UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 5, 2016. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) delivered its first set of pipes meant for the construction of oil wells in the Arctic shelf to customer, the company press service reports.

The pipes have been made by order of Gazprom Neft Shelf (Gazprom Neft’s daughter enterprise) for Prirazlomnoye oil deposit in the Pechora Sea. The order comprises casing pipes of various sizes with TMK UP PF premium threaded joints and GreenWell dry-dope coating, including H2S resistant pipes with strength grade L80 SS and P110 SS. The pipes were manufactured by Volzhsky Pipe Plant and Orsk Machine-Building Plant, with support from RosNITI and in full compliance with the customer’s specifications.

‘We are trying to keep up with our customers, oil and gas companies, in working on even the most complicated orders. TMK has vast experience in making pipes for offshore deposits and aggressive environments. The development of the Arctic shelf is a new challenge for the entire industry, and the company, on its part, is ready to offer its partners hi tech pipes with all the necessary characteristics that are not only comparable with but are actually better than their foreign counterparts,’ says TMK Director-General Alexander Shiryaev.