Norway's Statoil has agreed to acquire the oil and gas activities of Norsk Hydro to create a national champion, the companies said on Monday, driving their shares up sharply. The new company will have ...

Hydraulic oil ranks high among fluids with multi-function capability. True, for sheer utility, it can’t match olive oil, which through the centuries has been used as food, lubricant, fuel, medicine, ...

It’s no secret that today’s iron is running at wider operating temperature ranges than ever for lubricants, and Tier 4 engines are heating up overall operation even more. As a result, more hydraulic ...

When the subjects of energy efficiency or the green economy are discussed, solar and wind power dominate the discussion. But hydropower, which has been employed in Massachusetts for 300 years, tends ...

Electric rod-actuators are replacing fluid power actuators for many high-force applications throughout industry. Tasks once limited to hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders such as pressing, holding, ...

Statoil’s board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as the company’s new president and CEO. Sætre, who has 35 years’ experience from Statoil and the oil and gas industry, has been acting as ...

Many areas in the United States are currently experiencing rapid development of natural gas production wells employing the method of hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas out of shale formations.

Company introduces a new engineering discipline, Fluid Architecture Engineering™, to power more efficient compact hydraulic systems. LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES ...

MONTAGUE — FirstLight Hydro Generating Co. has been fined by the state Department of Environmental Protection for the release of 445 gallons of hydraulic oil into the Connecticut River in June from ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Statoil has agreed to buy the oil and gas activities of Norsk Hydro for about $30 billion (15.4 billion pounds) to form a national champion with its sights set beyond the ...

Many areas in the United States are currently experiencing rapid development of natural gas production wells employing the method of hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas out of shale formations.