Valve World Magazine February 2023 | Page 58

industry update

Kaybob contract for Oliver Valves T2 alloys CPV valves
Oliver Valves has secured a fixed 3-year contract to supply a large range of valves to the Kaybob Duvernay project . Located in Alberta , Canada , Kaybob covers an area of 330,000 acres and is estimated to produce 22,000 barrels of natural gas per day . Now halfway through the contract , Oliver has supplied Instrument Manifolds and Reduced and Full-Bore Double Block & Bleed valves from its sister company Twinsafe , with injection and sampling probes , in orders placed so far worth over GBP 500,000 . Oliver engineers carried out strength calculations required to gain
approval to obtain Canadian Registration Numbers ( CRN ), a legal requirement for
pressure-rated products to be installed and operational in Canada .
T2 Alloys Limited now offers CPV Manufacturing products in Europe and other markets . CPV valves operate in high-pressure applications up to 6000 psig ( select products to 7500 psig ) for critical gases such as oxygen , hydrogen , helium , argon , CO2 , mixed gases , and speciality gases . CPV coupled with Tungum tube offers safes , high quality , and reliable tube-valve-fitting options .
ERIKS completes GBP 21m UK investment
Following 18 months of development and testing , ERIKS ’ new Fulfilment Centre of Expertise ( FCE ) in Oldbury is now fully open and operational with its huge 11,000m 2 warehouse space backed by one of the most advanced warehouse management systems anywhere in Europe .
ERIKS has also spent millions of pounds updating its technical services offering . The engineering sites focus on servicing , repairs , and upgrades of the pump , valve , motor , and geared drive equipment as well as providing a base for ERIKS site services teams .
Hitachi Metals becomes Proterial
On January 4 , Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Metals , Ltd . changed its name to Proterial , Ltd . The company has supplied a range of valves to the market since 1942 . Today ,
Proterial ’ s double offset ball valve is known for its unique features , including prevention of stagnant flow and a light torque movement due to the no-pocket design .
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