Technical

BSS Flow Control Solutions has developed a range of Quarter Turn Ball Valves in a wide variety of materials, ranging from bronze, carbon and stainless steel, to more exotic designs in titanium, hastolloy and monel.

The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has officially certified three series of Yokogawa field devices as conforming to its most rigorous explosion-proof standard, the FISCO (Fieldbus Intrinsic Safety Concept) model, applied to Foundation Fieldbus technology applications, according to Yokogawa Electric Corporation.

Exxon Mobil Corporation hasannounced that Mobil Cepu Ltd, an affiliated company, has made a major oil discovery in Indonesia following the successful completion of the Banyu Urip No. 3 (BU-3) well.

The Foxboro Company, a unit of Invensys Process Automation, has won an automation contract for the Saudi Aramco Haradh Gas Plant in Saudi Arabia.

FCx Thompson Valves has launched a new specialist technical catalogue for its range of high performance Maxseal IVP pressure regulators.

Norgren has developed the Smart Suite of products, designed to enhance machine performance and provide user intelligence and feedback.

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Ltd are to build a major petrochemical complex in southern China.

CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals have appointed a consortium led by Bechtel Co. as project manager for a USD 4.05 billion petrochemical joint venture in southern China.

Valve World will organise an international seminar on CE Marking of Valves as part of the European Legislation and the Pressure Equipment Directive.

ISA 2001, the instrumentation, systems and automation conference and exhibition, will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, USA, from 10-13 September 2001.