New groundwater project in California
The California Water Service Company is working on developing a regional conjunctive use project in the South Westside Basin for use during drought conditions in partnership with the cities of Daly City and San Bruno.
Enbridge pipeline to operate in Oct.
Enbridge has announced that in October, The Seaway Twin will be filled with Canadian oil sands crude from its new 600,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Flanagan South Pipeline. The crude will be brought to North America’s largest refining complex on the US Gulf Coast.
ITT launches hygienic diaphragm valve platform
ITT Corporation’s Engineered Valves brand has launched a new line of hygienic diaphragm valves designed to reduce maintenance time and total cost of ownership for BioPharm manufacturing facilities.
Rotary actuators for internal valves from Emerson
Emerson Process Management has released the Fisher P700 rotary style actuator for use with Fisher C series internal valves in LP-Gas services.
Compact actuators for LNG cryogenic valves
The use of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as a cheaper and less polluting alternative to diesel for generators providing the power to remote sites is becoming increasingly widespread. With many thousands of sites throughout the world, oil and gas drilling industry companies are among the operators who have introduced the technique, which involves the use of specialised trailer-based plant to deliver, store and process the gas prior to combustion.