Sealings

The new FK-TrieX full port triple offset valve from Crane exceeds conventional TOV Cv values by a factor of 4x to 8x+. This new valve utilizes all of the geometrical advantages of a triple offset sealing element to achieve bi-directional zero leakage, and is certified to API 6D and API 598 specifications.

Norway’s Pipeotech extends its industry-first 10-year gas-tight warranty for its ground-breaking DeltaV-Seal™ gasket all the way down to applications running at -196°C, based on stellar results of cryogenic leakage tests at a pre-eminent European research lab.Pipeotech launched its metal-to-metal DeltaV-Seal in 2015.

Dynamic seals for high-speed centrifugal compressors have been evolving/migrating from oil-based seals to aerodynamic gas bearing type seals over the last 50 years.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a robust policy framework of industry and government actions to address the risks of climate change while meeting the world’s long-term energy needs.

As proper valve sealing is one of the primary ways to reduce fugitive emissions, and decrease a facility’s environmental impact, this month’s Special Topic is on Sealing Technologies.

Outokumpu joins a three-year research program Towards Carbon Neutral Metals (TOCANEM) as a part of a consortium of multiple metal industry companies and universities in Finland.

Drone technology is to be deployed in New York to locate aging and abandoned oil and gas wells that release fugitive emissions (methane) into the environment.

Baker Hughes and PAO NOVATEK signed an agreement aimed at reducing carbon emissions from natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production.

ExxonMobil has created a new business to commercialize its extensive low-carbon technology portfolio. The new business, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, will initially focus on carbon capture and storage, one of the critical technologies required to achieve net zero emissions and the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is advancing plans for more than 20 new carbon capture and storage opportunities around the world to enable large-scale emission reductions.

Porthos, the project for CO2 capture and storage in Rotterdam, is on schedule to store an annual amount of 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 from the industry in empty gas fields beneath the North Sea as of 2024.