Following an accidental fire at the IOCL Jaipur Terminal, an extensive review of safety measures recommended by the MB Lal Committee has resulted in the introduction of failsafe actuators for critical tank farm applications. These valves, known as ROSOV (Remote...
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Orders in the pipeline support Colombia’s increased flow of oil
Rotork EH electro-hydraulic actuators have been selected as a reliable solution for failsafe valve control on a pivotal new oil pipeline under construction in Colombia.
Innovative Rotork valve actuation selected for Australia’s giant clean LNG projects
Rotork flow control products have been selected for applications throughout the giant Queensland coal seam gas-to-LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) projects in Australia. To date, Rotork’s international sales network has received orders for more than 5000 valve actuators, embracing electric, electro-hydraulic,...
Rotork flow control technologies specified for UAE petroleum storage expansion project
Rotork electric and electro-hydraulic valve actuation and Pakscan control technologies have been specified for a major petroleum storage tank farm expansion project at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
Increased functionality and intelligence for Rotork’s latest electro-hydraulic valve actuators
The Rotork Skilmatic self-contained electro-hydraulic valve actuator range combines the simplicity of electrical operation with the precision of hydraulic actuation and the reliability of mechanical failsafe motion for safety related applications including emergency shutdown (ESD) duty.
Rotork’s ‘smart’ electro-hydraulic actuator selected for pipeline valve upgrade
The 600 mile Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey is Iraq’s largest crude oil export line, capable of carrying over 1.5 b/d from northern Iraq to the port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean coast. The pipeline is owned and operated by Turkey’s...
Rotork pipeline actuators in project to provide improved energy for Brazil
Rotork pipeline valve actuators have been supplied for a new transportation network that has heralded a fundamental improvement in the use of energy products in the Amazonian region by enabling natural gas to be used instead of diesel and fuel...
LNG pipeline contract extends Rotork’s activity in Angola
In the latest of a series of contracts for projects in the area, Rotork Fluid Systems is supplying pneumatic and electro-hydraulic valve actuators with a value in excess of one million Euros for the onshore liquefied natural gas pipework network...
Solar powered actuators for slurry pipeline in the Chilean desert
Rotork Skilmatic EH electro-hydraulic valve actuators have provided a successful solution for the provision of reliable emergency valve operation on a slurry pipeline in one of the world’s most arid, inhospitable and remote locations.
Solar power in northern Canada
Rotork Fluid Systems at Calgary has supplied twenty Skilmatic EH electro-hydraulic failsafe actuators for remote gas pipeline applications in northern Alberta.
New Rotork appointment focuses on London-based oil and gas business
Rotork has appointed Gordon Croucher to the new position of Business Development Manager for the London-based oil and gas industry
New Rotork Fluid Systems Training Centre completes successful first year
In January 2008, Rotork Fluid Systems opened a new Training Centre at the head office in Lucca with the aim of offering enhanced support to customers and providing improved training programmes for the Rotork worldwide organisation.
Rotork pipeline actuators facilitate solar powered solution for remote valve control
The Puesto Hernanadez-El Corcobo Norte Oil Pipeline traverses eighty kilometres of remote and virtually deserted wilderness in the Neuquen area of south-west Argentina, close to the border with Chile. In this unforgiving environment – where fluctuating ambient temperatures drop well...
Centre of Excellence for Rotork Fluid Systems actuators opens in Spain
Worldwide valve actuation group Rotork has selected its company in Spain to be the tenth Centre of Excellence for the Rotork Fluid Systems Division's pneumatic and hydraulic actuation business.
Major contract for heavy duty electro-hydraulic valve actuators
Major pipeline contract for Rotork heavy duty electro-hydraulic valve actuators.
Improved reliability and safety at the water treatment plant, thanks to Rotork's EH actuators
Rotork's innovative EH electro-hydraulic range of heavy-duty valve actuators has proved to be a success in water and waste treatment plants.
BP selects Rotork electro-hydraulic valve actuators for vital platform duties
BP Exploration has specified heavy duty electro-hydraulic actuators manufactured by Rotork for a critical valve upgrade on the BP Unity platform, a vital unmanned facility that receives the oil from five fields in the North Sea.
Petrobras prefers EH actuators for the Osbra Pipeline
Thirty-nine Rotork EH range electro-hydraulic modulating actuators have been installed on the Osbra Pipeline in Brazil, replacing a competitor's hydraulic actuators installed in the 1990's when the pipeline was new.