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July 2008 Tube Products International 11
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Socotherm SpA has been awarded a
contract in the Ormen Lange Southern
Field Development Project – Phase II.
The contract, awarded by Statoil, relates
to the application of external 3-layer
polyethylene anticorrosion coating
(Plastykote®), internal blasting SA2, and
anodes application on about 36km of
16" pipes and 14km of 6" pipes to be
laid offshore. Coating works, for a total
value of €2.5m, will be performed at the
Socotherm Marine Base, Pozzallo, Italy,
in the 4th quarter of 2008.
Zeno Soave, chairman and CEO of
the group, considers Ormen Lange a
strategic contract, as part of the Frame
Agreement signed with Staoil last year.
Under this agreement, which had an
initial term of five years, Socotherm
and Statoil work closely in an extensive
partnership aimed to guarantee Statoil’s
coating needs for its projects either in
North Sea or abroad.
The Ormen Lange field, discovered in
1997 in the deep-water of Norway, is one
of the world’s largest gas reservoirs. The
gas is processed onshore at Nyhamna,
in Aukra municipality, and exported
1,200km to Easington, UK, through the
world’s longest offshore gas pipeline.
At peak production, Ormen Lange will
produce close to 20% of the UK’s gas
requirements, and establish Norway as
the world’s second-largest exporter of
natural gas after Russia.
Socotherm SpA – Italy
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Saint-Gobain’s
new regional
sales manager
Saint-Gobain Pipelines has appoin-
ted Gary Dwyer as regional sales
manager for the UK’s Midlands
area, to develop customer relations
and strengthen the water and sewer
team.
Mr Dwyer’s previous experience
includes European sales manager
for ULVA International Ltd and sales
roles at Rockwell and Armacell
Insulation. He will be developing
new business, maintaining key
accounts and enhancing customer
service in his region.
Saint-Gobain Pipelines supplies
ductile iron pipes, fittings, valves,
access covers and gratings, and
also produces cast iron above and
below ground drainage systems.
Its markets include water and
sewerage, telecommunications,
highways, civil engineering, con-
struction and housing.
The company is part of the
multinational Saint-Gobain Group,
which has three business divisions
– glass, high performance materials
and housing products.
Saint-Gobain Pipelines – UK
Contract for offshore project