TPi May 2014

business & market news

MRC announces Chevron award Chevron USA Inc has added MRC Global and its subsidiaries as a strategic valve supplier on the Future Growth Project in Kazakhstan. Chevron has also extended its worldwide master contract to enable MRC Global and its subsidiaries to transact business with Chevron in Australia for approved pipe, valves and fittings (PVF). added MRC Global as a strategic PVF supplier in these major international operations,” said MRC Global’s chairman, president and CEO, Andrew Lane. “Chevron has been our largest customer for the past four years. As MRC Global has grown and expanded internationally, we are now in a position to serve our top customers on a much broader scale and have worked closely with Chevron to add PVF capabilities and support in Australia, Kazakhstan and Thailand to our current North America base MRO business.” Technip awarded contract in Brunei Technip has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Borneo BV, covering engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning (EPSCC). The project aims at the modification of the onshore facilities as well as the construction of a new onshore pipeline, in order to transport Maharaja Lela & Jamalulalam South (MLJS) gas to the Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas (BLNG) plant. The onshore modification work includes de-bottlenecking of the processing plant to enable handling up to five million cubic metres per day (annual average) from the greater MLJ field, and associated assistance in start-up and performance testing. Technip’s operating centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will execute the contract with support from the office of the group based in Brunei. The project is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2015. Lim Kwee Keong, senior Technip – France www.technip.com The companies have also reached an agreement allowing subsidiaries of MRC Global to provide PVF products for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) to Chevron’s operations in Thailand. “We are very pleased that Chevron The announcement follows previous expansions to the worldwide master agreement naming MRC Global Nelson expands Brazilian operations Nelson Global Products Inc has announced a second recent acquisition in Brazil: structural tube manufacturer TuboPress.

as a preferred supplier to Chevron’s operations in Canada, Brazil and Angola.

“Our worldwide master agreement is built upon more than 60 years of servicing Chevron’s business around the world,” said Mr Lane. “A relationship that began with MRC Global supporting Chevron’s Richmond, California, facility in the 1950s now spans six continents and expands each year as MRC Global continues to look for additional areas to further serve Chevron by creating the most efficient and effective PVF supply chain possible.”

MRC Global Inc – USA www.mrcglobal.com

vice president of Technip in Asia Pacific, stated, “Following the front- end engineering design that we have completed in 2012, Technip was keen on undertaking the EPSCC contract. Vital for the brownfield tie-in of the MLJS project, our familiarity with the onshore facilities has made the difference and gave us leverage in this much sought-after development.”

strategic plan in South America and to expand our product offering,” stated Tom Gosnell, CEO of Nelson. “Our large multi-national customer base will benefit from local availability regardless of where they produce commercial vehicles.” In May 2013, the company acquired Envall, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, which makes hydraulic and structural tubes and low-to-high pressure hydraulic hoses.

“We continue to execute our growth plan through strategic acquisitions as we broaden the Nelson portfolio of products made in the South American market,” said Sergio Carvalho, president of Nelson’s on-highway business unit. “We were impressed by TuboPress’s growth and its close relationships with key customers which are market leaders.” TuboPress will also be the home of Nelson’s new exhaust product line in South America.

TuboPress produces structural tube assemblies such as step-ladders and many others used by agricultural and construction vehicle manufacturers. The company, founded in 2003, is centrally located with close proximity to major commercial vehicle manufacturers. Paulo Kunzel, former owner of the business, will continue as the operation’s general manager.

Nelson Global Products – USA www.nelsonglobalproducts.com

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