Subsea 7 Inks Supply Deal With Butting

Subsea 7 and BUTTING recently concluded a framework agreement on the supply of metallurgically clad, mechanically lined, duplex and superduplex pipes.

Joseph Leroy, Vice President Supply Chain Management of Subsea 7, and Hermann Butting, president of BUTTING, signed the agreement for an initial term of three years.

For many years, Subsea 7 has been working closely with BUTTING products for complex and sensitive applications in the oil and gas industry.

A milestone in this longstanding partnership was a major project in Brazil where BuBi® pipes (BUTTING-bimetal-pipes) were used as riser pipes for the first time anywhere in the world. For this order BUTTING supplied a total of 84 km of metallurgically clad pipes which are being laid off the Brazilian coast. The installation phase of the Guará project already began, by way of reeling, in January 2014.

The new contract covers the project-related delivery of mechanically lined and metallurgically clad pipes with different material combinations. Furthermore, the agreement provides for the delivery of CRA pipes made from the materials duplex and superduplex.

The agreement will be valid for the next three years, with the option of extending it for a further two years. Brigitte Blechinger, Senior Oil and Gas Sales Manager at BUTTING, explains: “Subsea 7 and BUTTING have been pooling their expert skills for decades. By signing this framework agreement we are consolidating our partnership and taking another step together towards a successful future.”