News

Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.
If you wish to include your news items and press releases in our publication, email newsletter or on our website please feel free to contact the Editor.

SNC-Lavalin wins oil transportation contract

SNC-Lavalin subsidiary, Itansuca Proyectos de Ingeniería, has been awarded a consulting services contract by Ecopetrol for oil transportation and logistics in Colombia.

Air Products dedicates Florida facility

Air Products held a ceremony to dedicate its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger manufacturing facility in Manatee County, Florida.

EPL acquires O&G assets in GoM from Nexen

EPL Oil & Gas executed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire oil and natural gas assets in the shallow-water central Gulf of Mexico (GoM) from Nexen Petroleum Offshore U.S.A.

Emerson releases new railcar ESV

Emerson Process Management released the new Fisher Type N863 Snappy Joe Emergency Shutoff Railcar Valve with up to twice the flow rate of the previous N562, offering a significant reduction in propane railcar loading/unloading time.The Fisher railcar valve was originally developed more than 30 years ago and is the first and only Emergency Shutoff Valve (ESV) specifically designed for railcars in the propane industry.

Velan website get new look, features

Velan has updated its website with a new look and feel and many new features to improve the usability of the site.

Subsea launches Ecofix corrosion repair

Subsea Industries launched a new product for filling and building up a corroded and pitted steel surface to its original form prior to recoating with Ecoshield.

Multi-year energy supply contracts for Enel Green Power

Enel Green Power has been awarded multi-year energy supply contracts with two solar projects for an overall capacity of 11MW within Brazil’s Pernambuco Solar Tender.

Subsea oil & gas ball valves available

High Pressure Equipment Company (HiP), a manufacturer of specialty valves for high-pressure applications, has announced their subsea offshore oil & gas ball valves, which are suitable for 20,000-psi operation.

ABB awarded HVDC orders

Hydro-Québec, the eastern Canadian utility company, and National Grid, the New England utility company, have awarded ABB, a power and automation technology group, orders to renovate three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations.  The orders, reportedly worth a combined $75 million, will replace the 20-year-old control and protection systems in the multi-terminal HVDC link, which was the first of its kind between Québec and New England in the early 1990s.

Siemens constructing first commercial offshore wind far

A major contract has been signed between Siemens and Cape Wind for the construction of the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.