Technical

The British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA) has marked its 80th anniversary AGM with the launch of a new Future Leader Award, with Rotork’s Dave Godfrey named 2019 winner.

BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants.

Cook Compression®, part of Dover Precision Components and Dover (DOV), has been awarded a multi-year contract by ISAB S.r.l, a part of Lukoil Oil Company, to provide technical support, reconditioning and upgrades for reciprocating compressor valves and actuators.

BSRIA has launched an updated version of BSRIA Technical Standard BTS/1 2019 – Test Method for PICVs and DPCVs, which supersedes the original version launched in 2012 and now includes a new dedicated method for testing differential pressure control valves.

Staccato Technologies, a Swedish valve producer and newly appointed Kvaser Technical Associate, has chosen Kvaser Leaf Light Controller Area Network (CAN) to USB interfaces to package with a new product for fine pneumatic actuator control.

Expro has secured a contract extension to supply well test and subsea services for INPEX-operated, Ichthys LNG. The contract will see Expro continue to supply a high rate of 175 MMscf/day well-testing package, which will include enhanced electronic emergency shutdown (ESD) systems.

President of PJSC LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director Mele K Kyari signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the companies.

Sonoro Energy Ltd through a wholly-owned subsidiary company Zamatra Bakau Straits Ltd, along with its Indonesian co-venturer, announce that it is in the process of assuming full operations of the Selat Panjang oil and gas concession from SKKMIGAS.

The 7th National Valve and Pipeline Academic Conference was recently held in Xiamen, sponsored by the fluid engineering branch of Chinese society of mechanical engineering.

DNV GL has extended the certificate of conformity to the offshore standard for underwater pipelines DNV-OS-F101 for the Nord Stream gas pipeline for the seventh time.