Pipeline decommissioning removes station valves, block valves, pig trap closures and check valves from service. These are large, API-specification items with test records, and they are frequently sold for scrap because the operator has no resale process.
We buy them as equipment. A twenty-inch trunnion ball valve with documentation is a different asset from the same valve cut up and weighed.
The practical sequence
What happens, in order
What we need
The short version
A rough list, a location and a date. That is enough to start. If there are photographs, the review is faster and the number is more confident.
We do not need the valves cleaned, sorted or labelled. We do not need a data sheet for each item. And we do not need you to decide which items are worth selling before you send the list — that is the review.
Mixed lots and partial assemblies are included. If the material is awkward, unidentified or incomplete, say so and include it. A lot that describes its own problems is faster to price than one that does not.
Questions sellers ask
Do you buy valves that have been in the ground?
Yes, if the body and flanges are sound. Buried service is normal.
What about valves with no records?
They are still bought, at a discount.
Can you handle very heavy valves?
Yes. We arrange lifting and transport as part of the purchase.