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DGI receives order from McDermott for subsea actuators

DGI from the Netherlands has been awarded a contract from McDermott for delivery of a large number of shallow water subsea actuators for flooding systems with ROV override access for the Ichthys Gas Project.

Wear-protected rotary valve for 60t/h dry lignite

newsitemCoperion recently supplied and commissioned a wear-protected rotary valve for the RWE Power AG Ville/Berrenrath coal refinery.

New valve technology for unhampered CNG filling

Hexagon Composites’ wholly owned subsidiary, Hexagon Lincoln, formed an agreement with OMB Saleri to bring the OMB 'Miami' solenoid valve to market specifically to suit the unique requirements of the heavy-duty truck CNG vehicle market.

Miniature solenoid valves form Aignep

newsitemAignep developed the new 07V series of 10mm–15mm miniature solenoid valves. These valves are designed for those applications, where high performances in terms of pressure and flow are specified together with low power consumption, especially when spaces are reduced.

Bal Seal polymers achieve NORSOK compliance

newsitemBal Seal Engineering, a producer of custom-engineered sealing solutions for equipment used in oil and gas processes, has achieved NORSOK M-710 compliance for its P-69D HT and GFP-55 HT seal materials.

Cape awarded Wheatstone project contract

newsitemCape Australia Onshore, the wholly owned subsidiary of Cape, has entered into an agreement with Bechtel, the engineering, project management and construction companies, for the supply of scaffold erection and dismantling services on the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia.  The contract, valued at over GBP 45M expects to create 135 new Australian jobs, all located onsite at Ashburton North, 12 kilometres west of Onslow in Western Australia.

Biffi actuators for Bacton project

newsitemBiffi is working in collaboration with its UK distributor, Power Mechanical, to deliver an innovative actuation solution for the Bacton Rejuvenation project in Norfolk, UK. Biffi will supply 17 hydraulic linear (HLAS) and quarter-turn (OLGAS) spring return actuators for both gate and ball valve applications.

Klinger Group acquires Westad Industri

newsitemAustria-headquartered Klinger Group acquired Westad Industri, a Norway-based manufacturer of high-tech butterfly and ball valves.

Vallourec offshore solutions support CLOV project

newsitemVallourec will provide an extensive range of premium offshore solutions to the CLOV deepwater oil and gas project operated by Total E&P in Angola.

Valve Industry Forum held in Moscow

newsitemThe first International Valve Industry Forum and Expo – 2013 was held at the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center in Moscow this November.  The forum was organised by Scientific and Industrial Valve Manufacturing Association and Industrial Forum, JSC.