TPT November 2013

Diary of Tube Events

Shell and Interpipe in cooperation IN 2012 Shell and Interpipe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlined the steps required to bring Interpipe’s pipe products in line with Shell’s global standards. Since then the companies have progressed through the crucial steps of the Memorandum and, as a result, Shell has approved Interpipe mills and certain product lines. Robin Naughton, well engineering team lead at Shell, commented, “Shell has approved and is satisfied with certain Interpipe products and continues to work with Interpipe on other aspects so that a significant and relevant product range is approved for Shell both in Ukraine and internationally. Once relevant product lines are approved Interpipe will be able to bid for supply tenders for Shell.” Denis Morozov, Interpipe director of products and resources, said, “The cooperationwithShell gives us a challenge to meet the highest quality standards in the industry, and I’m delighted that Interpipe has successfully passed Shell qualification audit. At the moment we have approved certain product lines with Shell and are working on development of new pipe products with premium connections to meet the company’s requirements to operate in tough geological conditions.” Shell has approved the steel manufacturing plant of Interpipe Steel for production of steel billets for use in rolling of casing and tubing. Shell has also audited Interpipe NTRP and Interpipe Nikotube pipe rolling mills and confirmed that plants’ technological processes and quality management system comply with international standards. Qualification orders of casing and tubing have been transported to the USA for inspection and verification of meeting Shell standards, and initial results are under review. Interpipe NMPPmill has been approved by Shell for manufacturing of line pipe for a limited product range. Shell has approved Interpipe to thread API specification connections, and is working with the company on new premium connections for high pressure fracturing of gas wells.

2013

12-14 November Stainless Steel World Expo (Netherlands) International Exhibition www.stainless-steel-world.net

18-21 November Fabtech (Chicago, USA) International Exhibition www.fabtechexpo.com 19-22 November TOLexpo (France) International Exhibition www.tolexpo.com

2014

11-15 March Metav (Germany) International Exhibition www.metav.com

7-11 April Tube Düsseldorf (Germany) International Exhibition www.tube.de 14-17 May Lamiera Bologna (Italy) International Exhibition www.lamiera.net 3-6 June Tube Russia (Moscow, Russia) International Exhibition www.metallurgy-tube-russia.com 24-27 September Tube China 2014 (Shanghai, China) International Exhibition www.tubechina.net 21-25 October EuroBlech (Hanover, Germany) International Exhibition www.euroblech.com 28-30 October Tube India 2014 (Mumbai, India) International Exhibition www.tubeindia.com

Interpipe – Ukraine Email: sales.eu@interpipe.biz Website: www.interpipe.biz

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