Rotork Fluid Systems has announced that it will be supplying specialised hydraulic actuation equipment for critical Sub Sea Isolation Valve (SSIV) duty on a new pipeline in the Petrobel North Port Said gas field, off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The Rotork model GSH 161 quarter-turn scotch yoke actuator will operate a sub-sea ball valve manufactured by Breda Energia Spa on the 18in pipeline at a depth of 25m, in an ambient temperature of 26C in the vicinity of the Petrobel Darfeel platform. The new pipeline will export Pliocene gas from topside facilities in the Semman field to the Darfeel platform, from where it will be transported onshore through an existing pipeline to the El Gamil processing plant. The SSIV, which will shut off the supply of gas from Semman in the event of an emergency on the Darfeel platform, is being installed in line with Petrobel’s policy of maximising safety levels at all existing and new platforms and facilities.