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Baker Hughes Launches New Subsea Wellhead Technology

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Optimized technology lowers the cost of well construction and intervention by reducing rig trips — saving substantial operational rig costs.
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Manufacturing

ITT Reports First-Quarter Year-over-Year Increase of 4.0%

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The company has dealt with significant labor shortages at the beginning of 2022 stemming from the sudden and sharp rise in the COVID-19 omicron variant, inflation that was higher than planned in raw materials and more recently the impacts of the war in Ukraine.
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Manufacturing

IMI Critical Engineering Joins VMA

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The VMA is proud to welcome three of IMI Critical Engineering’s U.S. brands to the membership along with IMI PBM, which remains a member.
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Insights

Baker Hughes Named to First Fortune Modern Board 25

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

At a challenging time, these companies are setting themselves up well strategically for long-term, sustainable growth.
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Applications

Flowserve Enhances Design of Valtek FlowTop Control Valve for General Service

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The new valve offers the same performance and options in an automated package that includes an in line, globe-style body with a FlowAct pneumatic diaphragm actuator and digital positioner.
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Applications

DOE $500M Clean Hydrogen Project is Announced

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

About 100 metric tons of renewable hydrogen could eventually be produced and stored at the Advanced Clean Energy Storage site, according to the developers, ranking it among the biggest planned production sites of renewable hydrogen in the United States.

Applications

Chemical Industry May Be Signaling a Recession

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Stubbornly high energy prices and the war in Ukraine have all contributed to the price volatility in chemicals and the industries connected to them.

MRO

Quality Valve's Matt Hariel Promoted to Chief Financial Officer

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

In a LinkedIn post from Quality Valve CEO Jody Dunn, he announced the promotion of Matt Hariel to CFO: Matt Hariel joined up with us two and half years or so ago as our Controller and has done a terrific job in that role from the first day.
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Report: Low-producing Oil, Gas Wells Make Up 50% of Methane Emissions

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The study underscores the importance of federal standards addressing pollution from smaller sites.

Manufacturing

NAM Launches Supply Chain Hub

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The new hub was assembled with critical assistance from the NAM’s Manufacturing Leadership Council and Innovation Research Interchange.