TPi April 2010

Coated tube & pipe

Successful start-up of pipe mill in Oman

Gulf International Pipe Industry (GIPI) was established as a limited liability company in the Sultanate of Oman in January 2007. The company claims to be the first high-pressure carbon steel pipe mill to be set up in Oman, and also the first of its kind in the Arabian Gulf region to produce up to 24" ERW high- pressure pipes. The establishment of the pipe mill is in line with the aim of the Sultanate of Oman to reduce dependency on the import of finished products needed to service Oman’s strategic oil and gas sector. The groundbreaking ceremony for the mill took place in April 2008, and was attended by over 180 local and international dignitaries. Commercial production was scheduled to commence in January 2010, with a planned grand opening ceremony in March.

The project was executed via EPC contracts with Milltech from South Korea undertaking the engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of all

GIPI’s plant has capacity to produce over 250,000tpa

equipment, and JK Engineering for civil works. Other notable local contractor contributions were from MBM and Dawood Engineering. GIPI manufactures high grade carbon steel pipes and casing within a diameter range of 8" to 24", with capability for wall thickness of up to 25mm and pipe length of up to 18m. The pipe manufacturing process uses state-of- the-art Fifth Generation technology. The company is also equipped with coating facilities capable of both internal and three-layer external coating, and threading facilities for casing pipes

up 13 3 / 8 ". Professional in-house laboratory services offer a full range of inspection and testing in accordance with international industry standards, and can perform independent testing as per UKAS certification and ISO/IEC 17025. The plant is capable of producing over 250,000tpa of products meeting stringent international and customer- specific standards. Gulf International Pipe Industry LLC – Sultanate of Oman support@gipi.co.om www.gipi.co.om

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