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PennEast plans natural gas pipeline

PennEast Pipeline Company is planning to construct a 100mi pipeline intended to lower the cost natural gas produced in the Marcellus Shale region to homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Emerson deploys downhole wireless sensor system

Emerson Process Management announced the successful first deployment of its Roxar Downhole Wireless PT Sensor System. The new instrument has been deployed as part of the completion on Statoil’s Skuld field in the Norwegian North Sea, where it is measuring online and in real-time pressure and temperature information from behind the casing in the subsea production well.

EHEDG-certified pinch valves with EPDM sleeve

AKO has passed the Type EL - Class I and Type EL aseptic – Class I certification of the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group EHEDG for their new air operated pinch valves series VMCE.

Valcor PTFE valves for chemical compatibility

Valcor’s offering of chemically inert fluid control components utilising PTFE flexible diaphragms or bellows to seal on a PTFE seat include solenoid valves, pressure regulators, pressure relief valves and check valves.

Pneumatic Valves with central M12 connector

The Pneumatic Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation introduces Isys HA (26mm) and HB (18mm) ISO 15407-1 valves.

Latching solenoid valves from M&M

M&M International released an additional version of solenoid valve that can work without continuous power supply. The latching configuration depends on a special operator with built-in magnet, able to work with coils at a max.

Sub-sea valve position monitors from K Controls

K Controls submersible valve position monitors can be fitted to a wide range of 1/4 turn or linear, sub-sea valve actuators. 4–20mA + HART® 5 or 7, PROFIBUS PA or FOUNDATION FIELDBUS signals can be provided to continuously monitor valve position.

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.