The world has stopped for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — quarterfinals this week, a semifinal in Dallas on July 14, the final on July 19 in New Jersey. But your control valves don't take halftime, and July–August is peak summer turnaround season. There's a second reason turnarounds are the story this month: WTI crude [...]

Brand Spotlight Summer is turnaround season. It's when the control valves that ran hard all year finally come apart on the bench — and it's exactly when the parts to put them back together are hardest to get. A Fisher rebuild that should take days can stall for 12 weeks waiting on OEM trim. It [...]

Manufacturer Discontinued If you've tried to reorder a Moniteur valve position monitor or rotary limit switch lately, you already know: Moniteur Devices has gone out of business. The Sentinel, Watchman, and Survivor lines that sat on thousands of actuators across the Americas are no longer in production — and there's no factory behind the part [...]

Brand Spotlight Crude pulled back near $90/bbl on the Strait of Hormuz reopening — a roughly $15 give-back from May's peak. That changes the conversation for upstream capex planning, but not the urgency. Because June 1 also marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA forecasts below-normal activity (8–14 named storms, 3–6 hurricanes) [...]

Brand Spotlight Three things moved the market this spring: WTI crude broke $105/bbl, copper hit a 28% year-over-year high, and Baker Hughes called the upstream rebound on its Q1 earnings call. The translation for anyone running a Q3 project schedule is simple — if your plan depends on automated valve packages, OEM lead times are [...]

WTI crude oil surged past $111 per barrel in April 2026 — the highest level since June 2022. For plant managers, procurement teams, and engineers in the oil and gas industry, this price spike has immediate consequences for your valve and actuator supply chain. Why $111 Oil Changes Your Procurement Timeline When oil crosses the [...]

The global energy transition is accelerating — and it's not replacing the valve industry. It's expanding it. From hydrogen pipelines to carbon capture plants, geothermal facilities to LNG terminals, renewable and transitional energy projects require the same critical flow control equipment that oil and gas has relied on for decades. Renewable Energy Needs Valves Too [...]

API 6DSS Subsea Ball Valve Buyer's Guide   Total announced in 2020 it was preparing to drill an offshore well at a record water depth of more than 3.6 meters. As the demands of subsea production increase, you need valves that can perform under these severe conditions. As water depth increases, water pressure also increases. Valves must [...]

What is the Difference Between a Gate, Globe, and Check Valve? Did you know that check valves are crucial for every water system? You may not think about them much, but they are in everything from simple house sprinklers to complex municipal water pipes. There are several types of valves, in addition to a check [...]

A Guide To Choosing Control Valves Did you know that at least 30,000 gallons of water can be saved for a family of four when control valves are properly used in residential settings? Imagine how much water can be saved for other applications, especially for commercial projects with expected high consumption rates of water. Control valves are [...]