Russia-based
TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy), an operator at Sakhalin-II, one of the largest integrated oil and gas projects globally.
The memorandum provides for the development of efficient cooperation within the given project on the expertise and certification of
TMK's pipe products with a view to determine possibilities for their use by Sakhalin Energy. The memorandum also stipulates an audit and technical qualification of
TMK's Volzhsky Pipe Plant and Taganrog Metallurgical Plant. Sakhalin Energy experts together with technical advisors (including those of Royal Dutch Shell) will be working on tubular product testing at
TMK's R&D centre in Houston, US.
In the case of successful completion of these steps, it is planned to develop a road map, the implementation of which will allow Sakhalin Energy to consider
TMK as a potential supplier of tubular products for the company.
TMK's offer for Sakhalin-II comprises tubular products for field development, including casing with
TMK UP PF premium connections. Earlier, this type of connection successfully passed CAL IV qualification tests, a standard that confirms the world-class quality of
TMK's products.