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World’s longest umbilical

Work has begun at operator Statoil on qualifying technology for the record-long umbilical which will link its Snøhvit development in the Barents Sea with the land facilities in northern Norway.

Trinidad FEED award

CSO Aker Engineering Inc., a US entity of the Teechnip-Coflexip Group has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by BHP Billiton for its Angostura Development Project offshore Trinidad.

Timor Sea gas development

Phillips Petroleum Company, parent of Darwin LNG Pty Ltd and other Australian affiliates, has signed an agreement that enables it and its co-venturers to move ahead with the gas development of the Bayu-Undan project in the Timor Sea.

Crane Flowseal HP butterfly valves

Eriks has again extended its range of ANSI valves with the Flowseal high-performance (HP) butterfly valve of Crane Process Flow Technologies.

Cyclohexane boost

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLP has announced that Saudi Chevron Phillips Company (SCP) is expanding its cyclohexane capacity in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, by 200 million gallons to 95 million gallons to supply its existing customer base.

Certification for Hoke Sampling Cylinders

Hoke Inc., a division of Circor International, has acquired Transport Canada (TC) certification for Sampling Cylinders.

Problem solved by monitoring flow

The Eletta R Series flow monitor, available from Solartron Mobrey, has solved a problem for steel producer Avesta Polarit.

Farris valve software

Farris Engineering (Brecksville, Ohio, USA) has introduced version 4.2 of its SizeMaster™ Mark IV Pressure Relief Valve Engineering Software.

Marwin valve simplifies automation

Marwin Valve introduces the 3L/T2S00 Series, a Class 150/300 3-way and 4-way valve that will lower overall costs by allowing the replacement of two or three conventional straight-line valves, eliminating excess fittings, and simplifying automation.

Jordan adds family members

Jordan Valve’s control valve product line continues to grow. With the recent addition of integral flanges to the 1-1/2” and 2” (DN40 – DN50) Mark 78 valves, Jordan now has the ability to provide globe style valves with integral flanges from 1 1/2” up through 4” (DN40 – DN100).