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InterApp butterfly valves for biogas applications

Orbinox UK Ltd is offering high integrity field proven biogas isolation butterfly valve technology - THINK InterApp. Biogas typically refers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.

Petrofac secures USD 70M contracts

Petrofac has secured a series of contract awards worth more than USD 70M for engineering, operations and maintenance services in Iraq.

Easytork receives award from Frost & Sullivan

Easytork Automation is named recipient of the Frost & Sullivan North American New Product Innovation Award in the pneumatic actuators market for the valves industry.

Latin American valve industry experiencing growth

The mature Latin American industrial valves and actuators market is experiencing pockets of growth. Growth is driven by high demand for electricity in the power generation industry and investment in the petrochemical industry.

Swing-Flex & Surgebuster Check Valves for slurries

Val-Matic’s Swing-Flex® and Surgebuster® Check Valves have a short, 35° stroke which provides fast closure to minimize slamming and slam related surges.

SNC-Lavalin wins new contract

SNC-Lavalin was awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for engineering and project management services for the Berri Increment Program.

IMI Critical Engineering’s new 860HPC chock valve

IMI Critical Engineering has upgraded the 860HPC choke valve launched in 2016 to mainly focus on higher pressure drop. In Southeast Asia, initial gas production well start-up conditions will have pressure drop as much as 200 bar in a couple of months.

TechnipFMC gets an EPC contract

TechnipFMC has been awarded by Zakum Development Company an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract (EPC3 project) for a sulfate reduction plant on West Island located offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Pneumatic vane actuators for electric drives

The mechanical devices used to open, close and modulate dampers are critical to precise control. The “motors” used to move the louvers and dampers can be electrically operated or pneumatic operated.

Weir wins Yamal LNG contract

Yamgaz, a joint-venture led by TechnipFMC with JGC and Chiyoda, has awarded Weir Flow Control France a contract to engineer and supply critical service safety valves for Yamal LNG, a major LNG project in northern Russia.