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Permian Basin Onshore Technology Conference Valve World 2002 Power-Gen 2002
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21 - 23 October 2002 Tel: +31 575 585 286
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on blocks 208 and 404 in SE Algeria. The com- equipment will be manufactured in Mexico,
Texas refinery pany is also said to be planning to drill three ex- Russia and Ukraine, according to EEPPM, which
ploration wells, two on block 404 and one on provides electric, water and telecommunications
Cyntech Fuels of Chambers County LLC, a whol- block 208. Anadarko’s net investments in Algeria services in Medellin.
ly owned subsidiary of Cyntech Technology Inc., have totalled about USD 900 million since it
has awarded an engineering services and project signed its first exploration
management contract to Eagle-Pro Engineering Itera and Lukoil
Inc. of Beaumont, Texas, USA, for the renovation
and construction activities related to the hydro- Hydropower plans form gas pact
carbon processing facility located in Mt. Belvieu,
Texas. The facility, an inactive refinery and tank for Colombia Russian gas producer Itera is to sign an agree-
storage farm, was recently purchased by a Geor- ment with Lukoil to develop gas production in
gia investment group for the benefit of Cyntech A Russian-Colombian consortium has won a Uzbekistan. The Russian business daily Vremya
Fuels. The refinery renovation project is estimat- contract to provide power generation equip- reported that Itera and Lukoil will each own
ed to cost approximately USD 25 million. ment to two hydroelectric power plants in NW 45% of the joint venture. Uzbekistan’s state-
Colombia, state-owned utility operator Empre- owned oil and gas company, Uzbekneftegaz,
sas Publicas de Medellin (EEPPM) said. EEPPM will own 10% and it will hold a license to de-
Anadarko plans to said that the USD 8.65 million contract was velop the gas regions Bukhara and Gissar.
awarded to Colombia’s Esguem and Russia’s En- Lukoil and Itera are expected to invest up to
invest in Algeria ergomash. Spain’s Ingehidro Ltda also partici- USD 720 million in Uzbek gas production over
pated in the bidding, officials said. EEPPM Gen- 25 years, the paper said. The companies plan to
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. is to invest USD 160 eral Manager Ivan Correa Calderon said the produce 4.5 billion cubic metres of gas in the
million in Algeria this year, according to the consortium would provide generation and con- first few years and raise the output to between
OPEC news agency. The investment would be trol equipment to La Herradura and La Vuelta 8 bcm and 10 bcm in the years to come, the
divided between hydrocarbon exploration, ap- hydroelectric plants in mid-2003. The plants paper said. The gas will be exported to Russia
praisal and development in Algeria. It is under- have a combined generating capacity of 31.5 and Europe via existing pipelines.
stood that work would mainly be concentrated MW. Most of the turbines, valves and other
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Saudi Aramco is the latest end user to take delivery contract engineer is set to raise just under GBP
of high technology Severn Glocon MLT control 1000 for neurofibromatosis. In appalling weather
300 control valves for hydrocarbon sour gas to mountain terrain. The demanding route included
L VE flare duties at the Saudi Aramco Uthmaniyah in- Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis and was
WO R stallation in the country’s eastern province. The the biggest walking challenge faced by the duo
valve duty involves sour gas flowing at up to 14.8 from the actuator manufacturing firm.
cubic feet per hour at a pressure of 238 psia. Each Ian Sully commented: “I realised that it was im-
valve is designed to reduce the pressure to just portant to do more than merely train at my local
under 60psia, a ratio of 4:1 that would require the gym: I wanted to really push myself to go be-
equivalent of six conventional concentric cages in a yond my normal capabilities and I wanted to do
Sealing Solutions’ traditional globe valve design. By adopting the it for a worthy charity. Now, back at my seden-
Severn Glocon MLT alternative solution, concentric tary, desk-based job, I can hardly walk, but it has
STC Certification cages are replaced by a far more compact multi- been worth it thinking of raising the profile of
labyrinth trim, consisting of a stack of computer the charity and raising sponsorship money!”
