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M&M International Now Licensed for API 7V

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M&M International Now Licensed for API 7V Kelly Valves & IBOPs — A New Era in Well Control Valve Manufacturing

We’re excited to share a major industry milestone: M&M International is now fully licensed for API 7V compliance covering both Kelly Valves and Inside Blow-Out Preventers (IBOPs) — a strategic advancement that aligns with the latest API regulatory standards and reinforces M&M’s position as a trusted global OEM for well control solutions.

What This Means

The API 7V specification, published in April 2024 and updated with Addendum 1 in Jan 2025, establishes modern minimum design and performance criteria specifically for drill stem valves — including Kelly Valves and IBOPs — replacing prior licensing under older API specs. API now requires new monogram licenses for these products under API 7V rather than API 7-1.

Securing an API 7V license means M&M’s Kelly Valves and IBOPs are now officially certified to meet today’s industry design, quality, and reliability requirements as defined by the American Petroleum Institute — the definitive standard in upstream oil and gas valve manufacturing.

Why It Matters for Operators

Kelly Valves and IBOPs are mission-critical devices — they help control pressure and fluid movement within the drilling string and act as internal barriers to wellbore flow when needed. With API 7V licensing:

Customers gain confidence in product conformity, traceability, and performance.

Operators get better global acceptance for equipment on rigs and drilling contracts.

Manufacturers demonstrate compliance with the latest API standards rather than legacy specs.

In real terms, this means M&M’s Kelly Valves and IBOPs meet the most current, codified expectations for design and testing — a significant boost in product legitimacy and industry trust.

M&M’s Commitment to Quality

M&M International has a long heritage in well control valve technology, with a reputation built on innovation such as its patented CANISTER GUARD® design and other core technologies.

With the new API 7V license, M&M continues to validate its quality systems and manufacturing excellence in the most demanding sectors of the global energy industry.

What’s Next

M&M continues rolling out API 7V-certified Kelly Valves and IBOPs to customers worldwide.
Operators using M&M products will now benefit from a fully current API monogram license.
The industry shift from API 7-1 to API 7V licenses is gaining momentum — timely certification avoids gaps in compliance and ensures continued supply chain reliability.

About M&M International

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M&M International is a family owned and operated original equipment manufacturer in the energy industry. Since its founding in 1980, M&M has become internationally known in the industry for creating and manufacturing the most efficient, reliable, and user-friendly well control valve design in the world, namely, the CANISTER GUARD®.

M&M also manufactures a wide variety of subs, inside blowout preventors (“IBOPs”), swivels, surface test trees, offline cementing valves, and other equipment used during drilling, completion, and production operations, both on land and offshore. In addition to our products, we also offer a full spectrum of manufacturing services and stand ready to build not only our own designs, but the designs brought to us by our customers and partners.

The M&M Team is committed to solving the most common, and uncommon, problems associated with the well control sector today. We also put forth great effort assisting our customers in solving problems associated with other aspects of the energy industry. We are a dynamic and customer satisfaction-oriented company that is focused on helping its customers improve on multiple levels, not just with their well control needs. No matter what we are doing for the customer, we deliver extraordinary service that is superior to any of our competitors.

Located at 1249 Evangeline Thruway, Broussard, Louisiana 70518