Chiyoda and Tyco officials at their meeting in Yokohama
Tyco Flow Control is on track to complete an order for 3,680 safety relief valves from the Chiyoda Technip Joint Venture by the end of 2008.
The valves are to be installed on several major EPC projects in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area located 80 km north east of Doha in Qatar - helping it on its way to becoming the largest LNG producing area in the world.
A recent meeting in Yokohama, Japan, was attended by Chiyoda’s senior sales manager for procurement as well as representatives of Tyco Flow Control including EMEA president of Industrial Valves and Controls. Its purpose was to debrief on the project now that it is approaching a successful conclusion.
The projects for which the valves are destined are the QGX Trains 4 and 5 for Qatar Gas associated with Exxon Mobil, the QCS Trains 6 and 7 for Qatar Gas associated with Conoco and Shell, the RGX trains 6 and 7 for Ras Gas associated with Exxon Mobil and finally the AKG Phase 2 for Ras Gas. All of these projects are LNG plants.
Commenting on the news, Gilbert Villa-Massone said, “The successful completion of this huge contract is a further demonstration of Tyco Flow Control’s world-class expertise in LNG and its ability to partner major players at a strategic level.”
Tyco Flow Control, one of the major business segments of Tyco International Ltd, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flow control products and heat-tracing solutions for a range of process industries, with nearly 15,000 employees in some 40 countries around world.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa, there are 17 manufacturing plants and an integrated network of sales outlets, covering all users of flow control equipment.
Tyco International is a diversified, global company that provides vital products and services to customers in more than 60 countries. Tyco is a leading provider of security products and services, fire protection and detection products and services, valves and controls, and other industrial products. Tyco had 2007 revenues of more than $18 billion and has 118,000 employees worldwide.
