Rotary Gear Pump manufacturer, Varley Pumps is pleased to announce that it has received a significant Malaysian order from Inovatif Erat Sdn Bhd for three Closed Drain Transfer Pumps for use on an off-shore oil & gas rig in the South China sea.

The rig has been designed by Aker Kvaerner and is being built by Sime Darby Engineering (SDE), Malaysia's leading multinational in heavy equipment, property, and energy & utilities industries. Located offshore between Malaysia and Vietnam, the rig – Bunga Orkid-A Central Processing Platform (BO-A CPP) – is part of the Bunga Orkid Development Project which operate by Talisman Malaysia Limited (TML). The order consists of two off-CDT Pumps delivering 5m3/hour at a pressure of 10 bar, and 1 CDT Pump delivering 31m3/hour at a pressure of 6 bar. All the three pumps are fabricated from super duplex stainless steel and are American Petroleum Institute approved.

Paul Noble, General Manager of Varley Pumps Ltd, comments:
“We are delighted to have secured this order, it extending our presence in the Far East, where the demand for conventional energy continues to significantly grow.”

Varley Pumps manufactures a range of double helical gear pumps and API 676 positive displacement pumps for oil transfer, process feed, forced lubrication and seal flush systems.

About Hayward Tyler
Established in 1815 in the UK, the Hayward Tyler Group manufactures a comprehensive range of Fluid Filled Electric Motors and Pumps, custom designed to meet the most demanding of applications and environments. Focused on the power generation (both conventional and nuclear) and oil & gas (sub-sea) markets, the company is a market leader in its chosen niches.

In addition to the head office in Luton, England, Hayward Tyler has manufacturing and service facilities located in China, India and USA, providing cover 24x7 for maintenance, overhaul and repair services.

Hayward Tyler is a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquisitive niche engineering group, Southbank UK Plc.