Tag: safety

The US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing earlier this month to conduct oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The hearing focused on FERC’s role in ensuring reliability in light of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), as well as FERC’s efforts to permit new natural gas pipelines and LNG export facilities.

MineARC Systems, with operations in the US and Chile, has been awarded the ‘Global Safety Initiative of the Year’ accolade at the 2015 International ITA Awards for its new Compressed Air Management System (CAMS), which has been designed specifically for refuge chambers in the mining, tunneling and petrochemical industries.

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) recently announced a key enhancement to its UniSim® design and simulation software, designed to help oil & gas manufacturing facilities improve safety and reduce capital expenditures for both new and existing installations.

By Jennifer Hopkins, Marketing Specialist - Cameron Valves & Measurement No matter the environment or application, valve integrity is key to pipeline safety.

One of the partners behind a proposed crude oil pipeline that would pass under Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, recently agreed to install an additional block valve as a safety measure to ease concerns about how quickly a spill could pollute the lake.

Houston, TX- based Zahroof Valves Inc. (ZVI), a manufacturer of valves for use in reciprocating gas compressors, recently announced the launch of its newest products: the ZVI Valve Cage-Integral and the ZVI Valve Cage-Removable.

According to a recent report by IndustryARC “Solenoid Valves Market Analysis: By Types; By Industry – With Forecast (2015-2020),” the solenoid valves market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.

It has been announced that Michigan-based ROSS CONTROLS’ 21 and 27 series in-line valves are now Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Certified per the requirements of the IEC 61508 2010 standard. These valves are suitable for use in safety instrumented systems up to SIL 2 and may be used in a redundant structure up to SIL 3.

Recently, environmentalists have been urging oil companies to reduce volatile gasses in Bakken crude. Oil train shipments from the Bakken have skyrocketed in recent years, which have heightened the worries.

On 13 September chief nuclear officers representing all operating U.S. commercial nuclear energy facilities concluded a week of safety-focused dialogue and tours of Japanese nuclear plants, including the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini plant sites, the NEI has reported. The unprecedented exchange among nearly 30 U.S.