Oil and Gas Valves

Valve and actuator solutions for oil and gas applications

Decades of experience with oil and gas valves and actuators means IMI Critical understands the ever-changing challenges of the oil and gas industry. With growing demands for robust equipment and clean natural gas, these challenges are tackled through innovation and collaboration.

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Solutions for a changing industry

Our flow control solutions are designed to enhance safety, plant performance, and environmental standards. As an oil and gas valve manufacturer, we specialise in working closely with process licensors and electronic pressure controllers (EPCs) to create innovative valve and actuator products that address the evolving needs of the oil and gas industry. Our expertise enables us to play a critical role across the entire industry value chain, from upstream gas production and midstream processing to downstream distribution, as well as every aspect of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) process.

 

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Upstream oil and gas valves

For upstream applications, valve and actuator reliability is critical, and IMI Critical’s products improve service life and maintenance cycles significantly. The correct selection of solutions and materials is crucial to avoid failures that cause unplanned shutdowns and urgent turnaround periods, leading to massive production loss.


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Supporting LNG from gas production to distribution with high-integrity ball valves

Midstream and LNG valves

IMI Critical’s flow control solutions provide reliable and efficient performance for midstream and LNG operations. Our ball valves and DRAG™ ball valves manage noise and vibrations in pipelines, while also helping operators meet higher environmental standards and reduce maintenance and energy costs.


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An oil and gas refinery is a large industrial plant that processes crude oil and natural gas to produce a range of refined products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and petrochemicals

Downstream and refinery valves

IMI Critical’s bespoke severe service valves play a crucial role in the downstream oil and gas and refinery industries. They provide tailored solutions for the highly corrosive and challenging environments of key processes such as FCC, DC, amine let-down, PDH, and ethylene production, ensuring efficient energy recovery and specific grades of fuels. IMI Critical’s valves enable these industries to operate safely and profitably, delivering value through their reliability, durability, and high-performance capabilities.


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Our engineered chokes excel in high well head pressures, aggressive fluids, entrained solids, and velocity control

Global expertise and manufacturing

Our team of over 2,900 experts are committed to delivering precision-engineered flow control solutions, expert installation, and lifetime servicing. With a deep understanding of the entire process, this enables us to provide tailored valve solutions that ensure unparalleled reliability and performance. With manufacturing facilities in 12 countries and a global service network, we are dedicated to providing you with exceptional reliability and performance.

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Increasing oil & gas production capacity in the Caspian Sea

We helped one of the world’s largest oil & gas terminals increase gas processing & export capacity in the Caspian Sea with valve upgrades.

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