http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/april-2026/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compression/knowing-valve-position-when-it-matters-most/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/04/pumps-valves-innovation-conference-brings-program-for-operators-engineers-to-the-gulf-coast/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/velan-releases-upgrades-to-its-delayed-coker-isolation-valves/ A newly added lower tangential purge directs steam precisely to areas where coke accumulates in stagnant cavities, creating a loop‑flow around the ball for improved cleaning efficiency with a non‑plugging purge design. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2026/february-2026/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compressors/an-introduction-to-valves-standards/ Valves are essential components across industries such as oil and gas, power generation, water treatment and chemical processing. They regulate and/or isolate fluid flow, ensuring safe and efficient system operation. To guarantee reliability and performance, valves must conform to rigorous standards developed by organizations like the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/digital-exclusive-valve-maintenance-an-open-and-shut-case/ Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and reduce environmental impacts; however, it can be challenging. Remote locations, extreme operating conditions and the often-aggressive properties of the fluids being transported can pose specific servicing and maintenance challenges. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/valmet-to-acquire-severn-group-to-strengthen-process-performance-solutions-segment/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/itt-to-acquire-spx-flow-for-477-b-expanding-leadership-in-highly-engineered-components-and-adjacent-flow-technologies/ http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/bel-valves-supplies-six-figure-order-for-europe-s-largest-processing-plant/ BEL Valves, which manufactures high integrity valves, complete with actuation and control systems for oil and gas, hydrogen (H2) and carbon capture installations, has supplied valves worth six figures to Norwegian multinational energy company, Equinor for its Kårstø processing plant in Norway. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chart-industries-and-flowserve-combined-to-form-19-b-enterprise/ Chart Industries, Inc. and Flowserve Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/akselos-tackles-flange-failures-with-breakthrough-spm-module/ Akselos has just launched SPM for Flanges, a new module in its Structural Performance Management (SPM) suite—designed to solve one of the most underestimated challenges in industrial operations: flange failures.