Colfax Unveils Alternative Fluid-Handling Strategy for Crude Oil Transport

Colfax Corporation (NYSE: CFX), a global leader in fluid-handling solutions for critical applications in the most demanding environments, has unveiled a new approach to handling high- and low-viscosity fluids that require high pressure boosts in the transport of crude oil. The Colfax line of rotary positive displacement (PD) screw pumps not only delivers the unsurpassed reliability required in crude oil transport applications but responds to growing Oil & Gas industry demands for higher energy efficiency and greater environmental responsibility.To get more news aboutscrew pump, you can visit hw-screwpump.com official website.

Rotary pumps have been the standard in delivering high-efficiency, low-maintenance solutions for critical fluid handling in the past," said John A. Young, president and CEO of Colfax. "But the perception that screw pumps mean higher expense is simply outdated, preventing oil transport companies from taking full advantage of their significant benefits for energy savings and reduced environmental impact in these applications.

"In fact, rotary PD screw pumps actually offer tremendous cost advantages," he continued. "A typical Colfax solution on a single 250,000 BPD crude oil pumping station in Western Canada -- using three rotary PD screw pumps operating in parallel with one standby pump -- delivers a 29 percent reduction in combined capital, energy and maintenance costs over a five-year period, when compared to the traditional centrifugal pump solution of two pumps operating in parallel with one standby pump. That translates into more than $7 million in savings to own and operate a rotary PD screw pump solution over five years, a concept that we call Total Savings of Ownership at Colfax."*

"We've also taken the lead at Colfax in developing various shaft-sealing solutions, for the industry to address market demand for reduced process fluid emissions," Young noted. "Like the rotary PD screw pump designs themselves, they are efficient and reliable, providing operators with the highest level of safety."

According to Mike Moore, a product specialist in crude oil transport for Colfax Americas -- the division responsible for Colfax customers in North and South America -- Western Canada recognized early on the advantages of the screw pump's simple, but robust design. "Oil companies have used screw pumps to move crude oil to market for the past 30 years; and in Alberta and Saskatchewan, screw pump lines manufactured by Colfax handle 4.8 million barrels of crude oil each day," he said.

The hydraulic principle behind screw pump operation delivers both high volumetric and high overall operating efficiencies, he stated, in addition to offering long mean time between repairs (MTBR) and ease-of-maintenance features for field servicing, which combine to maximize operational uptime. Other value-added advantages of these pumps include:

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