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- March.2024
AUMA wins major tank farm order
Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has won the largest order in the company’s history, to supply a total of 2,756 explosion-proof electric actuators for the HES Hartel Tank Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. AUMA is the sole actuator supplier for this project. Delivery for the actuators is scheduled for the end of 2020.
HES International is one of Europe’s largest independent terminal operators in dry and liquid bulk products. The company has a long relationship with AUMA, which has previously supplied actuators for HES Botlek Tank Terminal in Rotterdam.
Metso manages funding for COVID-19 impacts
Metso has obtained new funding totaling EUR 290M to be well prepared for the impacts of COVID-19 on its businesses. The new funding consists of a EUR 100M, two-year term loan from Nordea Bank, which is expected to be drawn soon. Besides, Metso signed four bilateral revolving credit facilities totaling EUR 190M for one and two years with four banks.
The four banks are Commerzbank AG, OP Corporate Bank Plc, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, and Standard Chartered Bank. All the revolving credit facilities are currently undrawn. All the facilities will be transferred to Metso Outotec after the combination of the Metso Minerals Business with Outotec, which is expected to take place on June 30, 2020, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory and other approvals.
After these arrangements, Metso’s available funding totals EUR 790M and is largely based on its undrawn EUR 600M Revolving Credit Facility.
Samson control valves for Chinese Refinery
Samson Ringo has concluded the manufacturing and satisfactory testing to be supplied to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for a Desuperheaters modification project in the Huizhou Refinery.
Valves were fitted with type 3271 actuators and Samson instrumentation. The most challenging process conditions were for the 6” 2500# valves so the Samson Ringo valve solution includes: Special bonnet for high temperature (Design temperature: 540ºC); Pilot trim for balance main plug to reduce the thrust and, therefore have a smooth operation and a cost-effective actuator.
Rotork actuators on well pads in Canada
Over 80 Rotork CP, GP, and RC200 pneumatic actuators have been installed on well pads in Alberta, Canada, where they will be part of an in situ steam, assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil sand extraction project. SAGD technology is used to extract bitumen oil from 800 metres below the surface of the earth.
The levels of precision offered by the CP, GP, and RC200 pneumatic actuators a critical as the exact temperature must be maintained at all times to ensure that the steam condenses at the right point and facilitate the flow to the separation facility. The pneumatic actuators were also favoured as they also perform vital Emergency Shutdown (ESD) function.
The well pads follow a new zero-base design (ZBD) and are located in Northern Alberta. It is expected that this project will create a 15 to 20% reduction in the surface footprint for the well pads and a 35 to 55% reduction in the overall well pad cost.
Oxford Flow secures £8.45m investment
Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist has raised GBP 8.45M to fuel the company’s expansion across the utility and industrials markets, and oil and gas product development.
The funding has been secured from eight parties, with existing investors Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Parkwalk, Oxford Investment Consultants, and the University of Oxford contributing a total of GBP 5.6M. The remaining amount is made up of GF Piping Systems, a division of Georg Fischer, a Swiss leader in fluid transfer equipment, individual investor Nick Harbinson and companies associated with GK Goh, the Singapore-based investment group.
This funding includes a significant investment by GF Piping Systems, into Oxford Flow’s utility and industrials business to access its new technology for value creation within Georg Fischer’s largest division.
Rotork actuators for LNG project in Australia
More than 270 Rotork process control actuators have been ordered for an LNG project in Australia. The customers purchased the quarter-turn CVQ electric actuators which will operate the ball and v-ball valves on separator skids to control the water extraction process at an onshore natural gas production site in the Surat Basin. The ball valves will be used to shut off the gas and the v-ball valves will carry out flow control by controlling pressure build-up during well operation.
Rotork’s CVA range of actuators, which includes both the CVQ and CVL linear variant, is suitable for almost all part-turn and linear control valve applications. Providing continuous unrestricted modulation duty, the actuators feature an onboard datalogger as standard and configurable fail-to-position option using supercapacitor technology.
CIRCOR opened for business in Weihai
Continuing to drive its strategy of increasing local product availability and support in China and the Asia-Pacific market, CIRCOR has opened for business at its expanded 6,000 sqm plant in the city of Weihai, Shandong province.
CIRCOR’s expansion in the Weihai Economic & Technological Development Zone (ETDZ) reinforces the company’s capacity to provide strong support and foster proximity to new and longtime flow control customers as well as the regional supplier base. The Weihai facility is readily accessible by highway, air, rail, and sea.
At the new facility in Weihai, CIRCOR will manufacture commercial marine packages, three-screw positive displacement pumps, control valves, progressing cavity pumps, and centrifugal pumps.
CIRCOR awarded six contracts worth $18m
CIRCOR International announced that it was awarded six contracts totaling USD 18M to provide ball valves for Block V of the Virginia Class Submarine program. The six ship-sets of valves will be delivered over the next three years. CIRCOR has supplied valves for the Virginia Class submarine since the program began over 20 years ago.
CIRCOR received this award following the U.S. Navy’s recent announcement of its largest shipbuilding contract ever, awarding a USD 22.2bn contract to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for nine Virginia-Class Block V attack submarines.
Emerson to invest $100m in Colorado
Emerson a global engineering and technology company, announced that it will invest more than USD 100M in Boulder to significantly expand its manufacturing space and launch an innovation center focused on research, new product development, and industry training for its advanced flow measurement products.
Emerson is recognized globally for its advanced flow measurement technologies and diagnostics that help leading global customers in the life sciences, food, and beverage, chemical, power, and energy industries.
Emerson’s flow measurement portfolio includes Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, multiphase, differential pressure, and ultrasonic meters under the Micro Motion™, Rosemount™, Roxar™, and Daniel™ brands.
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