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Anderson Greenwood valves supply UK field

A project at the largest undeveloped oil and gas resource on the UK continental shelf off Shetland is being equipped with a complete portfolio of Anderson Greenwood instrumentation valves, manifolds and enclosures from Tyco Valves and Controls.

Large pig valve

ITAG Valves and Oilfield Products (Celle, Germany) has supplied two 30-inch class 600 Top Entry Pig Valves (Scraper Launcher and Receiver Valves) to Saudi Aramco.

Upfront CFD software

Blue Ridge Numerics has released its Upfront CFD software called CFdesign v7.0.

New appointment Parker Instrumentation

Ian Huggins has been appointed General Manager of Parker Hannifin's Instrumentation Products Division.

Technip to expand Normandy refinery

Technip has been awarded by Total a turnkey contract worth about EUR 260 million to increase the conversion capacity of its Normandy refinery, located near Le Havre, France.

TUV approves fieldbus SIS concept

The Fieldbus Foundation has announced that TUV Anlagentechnik GmbH has approved its FF-SIS system concept.

Ventil supplies new test unit

Ventil Test Equipment has been selected as the nominated supplier for a new, automatic test unit for pressure testing butterfly valves.

Instrumentation valves open up new field

A project at the largest undeveloped oil and gas resource on the UK continental shelf off Shetland is being equipped with Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation valves, manifolds and enclosures from Tyco Valves and Controls.

Circuit balancing valves

Armstrong Pumps, a supplier of fluid flow equipment for residential, commercial and industrial applications, has introduced its ½” to 2” circuit balancing valves (CBVs).

New valve for the chemical industry

The latest valve model from Larox, PVEG/C, is designed for use in the chemical industry and corrosion resistant applications.