Luxembourg-based
ArcelorMittal has announced that its Industeel site in Le Creusot, France, will provide 5,400 mt of clad steel plates for the Zakum oilfield, the largest oilfield in the United Arab Emirates (
UAE) and one of the largest offshore oilfields in the world. The order is the biggest ever recorded at
ArcelorMittal Le Creusot and also one of the largest orders for clad steel plates ever placed.
ArcelorMittal said that, with the project on a tight schedule, this order alone will require the Le Creusot equipment to run at full capacity for four consecutive months.
Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), the owner of the oilfield, is currently building new wells and processing units to increase its production capacity and the construction of these additional facilities will require tubes and fittings which customers Tectubi Raccodi and EEW will manufacture using
ArcelorMittal steels. Of the total volume of 5,400 mt, 4,342 mt will be supplied to EEW in Germany, and 1,101 mt to Tectubi Raccodi in Italy. Delivery to the two customers will start at the beginning of April, and is set to be completed by mid-July.