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Tenmat secures 2nd Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Tenmat Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of highly technical composite materials, has announced that they have won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Outstanding Achievement in International Trade for the second year in a row.

Mokveld subsea control valves

Mokveld has been awarded the subsea anti-surge control valves contract for the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Project. Subsea gas compression technology can boost recovery rates and lifetimes of offshore gas fields.

AOPL urges State Dept. to approve KXL

newsitemThe Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) reiterated the inherent safety of pipelines and the numerous special safety requirements that will apply to the Keystone XL pipeline at a public hearing on Thursday.

AMPO Poyam Valves to supply Shell

newsitemAMPO POYAM Valves is to supply a series of cryogenic valves for Shell - Prelude FLNG, the world's first LNG liquefaction offshore floating facility, and for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction project, the world's first bi-directional facility capable of exporting natural gas in addition to regasifying imported LNG.

L&T completes Audco India acquisition

Larsen & Toubro – the $13.5 billion technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services conglomerate, has announced the completion of ownership transactions related to its Group Company - Audco India Limited (AIL).

HART interface initiative from SIPOS Aktorik

The HART communication protocol has been added to the SIPOS 5 range of electric actuators. Adoption of HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) technology extends SIPOS Aktorik’s digital capability for industrial valve applications.

AUMA’s potable project success

AUMA’s success establishing long term collaboration with project consultants was a key factor in the company securing a contract to supply actuation technology for valve control processes at the Káraný Water Works in the Czech Republic.

Badile completes impact assessment

Sound Oil, the Italian oil and gas company, announced in an update on its Badile project that the company had completed the technical work required for the drilling application and Environmental Impact Assessment.

KOV’s Brunei-Drilling rig on location

The spud date of LKU-1 is now anticipated to be mid-May 2013. International upstream oil and gas exploration and production company Kulczyk Oil Ventures’ ETP-03 drilling rig is currently being rigged up at the Lukut Updip-1 (‘LKU-1’) well-site in preparation for the commencement of the Brunei Block L Phase 2 drilling campaign.

Bürkert’s Twinpower actuator technology

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has developed an actuator design for solenoid valves that increases the power density by using two coils. Twinpower actuator technology is now available as a complete standard valve line in widths of 10mm and 16mm, with a variety of fluidic and electrical connectionsAn improved membrane seal allows a leakage rate of 10–6mbar*l/min to be achieved.