Oil and Gas Industry Will Spend Over $10 Billion for Valves In 2015
For the first time, the upstream oil and gas industry will spend more than $10
billion for valves in a single year. In 2015, the expenditure will be
$10.3 billion. This includes valves purchased for oil and gas extraction.
It includes those used in unconventional extraction such as from sub-sea shale
and oil sands. The forecast also includes valves used in LNG and gas-to-liquids
plants. The analysis appears in Industrial Valves: World Markets
published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
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Revenue values include valve and valve actuator when actuator is supplied with
valve by valve manufacturer.
The Middle East remains the historic leader, but NAFTA will be a close second.
The U.S. shale gas and oil expansion and the Canadian tar sands investments are
providing substantial valve markets. These forecasts do not include refineries.
However, the lower quality crudes being extracted in NAFTA are spurring
investments in refinery valves due to upgrades.
A larger percentage of the valve spend is now directed at control of water and
wastewater. Hydraulic fracturing requires extensive valving. Up to 30
chemicals along with sand are mixed with water prior to injection. The flowback
water in many states cannot be discharged into underground storage. It is too
contaminated to be treated by conventional sewage treatment plants. The
result is a significant treatment investment.
The shale gas boom is resulting in LNG and gas-to-liquid plant construction.
Large numbers of valves are required to operate these plants.
For more information on Industrial Valves: World Markets, click on:
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Centrifuge Purchases by Municipal Wastewater Plants Will Exceed $1.2 Billion In
2015
Municipalities will spend $1.2 billion in 2015 for new centrifuges to dewater
sewage sludge. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in
Sedimentation & Centrifugation World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
East Asia will be the regional leader with purchases in excess of $500 million.
There are many new secondary treatment plants under construction in the region.
Centrifuges are favored at the larger plants while belt filter presses are
favored at the small plants.
NAFTA will be the second largest market. There are many planned upgrades
of old plants in the U.S. Centrifuges are used for final dewatering, but they
are also used for gravity thickening.
There is a substantial market in Eastern Europe. Romania has recently
purchased centrifuges for three plants. Over 50 cities continue to discharge
their untreated wastewater into rivers or the Black Sea. Around half of all
existing wastewater treatment plants do not comply with EU requirements. It is
intended that the EU standards will be implemented in all municipal wastewater
treatment plants by the year 2018. This will require the expansion and
modernization of existing plants, and the construction of new wastewater
treatment plants.
The Western European and Japanese markets are similar to those in the U.S.
The majority of sales will be for upgrades of existing plants.
For more information on Sedimentation & Centrifugation World Markets,
click on:
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Asian Purchases of Liquid Cartridges Will Exceed $5.4 Billion In 2015
Sales of cartridges to remove particulates from liquids will exceed $5.4 billion
in 2015 in Asia. This is the latest finding in the McIlvaine Company
Cartridge Filters: World Market. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)
The biggest market will be in residences at the point-of-use. Refrigerator and
under-sink units are included in this category. The large market is a
function of the following:
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Large and growing population
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Migration from rural to urban
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Construction of new residences
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Increasing wealth of the inhabitants
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Increasing awareness of health risks
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Poor quality of municipal water
There is a substantial commercial market spurred by the office construction boom
in China. The healthcare segment is large. This is due to the increasing
healthcare expenditures for more than half the world’s citizens. There is
substantial growth in the pharmaceutical sector due to the construction of
generic drug manufacturing plants in China and India by the international drug
companies.
These forecasts include only the dead-end cartridges and not the cross-flow
membrane modules. Also excluded are self cleaning filters.
For more information on Cartridge Filters: World Market, click on:
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/117-n024
Headlines for the February 28, 2014 – Utility E-Alert
UTILITY E-ALERT
#1164 – February 28, 2014
Table of Contents
COAL – US
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A New Set of Regulations for existing Power Plants will be “Flexible”
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138 MW Coal-fired Hoot Lake (MN) Power Plant to be Phased Out by 2020
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NRG Energy plans Natural Gas Pipeline to convert its Coal-burning Avon Lake
Power Plant
COAL – WORLD
GAS/OIL – US
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Brigham City, Utah will build Gas-fired Power Plant
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NTE Energy to Develop 480 MW Gas-fired Combined Cycle Facility in North Carolina
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Two Natural Gas-fired Power Plants to break Ground in Porter Township, PA this
Spring
GAS/OIL – WORLD
CO2
NUCLEAR
BUSINESS
HOT TOPIC HOUR
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“NOx Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO3” is very
Complex - Hot Topic Hour Conclusion on February 27, 2014
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Webinars to take Power Plant Knowledge to the Next Level
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Upcoming Hot Topic Hours
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McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration
On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine
hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control
subjects. Power webinars are free for subscribers to either
Power Plant Air Quality Decisions or Utility Tracking System. The
cost is $300.00
for non-subscribers.
See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours. We welcome your input
relative to suggested additions.
DATE |
SUBJECT |
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March 20, 2014 |
China Air Pollution Control |
World’s Largest Market |
March 27, 2014 |
Analysis Of Dry Scrubber Options |
Top notch third party expert
panelists and lots of background
info |
April 10, 2014 |
Mercury Chemicals In Fuel, Flue
Gas and Scrubbing Liquor |
Important alternative to
sorbents |
April 17, 2014 |
Measurement Of Gas Turbine
Emissions Including NH3 |
Six different options |
May 1, 2014 |
850oF
Particulate Removal With Ceramic
Filter Media |
Could change the whole back end |
May 8, 2014 |
Sorbent Traps vs. Mercury CEMS |
Sorbent traps are competitive |
May 15, 2014 |
Gas Intake Filters: HEPA or
Medium Efficiency |
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May 29, 2014 |
Stellite Delamination in Power
Plant Steam Valves |
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June 5, 2014 |
Dry vs. Wet Cooling |
Surprising number of ACC’S. Why? |
June 12, 2014 |
HRSG Issues (Fast Start, Tube
Failures) |
Lots of challenges to cycle 200
X/yr |
June 26, 2014 |
CCR |
$ billions Needed |
July/August 2014 |
Boiler Feedwater Treatment
Condensate Polishing for
Peaking Turbines
316 B Water Issues
Gas Turbine Permitting Issues
Give us your opinion about
topics we should consider
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