Metinvest wins tender to supply pipes for Turkmen gas pipeline
KYIV. Sept 16 (Interfax) - Ukraine's Metinvest holding has won a tender called by Turkmenistan's national gas producer Turkmengaz and will supply 150,000 tonnes of pipes to be produced by Khartsyzsk Tube Works for the East-West gas pipeline project, Metinvest said in a press release.
Metinvest signed the contract to supply the pipes, which are 1420 mm in diameter and K60 strength, in August. The Azovstal steel works will supply the strips for the pipe production. Under the Contract, Metinvest shall supply the pipes by the middle of next year.
East-West Project plays a strategic role as it is considered by many experts as an inlet for the Nabucco gas pipeline, which will supply natural gas from Central Asia to European countries.
The official ground-breaking ceremony for the East-West gas pipeline took place in May 21, 2010. The line will be laid in the territory of Turkmenistan, starting at the Shatlyk compressor station located near Dauletabad and South Yoloten fields extending to the Belek compressor station on the Caspian coast. The total length of the pipeline will be around 800 km, rated capacity - 30 bln cu m per year. The pipeline construction is to be completed in June 2015 to full operational status.
"This contract is the start of cooperation. Now we are discussing and approving the new consignment of pipe for an additional 158 km of the pipeline. The quality of our products, guaranteed dates of orders fulfillment as well as client-oriented policy makes us believe that this stage shall also be a success," said Dmitry Nikolayenko, Head of Sales, Metinvest.
Khartsyzsk Tube Works is one of the largest CIS enterprises manufacturing large diameter longitudinal seam SAW pipes (508-1422 mm in diameter) with corrosion-resistant exterior and interior or flow coating for oil and gas pipelines. Plant facilities allow producing more than 1.3 million tonnes of pipes per year including 665,000 tonnes of coated pipes.
