Tag: oil & gas

Oil impacts valve markets over four years

According to the latest forecast published by the McIlvaine Company in N028 Industrial Valves: World Market, the market for industrial valves will grow by 16% from 2015 to 2019 at oil prices of $80/barrel during the period.

Rotork acquires Bifold

Global flow control company Rotork has announced the acquisition of the Bifold Group Ltd. (Bifold), a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic instrument valves and components. Bifold has expertise in a number of niche sectors including subsea and wellhead control systems.

Bifold Group acquired by Rotork

Rotork, one of the market leaders for actuator manufacturing, has acquired Bifold Group Limited. The latter company is a manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic instrument valves and components focused on the oil and gas industry and wider industrial markets, with expertise in a number of niche sectors such as subsea and wellhead control systems.

Trelleborg’s new sealing resource

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is launching a new online resource aimed at engineers. The new website – ‘oilandgas-seals.com’ provides a comprehensive overview of seal profiles proven in the oil and gas industry, enabling engineers to identify optimum sealing solutions for specific applications within the field.

Stainless steel pressure regulators

The BelGAS division of Marsh Bellofram Corporation has announced its product portfolio expansion to include stainless steel versions of the industry best-selling Type P95H, Type P98H and Type P627 regulators for corrosive environments.

US exports fall last 3 months

This past May, the U.S. trade deficit widened revealing that businesses were having trouble making sales to overseas customers. Commerce Department figures show that the gap grew 2.9 percent to $41.

AUMA introduces fail safe actuator innovation

For applications with significant hazard potential in the oil & gas sector and other industrial markets, fail safe actuators are required. These specialist devices automatically open and close valves in the event of emergency, even with disrupted power supply.

ARCA exhibiting at Valve World Americas Expo

ARCA Flow Controls LLC will be exhibiting at the Valve World Americas Expo from Wednesday, July 15 to Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas at booth 115. ARCA Regler Germany opened its subsidiary, ARCA Flow Controls LLC, in Houston, Texas, USA, which is the Oil & Gas hub in America.

ERGIL’s pressure vacuum relief valve

ERGIL StorageTech™ announces an extension in its product portfolio with the launch of Pressure Vacuum Relief Valve with Flame Arrester (End of line, weight loaded integrated and atmospheric deflagration proof).

High pressure choke valve case study

IMI Critical Engineering has delivered a bespoke solution, which has been proven to be able to withstand the unique demands of deep-sea oil and gas extraction over extended periods. There is an estimated extraction of 125 000 bpd of oil and 70 million ft3/d gas at the Tahiti facility in the Gulf of Mexico, where valuable energy resources are in abundance at extreme depths.