Sealing Solutions Inc., an authorised distributor designed discs that offer multiple stages of pres-
of Parker Hannifin sealing products, has been sure let down. For this specific application, the MLT
certified as a Parker Sealing Technology Center. stack, manufactured from 316 grade stainless steel
This STC certification, awarded in June following and Stellite coated, has been designed with 12
a stringent qualification process, means that stages of pressure reduction and fitted within a
Sealing Solutions is equipped to offer its cus- completely new valve pattern. Both valves will be
tomers unparalleled levels of technical assistance, equipped with double-acting pneumatic actuators,
sales support and access to Parker’s full line of smart positioners and side-mounted handwheels.
engineered sealing systems and solutions. The order for Aramco was received from the Saudi
Parker’s Seal Group introduced its STC program contractor ZATE by Severn Glocon’s established
late last year, in response to customer demand agent in the country, YBA Kanoo, who will provide
Auma UK’s Terry Banks (left) with Ian Sully in
for a higher level of local engineering and appli- local support for the installation. training for their hill-walking charity climb.
cations expertise. To qualify for STC status, dis-
tributors are required to have an in-house full-
time sealing specialist and electronic transaction Automation ups Eka production rates
capabilities. They are also required to maintain
quality certifications and participate in Parker’s Eka Chemicals NL, an Akzo Nobel division located batch consistency has improved and production
product and technology training programs. at Maastricht, The Netherlands, has successfully in- levels are slightly increased. Emerson was able to
Sealing Solutions first signed on as an authorised creased process uptime and production capacity supply more than 250 of its EL-O-Matic open/
Parker Seal Group distributor in 1998. Since then, with the help of PlantWeb digital plant architecture closed valve actuators, with switches, in addition to
the distributor has been providing customers in with Foundation fieldbus technology from Emerson 20 three-position EL-O-Matic actuators. AS-i bus
the aerospace, mobile hydraulic, analytical instru- Process Management. The chemicals company was was identified as the optimum solution for on/off
mentation, material handling, and transportation looking to fully automate its processing operations valve actuation and was simple to implement with
industries with O-Rings, packing and composite to achieve uninterrupted production, 24 hours a the existing DeltaV system. In addition to the
sealing products from its location in Colmar, PA. day. Emerson began the automation with DeltaV system and ELQ actuators, Emerson also
PlantWeb architecture at Eka Chemicals with instal- provided a wide spectrum of products including
Mark Riley, lation of its first DeltaV(TM) digital automation sys- Micro Motion(R) Coriolis flow meters, Rose-
President of
tem in September 2000. Extensions were also mount(R) Model 3051 pressure transmitters and
Sealing Solutions,
Inc. in Colmar made in May and October 2001. The cost benefits Model 3244 temperature transmitters with match-
PA, is congratu- were primarily found in the reduction of operational ing sensors and Saab Rosemount radar level trans-
lated by Parker
staffing, through the automation of manually oper- mitters, and Fisher® control valves with Fieldvue®
Seal Group
Regional Sales ated valves and dosing systems on resin reactors, digital valve controllers. The advanced technology
Manager Rich and the replacement of two manual batch plants helps reduce costs associated with wiring, installa-
Hodge. Sealing with automated continuous production units. Also, tion, commissioning and maintenance.
Solutions became a certified Parker Sealing
Technology Center, or STC, in June 2002.
Underground valve
Red Valve offers its manual pinch valve in a spe-
cialised, buried-service configuration. The Series
75B features an extended stem for above-
ground operation. The all-elas-
tomer pinch sleeve iso-
lates the metal body
from the process fluid,
extending service life
and eliminating clogging and scal-
ing. With its full-port opening and
drop-tight sealing capabilities,
the Series 75B is considered
ideal for on/off service.
