Russia-based TMK, one of the world's leading oil and gas steel pipe producers, has stated that it has shipped 591 mt of 13-chrome tubing with TMK FMT premium connections to Rospan International - a subsidiary of Russian state-owned integrated oil company Rosneft - which is engaged in the exploration and development of the Novy Urengoy, East Urengoy and Resource license blocks of the Urengoy, East Urengoy, and North Ossetian fields. Rospan International is based in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District of Russia.
The shipment contained L80 grade tubing with UP PF connections (outer diameter of 88.9 mm and wall thickness of 7.34 mm) produced by TMK subsidiaries Sinarsky Pipe Plant and Volzhsky Pipe Plant.