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Technip-Coflexip wins Kristin contract

Technip-Coflexip, through its Norwegian affiliate Technip Offshore Norge AS, has been awarded by Statoil an EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction, installation) contract for the installation of the infield flowlines, umbilicals and subsea structures at the Kristin field.

ARCA supplies Dutch syngas plant

The ARCA-Regler GmbH, Tönisvorst. Germany, has delivered about one hundred valves via its subsidiary von Rohr ARCA BV, Eerbeek, to the Netherlands.

Stork lands Dutch gas contract

Stork GLT has received a follow-on contract from the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM) to further renovate the Groningen gasfield (the Netherlands), including the installation of compressors.

Valves “deep-frozen”

The ARCA-Valve-Group, Tönisvorst, a leading supplier of control valves for various industries, for example the chemical and petrochemical industry, the energy generation as well as the food industry, delivered a substantial order worth several hundred thousand Euro to Tarkosal/North-West Siberian Lowland.

Avoiding “dead space”

Parker Instrumentation has launched a miniature 12-mm/1/2-inch ball valve for fluid instrumentation applications, made of 316 stainless steel.

Cooper Cameron buys Canadian valve maker

Cooper Cameron Corp. (CAM) has acquired Nutron Industries, a privately-held valve manufacturer located in Edmonton, Canada.

BSS appoints new managing director

The heating, ventilation and pipeline distributor BSS has announced the appointment of a new managing director.

Instrumentation manifolds

Parker Instrumentation has published a major selection guide to manifold products.

PC-based valve control

In-Vision is Rotork’s new, user-friendly supervisory control and data acquisition software package designed for use with Rotork’s Pakscan two-wire valve actuation control system.

Channel partnership

ABB Control Valves have appointed Heaps & Partners as its channel partners to supply their full range of control valves to the downstream market.