Tungsten carbide ball valve passes sand slurry test
Watson Grinding & Mfg. and Oil States Industries announce that their metal seated ball valve with tungsten carbide coating was unaffected by sand slurry test environment.The 2-1/16” 5,000psi 4130 alloy steel ball valve with tungsten-carbide-coated ball and seat components spent approximately 50 hours in service.
Smith Flow Control TorkDrive to limit valve damage
Smith Flow Control’s TorkDrive can prevent manual valves from being damaged due to excessive torque application during valve operation.
FoundOcean teams up with Ranger Offshore in Mexico
FoundOcean and Ranger Offshore signed a strategic agreement in September, formalising the strong relationship between the two oil and gas sector specialists. Combining complementary resources and a wealth of industry expertise, the partnership will offer clients a competitive, design-to-installation solution for a range of projects.
Pentair displays integrated solutions at WEFTEC
Pentair is showcasing its latest innovations and integrated solutions for the transfer, flow, treatment and monitoring of clean water and wastewater throughout the world at the Water Environment Federation's Annual Technical Exhibition (WEFTEC) in New Orleans.
BHP Billiton, Pemex to exchange deepwater expertise
BHP Billiton and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation (MOU) to exchange technical knowledge, information, experiences and practices in activities related to the oil and gas industry.