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H. Meche, Associate Editor Rotork secures pipeline actuator order Rotork GO gas-over-oil actuators have been supplied for failsafe valve control duties on a new cryogenic LNG pipeline in Venezuela. The actuators were selected partly because of the high level of local support available from Rotork’s well-established company in Venezuela. The San Joaquin pipeline, owned by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, transports LNG for the international market between the San Joaquin and Jose cryogenic plants. The Rotork actuators operate 26-in., 20-in. and 12-in. ball valves installed in tandem with non-return check valves at six valve stations along the route. The Rotork GO actuator