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Europa Valve dispatches aluminum bronze valves

Europa Valve has dispatched aluminium Bronze 20” valves for an FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading), which is owned by MODEC, and under service with Petrobras.

Statoil awards Kvaerner for Njord upgradation

Statoil has awarded a contract to Kvaerner for complete upgradation of the Njord A platform. The contract has an estimated value of around NOK 5 B and will amount to about 3,000 man-years.

Keppel signs HOA with Borr

Keppel FELS Limited has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Borr Drilling Limited of Bermuda, with an approval of Transocean, whereby the construction contracts for the five jackup rigs currently being built by Keppel FELS for Transocean will be novated to Borr Drilling.

Asahi/America’s Omni Type-27 ball valves

Asahi/America, Inc., has announced the next generation Omni® ball valve: the Omni® Type-27. The compact ball valve’s new design includes updated performance features and improved actuation capabilities.

ENP awards TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by ENI Ghana E&P Limited (a subsidiary of ENI, GNPC(1) and Vitol), for the onshore part of the OCTP(2) development of the Sankofa field, offshore Ghana.

Hemco Valve Line is acquired by MGM

Metal Goods Manufacturing has announced the acquisition of Hemco Industries' line of excess flow check valves. This acquisition offers MGM customers a higher-flowing alternative to MGM's existing lines of double-flanged check valves.

HDM Rotary Valve for Industries

A Heavy Duty Modular rotary valve has been designed using finite element analysis to make the housing even more robust. A new casting pouring method has been used to improve external finish and casting integrity.

Amec won BSP Contract

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced that it has been awarded a major contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum SdnBhd (BSP) for the rejuvenation of assets in Brunei.

Industry 4.0 for pneumatics

Emerson has announced the introduction of an IO-Link® communication option, expanding the ASCO Numatics 580 Series fieldbus electronics platform.

AUMA Foundation Fieldbus actuators support the world’s

EDF’s new-generation combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) in Bouchain, France, deploys electric actuators from AUMA for its challenging valve automation tasks.