Renewable energy

Besides fossil fuels, Valve World also covers renewable energy sectors, such as hydrogen, hydropower, wind, CCS et cetera. The development and scaling up of green hydrogen production  will definitely impact the valve and actuation sector.

September’s Spotlight Company: CIRCOR International Inc

CIRCOR International, Inc. is a company dedicated to their customers’ success. From decades of designing and manufacturing highly engineered products and sub-systems for some of the world’s most severe-service and mission-critical applications, CIRCOR has become a well-known, global name responsible for some of the most respected brand names in the oil and gas, industrial, aerospace, defense, and power industries.

Fike Releases New Explosion Isolation Valve

Fike, manufacturer of industrial safety products, has released the Ventex®: a flow actuated explosion isolation valve. The company describes the valve as a mechanical barrier against flame and pressure.Unlike active explosion barriers, Flow Actuated Explosion Isolation Valves are closed by the force of energy supply, detectors or system controls.

Zahroof Selected as Finalist for 2019’s Fast 100 Awards

Zahroof Valves, Inc. (ZVI), an innovative oil and gas compressor valve manufacturer, announced that it was included in the Houston Business Journal's (HBJ) 2019 Fast 100 Awards, where it is among the top 100 fastest growing privately held companies in Houston, Texas.

ValvTechnologies Signs New Contract with Gestra

ValvTechnologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacturing of zero-leakage severe service valves, has signed a representative agreement with Gestra UK Limited, a provider of flow control valves and systems for heat and process fluid control.

Equinor completes $965 M GoM acquisition from Shell

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved Equinor and Shell’s transaction, in which Equinor exercised its preferential right to acquire 22.45% interest in the Caesar Tonga oil field from Shell Offshore Inc for $965 million.

Husky to Resume Production at White Rose

Husky Energy announced it will resume production from its two drill centers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Husky expects to reach full production rates in the very near future.

Clarke Valveâ„¢ Upholds ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Clarke Valveâ„¢, a company of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, and OGCI Climate Investments, announced today that it has maintained the ISO 9001:2015 certification for its manufacturing operations and quality management systems.The ISO 9001:2015 certification outlines the criteria for a quality management system and is based on key quality metrics such as customer focus, manufacturing, testing, and inspection processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.The scope of Clarke Valve's registration is "Design, Development and Manufacture of Proprietary Clarke Valves and Associated Products for the Industrial Valve Market." Clarke Valve was audited by the highly rated accrediting certification body AVU Registrations, Inc."Having ingrained ISO 9001:2015 into our company culture, we are delighted to achieve our second certification.

CPV Manufacturing Appoints Jeff Weingartner to Director

CPV Manufacturing has named Jeff Weingartner as the new Director of OEM Sales. Jeff has spent his career in the Pipe, Valve & Fitting (PVF) industry with a focus on the Fluid Handling market segment.

USA LNG Exports to Europe Continue to Increase

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been growing steadily and reached a new peak of 4.7 billion cubic feet per day (cf/d), according to the latest data published by the U.S.

Metso Signs New Valve Distributor Agreements

Metso, a flow equipment provider, has signed new distributor agreements with eight European partners for its valve business, during the first six months of 2019.The agreements include: Eck Boro in Switzerland; Gemza in Azerbajan; Geryon in Bulgaria; Mach in Germany; PCE in Portugal; PMS in Austria; Reflow in Slovakia; and Rombet in Romania.