Valve World Magazine November 2022 | Page 106

industry update
Crane India opens engineered check valves factory
Radix wins Petrobras contract
Crane India has opened a new factory producing designed check valves in Satara , Maharashtra . A wide variety of Noz-Chek and Duo-Chek valves in sizes up to 84 are produced in the facility using automated welding technology . The facility satisfies strict quality and product approval standards and has in-house machining capabilities for all available size ranges . Additionally , the facility provides in-house cryogenic and highpressure
gas testing for valves up to 72 ”. HariJinaga , President , of Crane India comments , “ Our new engineered check valve factory reflects digital transformation trends and features a fully automated manufacturing process to ensure our products maintain the quality Crane is known for . Crane India has been an influential force in the country through our contributions and investments in local communities over the past thirty years ”.
Radix Engineering and Software has closed a R $ 49M ( approx . USD 9.5M ) contract with Petrobras to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering . Radix will develop software for two lots of subsea and one lot of wells , marking its return to large contracts with Petrobras . The partnership will last for three years , extendable for an additional two years . The market forecast for oil and gas wells and subsea operations is very positive , particularly in Brazil .
New initiatives are being launched to drill new wells , well plugging , and decommissioning . Companies are also launching innovative projects to add new equipment installation on the seabed , which will require players to be very efficient and controlled in their operations to minimised operational and environmental risks . Radix will be responsible for developing new systems , improving existing ones , and supporting those currently in use by Petrobras for Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering .
Eni starts production in two gas fields
Eni recently started production from two gas fields related to the Berkine Sud contract in Algeria , just six months after the contract was awarded through an accelerated development ( fast track ). The production of the Berkine South , the first contract to be signed under the new Algerian hydrocarbon law 19-13 , is operated by Eni and
Sonatrach , and currently has a production capacity of 1 million standard cubic meters per day of gas ( MSm 3 / d ) and approximately 4,000 barrels per day of associated liquids . This capacity is expected to increase to around 2 MSm 3 / d by the end of the year , reaching the full potential of the MLE gas treatment plant , equal to 11 MSm 3 / d .
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