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News Release from: Truflo International
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 February 2003
Conoco Belanak order for FCX Thompson
Valves
Thompson Valves will supply Maxseal instrument changeover solenoid valves and a range of their Maxseal - IVP Dome loaded high pressure regulators for this major offshore project
FCX Thompson Valves - part of the specialist flow control organisation FCX International - has secured a contract to supply its advanced Maxseal and IVP products for the Conoco Belanak floating production, storage and off loading (FPSO) facility Conoco has invested US$1.6 billion in the development of the new Belanak natural gas Indonesian offshore field, located approximately 125 miles (200 kilometres) from Singapore
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 14 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The floating facility - a 1,000-foot vessel - will have the capacity to store up to one million barrels of oil, which can be off-loaded to tankers for transportation.
It is scheduled to be completed and ready for by late 2004.
Poole-based FCX Thompson Valves will supply its Maxseal instrument changeover solenoid valves for the project.
These products are manufactured in stainless steel and provide a number of benefits over alternative products, such as lower power consumption, pressure options up to 207 Bar and actuation options including auto reset, lever manual override, lever manual reset and a tamper proof function.
In addition they also secured a major package to supply a range of their Maxseal - IVP Dome loaded high pressure regulators.
The 1" and 3" products are manufactured in stainless steel and are designed to ASME class B16.34.
Commenting on the new contract, Denis Westcott of FCX Thompson Valves explained: "The recent contract for Belanak has provided us with a highly credible reference which will further help us develop our presence in the Indonesian oil and gas market, which is now the largest market in Asia".
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