News & insights
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Jan 2024
PJ Valves celebrates new factory expansion in Pune, India, marking a milestone in growth and innovation
Hertford, UK January 2023: PJ Valves celebrates new factory expansion in Pune, India, marking a milestone in growth and innovation.
23
Jan 2023
2022 Was A Record Year
Hertford, UK January 2023: PJ Valves is pleased to announce a record year in 2022. The business secured multiple orders across nine FPSO projects in 2022 across Brazil, Guyana, Angola, Australia, China, The Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Malaysia and Mozambique.
12
Jan 2022
Kenneth Kmiec promoted to Managing Director
Hertford, UK 12th January 2022: PJ Valves is pleased to announce the promotion of Kenneth Kmiec to the position of Managing Director. Dan Munro has moved to the role of Chairman for the PJ Group of companies.
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Nov 2021
PJV banks $11M of FPSO contracts in Brazil
Hertford, UK 23rd November 2021: PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has been awarded two significant FPSO valve contracts for projects in Brazil – one of which is planned to be one of the largest oil producing units in the world.
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Mar 2021
Is your valve procurement for FPSOs working well?
By Dan Munro, Owner of PJ Valves We can support you to improve valve outcomes for your project. Proven for FPSOs. Our deep experience manufacturing valves for FPSO's means that we understand your needs. Partnership to deliver better specifications and lower cost. We work with you to help optimize your specifications and scopes for both cost and long term operation. Partnership to deliver reliability. Our products and processes provide reduced lead times, strong on time delivery performance and reduced environmental impact.
13
Nov 2020
Three ways for suppliers to positively support the oil and gas industry through transition
By Dan Munro, Owner of PJ Valves We can do this. We can help the oil and gas industry respond to current pressures by emerging as more efficient and less environmentally damaging. There is going to be blood on the carpet during the next few months and years – but there will also be clear winners. Winners who embrace the opportunity of change, and supply chains that support their customers to deliver this change.
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Oct 2020
PJV seals two FPSO deals in Brazil
Hertford, UK 13th October 2020: PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has been awarded two significant FPSO valve contracts for projects in Brazil. The company will manufacture and supply valves packages to both projects in the Santos and Campos basins.
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Sep 2020
Reframing the debate: why we should be talking about how to improve exploration and production
The oil and gas sector is very unfashionable at the moment. Environmental concerns and the rise of renewables combined, mean that the industry feels pretty friendless right now.
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May 2020
A call for true partnership: moving the customer-supplier relationship beyond a zero-sum game
If a word is overused enough, it begins to lose a sense of its original meaning. Think of the word ‘awesome’, casually deployed for anything slightly positive. Over time, a once-grand word has lost its connection with the idea of awe.
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May 2020
Why a growing FPSO market means a changing supply-chain relationship
Sixty-seven. That’s how many new FPSOs will come online worldwide, according to an October 2019 report. That averages out to roughly 13 per year – more than double the six new FPSO orders made worldwide in 2017.
15
Aug 2019
PJ Valves secures $10m of FPSO contracts
PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has been awarded three significant FPSO valve contracts for projects in Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria.
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Jul 2018
PJ hires new Non Exec Director
PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has appointed Neil Kirkbride as a Non-Exec...
31
Oct 2017
PJV win EIC Award for Export
PJV are proud to have received another piece of prestigious recognition of our export success at the EIC National Awards.
24
Oct 2017
PJ Valves hires Group Operations Director
PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has appointed Tien Do as Group Operations...
09
Jul 2017
Looking across the pond - our investment in international trading
This year we received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade, in recognition of our overseas growth and export strategy. We ha...
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Jun 2017
PJV feature in EIC’s survive and thrive report
PJ Valves are proud to feature in the EIC’s survive and thrive report. Our efforts to fight against the extended period of low oil prices have...
27
May 2017
PJ Valves wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
Hertford, UK, 25 April 2017: PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has been sele...
05
Oct 2016
EIC hosts one to one interview PJV Group Managing Director
Following a period of expansion and growth for PJV the EIC caught up with Dan Munro, Group Managing Director to find out more. Dan was able to...
08
Sep 2016
PJV Delivers early to prestigious UK offshore gas Project
PJ Valves have secured a number of contract awards to manufacture valve packages for a North Sea project currently being constructed in Singap...
04
Aug 2016
PJ Valves inks contracts for Maersk Oil’s Culzean project
PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has been awarded more than £1 million worth ...
17
Nov 2015
PJV offering solutions in difficult market climate
In the face of a sub $50 barrel and uncertainty over improvement, deepwater oil projects and complex gas facilities worth a total of $200bn ha...
04
Sep 2015
Hugh Bisset to head up Houston Office
We are pleased to announce that Hugh Bisset has been appointed as the new Director of our PJV Americas office in Houston, Texas
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Aug 2015
30 Years of Richard Newton
In July, PJV celebrated the 30 year anniversary of Richard Newton, Materials Manager, joining PJ Valves....
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Jul 2015
Six months in Singapore
PJ Valves, APAC was set up in Singapore early 2015 to offer our product, expertise and service within the Asia Pacific region. The market is v...
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Jul 2015
Charlie Lodge - Great Britain Rafting Team
In May, Charlie Lodge was invited by the Chinese Extreme Sports Committee to represent Great Britain in the Chinese R2 2015 Tour in Yichang, H...
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Jun 2015
PJV in Abu Dhabi
PJ Valves continue to grow and expand at the EIC Connect Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. In June, the exhibition gave PJV the chance to explore the M...
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May 2015
PJV at OTC, Houston
PJ Valves exhibited at OTC in Houston in May. The exhibition gave PJV the chance to showcase the growth of our factories and the local office...
01
May 2015
PJV Engineering Team Continues R&D Work
As well as striving to improve the performance of our field proven standard ball valve production range, our design engineering team are progr...
01
May 2015
PJV Enjoys Strong Start to Year, Despite Low Oil Price
In a market climate where low hydrocarbon prices have delayed investment decisions and new field development, PJ Valves are working closely wi...
01
Apr 2015
10,000 Stock Forgings from Statoil Approved
Our forged steel factory in Italy has a stock of forgings for Gate, Globe & Check valves from a Statoil approved forgemaster....