TPi January 2011

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Iranian Ambassador visits Interpipe factory

and accordingly is the largest consumer of pipe products. Interpipe has many years of production experience and offers a wide product portfolio for the oil and gas industry. “The Premium UPJ joint that we presented in Tehran is a high-strength connection compatible with the threaded NEW VAM joint. Interpipe’s pipe products with the premium UPJ connection are successfully used in oil-rigs in Syria, the UAE, Morocco and Nigeria.” The UPJ threaded connection is designed for use in the construction of horizontal and inclined oil and gas wells operating in difficult geological conditions. Compression of the premium joint ‘metal-metal’ in combination with the resistant trapezoidal thread provides high containment, strength and durability to ultimate joint strength.

In August Akbar Gasemi-Aliabadi, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ukraine, visited steel pipe and railway wheel company Interpipe. During the visit he met the management board of the company and saw the production of steel pipes at the NTRP mill. Ambassador Aliabadi noted the great potential for collaboration between Interpipe and Iranian oil and gas companies, particularly with the country’s vast oil and gas fields and Interpipe’s expertise in producing quality pipes for the industry. Commenting on the visit Fadi Hraibi, director for products and resource management at Interpipe, said, “Interpipe is not a new player to the Iranian market.

oil and gas, construction and machinery businesses.

“Indeed, Interpipe has been the only railway wheels exporter to Iran in the years 2006-2008 and we hope the meeting with Ambassador Alibadi will enable us to revive relations with the country’s industrial businesses.” In October Interpipe also held a business meeting with current and potential clients in Tehran, Iran. Representatives of the largest oil and gas companies in Iran participated in the meeting, where Interpipe’s specialists presented the Ukrainian Premium Joint connection (UPJ) used for equipping horizontal and inclined wells in difficult geographical conditions. Denis Solomin, director for oil and gas pipe sales at Interpipe said, “Iran is a world leader in oil and gas extraction,

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“We have had positive past experiences in supplying products for the country’s

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