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ITAtube Journal No2/September 2013
Special: Ukrainian companies
Interpipe declares Iraq ambitions following
South Oil Company approval
Interpipe, a leading steel pipe manufacturing company
Interpipe, a leading steel pipe
manufacturing company, has an-
nounced putting in place a lo-
cal support team to work on the
ground based in Basra following
approval from South Oil Company
(SOC), one of the major fundamen-
tal formations of Iraqi national oil
company (INOC), as a preferred
supplier for the country.
The announcement sees Interpipe
appoint a new Iraq country man-
ager with immediate effect based
in Basra. Following several recent
meetings in Iraq with South Oil and
a lengthy audit of its steel mill in
Ukraine, the approval allows Inter-
pipe to participate in local tenders.
The meetings in Iraq also saw a
tour of the oil fields due to the in-
creasing need to provide a better
service of transporting and stock-
ing pipes from the ports.
Duncan Pell, regional director for
MENA & Asia, Interpipe ME said:
“The development of Interpipe in
Iraq is part of our overall growth
strategy across the wider Middle
East and Africa region. Whilst at the
World Economic Forum last week in
Jordan, it was clear that the poten-
tial of Iraq will be realized over the
next few years and Interpipe aim to
contribute significantly to driving
the Iraqi infrastructure, economy
and development.”
Andrey Burtsev, regional director,
market development, Interpipe ME
said: “The approval from South Oil
signifies Interpipe’s commitment
to Iraq which has the potential to
reclaim its historical position as
one of the most prosperous econ-
omies in the Middle East. With the
National Development Plan well
under way, we expect to see early
signs of success in Iraq from our
efforts in the latter half of 2013.”
Interpipe has also appointed a lo-
cal partner in Basra, Al Nukhba Oil
Field Services, to provide company
facilities and fulfill on-the-ground
security requirements.
Interpipe has been working in the
steel manufacturing industry since
1895 and produced over 1.1 million
tons of carbon steel pipes in 2012.
Interpipe Ukraine Ltd
1A Pisarzhevskogo Str.
49600 Dnepropetrovsk
Ukraine
Tel.: +380 562 389 643
Fax: +380 562 389 482
