Fluctuating Choke Valve Market Will Bounce Back
The choke valve market ranges between $250 million and $400 million per year
depending on the definition and where we are in the oil and gas cycle. A
significant portion of choke valve sales are to oil and gas companies. So, in
the present depressed oil price market, we are in the lower range of sales. The
definition also has a major effect on the revenue determination. The terms
choke, control and axial are used in different ways. With some definitions the
market is much larger than with others. Here are some ways the term is defined:
Flow path: Angle most important - if it is axial it is control, if it is angle
it is choke.
Trim: If one type of trim is used it is most suitable for choke, if another it
is for control.
Location: If it is extraction it is choke, if it is other applications it is
control.
Valve type: For some valve suppliers choke is just one of a number of
applications and not a type of valve.
McIlvaine is pursuing refinements to its choke valve forecasts in N028
Industrial Valves: World Market.
At the same time, a Decision Guide on choke valves is being updated. This guide
is displayed at: Choke Valve Decision Guide
Some additional information not yet posted to the guide includes the Severn
globe and angle control valves where choke is an application and not a valve
type. Ross Waters of CGIS has guided us to the API Composite list which is
updated daily. It lists suppliers authorized to use the API Monogram on API
Specification 6 A products for well head and Christmas Tree products. The
highest specification level is 4. Here are suppliers A-J meeting that level for
chokes.
Ados, Pakistan Cameron, Romania FEPCO, Columbia
BHEL, India Cameron, Venezuela FMC, France
Breda, Italy Cameron, CA FMC, Saudi Arabia
Cameron, Malaysia Cameron, LA FMC, Singapore
Cameron, Singapore Cameron, OK FMC, LA
Cameron, SA Cameron, UAE FMC, Malaysia
Cameron, Argentina CCI, South Korea GE Oil and Gas, Houston
Cameron, Mexico CCI, Czech Republic GE Oil and Gas, UK
Cameron, Houston CCI, CA GE Oil and Gas, OK
Cameron, Ireland D Serv Doha, Qatar Jiangsu Jinshi, China
Cameron, Norway Delta, Qatar JVS, India
There are a substantial number of additional level 4 suppliers in the J-Z range
as well as substantial numbers of companies with a level 3 authorization.
There is also API specification 16-C for choke and kill systems where drilling
chokes are listed. Among the suppliers included are Aswan National Oilwell
Varco, Cameron, Chengde, Chongqing, Control Flow, Inc., Cortec, Delta, EXPRO and
many others.
For more information on the reports, custom forecasting and technical analyses
contact Bob McIlvaine at 847-784-0012 ext. 112 rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
Market for Water used in Power Plants is Large and Fast Growing
Power plants extract and discharge more water than municipalities and industry
combined. Water shortages and environmental regulations are opening a large
market for many different technologies. The opportunities can be divided into
three segments:
Water delivery
Water discharge
Water avoidance
Water Delivery: The need to utilize alternative water sources presents a several
billion dollar per year opportunity for:
Desalination: A number of Chinese and Indian power plants have already
incorporated desalinated water for cooling and boiler feedwater. Combined power
and desalination plants already provide both municipal drinking water and power
for many areas in the Middle East.
Use of treated municipal wastewater: Most power plants are within 100 miles of
municipal wastewater plants. With additional treatment this source is ideal for
power plant needs.
Water discharge: Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is mandated for new power plants in
China and is being evaluated for all new plants in water stressed regions. In
some areas, with plentiful water supply, ZLD has been chosen as a way to avoid
delays in obtaining water discharge permits.
Regulations are tightening for plants which are discharging wastewater. U.S.
power plants have to meet new Emission Limit Guidelines (ELG). The retrofit of
scrubbers in the U.S., China and elsewhere has created new wastewater treatment
challenges.
Water avoidance: The steam plumes emanating from the stacks and cooling towers
of plants are not only testimony to water loss but to inefficiency. District
heating is an alternative which can nearly double power plant efficiency. More
modest efforts such as placement of the Blue Flint ethanol plant at one of the
Great Rivers Energy power plants need to be explored.
Recirculated water for cooling towers results in a big reduction in water
consumption versus once- through water. The problem is the net water loss
through evaporation. Dry cooling eliminates the water loss but requires
considerable energy. It is not practical in warm climates.
Initiatives to improve power plant efficiency have a direct effect on water
consumption per unit of energy produced. McIlvaine is conducting webinars on
greater heat recovery from flue gas with more efficient air preheaters and the
use of high temperature particulate removal to allow for the use of more
efficient heat exchangers.
These opportunities need to be addressed on a plant by plant basis. A number of
Indian power plants have immediate needs. Adani Power has shut down five units
of 660 MW capacity at the Tiroda plant in Maharashtra due to an acute water
shortage. The 2100 MW coal-fired Farakka power station in West Bengal shut down
its six turbines due to lack of water. The 1720 MW Raichur Thermal Power Station
in Karnataka state has been hit by lack of water also. Since March 15, it has
had to shut down several of its units indefinitely. The 1130 MW Parli power
station in Maharashtra state has been shut down since July 2015 due to lack of
water. NTPC's Solapur power plant is facing commissioning delays due in part to
uncertainty over water supplies. In Karnataka's Krishna Basin, NTPC's Kudgi
power plant and KPCL's Raichur power plant were affected by lack of water this
summer.
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COAL US
Settlement reached in Colstrip Environmental Litigation pending Court Approval
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Environmentalists and Utilities eye Virginia Coal Ash Trial
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Coal Ash Treatment Project in Kentucky
COAL WORLD
China to add Coal Plants despite Pledge to lower Capacity
Bangladesh and India sign Rampal Power Plant construction Agreement
GE to supply Equipment for Turkish Coal-fired Power Plant modernization
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