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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. 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. Hydratight UK www.hydratight.com

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