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Volume 29 , Issue 2 , March 2024
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Editor-in-Chief Joanne McIntyre j . mcintyre @ kci-world . com
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Warming up
From the Valve World office windows , I can see the first signs of the seasons ’ change in the landscape around us . The first crocus and snowdrop flowers have emerged , and a bright green blush is beginning to spread across the trees . The country is slowly warming , and spring is on its way .
Oil & gas is our special focus topic this month , and as a sector , it ’ s one of the most important for the valve and actuation industry . From exploration and extraction to transport and refining , the hydrocarbon sector uses vast quantities of valves and related technologies , which all have to operate reliably , efficiently , and , above all , safely . In his end user report , Mohanned Tarabzouni from Saudi Aramco explains : “ End users develop their own standards and regulations to ensure their valves are complying with international best practices , as well as raise the bar for the required minimum of optimum design versus product quality to ensure they are ready to operate and function .”
Valve technologies are constantly evolving for this industry : in their ‘ Top of Mind ’ piece , Oil States discusses new active seat gate valves specifically designed for the Saudi Arabian environment . Whether offshore or onshore , the oil & gas industry provides hundreds of thousands of jobs across the globe and is a vital employer . Our project report looks at the merger of two Texan oil & gas producers in a deal valued at USD 26 billion . They operate in the lucrative Permian basin , stretching from West Text to New Mexico . Oil production there is poised to rise to a fresh record this year as drilling efficiencies improve .
Tatsuya Tobe , from the EPC company JGC Corporation , takes a look at how the quest for standardization within the framework of JIP33 – an initiative of the IOGP – could offer great benefits to the additive manufacturing of valves .
This month , Valve World welcomes Hubei Taihe to the cover . The company is an expert in the LNG valve industry based in Hubei province , China . The LNG sector has a very high technical threshold , and the fact that the company ’ s valves are installed in almost every large-scale LNG terminal in China is a testament to the quality of its products . You can read how they achieved this , and all about its cryogenic valve digital full lifecycle management system , in the cover story written by our colleague in Shanghai , Laura Wang starting on page 8 .
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Joanne McIntyre Editorial Manager j . mcintyre @ kci-world . com
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