Tata Steel has signed a series of contracts with Subsea 7 to supply undersea pipes to four separate North Sea projects. The four contracts, signed over the past year and worth an estimated GBP 10M in total, will see Tata Steel supply in excess of 55km of pipe weighing more than 9,000t. Tata Steel and Subsea 7 have also signed a global framework agreement cementing and formalising the companies’ long-standing partnership, which first began 25 years ago.
Under the contracts, Tata Steel will supply around 28km of carrier pipe, more than 27km of sleeve pipe, girth welding and triple jointing and the application of Glass Flake Epoxy pipe coating. The pipes will be manufactured at the company’s Hartlepool pipe mills in the UK, before being welded and coated at its offshore processing centre, also in Hartlepool.
Richard Broughton, commercial manager, Exploration and Production, Energy & Power, said: “The new framework agreement will extend the work our companies already do together on a global scale, demonstrating the value of Tata Steel in today’s oil and gas industry.”
