OMB is a family-owned and operated group which has become a globally recognized manufacturer of forged steel valves for the Oil & Gas industry. It has its headquarters in Cenatesotto, Bergamo, Italy. Its operating plants are in Italy, Singapore, the United States of America (USA) and two joint ventures (JVs) in Saudi Arabia. OMB is also in United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Korea, China, and Canada. It has a distribution network that covers the major oil-producing countries. OMB group has good knowledge and experience in the design and manufacturing of valves for hydrocarbon and petrochemical processing plants, oil and gas offshore and onshore production and transportation as well as the energy industry.
BOG’s Relationship with OMB
OMB is BOG’s technical partner for valves. OMB products range from 2-inch to 60-inch and pressure class ASME 150 to 2500, API 3000 to 10000psi; some products include:
Globe Valves: A globe valve is used for regulating flow in a pipeline, consisting of a movable plug or disc element and a stationary ring seat in a generally spherical body
Globe Valve
Ball Valves: A ball valve uses a hollow, perforated and pivoting ball to control flow through it. There are different types of ball valves; lip type, compact type, flanged type and top entry type. Each with unique features.
Ball Valve
Gate Valves: also known as a sluice valve, usually opens by lifting a round or rectangular gate/wedge out of the path of the fluid.
Gate Valve
Check Valves: are uni-directional valves that automatically open with forward flow and close against reverse flow. They efficiently supply a wide variety of applications with the closing element in the piston, ball or swing type.
Check Valve
BOG and OMB Collaborate to build a Valve Assembly Plant
BOG and OMB are in a partnership to establish a valve assembly plant at the Lekki Free zone where fabrication, testing, and painting of valves can be done. The inclusion of new product offerings is currently being explored. These offerings include gas testing, welding and painting. This collaborative effort promotes local content development that will result in economic benefits for our country Nigeria.