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John Crane is in charge of the retrofiting in the port of Petrogal refinery

18/06/2007

June 18, 2007

John Crane, belonging to Smiths Group PLC, the world's leading manufacturer in the design and production of systems of sealing engineering, has signed an agreement with the company Portugal petroleum, Petrogal, single refiner of their country and leader in the production of oil products in Portugal.

Under this arrangement, John Crane will be responsible for the renewal and updating of equipment and mechanical locks installed in the unit of charge of fuel from the refinery of Porto the Petrogal company is in operation since the 1970s.

In particular, the total project, which reaches an economic volume of 120,000 euros, includes the layout of pipes, the supply of the equipment and its installation. Renewed teams, 18 mechanical closure and 12 units of auxiliary equipment, have as objective the updating of the unit of charge of service of light hydrocarbon fuels, in compliance with the standard API-382 and VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission control.