Introduces Two Innovative Products For Extended Reach, Horizontal Wells
   5/22/2013

   Tesco Corporation (TESCO), the leader in top drives and rig mechanization, has completed the testing phase of two innovative products, the HXI 150-ton top drive and Hydraulic Compact CASING DRIVE SYSTEM (HCCDS), announced Julio Quintana, Tesco Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

5. LM Handling Joint Venture Set To Enhance Collaboration In Offshore Solutions
   5/22/2013

   Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) announced the launch of LM Handling, a new business unit which has been established as a joint venture co-operation between Acteon companies LDD and MENCK.

6. GE Unveils World-Class Inspection Technologies Customer Solutions Center And Inspection Academy Headquarters At Lewistown, Pa. Facility
   5/22/2013

   GE recently announced the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Customer Solutions Center (CSC) at GE Measurement & Control’s Inspection Technologies site in Lewistown, Pa.

7. Diamond Petroleum Ventures Introduces New Products To Thermal Product Line
   5/21/2013

   Diamond Petroleum Ventures (DPV), a thermal unit provider based in Lafayette, La., has developed the Diamond TH 450 and TH 650 to take care of client thermal heating requirements, announced company President Rusty Lamb.

8. Pacific NorthWest LNG Awards FEED Contracts For LNG Facility Near Prince Rupert
   5/21/2013

   Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. has awarded Front-End Engineering and Design ("FEED") contracts for its proposed liquefied natural gas ("LNG") facility in British Columbia to three international engineering contractors - Bechtel, KBR/JGC joint venture, and Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint venture.

9. Reamco Receives Presidential Award For Exports
   5/21/2013

   Reamco, Inc. was presented with the President’s “E” Award for Exports by U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank at a ceremony on May 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

10. First Use Of Natural Gas To Power Equipment For Hydraulic Fracturing In Northeastern Pennsylvania
    5/20/2013

    Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) announces the use of Marcellus Shale natural gas to fracture wells via innovative dual fuel technology.