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NewsNigeria to set up 38 oxygen plants as Covid-19 cases surge
Nigeria’s President has approved N6.45bn ($16.9m) plans to set up 38 oxygen plants in sites nationwide to help treat Covid-19 patients as oxygen usage surges in the country amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
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Helium One commences surface exploration work at Eyasi Project
Work to mobilise surface geochemical exploration at the Eyasi Project in southern Tanzania has commenced, Helium One said today (20 th Jan).
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Afrox, Air Liquide issue notices of force majeure in South Africa
Afrox and Air Liquide have issued separate notices of force majeure to their industrial customers in South Africa as medical grade oxygen usage surges in the country amid a second wave of Covid-19 infections.
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Helium One updates on Rukwa Project
Helium One on Tuesday (12 th Jan) said it has completed an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and compensation survey, including consultation with communities in nine villages closest to the drill locations, for its Rukwa project in southern Tanzania.
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Covid-19: NAF distributes more liquid oxygen in Abuja
As part of its ongoing contribution towards the Federal Government’s efforts in managing the second wave of Covid-19, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday (7 th Jan) distributed more free liquid oxygen to designated hospitals and isolation centres in Abuja, Nigeria.
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gasworld launches weekly news bulletin
gasworld has today launched a new weekly news bulletin of the key stories you need to know from across the global industrial gases business, as part of its gasworld TV platform.
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Afrox, voestalpine Böhler Welding form joint venture
Afrox is joining forces with voestalpine Böhler Welding to manufacture welding consumables.
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Afrox: No shortage of medical oxygen in South Africa
Afrox Managing Director Schalk Venter is confident there will be no shortages of medical oxygen in South Africa should the country be hit by a second wave of coronavirus (Covid-19). As the sole supplier of medical oxygen to the state hospitals and clinics, as well as to a number of ...
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Siemens to supply equipment for African LNG project
Siemens Energy has been selected by CCS JV, a joint venture between Saipem and McDermott, to supply emissions-reducing power generation equipment and boil-off gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG Project.
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Afrox: Positive outlook despite shrinking South African economy
Schalk Venter is a glass half full kind of man, viewing every situation with optimism and hope. “There’s always opportunity,” he tells gas world. “If one looks through the dark clouds, you will see a ray of light.” And as the Managing Director of African Oxygen Limited (Afrox), Venter has ...
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A successful sustainability model
Air Products South Africa unveiled a dissolved acetylene (DA) facility in Midvaal two years ago with two clear objectives: to centralise the manufacturing of acetylene at a single dedicated high volume production facility, but more importantly to design it in such a way that it was aligned to the latest ...
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Eastern Cape hospitals receive oxygen equipment
To help the fight against coronavirus, additional oxygen and oxygen-related equipment worth $64,000 (R 4.7m) will be distributed across hospitals in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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Afrox reports interim results
In the face of the biggest fall in South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) since 1960, African Oxygen Limited (Afrox) has today reported strong cash management and cash flows in its interim results, placing the company in a good position to take advantage of emerging opportunities.
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Air Products to equip Sonatrach LNG facility
Air Products has today said it will provide four of its MCR® Main Cryogenic Heat Exchangers (MCHEs) to Sonatrach’s GL1Z LNG facility in Arzew, Algeria.
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Air Products South Africa supports coronavirus projects
As the world continues to battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Air Products South Africa has reallocated its corporate social investment (CSI) funding for coronavirus-related projects.
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MLW Programme opens oxygen concentration plant in Malawi
As part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme (MLW) has opened an oxygen concentration plant in Blantyre, Malawi.
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Air Liquide to acquire biggest oxygen production site in the world
Air Liquide is to acquire the world’s biggest oxygen production site located in Secunda, South Africa from integrated energy and chemical company Sasol.
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Renergen: Virginia project could supply entire world’s helium demand for six decades
Renergen believes its Virginia Gas Project in South Africa’s Free State has the potential to supply the entire world’s helium demand for decades.
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Renergen and Total sign agreement
Renergen today said it has signed an agreement with Total South Africa for the joint marketing and distribution of LNG through Total’s service stations.
