Valves and pumps for offshore

As offshore exploration moves to more remote and hazardous locations, the demand for safe and intelligent flow control systems intensifies. In these harsh environments it’s critical to have equipment that allows operators to continuously monitor the safety and efficiency of the rig. We test every single pump and valve before delivery to ensure quality and safety.

Common challenges

In an environment where safety and environmental protection are as critical as profitability and performance, operators are challenged to find the right mix of technologies to help them achieve both safety and profitability. Efficiency of processes within oil and offshore industries is based on the quality equipment. It is essential that every piece of equipment is durable, reliable and safe. Therefore, flow control for oil and offshore equipment (pumps and valves) have to be designed to withstand harsh conditions involving abrasion and demanding process mediums.

Solution: Reliable flow control for offshore processing

Process safety and availability

For today’s operators, process awareness is the central challenge because data is the key to overcoming all the most persistent challenges: safety, efficiency, maintenance, and staffing on the rig.

Without intelligent valve controls and diagnostics, the best case is diminished process efficiency, the worst case is that dangerous conditions can go unnoticed and unrepaired. Either condition is unacceptable and will result in additional cost to the operator. Without intelligent valve controls rigs will spend more time and money on maintenance and be required to keep more parts inventory and staff on board.

Robust solutions for oil and offshore reduce risks and save money

Valmet has developed a series of automated valve packages and controls specifically designed for a life at sea. Built to explosion-proof standards these products also resist the impact of salt and water resulting from high seas and heavy wash-downs.

In addition, our Flowrox™ heavy duty pinch valves and pumps represent process reliability, low maintenance costs, long service intervals and are safe to operate. Peristaltic pumps, flow control and shut of valves are built to last in the harshest environments. Elastomer hose or sleeve inside the pump or valve is the only part in contact with the medium. This importantly limits the wear and reduces maintenance time and costs as it is easy to replace on site. On top of that, rubber hose or sleeve is naturally wear and abrasion resistant.

Intelligent valve controls make the difference

On top of the most reliable hardware, our intelligent valve controls give operators unparalleled awareness and control of their processes. The result is that rigs operate more efficiently over longer periods of time and at a lower cost. This is achieved by allowing operators to optimize devices and monitor equipment to proactively resolve problems and deploy a preventative maintenance strategy. Intelligent valve controls from Valmet are the ideal solution for offshore applications, where top class performance, comprehensive diagnostics and resistance to tough environmental conditions make the difference in safety and performance outcomes.

Benefits

Provide real-time data to onshore centers to reduce staff needed on board
Identify and fix performance issues
Continuously monitor device health to develop predictive maintenance plans that focus efforts only on the equipment that needs service, reducing cost and inventory needed on board
Network redundancy and fail-safe systems including short circuit protection and Emergency Shutdown Valves keep the the rig and staff safe

Valves, pumps and services

Control valves

Control valves are the most important part of any process control loop, vital in stabilizing processes. Neles™ control valves are engineered, manufactured, tested and optimized for your specific application. Our flow control solutions offer reliability, productivity, and sustainability, allowing you to maximize your output and profitability.

Flowrox™ heavy duty pinch valves

Flowrox PV, PVE and PVE/S heavy duty pinch valves are designed for shut off and control applications involving abrasive or corrosive slurries, powders or granular substances. In the open position, the valve is full bore with no flow restrictions. During closing, two pinch bars squeeze the valve sleeve shut on the center line. Bubble tight shut-off is provided even if solids have built up on the sleeve wall.

On-off valves

Intelligent, reliable on-off Neles valve solutions for general and high-cycle applications will help to reduce the life-cycle costs. Our valve solutions provide long lasting tight shut-off with fast and safe operation together with reduced fugitive emissions. Neles shut-off valves combined with intelligent valve controllers provide diagnostic capabilities and increase plant safety.

Emergency shutdown valves

Reliable intelligent emergency shutdown (ESD) valves and actuators with Neles™ ValvGuard™ intelligent valve controllers improve your plant safety cost efficiently. In Neles we have combined our know-how of valves, actuators, safety standards (IEC61508/61511), applications, system operability and partial stroke test devices with intelligent prediction tools. Diagnostic information is presented understandably to enable planned maintenance of potentially failing valve assemblies before they have a chance to impact the process or safety.

Valve controllers

High availability and easy interpretation are the key success factors in effective field device data analysis. Valmet valve controllers support standardized technologies and ensure the availability and usability of diagnostics information independent of your control, safety or asset management system.

Flowrox™ LPP-D dosing pumps

Flowrox LPP-D pumps are ideal for dosing and flow control. The dosing pumps provide accurate dosing in all process conditions as the pump discharge flow does not depend on the pipeline pressure. There is no variation due to the discharge pressure condition, output remains the same on every cycle. They are ideal for demanding process media.

Flowrox™ LPP-T peristaltic pumps

Flowrox LPP-T transfer pumps incorporate advanced single roller design which eliminates friction and lowers energy consumption. They are ideal for pumping various slurries and dosing a wide range of abrasive, corrosive, viscous or crystallizing media.