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48 TUBE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL March 2017
To try to imagine the oil and gas sector
without the tube and pipe industry
would be an exercise in futility. In
addition to oilfield goods including
tube, casing, drill pipe, drill collars and
line pipe, oilfield work calls for tubing
couplings, tubing hangers, tubing
pumps, tubing heads, and a variety of
other essentials without which oil and
gas exploration and recovery would
grind to a halt.
The scope of that activity and its
outsize equipment should not obscure
the contribution of those meticulously
engineered smaller components. Take
the example of a tubing head: a vital
element of the wellhead assembly that
supports the tubing string, seals off
pressure between the casing and the
outside of the tubing, and provides a
connection that supports the Christmas
tree.
OCTG, gas
& pipeline
products
Photo: International Industries Ltd – Pakistan