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Stainless valves for Conoco

FCX Thompson Valves has secured a contract to supply its Maxseal and IVP products to Conoco's Belanak FPSO.

Qatar GTL

Sasol and Qatar Petroleum have awarded a USD 675 million EPC contract to Technip-Coflexip of Italy for the construction of the world’s largest and most advanced natural gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant.

Modulating pilot control valve

Farris Engineering, a division of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control, has introduced a higher-pressure model of its PCM Modulating Pilot Control for the Series 3800 pilot operated pressure relief valves.

Pinch valves allow quick tubing changes

Designed for use with disposable tube sets, Acro's Model 955 and 958 panel-mounting solenoid pinch valves include a manual override feature for easy tubing loading.

Cleaner coal plant

KFx Inc. and Arch Coal, Inc. have announced that KFx and Arch Western Resources LLC, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, have reached an agreement to pursue the development of a 700,000 tpy K-Fuel Plus(TM) plant.

New Swagelok modular platform

New Swagelok modular platform components, together with new configurator software, make it easy to develop and assemble complete process analyser and sample-handling systems using an ANSI/ISA 76.00.02-compliant miniature modular design.

Emerson wins China pipeline contract

Emerson Process Management has been awarded an approximate USD 3.5 million contract to furnish valve actuators and Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD) for the West to East Gas Transmission Pipeline Project (WEPP) in China.

Spence certification for relief valve

Spence Engineering Company Inc. (Walden, New York) has announced PED certification for its Figure 710 Safety Relief Valve.

CCI acquires Fluid Kinetics

CCI has acquired of California-based Fluid Kinetics.

Duplex valves for flue gas applications

The Stainless Valve Company has fabricated two 48" valves for flue gas application, made in duplex stainless steel 2205.