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Devon Energy Corporation completed the acquisition of Eagle Ford assets from GeoSouthern Energy. Devon has acquired 82,000 net acres located in DeWitt and Lavaca counties in Texas.
Parker Hannifin, the motion and control technologies specialist, has extended its range of pilot proportional directional control valves with integrated digital electronics with the new D*1FC series.
Global automotive supplier DENSO has developed an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve unit, a major component of EGR systems that helps make diesel engine emissions cleaner.
Smith Flow Control launches TorkDrive, a device that can be mounted either to the valve input handwheel or directly to the valve input shaft to safeguard the valve from excessive torque.TorkDrive has two distinct benefits.
Ryan Lance, CEO and chairman of ConocoPhillips, has stated that today’s technology innovations have expanded the world’s energy resource base and the oil and gas industry will in turn continue to supply that growth.
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company awarded the first commercial license for its InteliRed remote gas detection system to co-developer Providence Photonics.
Pentair’s Actuation & Controls, a valves and controls product platform, opened a new configuration centre at its existing Morin plant in Pelham, Alabama.
On Thursday, 27th February, Cofely Fabricom and Emerson Process Management organised the inaugural “Hands on Valves” day at Fabricom’s valve workshop in Zwijndrecht, Belgium.
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Well over a hundred valve professionals came along, and were treated to a very informative event.
The programme included four ‘blocks’, ranging from the traditional presentations (installed base tool, wireless HART, and how to capture and use data), to a walk through the workshop (with stop-off points along the way to discuss safety, smart tools during repairs, diagnostics and quick deliveries), to a round-table discussion on shutdowns to a knowledge sharing session.
All these components were very interactive, and delegates were quick to share thoughts and ideas with the presenters and also with their peers from other companies.
Indeed, Valve World’s very informal survey showed that this element – being able to interact with colleagues, and learn from each other’s experiences – was seen as exceptionally valuable by the delegates.
Further helping to encourage dialogue between delegates were the well-catered coffee and lunch breaks, for which Fabricom had cleared out its entire overhead storage area.
The day concluded with a humorous yet passionate presentation by well-known Belgian politician Marc van Peel, who discussed the past, present and future of the Harbour at Antwerp.
US Senator, Mary Landrieu, has announced that Sempra Energy, the California-based natural gas company, will be constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
