TPi September 2017

Shaving seconds off production stages in our pipe mills has led to cumulative time savings that have not only reduced costs for our customers but have also increased our productivity rates. Such a focus on continuous improvement means that we are always ready to achieve success.

Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of French oil company Total, has also warned of a possible ten million barrel per day global oil supply deficit by 2020. Are we therefore en route to a tightening of the supply balance in the next years as investment fails to keep up with depletion? Only time will tell. The real question now is how can we contribute to a sustainable industry? The answer lies in smart solutions, a focus on value with a holistic, life-cycle approach to cost and risk, and continuous improvement. The oil and gas supply chain knows it can’t influence the volatilities and fluctuations in the global industry, so companies like ours must focus instead on areas where we can make a difference – improvements in our own performance. Across the business, we are committed to a culture of continuous improvement. Just some of the things we have undertaken include a significant investment in supply chain transformation to improve the flow of materials and products through our business to the client, a continuous focus on improving dimensional performance, mechanical properties and pipe tolerances and an unwavering commitment to research and development. For more than ten years we’ve been alert to identifying the most marginal gains in all aspects of our operational performance, which, when linked together, accumulate into greater efficiencies and customer benefits.

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TUBE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL September 2017

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