Technical

Hoang Long Joint Operating Co., consisting of PetroVietnam E&P, UK-based SOCO and Thailand-based PTTEP, have awarded international technical assurance and consulting company Germanischer Lloyd (GL) with both certification and quality assurance and quality control services during all project phases for Te Giac Trang (TGT) from design and procurement to final documentation.

Crane Fluid Handling has announced the availability of the 2009 edition of Crane’s Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410).

The Orissa Government State Level Technical Committee has approved proposals to set up two more biomass-based power projects in the state.

Wood Group Pressure Control (WGPC), part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC (Wood Group), has been awarded a contract by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) valued at USD 11.2 million to provide 125 wellheads and Christmas trees for onshore oil & gas fields in Southern Mexico.

Axium Process now supplies custom built manual and automatic filtration systems by utilising combinations of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane technology that offers manufacturers to reduce water and energy costs, water recovery, effluent treatment, product recovery and diversification of products.

Crane Flow Solution has announced its title sponsorship of the Valve World Asia 2009 Conference & Exhibition in Suzhou, P.R. China, 23-24 September (Booth #602).

The development of the Nini East Field off the coast of Denmark by Dong Energy involves the construction of a new, unmanned production platform and a 7km subsea pipeline to the existing Nini platform.

Witt Gasetechnik GmbH’s 800ES gas non-return valve has recently been tested by the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Germany for burn-out safety up to 240bar with oxygen.

China Valves Technology Inc. has announced that the Company's newly established production facility at its Henan Kaifeng High Pressure Valve Co. Ltd “Kaifeng Valve” subsidiary began trial production at the beginning of June 2009.

Qatar Section of Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society, had recently conducted its 59th technical seminar on “New developments in actuator controls in process industry for achieving higher plant safety”.