France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced that it has signed a contract with Badr El Din Petroleum Company (BAPETCO), a joint venture between the energy and petrochemical company Royal Dutch Shell Group and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, a national oil company of Egypt, concerning the supply of tubular solutions (OCTG) for 60 to 70 gas wells of an onshore project in the Western Desert of Egypt.
Vallourec stated that most of the seamless carbon steel tubes will be produced by its Tianda plant in Chuzhou, while the other premium products will be made at its threading plant in Changzhou, both located in China. Additionally, premium tubes made from corrosion-resistant material will be produced at Vallourec’s European plants in France and Germany.