industry update
Flowserve Corporation ( FLS ), a provider of flow control products and services for the
Flowserve expands educational service capabilities
global infrastructure markets , has announced the opening of a new Learning Resource Center ( LRC ) on the Lamar University campus in Beaumont , Texas . The new LRC will provide Flowserve customers and Lamar University students with the opportunity to engage with Flowserve ’ s innovative products and technology through hands-on , lab-based learning experiences . Flowserve ’ s dedicated team of certified trainers will facilitate product demonstrations and simulations , as well as leverage other training tools , to deepen participants ’ understanding of Flowserve ’ s flow control
CruxOCM announces expanded implementation
systems . Based on the level of training , participants may be eligible to receive professional development or educational credits following completion . “ We are excited about partnering with Lamar University and the mutual opportunities this relationship will bring ,” said Lamar Duhon , president , aftermarket services and solutions . “ The Learning Resource Center will help us better connect with and support our customers , especially those in the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana while furthering the education and development of Lamar University ’ s future innovators .”
CruxOCM , the pioneer of robotic industrial process automation ( RIPA™ ), announced that Phillips 66 has committed to further expanding its production implementations of pipeBOT™ to additional pipeline assets to enable safer , more consistent operations that maximize utilization , efficiency , and throughput of their pipeline network . CruxOCM ’ s state-of-the-art solutions solve several industry |
challenges , and by utilizing the technology , Phillips 66 will be able to provide repeatable , secure , and consistently executed operations . CruxOCM ’ s pipeBOT™ reduces costs and increases pipeline throughput , ratability , and asset integrity . The number of manual commands it takes for control room operators to manage pipeline functionality is staggering , typically anywhere from hundreds to |
thousands to complete discrete operations like start-ups , shutdowns , or swings . pipeBOT™ is designed to reduce manual commands through intelligent automation . By applying intelligence to the process , control room operator fatigue is significantly reduced – as many as 85 % fewer commands need to be entered across all operating processes . This technology enables control room operators to perform more |
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Subsea 7 & Van Oord join Guyana ’ s gas-to-energy project
A consortium of Subsea 7 and Van Oord has won a contract by Exxon- Mobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited ( EEPGL ) related to the pipeline for the gas-to-energy project offshore Guyana . The scope under the “ substantial ” contract , as the companies define it , covers the project management , engineering , and installation of approximately 190 kilometers of pipeline in water depths of up to 1,450 meters . Work will also include an associated shallow water portion and onshore approach making landfall to the west of the Demerara River , along the coast of Guyana . The gas-to-energy project will include the construction , commissioning , and operation of onshore natural gas liquids and natural gas processing plant ( NGL Plant ), which is proposed to be located in the Amsterdam ( Demerara River )/ Vriesland Area , West Bank Demerara . It also includes an offshore pipeline , measuring some 225 km , from the Liza Phase 1 and Liza Phase 2 FPSO vessels located within the Stabroek Block to La Jalousie / Nouvelle Flanders , West Coast Demerara . The startup of the facilities is expected to take place by late 2024 .
NFE enters agreement with Plug Power
New Fortress Energy Inc . ( NFE ) has entered an agreement with Plug Power Inc . ( Plug ), a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy , for a 120-megawatt industrial-scale green hydrogen plant near Beaumont , Texas . Expected to be one of the largest of its kind in North America , the facility will leverage Plug ’ s industry-leading proton exchange membrane ( PEM ) electrolysis technology and enable the production of more than 50 tons per day ( TPD ) of green hydrogen . With the development of additional supporting infrastructure , the facility will be scalable to nearly 500 megawatts . The green hydrogen project site is strategically located on the banks of the Neches River in Jefferson County , Texas , affording proximity to industrial end-users as well as access to reliable power and superior logistics including rail , marine , and existing pipelines that span the U . S . Gulf Coast region . The Port of Beaumont and the broader Sabine- Neches Navigation District are home to an array of large-scale industrial facilities in the refining , petrochemical , and other sectors that utilize hydrogen for desulfurization and feedstock processing .
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