Houston, Texas-based MRC Global, a distributor of pipe, valves and fittings products and services to the energy and industry sectors, and NAWAH LLC announced a logistics alliance to serve the Iraqi oil and gas market.
As part of the agreement, NAWAH (North America Western Asia Holdings) will open Iraq's first comprehensive sales and service center focused on providing the equipment necessary to develop the country's strategic energy reserves. The facility's location in Basra, which is situated near many of the country's most important oil and gas fields, allows quick delivery of MRC's extensive inventory of quality PVF products.
Iraq is a natural focus area for us and for our customers," said Andrew R. Lane, MRC's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "With some of the world's greatest energy reserves, Iraq will continue to grow at a record pace."
"Iraq's current and future prosperity relies on its ability to quickly rehabilitate its energy sector," said Brinkley, NAWAH's president and chief executive officer. "MRC is a trusted name in PVF distribution around the globe. With this new facility, the country's energy companies will no longer have to wait weeks or months for critical equipment to be shipped in from the other side of the world. By having it here in Basra, all a customer will have to do is pick up the phone and have it delivered right away."