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8 Tube ProducTs InTernaTIonal July 2015
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NORSOK Super Duplex approval
opens global supply chain
Fine Tubes has received NORSOK
approval to supply the oil and gas
industry with UNS S32750 seamless
straight length tubing in the wall
thickness range of 1 to 3.98mm.
The NORSOK M-650 standard
verifies through a set of established
requirements that a manufacturer has
sufficient competence with the relevant
material grades, including Super Duplex
stainless steel, as well as the necessary
manufacturing facilities and equipment.
Qualification is valid for five years.
Fine Tubes secured this additional
approval by aligning its manufacturing
process with NORSOK M-650
requirements and by demonstrating its
compliance through audits undertaken
by One Subsea. The process, which
was made possible through a frame
agreement with One Subsea and TW
Metals, brings Fine Tubes into the global
supply chain for all One Subsea sites.
Chris Burridge, customer quality
engineer for Fine Tubes, commented,
“This is great news for us, adding
another feather to our NORSOK hat
and opening up further opportunities
for us. Working in partnership with
One Subsea gave us the dialogue we
needed to qualify.”
The Super Duplex NORSOK approval
applies to Fine Tubes’ site in Plymouth,
UK, and covers a specific routing with
specific equipment. It complements
the company’s existing 6Mo NORSOK
approval and ensures that Fine Tubes
has a full range of suitably qualified
alloys to supply the industry.
Fine Tubes works closely with its sister
company, US-based Superior Tube,
across all of its key markets, including
oil and gas.
This new global structure enables
Fine Tubes to further serve the global
demand for approved Super Duplex
tubing.
Fine Tubes ltd – UK
Fine Tubes Super Duplex oil and gas tubing