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Technip has been awarded by Tullow Ghana Limited two contracts, worth approximately €100 million, for the Phase 1A of the Jubilee project. The Jubilee field is located offshore Ghana at a water depth of 1,300 meters.

These contracts cover full project management, engineering, fabrication and installation of a new flexible riser(1), two rigid flowlines(2) and 11 spools/jumpers, as well as the installation of two manifolds and 5 kilometers of umbilicals(3).

Technip’s operating center in Paris, France, will execute the project with the support of the Group offices in Houston, Texas, and Accra, Ghana. The flexibles will be fabricated at the Group's facility in Le Trait, France. This award thus demonstrates Technip’s ability to put in place a worldwide organization to the benefit of a project.

Offshore installation is scheduled to be completed with the Global 1200 and the Deep Pioneer, two vessels from Technip’s fleet, in the second half of 2012.

These contracts constitute a significant milestone for Technip's presence in Ghana. After the successful execution of the first phase of Jubilee completed in 2011, Technip is proud to have been selected by Tullow and its partners for this second phase.

Fuel gas shutoff valves represent the main line of defense in combustion devices such as burners and boilers. They’re key to the safe operation of equipment for nonresidential comfort heating, commercial and industrial heating, and power and steam generation applications worldwide. While conventional modular gas valve designs are popular and effective, the latest generation of valves has even more dramatic improvements. Recent technological advancements — in models such as new modular gas valves from ASCO — offer breakthrough features and benefits. These include higher flows, more compact footprints, and greater modularity and flexibility to enable downsizing of fuel train components, as well as broader temperature ranges, higher close-off pressures, more immediate availability, and reduced costs of ownership.

Please click 'The Insiders’ Guide to Modular Gas Valves' todownload the White Paper by ASCO Valves.

Rotork modulating electric valve actuators have been installed in an efficiency upgrade project at a large water treatment works serving the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam.

The modern and highly automated plant at Vogelenzang, owned by Waternet, has a daily water treatment capacity of 180,000 cubic metres. The treatment regime comprises pre-screening, carbon filtration, ozone injection and sand filtration. Waternet is the only water company in the Netherlands to cover the entire water cycle, from the treatment of waste water and provision of drinking water to cleaning and maintaining levels of surface water. These services are performed on behalf of the Regional Public Water Authority – Amstel, Gooi and Vecht – and the City of Amsterdam.

Case Study by Rotork: 'Rotork retrofit improves valve actuation efficiency at Amsterdam water treatment plant'

A useful Solenoid Valve Terminology in accordance with. ISO-1219 prepared by ASCO Valves.

Omron introduces Switch Mode Power Supply S8EX. New S8EX Series of Switch-mode Power Supply Boards:

• A peak current of twice the rated output current for models with 24-V or 48-V outputs.

• Wide-range input power: 100 to 240 VAC

For details please download the datasheet

Quebec, Canada, February 1, 2012 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the introduction of the new MB-Rx in-situ Reaction Monitor for research laboratories and pilot plants in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries.

The MB-Rx is a plug-and-play solution designed around the key concepts of analytical performance, reliability and simplicity. This robust analyzer provides real-time insight into chemical reaction dynamics. Key parameters such as kinetics over different phases, reagent consumption and the synthesis of products and by-products can be assessed in real time.

The MB-Rx features a rugged Hastelloy ATR probe and an intuitive software interface that also allows for rapid set-up of experiment templates. The analyzer’s compact footprint allows it to fit inside crowded fume hoods, providing convenient access to reactors. Permanently aligned optics and a light source with an average lifespan of 10 years make the MB-Rx virtually maintenance-free. In addition, it does not use hygroscopic optics or a cryogenic detector, thus eliminating the need for optical purging, desiccant cartridges, liquid nitrogen or Stirling coolers.

'ABB introduces the new MB-Rx for in-situ reaction monitoring'

Stumped by hazardous area locations? Not sure when to choose and use intrinsic safety equipment? Intrinsic safety expert David Hohenstein from Pepperl+Fuchs gives you the need-to-know basics in ebook "Intrinsic Safety in a Nutshell".

Intrinsic Safety in a Nutshell covers:

Hazardous areas

Intrinsic safety methods

Zener diode barriers

Isolated barriers

Principles of intrinsic safety

Helpful links throughout the ebook guide the reader to more in-depth content on the Pepperl+Fuchs website. Download your copy of "Intrinsic Safety in a Nutshell" today!

Foxboro temperature transmitters provide reliable and dependable solutions for the most demanding temperature applications in the process industry.  These reliable transmitters increase the availability of your plant while reducing the cost of ownership through diagnostics, easy configuration tools and unmatched performance.

Features:

• Long-term temperature measurement stability

• Self-diagnostics and self-calibration

• One unit configurable for all T/C/RTD, mV and Ω inputs

• Wide range of communications protocols

Please click 'Foxboro Transmitter RTTxx' to see the details of this product