Tag: Vallourec
Vallourec tubes prop up Mont Saint-Michel bridge
Vallourec provided the seamless steel tubes that support the new bridge of Mont Saint-Michel in north-western France, which opened to the public on 22 July 2014. Vallourec tubes for Brazilian football stadiums
Structural seamless steel tubes from Vallourec’s Brazilian mill in Belo Horizonte equipped nine stadiums – including five of the twelve stadiums used to host official matches during the FIFA World Cup, and four others used as training centres during the tournament.
Vallourec to supply line pipe solutions to TEN
Vallourec has been selected to supply premium line pipes and welding services for the TEN ultra-deepwater oil and gas project in Ghana operated by Tullow Oil and executed by a consortium of Subsea 7 and Technip. Vallourec line pipe solutions for TEN project
Vallourec will supply premium line pipes and welding services for the TEN ultra-deepwater oil and gas project, operated by Tullow Oil in Ghana, and executed by a consortium of Subsea 7 and Technip. Vallourec wins supercritical power plant order
Vallourec, the premium tubular solutions provider, has been selected to supply 10,000 tons of tubes for the construction of the Shuqaiq Steam Power Plant (SSPP) in Saudi Arabia. Deliveries are scheduled for the first, second and third quarters of 2014.
Vallourec signs 2 service contracts with Petrobras
Vallourec signed two new service contracts with Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company. Under the two five-year contracts, Vallourec will support Petrobras with an extensive range of services to meet the challenges faced by the oil company in terms of logistics and ultra-deep offshore applications.
Vallourec signs EUR 1.1B credit facility
Vallourec signed a multi-currency revolving credit facility for an amount of EUR 1.1B, maturing in February 2019, plus two one-year extension options. This facility will be available for general financing purposes of the group.
Vallourec to increase testing capacity
Vallourec is expanding its VAM Connection Technology Center in Aulnoye-Aymeries (North of France) in order to double its testing capacity. The centre currently employs 160 people who work on developing ever more innovative products for the oil and gas industry to meet the increasing complexity of drilling operations.
Vallourec invest in improvements at Barreiro plant
Vallourec has announced an investment in additional iron ore processing equipment to deliver increased efficiencies at the Barreiro Plant in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Prior to the delivery of iron ore to the blast furnace, the existing equipment on site was not able to liberate or separate the highly clay-bound fines from the lump ore on the more difficult ROMs.
Prior to the delivery of iron ore to the blast furnace, the existing equipment on site was not able to liberate or separate the highly clay-bound fines from the lump ore on the more difficult ROMs.