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LINAK, provider of electric actuator technology, recently released new actuator solutions for wastewater treatment to meet the requests for automation and process optimization in the industry.Electric linear actuator solutions for valve automation features: do-it-yourself installation, reliable and maintenance-free actuators, and customers can choose their preferred level of automation and control.Uptime is pivotal, when hundreds of tons of water are being treated daily and when environmental regulations must be met.

Emerson’s Bettis™ VOS-PAC™Many projects in the oil and gas industry are facing challenges as they become increasingly complex and technologically demanding.

The Alaska Oil and Gas Association has awarded the “Alaska Oil & Gas Project of the Year for Environmental Stewardship and Innovation” to BP Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay Unit Well Operating Limits Project.

Sunbelt Supply, a company of Clearlake Capital, has acquired Severe Service Specialists (Triple S).Triple S is a manufacturer’s representative of severe application valves used in extreme temperature, high pressure, abrasive, corrosive, and acidic conditions in power generation, refining, and other industrial applications.

BP announced that it will soon sell its entire Alaskan business to Hilcorp Alaska, based in Anchorage, Alaska. Under the terms of the agreement, Hilcorp will purchase all of BP's interests in the state for a total consideration of $5.6 billion.The sale will include BP's upstream and midstream business in the state, including BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., that owns all of BP's upstream oil and gas interests in Alaska, and BP Pipelines (Alaska) Inc.'s interest in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS).Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive, said "Alaska has been instrumental in BP's growth and success for well over half a century and our work there has helped shape the careers of many throughout the company.

Plast-O-Matic Valves Inc. has recently released new 2-port and 3-port relief valves. The differences between a 2-Port Relief Valve and a 3-Port Relief Valve are as follows:Advantages of a 2-Port Design- 2-port relief valve can also be used as a backpressure regulator and an anti-siphon valve; 3-port cannot.- Choice of in-line or angle pattern increases versatility in piping design.- Flow capacity is better; 2-port valves provide less restriction and less deadleg.Advantages of a 3-Port Design- Smaller “footprint” in a system.- No need for additional piping tee.- Easy replacement in existing systems using 3-port valve.In most relief and by-pass applications, 3-port valves do not perform as well as 2-port valves installed on a tee.

Gas Control Equipment, supplier of an extensive product range that services the Industrial, Medical, and High Purity industries, has released new check valves that will reliably work with Oxygen even in high-pressure ranges.The valves offer an innovative new design with special seat material, which makes these valves unique for the industrial gas supply and high purity gas system market.The metal/ceramic seat material has a significant advantage.

ExxonMobil has recently announed that they are planning to leave the North Sea Oil & Gas industry. The company, one of the largest international oil and gas providers, is in talks with a number of other firms for the sale of its stakes in 40 Oil & Gas fields, with total expected value of £1.6 billion (USD $2 billion).

Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, has added its P2H IO-Link node capabilities to the company’s ISO valve platform.

Matco-Norca, a supplier of lead-free pipe fittings, pipe nipples, valves, weld fittings & flanges, faucets, and plumbing specialties, has added to its extensive line of lead-free brass ball valves with larger size versions of both PEX and Cold Expansion ball valves.