Month: July 2022

We’re very excited to announce that Process Control Equipment Ltd Netherlands, is our new distribution partner for the Benelux Region of Europe for Oliver Valves, Oliver Twinsafe, and Oliver Hydcovalves.

Strategically located for distribution, in the town of Ridderkerk, close to Rotterdam, PCE operates from 10,000 sq/ft purpose-built warehousing facilities, where they’ll house dedicated stock holding of the Oliver valve range. PCE also has a sales office near Antwerp, perfectly placed to service and support the Belgian market.

Oliver Valves and PCE, two family-owned businesses, have been working together in the UK for more than 20 years, forming a very close relationship in that time. We’re really excited to be taking our successful partnership to the Benelux region and are confident that we’ll continue and strengthen our ongoing support to existing customers and welcome new ones.

Pictured is Andy Hole, Oliver Valves Territory Manager for Europe and Africa with PCE Benelux General Manager, Arno van Bekkum.

For valve sales and enquiries contact:
PCE Benelux, Schillingstraat 17, 2988 Ridderkerk, Netherlands
sales@pce-bv.nl
www.pce-bv.nl

Oliver Valves – Andy Hole, Sales Manager (Projects & Distribution)
ahole@valves.co.uk
www.valves.co.uk

Oliver Valves Middle East distributor, GAS (Gas Arabian Services), won a half million-pound order but the sales value wasn’t the only significant highlight – it was Oliver’s Solution-Driven approach and distributor support that helped secure a second order in as many months.

Oliver’s strong working relationship between the end-user and engineering consultants meant that we were able to quickly advise on using a Double Block and Bleed Valve suitable for their application, and not a traditional tubing design.

When GAS received the second enquiry for 150 x Double Block and Bleed Valves, they contacted Oliver Valves and together we looked at ways to further reduce the cost to the end-user, Saudi Aramco.

With state-of-the-art Research & Development facilities in the UK, our engineering team soon jumped at the challenge. The brief to R&D was simple – save the customer money, even if it meant re-designing a DBB valve. In just 2 days, Oliver’s engineers found the perfect cost-saving solution; to reduce the face-to-face dimensions of the valve by as much as 17%. This equated to saving the customer an additional 10% – hugely significant for this size of order.

The ingenuity of the Oliver engineering team and our strong sales distributor relationship with GAS led to securing both orders from Saudi Aramco. We’ve been providing valve solutions to the global energy sector for over 40 years, investing heavily in R&D, and our distributor network. Project Sales Engineer Eon Morrison, who worked with Haridas Embanath, Business Development Manager, to find the solutions, said “We’re well placed to provide world-class support to our distributors, and can react quickly to the needs of our customers with great products and the very best valve solutions”.

Valve distributors across the world rely on the support, knowledge and expertise of valve manufacturers, and Oliver Valves are testament to this. For more information on distribution and valve solutions, visit our website at www.valves.co.uk.

Traditionally within LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plants, there are ‘cold service’ applications and cryogenic. Cold service is typically between -29degC (-20degF) and -50degC (-58degF). Valving for cold service do not require cryogenic bonnet extensions, however, they often require smaller extensions to allow for the application of lagging. Lagging types and thicknesses vary from project to project, and can be up to 50mm thick.

The reason for using a bonnet extension with lagged valves is to move the top of the bonnet outside the lagging. Should the valve ever develop a gland leak, the produced fluid will not be trapped within the lagging and cause corrosion issues.
Valves used on cold service are required to be operable at -50degC, that is, be able to be opened and closed and maintain leak tightness through the gland and across the seat at the valve design pressure.

Oliver Valves Limited Slimline Monoflange block & bleed and double block & bleed assemblies, utilise an outside screw and yoke needle valve primary isolate and an inside screw and yoke type needle valves for a second isolate and bleed valve. For cold service applications, these can be supplied with extended bonnets. To validate the two types of needle valves with extended bonnets, Oliver have utilised the rigorous testing requirements called for within the Shell specification 77/300. Unlike some specifications which only deal with purely the ability of the gland seal to perform at the low temperatures, the Shell specification reviews both the gland seal and the seat seal.

Oliver has performed the 77/300 validation test within its R&D facility, on a 1½” Class 2500 Block & Bleed Slimline Monoflange with extended bonnets.  The performance of all the gland seals at -50 degC were well within leak rate BH and seat leaks were zero.  Testing was performed at ASME pressure classes 600 and 2500.  All the testing was witnessed by a third party.

• Fugitive Emission Leak Rate B
• 3rd Party Witnessed and Approved Qualification
• Qualified Temperature Range -50°C to Ambient operable
• Qualified in MESC SPE 77/300 Feb 2021
• Qualified Pressure Class Range: 150:300:600: 900:1500:2500

Oliver Twinsafe have been working with their sister companies: Oliver Hydcovalves, and Oliver R&D, to prepare their 2” Metal Seated Trunnion ball valve ready for hydrogen applications. Rigorous testing using helium which is the best substitute to hydrogen has been carried out by R&D technician John Whitehead who said “in order for the Trunnion valve to pass testing it had to meet with stringent ISO 15848-1:2015 Tightness class B certification including ISO 5208:2015 zero seat leakage rate A. We’ve achieved this with precision engineering and by providing a high-quality seal face finish.

“This has been my first involvement on the Hydcovalves project and as with all of our test standards its tough-going and meticulous work is required to underpin the safety and certification which is paramount to the team. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the hydrogen testing process, and to be involved in close collaboration with the Oliver group of companies at a very exciting time within the energy industry.”

For more information on Twinsafe’s range of Hydrogen valves or to discover Oliver R&D’s capabilities and service, contact Ian Bryant or Nick Howard on 01565 632636, email; sales@valves.co.uk or visit their website at www.valves.co.uk