Offshore service companies hold valve stock for equipment that may be sold, stacked or re-purposed. When the fleet changes, the spares do not change with it, and a warehouse ends up holding manifolds and actuated ball valves for assets that are no longer in service.
The material is usually API-specification, often duplex or alloy, and usually documented. That combination makes it valuable, provided the identification survives.
Valve mix
What turns up in offshore oil and gas
Quarter-turn, high flow, easy to actuate. Ball valves are the most commonly upgraded valve i…
Read → Valve type Trunnion Ball ValvesLarge, expensive and built to pipeline standards. Trunnion ball valves are the highest-value…
Read → Valve type Gate ValvesThe workhorse of every plant and terminal. Gate valves are the most common surplus item in a…
Read → Valve type Check ValvesNon-return valves are bought by the dozen and replaced by the dozen. They are small, heavy, …
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Selling into this sector
What to expect
Equipment from this sector usually arrives with a mix of documentation: some items tagged and recorded, some with nothing at all. Send what exists. A partial record is worth more than a claim that records exist.
Mixed lots are normal. We do not ask you to separate the documented items from the rest before sending a list.
Questions sellers ask
Do you buy recovered offshore valves?
Yes. Recovered equipment is a normal category, and condition is assessed honestly.
Is NACE compliance important?
For sour service equipment, yes. Note any NACE marking.
Can you collect from a service yard?
Yes, across the Louisiana and Mississippi coast.