Colson innovates The valves that came into being were Double at temperatures of up to 50C. Operation cycles are
Block and Bleed Valves . extremely high - the actuated valves used to con-
Colson Industries’ staff have been involved in the Well that was 20 years ago and it’s about time trol the liquor’s flow are operated every 20s. Given
manufacture of ball, manifold & needle valves things moved on. the nature of the liquor, any valve leakages would
for the last 25 years. Gradually increasing our The principle of Double Block and Bleed is well be highly unpleasant and adversely affect the
product range from the humble beginnings of known , the process (or Mechanical ) 1st isolate workplace, so the valves chosen had to be envi-
ball valves into the vast array of ball, needle and valve combined with the second isolate (or in- ronmentally safe. In seeking an improved solution
manifold valves in most sizes and configurations strument ) valve with a venting facility all in one that would extend the intervals between valve
to satisfy customers’ requirements. With the ad- block. Fewer leak paths, lighter weight construc- changes, the firm initially evaluated diaphragm
vent of Double Block & Bleed valves, not only tion than the conventional gate/ globe /ball con- valves, before selecting Worcester Controls’ E51
have valves increased in size but also in complex- figuration, better accuracy of instrumentation , EnviroSafe flanged ball valves. The seven valves,
ity, providing a total solution in one block with Lower Total Cost Of Ownership (the very much manufactured from stainless steel, feature a unique
multiple valves built in. We now manufacture In Buzz Expression ). dynamic dual sealing stem arrangement and are
valves to 3”, with weights up to 65 Kg – a far However the application of such valves in the controlled by double-acting Norbro pneumatic ac-
cry from the simple instrumentation valve! past have not reached their true potential . tuators, which given their strenuous workload
Innovative designs incorporate the introduction Pressure (yes) In line substitution of two sepa- have also remarkably lasted the course.
of the wafer style ball and needle valves. Slipping rate valves for one block (yes)
between standard flanges they thereby reducing But what about Flow Measurement , Level Mea-
joints, metal and height – saving not only surement, Temperature Measurement ? Fast nickel valves
weight, but also time & money! By listening to the customer, we have developed
In November we shall move into larger premises a complete range of products which come under A resource is now available for end-users who re-
of approximately 3,000 sq. metres. Better facili- the general heading of Close Coupled Solutions, quire quick delivery of corrosion-resistant nickel-
ties, larger space and overhead craneage lifting or as Shell term them Direct Mounted Manifolds. based valves. Piping systems designed for chlorides,
up to 15 Tonnes! It may not make us millionares but at least we carbonates, sulphates, nitrates, acetates etc are, by
are listening !!!!! nature, subject to long deliveries for high-pressure
For further information please contact de Gidts- class gate valves. The problem is particularly acute in
No……..it’s a 3 Feldman Groep or visit us at Stand 236 at the an emergency situation where a single special valve
Valve World Exhibition. could jeopardise a construction schedule or result in
valve manifold….. costly loss of production. Quattro Alloy Valve can
solve the problem of acquiring small-bore, high-alloy
We all say we do it .....but we very rarely do it 10 million cycles ANSI / API gate valves as it focuses on producing
.....listen to the customer ....and when we do it single or small quantities of valves. All valve bodies
...we then try to persuade the customer that our When Worcester Controls’ valves and Norbro ac- are machined from solid forged bar stock, ensuring
standard product is really what he wants... tuators were installed at a fine chemicals manufac- defect-free pressure boundaries and eliminating the
I’m reminded of an incident 20 years ago when turing plant in Middlesbrough in 1997 they had a time-consuming and expensive casting repair cycle.
our customer wanted something that had never target to achieve one million uninterrupted cycles.
been tried before. We offered him our standard Five years and ten million cycles later, they are still Don’t forget, all these press releases
product which was NOT what he wanted. He operating under highly demanding conditions, (and many more) are published and
went off and found a company that were pre- with only one reported gland leak, which was archived on our website as soon
pared to do it , and they retired as millionaires taken up by a minor adjustment. In the application
as we receive them.
and bought a pub, and we ? , well I’m writing an acidic liquor containing dissolved salts including
www.valve-world.net
this article for Valve World !! sulphates and chlorides with a pH of 3.5 is carried
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