TPi September 2016

business & market news

Valve World Expo 2016 Valve World Expo, the global exhibi- tion for industrial valves, is to be held in Düsseldorf, By mid-2016, more than 19,600m 2 of net exhibition space had been booked, with 638 exhibitors from 39 countries having registered.

ment and fit-up for oil and gas projects. Process improvement across the industry is crucial and pipe fit-up is a key area demonstrating this. No two pipes will ever fit together with zero misalignment, so minimising HiLo through precision measurement and analysis helps to increase project success.” PTL was impressed by the efficiencies the project gained from the involvement of OMS. Derek Duddy, site manager, commented, “We would like to thank OMS for all of their efforts over the duration of a challenging and complicated project. OMS personnel have performed excellently during the Ichthys campaign on site.” OMS pipe measurement and fit-up services allowed PTL and HMC to complete the pipeline construction with improved integrity, leading to increased lifespan. Optical Metrology Services Ltd – UK info@omsmeasure.com www.omsmeasure.com Experts from all over the world are expected to exchange with conference delegates on innovations from the dynamically growing area of valve technology, including its upstream and downstream technologies. The Pump Summit, the International Exhibition & Conference for Pump Technology, will take place on the ground floor of Hall 7.0 on 29 and 30 November, allowing producers, distributors and users of pumps, seals and compressors to present their products and exchange knowledge. The agenda of the Pump Summit’s accompanying conference features talks and selected workshops on pump and seal applications in a wide variety of industries. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH – Germany valveworldexpo@messe-duesseldorf.de www.valveworldexpo.de

Germany, for the fourth time, from 29 November to 1 December 2016.

Most European companies come from Italy, the UK, Germany, Spain, France, Turkey and the Netherlands, while overseas visitors will mainly come from the USA, India, Taiwan, South Korea and China. The accompanying Valve World Conference will again be organised by KCI. Alongside topics of the future such as material selection, new technologies and processes for the production and application of valves, new energies and the analysis of new services, an in-depth debate about the structure of the industry will take place. Lectures, workshops and seminars will deepen the content covered by the conference.

The entire spectrum of industrial valves will be covered by the event in three exhibition halls. The ranges encompass valves, valve components and parts, actuator drives and position controllers, compressors, engineering services and software, associations and publishers. Visitors are expected from the fields of oil, gas and petrochemical industries, chemical industry, food industry, marine and offshore industries, water and waste water management, automotive and mechanical engineering, pharmaceutical industry and power plants.

OMS completes pipeline fit-up for Ichthys Inspection and measurement tech- nology specialist Optical Metrology Services (OMS) has completed the measurement phase of pipeline fit-up work for the Ichthys LNG project, located 220km offshore Western Australia. years and is being undertaken by global energy company INPEX. With production due to start in Q3 2017, Ichthys involves some of the largest offshore facilities currently operational in the industry.

Commissioned by Pipeline Technique Ltd (PTL) and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC),

The project is the largest discovery of hydrocarbons in the region for 40

the project has seen more than 7,000 pipes measured during various mobilisations. With strict HiLo tolerances of less than 1mm, OMS’s precision measurement solutions and compatibility with SmartFit™ software was integral to success. Paul Eagle, head of client solutions at OMS, said, “The Ichthys LNG project is the largest of its kind OMS has worked on to date and demonstrates the value of pipe measure-

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