The Russian steel
pipe producer
TMK Group (
TMK) has announced that a qualification audit of the
US companies Kelly
Pipe, one of the largest distributors of
tubular products in the
US, and AERA, one of California's largest oil and gas producers, has been carried out at its subsidiaries Volzhsky
pipe plant (VTZ), Taganrog Metallurgical Works (Tagmet) and Sinarsky
Pipe Plant (SinTZ).
During the audit, representatives of Kelly
Pipe and AERA checked the
production facilities of VTZ, Tagmet and SinTZ specialized in the
production of seamless oil and gas steel pipes for compliance with international standards.
As a result of the audit, specialists confirmed the compliance of the quality management system of VTZ, Tagmet, and SinTZ with international standards, and have thus included the three
TMK subsidiaries in the list of approved steel
pipe product suppliers of Kelly
Pipe and AERA.