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Schlumberger safety valves at record depth

Schlumberger Oilfield Services has announced that three surface-controlled subsurface safety valves (SCSSV) have been successfully set below 10,000ft in Mississippi Canyon Block 522 in the Gulf of Mexico.

AVT appoints key salesmen

Advanced Valve Technology has appointed two new sales representatives.

Versatile dispense system

See-Flo® 7, Sealant Equipment & Engineering Inc.'s most versatile meter/mix/dispense system, precisely dispenses pourable, two-component reactive resins.

AMC to install Snøhvit

A contract worth some NOK 80 million to install subsea production systems on Statoil's Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea has been awarded to Aker Marine Contractors (AMC).

Foster Wheeler secures pharma contract

Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Phase 2 of Schering-Plough’s multi-product active pharmaceutical ingredient plant (MPP2) in Tuas, Singapore.

Compressor blow-off valves

ARCA Regler GmbH (Tönisvorst, Germany) delivered several compressor blow-off valves, DN 600/1200, with a low-noise trim design used for the largest axial compressor ever to be used in an air compression plant.

CX-tec solenoid valve

CX-tec premium solenoid valve technology is now available in a new economical version called CX-tec to suit most commonly seen media, with coils that do not burn out, and with high-performance, maintenance-free, straight-through technology.

Batangas-Manila gas pipeline

At least five foreign firms have expressed an interest in constructing and operating the proposed USD 100 million gas pipeline from Batangas to Manila (Batman I).

New oil company formed in Kazakhstan

A new closed joint-stock company, Offshore Oil Company KazMunayTeniz, has been created as part of KazMunayGaz (Kazakh oil and gas extracting and transporting) national oil and gas company.

Plastic improves seals

A better seal at a considerably lower cost was achieved by Toolcraft Plastics of Swindon, UK when two steel valve seating rings were redesigned to be extruded in a tough plastic.