France-based tube and pipe producer Vallourec has announced that Vallourec Tube-Alloy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vallourec specialized in the production and repair of accessories for oil and gas wells, has opened its new oil and gas accessories facility in northern Singapore, in an effort to expand its activities and strengthen its long-term position in the Asia-Pacific region. The new plant will support the company’s oil country tubular goods (OCTG) activities by expanding the geographic footprint of Vallourec Tube-Alloy, which until now was mainly centered on four production facilities in the US.
The company stated that the plant is specialized in threading premium connections on well-head and completion equipment and in manufacturing turnkey OCTG accessories, and has an annual capacity of 25,000 threads.