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January 2016 Tube Products International 17
business & market news
Advanced tubing for
FPSO heat exchangers
Superior Tube, a manufacturer of
precision metal tubing for safety critical
applications, has been awarded a
contract from TEMA India Ltd to supply
heat exchanger tubing for a new floating
production storage and offloading
(FPSO) vessel.
The vessel is among several
commissioned by Brazilian energy
giant Petrobras as part of its project
to develop the oil reserves in the pre-
salt fields in the Santos basin off the
Brazilian coast.
For the vessel’s heat exchangers,
Superior Tube provided 37km of
seamless alloy 625 tubing. Manu-
factured to stringent specifications, the
tubing will undergo a rigorous testing
process in order to meet high quality
requirements.
Representing an important step in
the company’s strategy to expand its
oil and gas business in the world’s
major growth regions, this contract win
was achieved as a result of a strong
collaboration between Superior Tube
and its sister mill, UK-based Fine Tubes,
which has an established presence in
India.
“We are pleased to collaborate with
Superior Tube in providing the Inconel
625 tubing for this prestig-
ious project with Estaleiros
doBrasil Ltda (EBR) and Toyo
Engineering Corporation of
Japan,” commented Haresh
K Sippy, managing director
for TEMA India.
“It is the first FPSO project
executed by an Indian
company with Petrobras as
the end client.
“The tubing has to meet
stringent quality require-
ments and must have a very
low wall thickness with a thickness/
diameter ratio of 0.07 to 0.08. We are
confident in Superior Tube’s ability to
meet those requirements, and look
forward to a mutually beneficial and
lasting business relationship.”
Superior Tube’s products are used in
a range of industries, from oil and
gas extraction to aerospace, power
generation and pharmaceutical manu-
facture. Its manufacturing capabilities
include seamless and welded tubes,
straight lengths and coils in stainless
steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium.
TEMA India is a global process equip-
ment manufacturer for critical high-pres-
sure, high-temperature applications.
It is among the largest manufacturers of
shell and tube heat exchangers in India,
and serves the oil and gas, fertiliser,
power and FPSO sectors.
Superior Tube Co – USA
Heat exchanger tubing for the FPSO
Floating production storage and offloading vessel
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of seamless steel tube
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