Vallourec has opened its new Tubular Management Services (TMS) Yard in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, exclusively for Aramco. The yard is part of a 10-year agreement between the two companies, which was established in 2022.

 

The agreement covers the supply of casing and tubing and services, covering part of Aramco's needs for Premium OCTG solutions for its drilling operations.

 

The new pipe management yard is located within the confines of the larger Vallourec Saudi Arabia site and encompasses 38,000m2, including a new inspection facility of 848m2.

 

Inaugurated in 2014, Vallourec Saudi Arabia provides heat treatment, non-destructive testing and VAM threading.

 

Vallourec’s TMS offer provides operators worldwide with logistical resources for storing, maintaining and transporting tubular products to OCTG operations to ensure best possible field execution.

 

Mohammed Alissa, Saudi Arabia Sales Manager, reflects on the yard’s rapid development. “We’ve been simultaneously producing pipes for Aramco and constructing the yard,” he says. “Within one year, we’ve brought this project to fruition.” More than an asset for the increased efficiency and reliability of Aramco operations, the TMS yard also underscores Vallourec’s strong presence in the Middle East. --OGN/TradeArabia News Service