BEL Valves has delivered a large order of high integrity gate valves to a world-leading energy supplier. A total of 55 valves have been designed, manufactured, and installed onto the central processing facility (CPF) of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the Central North Sea, UK, as part of a subsea tieback development.
Expected to produce 50,000 barrels of oil per day, the field is a four-well development located 10 miles south of the ETAP CPF and is the first tieback to the ETAP hub in 20 years.
The valves supplied are a combination of through-conduit slab gates with manual and hydraulic actuation, and globe and piston check valves with a bore size ranging from 2 to 12 inches. All vales were designed and tested to 10,000psi in accordance with API 6A.
Around 12 out of the 55 valves supplied, incorporate local control panels and the BEL Valves hydraulic spring return actuator design. These valves are designed to close on demand, providing a gas tight seal used as emergency shut down valves within the safety system.
As part of the service offering on this project, BEL Valves’ Service Technicians attended the site to remove the existing offshore valves and install the new valves in-line.
