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Val-Matic valves for refining

Val-Matic’s quarter-turn and check valves are able to meet the demands of the refining industry. Changing crude oil into more useful products is a process not all valves can handle.

First 500kV/750MVA UPFC project by NR Technology

On December 19th 2017, NR successfully launched the commercial operation of the world’s first 500kV/750MVA Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) project, awarded by State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC).

Parker Hannifin introduces a hybrid actuator

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 company in motion and control technologies with groups encompassing nearly 70 divisions worldwide, and serving the broadest array of industries including aerospace, and energy.

Maersk Drilling, Tullow Ghana signs a contract

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a four year contract for the deep-water drillship Maersk Venturer by Tullow Ghana Ltd. The contract, which was signed in December 2017, is expected to commence in February 2018 and covers development drilling on the Jubilee and TEN fields offshore Ghana.

Delta’s controller for valve manufacturing

Valve processing mainly requires the use of CNC multi-axis rotary table/ trunnion type multi-axis machining center to achieve operations including drilling, reaming, tapping, screw-cutting and broaching.

Rosneft spuds exploration well in Black Sea

Rosneft has spudded the Maria-1 exploration well offshore in the Black Sea. Forecasted oil in place for Zapadno-Chernomorskaya licence area is estimated to exceed 570 MT.

AEPL’s excess flow check valves

Excess Flow valves also referred to as velocity check or seismic valves, are created to shut down immediately after a sudden surge of flow.

Ringo Válvulas supplies valves to gas plant

Ringo Válvulas has concluded the design, manufacturing and testing of large cage guided globe control valves for BidBoland Gas Treating Plant II, a new plant that gathers sweet and sour gas from existing fields to produce Ethane (C2), Propane (C3), Butane (C4), and Condensate (C5+) for export.

Almonty signs EPC contract with POSCO E&C

Almonty Industries Inc. (Almonty) has signed an EPC Contract with POSCO E&C for the development works at the Sangdong Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine located in the Republic of Korea.

Protea designs high temperature controls

Exhaust gas analysis is not just required for automotive applications, it is also essential for many industrial processes, such as power generation, oil and gas refining and chemical manufacturing.