Our Story
Worldwide Oilfield Machine (WOM) is a globally recognized, multinational company. We are a fully vertically integrated entity, which allows us to ensure the highest level of quality control in every aspect of the manufacturing process. We support the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry in onshore, offshore and subsea applications, including high pressure and extreme environment conditions.
The WOM group of companies consists of WOM Inc., WOM UK, WOM Asia Pacific, WOM Pvt. Ltd., WOM ME, Magnum Forge and Machine Works, Magna Cast and Machine Works, Magnum Technology Center, WOM Brazil, WOM Australia, WOM Brazil and WOM Valves and Controls.
With over 2,500 employees, we have a global presence with manufacturing facilities, engineering centers, sales offices and assembly/testing workshops all over the world. Our current locations include Houston -Texas, Pune – India, Aberdeen – Scotland, Dubai – UAE, Seoul -South Korea, Ashgabat – Turkmenistan, Singapore, Macaé-Brazil and Australia.
Our Vision, Mission & Values
OUR VISION: Developing a way of life for a better world
• To make a difference in the communities in which we operate by providing a world-class organization that develops a way of existence
• We strive to set the standards, at work and within society, to pave the way for generations of healthy, stable, and fruitful lives
OUR MISSION: Working with a focus on innovation & reliability
• To support and serve the oil & gas industry with products having relentless reliability
• Continuously design and develop innovative features to increase overall safety and production
OUR VALUES: guiding us in all our operations
Responsibility: To build a safer, better, happier world
Honesty: To be true to our core principles
Trust: In relationships that bring about change for the better
Respect: For our society and the environment
Loyalty: To our values, and towards each other
1980 – 1990: The Beginning of a Global Success Story
Worldwide Oilfield Machine Inc. (WOM) established in Houston, Texas.
WOM’s flagship product is patented. The Magnum name quickly becomes synonymous with reliability and performance in the oil & gas industry.
WOM designs and manufactures Magnum Gate Valves and Actuators for drilling and production applications, that quickly start making waves in the market.
WOM India established in Pune, Maharashtra (Near Mumbai, India)
WOM India established
in Pune, Maharashtra
(Near Mumbai, India)
1990 – 2000: Growth & Consolidation
WOM UK established in Aberdeen, Scotland serving the North Sea and Europe.
A global accolade, followed by a global contract with a major well-test company.
Expansion continues as WOM acquires a BOP manufacturing company and begins to produce annular and ram-type BOPs.
WOM introduces its patented Magnum Subsea Gate Valve with fail-close/open actuator.
Further vertical integration achieved with the establishment of Magnum Forge and Machine Works in Pune, India.
WOM Middle East established in Dubai
WOM Middle East
established in Dubai
Magna Casting Foundry established to provide steel castings for the WOM group
With two independent seals on both the upstream and downstream sides of the valve and the option for an additional 3rd seal, WOM’s path breaking Dual Seal Ball Valve offers the performance of a gate valve at the cost of a ball valve.
2000 – 2010: Innovation at the Forefront
WOM introduces the world’s first 7-3/8” 10K Subsea Intervention System for deep-water applications.
WOM continues to expand globally, establishing a presence in Singapore to serve the South-East Asia market, while patenting its Advanced Technology Magnum Dual Seal Gate Valve.
On its Silver Anniversary, WOM successfully tests to API standards, a 15K subsea gate valve at a depth of 13,250 feet
WOM Asia Pacific takes off, giving the WOM Group heavy assembly capacity in the region.
WOM increases its production capacity up to 1,000 gate valves, 500 ball valves and 10 BOP’s per month.
WOM expands its capabilities in Dubai, establishing the Magnum Technology Center (MTC) to support WOM equipment and provide complete well-testing package solutions for its customers
WOM collaborates with Helix and builds its unique Slim Bore Drilling Package for offshore drilling.
WOM provides a dual block fail-safe subsea Magnum Gate Valve to successfully assist capping the exposed well in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP Macondo Incident. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Ken Salazar, personally visits WOM’s Houston facility and commends WOM’s well containment device.
2011 and Beyond: Raising the Bar
WOM takes a visionary leap, investing in state-of-the-art infrastructure and adding over 350,000 sq.ft. of covered area as it expands its facilities worldwide.
WOM successfully completed PR2 Level HPHT Test (-20F to 450F)
WOM developed Riser-Less Light Well Intervention System (RLWIS)
WOM India expanded assembly and testing shop to 14,000sq. ft. WOM adds two new CNC machines and custom-built thermal spray machine
WOM established an office in Seoul, South Korea
WOM successfully tested a 3-1/16” 15K Subsea Fail-safe Closed Gate Valve at a depth of 16,000 ft.
WOM developed the Super-power(SP) tandem Booster to enhance the shearing force of any size RAM BOP(patent pending)
WOM is named "Manufacturer of the Year” by Great Huston Procurement Forum
WOM is awarded “Best Technology” during Petrotech 2016 for the SP-Tandem Booster
WOMUK expanded workshop and testing facilities to 2120 sqm to include heat treatment and pressure testing
WOM began manufacturing 18 3/4” 10K Annular and Ram BOPs
WOM engineered the Hyper Torque 16 to reduce the operating torque of large and high-pressure gate valves (patent pending)
WOM established in Brazil
WOM Valves & Controls Intl established with Headquarter in Dubai to provide the critical valves & Controls solution for Oil & Gas, Power & Process Industries.
WOM Midland established in Midland, Texas USA