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Valve & Automation supplies Sasol EPU 5 project

The Sasol ethylene purification unit, under construction at the Sasol Polymers plant in Sasolburg, is expected to go on stream in the second half of 2013 and will be ramped up to full capacity by 2015.

“Expanded” LHB Series now with Spring Return Handl

newsitemHayward Flow Control announces the expansion of our patent pending LHB Series Manual Limit Switch line to now include a Spring Return "Dead Man Handle" design for those critical applications requiring compliance to safety standards or plant specifications where the valve must return to a closed position after operation.

Lloyds Banking Group supplies facility

 Lloyds Banking Group has arranged an innovative funding facility to support the ongoing export activities and overseas expansion of President Engineering Group Limited (PEGL), the Sheffield-based valve manufacturer, which is backed by YFM Equity Partners.

SIPOS accredited for safety standards

 Process standards and systems are as important to SIPOS Aktorik as meeting product and performance legislation for the company’s electric actuation technology.

EPC Offshore doubles turnover

 Rapidly growing oil and gas project management contractor EPC Offshore has marked the close of its third year in business by doubling its turnover for the third consecutive year.

CEIR Congress 2012 – International Meeting Point

Once a year, the European Association for the taps and valves industry (CEIR) comes together to give updates on the current status of the industry and its member associations. This year the event took place in a little castle just outside Paris, France. Valve World was invited to participate and report straight from the congress room.

New Rosebank oil & gas project

newsitemRosebank oil & gas field is located offshore of the Shetland Islands, in the UK. It lies in blocks 213/26 and 213/27 of production licence 1026 in 1,100m of water. Chevron is the operator of the field with 40% interest.

Fluor as EPC contractor for Brunswick station

newsitemFluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract by Dominion Virginia Power to build its new Brunswick County Power Station, a combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Brunswick County, VA.

Merla returns to Mid Continent oilfields

newsitemMerla Wellhead Solutions, a global provider of oilfield flow control valves, actuators, and related systems today announced the return of its distributed valve division after signing an agreement appointing Spicer & Sandburg, Inc.

Red Spider secures its largest contract

Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology (ROCT) specialist delivering multi-million pound savings and reduced risk to the oil and gas industry by eliminating interventions during well operations, has completed one of its largest deals in the Scandinavian market to supply its ground-breaking tools to Hess.