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BP names EPC company for new coker project

BP has awarded Jacobs Engineering Group with a contract to provide engineering, design and procurement services for the Coker Heater Replacement project at the BP Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Washington.

Rotork Midland increases instrumentation product range

Established brands including Midland-ACS, Alcon and Landon Kingsway have been added to Rotork Instruments’ product offering with the formation of Rotork Midland.The ISO9001 certified company, which has been designing and manufacturing stainless steel control equipment for the oil and gas industries for over 60 years, is now part of the Rotork Instruments division.

Type approvals for Victaulic vic-press system

Victaulic, the manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has received type approvals from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Korean Register and Lloyd’s Register for Vic-Press, a flame-free press system for joining small-diameter stainless steel pipe.

KITZ released new butterfly valve series

Japan-based KITZ Corporation released its new industrial butterfly valve series, high performance double offset type and triple offset type.KITZ supplies double eccentric butterfly valves in pressure rating class 150 and 300, in size range from 2" to 160" with seat materials made of rubber, RTFE or metal.

Gas non-return valves from WITT

Gas non-return valves (check valves) protect systems, outlet points and pipelines against unwanted and potentially hazardous gas mixtures. For applications in the high-pressure range, German manufacturer WITT provides two models – one with a maximum operating overpressure of 300 bar – in its current 600H and 800-ES series.

Controlblock for butterfly valves

Inflatable valve-seats are becoming more and more popular especially in controlling the flow of solid goods through pipelines where abrasive effects occur at the seat in the process valve. However, the seat has to be inflated after turning the disc and it is to be deflated before starting to turn the disc into open position.

Harrison Valve introduces high-pressure valve

Harrison Valve released a new line of robust industrial gas valves for high pressure DOT and UN ISO cylinders from 4500-6000PSI service pressure.

ABB wins HVDC upgrade order in Canada

ABB, the power and automation technology group, won a USD 35M order from Hydro-Québec to upgrade the 350MW Madawaska high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link, that connects the grids of New Brunswick and Hydro Québec in southeast Canada.

Texas LNG to export domestically

The US Department of energy (DOE) has approved Texas LNG to export domestically produced LNG to all existing and any future countries that enter into an Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Government of the United States.

SGS wins Braskem’s maintenance services contract

SGS secured a contract to provide petrochemical company Braskem with electrical and instrumentation maintenance, calibration of valves, and maintenance shutdowns to enable the company to expand its operations in southern Brazil.