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At the Valve World Expo in Houston, Texas, Canadian company Velan unveiled its new Securaseal R-series cast metal-seated ball valve. Incorporating Velan’s severe service technology, the R-series valves are designed to be a package suitable for most processes with fluid slurries and high temperatures.
Speaking at the expo in Houston, Yves Ludec, Velan’s CEO, said: “Velan has…
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Atlas Copco has appointed Vagner Rego president of its Compressor Technique business area, effective from 1st August 2017.
“Vagner is a solid leader with international experience from several different roles,” said Mats Rahmström, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group.
Rego has been with Atlas Copco for over 20 years, first joining the company in 1996 as a trainee…
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Flowmeters
A research commercialisation project into an ‘innovative’ calibration method has delivered key end-user insights and generated enquiries from a number of leading meter manufacturers, according to NEL, a provider of independent consultancy, on-site measurement, and testing and calibration to the global oil and gas industry.
The new calibration method aims to improve the accuracy of…
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Weir BDK has received API6D certification across its range of valves.
API6D is a qualification standard awarded by The American Petroleum Institution and recognised by oil and gas companies as a key requirement for ensuring the quality and performance of equipment integral to production, refining and distribution duties. It is awarded to manufacturers who are operating in compliance with the 24th…
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A major refinery in Germany has successfully replaced field equipment without interrupting operations.
Software and consulting company Implico has announced the completion of the major modernisation project at the Gunvor refinery in Ingolstadt. Field equipment for tank truck filling was replaced at all twelve loading bays at the refinery.
Implico’s OpenTAS terminal management system allowed…
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Marine couplings specialist Gall Thomson has introduced a new, neutral buoyancy float for marine breakaway couplings (MBC).
Named UltraFloat, the new float has been specifically designed to fit around the external profile of the MBC. When two are fitted to an MBC they provide neutral buoyancy, eliminating any reduction in buoyancy on the adjacent hoses.
The float has been deliberately shaped to…
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France is set to stop issuing licences for oil and gas exploration as part of a planned transition towards environmentally-friendly energy, according to the Independent.
Nicolas Hulot, France’s ecological transition minister, said a new law would be passed in the autumn. “There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons,” he told BFMTV.
A famed environmental activist,…
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Valves
Weir Flow Control France has announced a new addition to its Sarasin-RSBD range of safety valves, the new Starflow V design for steam boiler applications.
The Starflow V has been designed to complement Weir’s existing Starflow P and Starsteam options. According to the company, the new product will allow boiler manufacturers and plant operators to deal with a single supplier for multiple…
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Pumps
New Way Air Bearings has announced it is now offering 'Bently balance bearings’, externally pressurised air bearings for non-contact support of rotors during balancing operations. The new air bearings can be applied to a range of pumps in a range of industries, and are designed to lead to smooth running through better balancing.
Air bearings eliminate damage to the rotor from hard rollers…
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The BM25 and BM25 wireless area gas monitor from Tyco Gas & Flame Detection have been approved per governmental regulation n°179-2010, and received certification N°15.0200 X.
Tyco’s BM25 has been designed to detect one to five gases for mobile or temporary work applications, team protection, area surveillance or places where fixed detection systems are not suitable. The…
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Emerson has announced a new dual-mode wireless gateway which supports both IEC 62951 WirelessHART and ISA100.11a industrial wireless communications standards. Expanding Emerson’s wireless portfolio, the new gateway to Emerson’s Plantweb digital ecosystem will provide customers with a way to utilise WirelessHART technologies from many suppliers.
"With our new dual-mode gateway,…
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Gardner Denver Holdings has completed the acquisition of LeROI Compressors, a move which the company hopes will provide further access to the gas compression and vapour recovery market.
A global provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment, Gardner Denver Holdings has acquired LeROI Compressors for a purchase price of approximately $20 million (€17.9 million), funded…
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A new report from the Bank of Scotland paints a picture of cautious optimism for the oil and gas industry, with signs that many companies are ‘gearing up’ for growth.
Key findings of the new report include the revelation that more than half of oil and gas firms are planning for growth, and that there are signs job cuts are starting to slow.
The sixth annual Bank of Scotland Oil and…
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Pipelines
Lloyd’s Register (LR), an international provider of engineering and technology-centric professional services, has won a major new contract which will see the company implement a fully integrated risk-based inspection system at S-Oil’s new €4.2 billion (€3.8 billion) residue upgrading and Olefin downstream complex (RUC/ODC) plant in Ulsan, Korea.
“We are delighted that…
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Valves
Blacoh Fluid Control has announced the release of the ‘world’s first’ combination pulsation dampener and back pressure valve, which it has named the Hybrid Valve.
The new valve is intended to combine the steady flow control of a pulsation dampener and the regulation of a back pressure valve to deliver the performance and functionality of both in a single piece of…
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Valves
Arca is offering a unique new solution for accessing the technical documentation for its control valves.
Operation and maintenance personnel regularly need access to technical documentation and information for the systems and technologies they use, but as Arca point out: “Due to the experience with recurring documentation requests there is reason to doubt, if and to what extent this…
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New research could lead to a significant reduction in corrosion, an issue that has long been a costly one for a range of fluid handling applications.
Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of California, Berkley, have developed what they claim is a new, better approach to predict how metals react with water. Their new computational method combines two techniques, allowing…
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Pumps
US based Atlas Copco Portable Energy has added to its medium and large submersible dewatering pumps with the launch of the WEDA+ plug and play range.
Five models are included in the WEDA+ range: the WEDA 50, with normal and high head variants, and the WEDA 60+ available in normal head, high head and super high head configuration. According to Atlas Copco, the super high head WEDA 60+ is 15%…
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