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Tube Products International March 2013
MRC acquires
Production Specialty
Services
McJunkin Red Man Corporation, the US operating subsidiary
of MRC Global Inc, has completed the previously announced
acquisition of the operating assets of Production Specialty
Services, Inc.
Headquartered in Midland, Texas and established in 1990,
Production Specialty Services adds 18 service locations,
including one distribution centre, in the Permian Basin and
Eagle Ford shale regions of Texas and New Mexico to MRC’s
current location network.
“We are pleased to have completed this acquisition and
welcome all of the Production Specialty Services employees
to MRC,” said Andrew R Lane, MRC chairman, president and
CEO. “I look forward to combining our strengths to better serve
our customers in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford shale.”
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC is a global distributor
of pipe, valves, fittings and related products and services to
the energy industry, and supplies these products and services
across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream
sectors.
MRC Global Inc
– USA
Hydratight gains
MASE certification
Global joint integrity specialist Hydratight has gained full MASE
certification in France, meaning the company can now work
directly as a certified contractor.
MASE is a France-only certification system formulated by
chemical, oil and gas industries for contractors, to ensure
safe working and consistent working standards. The MASE
framework is generally equivalent to the Safety Contractor
Checklist recognised in other parts of Europe, such as Germany
and the Benelux countries, and though similar to OHSAS 18001,
makes more stringent demands on training, metrics and safety
communication.
Until the end of October 2012, Hydratight was required to work
as a sub-contractor with a MASE-certified contractor, but after
two years of preparation has successfully achieved full MASE
status following a system and on-site audit by the LRQA auditor.
The certification stands for three years.
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