Izomax scored a milestone frame agreement with Shell, a deal that will enable Shell to leverage Izomax's patented AOGV technology to reinvent plant maintenance procedures.The three-year frame agreement allows Shell to fulfill ambitions for executing maintenance and modification work while maintaining production and avoiding unplanned downtime.Izomax pioneered the Add-On Gate Valve (AOGV) technology…
Survitec launched a new energy containment safety device designed to reduce the risks associated with catastrophic value actuator failures.The concept of the safety device was developed due to issues identified in the North Sea oil and gas sector…
Aberdeen-based subsea intervention technology company Interventek will supply 20,000 psi open-water well intervention shear and seal valves to Houston-based Trendsetter Engineering, Inc based in Houston.The agreement allows Trendsetter exclusive global rights to deploy the 20K…
PJ Valves (PJV), a manufacturer and supplier of valves for the energy industry, has secured orders to supply valves for two FPSOs in Brazil.One of these FPSOs is planned to be one of the largest offshore oil producing units in the world. The FPSO…
PJ Valves (PJV) has won contracts to supply valves packages for two Brazil-bound FPSOs, the Marlim 2 and Mero 2.The Marlim 2 FPSO will be delivered to Petrobras by Malaysia's Yinson, under the contract signed in March. The FPSO will have the capacity to process up to 70…
Rotork has introduced the new digital smart positioner which is appropriate for both control and on/off valve applications where enhanced diagnostics are required. It is ideal for highly critical applications in chemical/petrochemical processes…
Parker Hannifin has a complete range of valves that conform to the API 6A specification for Christmas tree and wellhead applications. API 6A valve. Image from Parker. For a number of years…
PJ Valves (PJV) and PJ Piping (PJP) have been awarded a contract by McDermott International to supply valves and piping elements for an offshore project in Trinidad and Tobago. Image from PJ Valves Twitter…
Aberdeen’s Interventek Subsea Engineering is launching a new Open Water Well Control Valve designed for light well intervention (LWI) and workover operations, including large bore, deepwater and HPHT applications. Image…
Inflow control valves and in-well fiber-optics have given Nexen far greater visibility of what’s going in and out of their reservoirs on the Golden Eagle field. Elaine Maslin reports. Golden Eagle with the Safe Caledonia alongside…
Cutting and sealing has been combined into a neat package in Interventek’s Revolution valve design. Elaine Maslin reports. An in riser valve assembly, above, and landing string system, right. Images from Interventek…
Danos has completed the fabrication of three boarding valve skids and one service line skid for Shell deepwater Appomattox facility. Requiring approximately 12 months to complete, the project engaged four Danos service lines, including project management…
Interventek Subsea Engineering has awarded a sole license for its new surface well intervention valve to international energy services specialist, Hunting Well Intervention. The product will join Hunting’s pressure control equipment portfolio and will be called the Ezi-Shear Seal…
Visuray performed the first downhole X-ray diagnostic operation offshore Norway for Statoil on 27 June. The objective was to image and unambiguously diagnose the status of a downhole safety valve so the operator could plan future workover operations…
Weatherford International’s new model WUDP-10 deep-set safety valve has been certified to V1 standards under the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 14A. The valve is designed for deepwater applications and is effective at depths in excess of 12…