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Rotork sells actuators to Indian refinery

Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators have been ordered for the new pipeline distribution network being built for the giant Reliance Oil refinery at Jamnagar on the west coast of India.

Remote Control gains PED approval

Remote Control Sweden AB is now certified by Det Norske Veritas to CE-mark pneumatic actuators according to the norms of PED (97/23/EG).

Cryogenic gas train

Technip-Coflexip has won a lump-sum, turn-key contract from a joint venture of Enterprise Products Partners LP and Marathon Oil Co. for the engineering, procurement, construction, and start up of a 350 MMscfd cryogenic gas processing train at the Neptune gas processing plant near Morgan City, Louisiana, USA.

Scottish Water orders stainless filter

PUK have obtained an order to manufacture for Scottish Water a stainless steel filter packaged unit comprising two inlet rotating drum filters from their new range of fully automatic micro filtration machines.

Flow and mass flow instrumentation

The Tribar is a fully integrated flow meter for liquid and gas flow measurement.

Technip wins North Sea pipe contract

Technip-Coflexip has announced that its Norwegian entity Coflexip Stena Offshore Norge AS has been awarded the Ringhorne Jurassic to Jotun and Balder gas disposition EPCI contract by Esso Norge AS.

Calobri distribution

Calobri, the oldest Italian manufacturer of API602 forged steel valves, has signed a distribution agreement with Federal Hardware Engineering Co. Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Federal International (2000) Ltd, to act as a distributor for its line of forged steel valves for the oil and gas industry.

Reorganisation at Tyco Valves

A focus on customer service has driven a major reorganisation of Tyco Valves and Controls Distribution in the UK.

RPV expands again

RPV, the UK-based independent valve and gasket stockist, is once again planning to further increase its warehouse and production facilities for early 2003.

FCX Orton wins Qatar contract

FCX Orton, part of the specialist flow control FCX Group, has secured a multi-million dollar contract to supply a variety of flow control products for the Ras Laffan power and desalination plant project in Qatar.