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Extended leak-free cycle life

Hoke High-Cycle 7223D RotoBall® bi-directional ball valves feature a high performance Delta stem seal designed to extend their operating life to between 50,000 and 100,000 cycles, depending on system configuration, with leak-free performance.

Foundation® Fieldbus positioner/controller

Masoneilan, part of Dresser Flow Control, has introduced the Fieldbus Valve Positioner (FVPTM).

Technip-Coflexip wins Gulf of Mexico contract

Technip-Coflexip has been awarded by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. and Mariner Energy Inc., an EPCI contract, valued in excess of USD 35 million.

Devon Energy announces discovery

Devon Energy Corporation announced today a discovery on the Cascade prospect in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Success in 17th round awards

Awards made to Statoil under Norway's 17th offshore licensing round are in line with the group's targets for these Norwegian Sea allocations.

Compact control valve for critical flow control

There are numerous process applications where precise control of low flow rates is critical, for example in pilot plant control, dosing, vending or flavour flow control.

ECI Active Award for FCX Pegler & Louden

Work by leading flow control specialist FCX Pegler & Louden has helped secure one of the engineering industry's top awards – the ECI ACTIVE Award Project of the Year 2001-2002.

Plexus awarded Shell contract

Grant Prideco, Inc. announced that its Plexus Deepwater Technologies Division has been awarded a contract by Shell Deepwater Services.

Yangzi Petchem to finish polypropylene expansion

Yangzi Petrochemical Corp. in eastern China 's Jiangsu province is scheduled to complete the expansion of its polypropylene unit in the latter part of this year.

Testing fail-safeESD valves

Valves used in ESD and HIPPS fail-safe procedures can get stuck because of sticking effects on the actuator and valves seals in case they are not moved for a long period.