Vallourec in Africa

Vallourec has a long-standing presence in Africa and has been developing productions and services facilities to steadily support its customers with premium solutions on the offshore and onshore oil & gas fields across the continent.

About

Vallourec has been committed to develop its local footprint because Africa remains the continent of discovery for oil and gas. Africa is thriving on its tremendous natural resources, opening up new frontiers, new challenges and new opportunities for the oil and gas industry for years and decades to come.

Vallourec is proud to provide high-performance solutions to its customers and partners. Since the commissioning of its first African industrial facilities in Nigeria in 2009, the Group has been developing its industrial and commercial operations up to being present today in five countries offering seamless tubes and premium connections for OCTG, line pipes, tubes for petrochemical facilities as well as a wide range of services, from tubular yard management enhanced with the latest digital technologies to premium welding with Serimax or oilfield operations support with the VAM ® Field Services’ team throughout the continent where our customers are present.

Operations

Focus on Algeria

Historically present in Algeria, Vallourec opened a representative office in Algiers in 2017 to strengthen its local commitment and develop even closer ties with our Algerian partners.

Focus on Angola

Besides VAM® Field Service activities, Vallourec provides inventory management and inspection services. We manage large stocks of tubular products in Luanda

Focus on Egypt

Focus on Nigeria

Established in Nigeria for more than 10 years, our industrial and sales activities for domestic and overseas OCTG supply are certified by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board.

Historically present in Algeria, Vallourec opened a representative office in Algiers in 2017 to strengthen its local commitment and develop even closer ties with our Algerian partners in order to meet their expectations and support the development of the domestic oil and gas fields. In the Algerian oil & gas market, Vallourec proposes a complete range of seamless OCTG tubes, including our premium VAM® connections. Vallourec also provides line pipes for the transport of hydrocarbons, as well as tubes for petrochemicals and refining facilities. Moreover, the Group offers a wide range of services to its customers, such as materials expertise, well design support and technical assistance or yard management, which may involve the intervention of our VAM® Field Service teams to support the use of our products in wells.

Besides VAM® Field Service activities, Vallourec provides inventory management and inspection services. We manage large stocks of tubular products in Luanda with the support of the last digital tools and technologies. The digital inventory management solution Smartengo.Inventory developed by Vallourec is one of the daily used by our teams.

Vallourec has been very successful with all the main oil and gas companies operating in Egypt leveraging our global industrial footprint balanced between our highly competitive production routes and our premium products. After 10 years of presence in Egypt with a Sales office, Vallourec has reinforced its position in 2020 through the incorporation of a Limited Liability Company. This new development phase aims at developing our domestic services offer as well as strengthening our presence in the OCTG and Line Pipe businesses. From onshore oil extraction in the Western Desert to challenging offshore operations in the Gulf of Suez, and up to the most complex gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea, our teams are committed to meet all the Egyptian O&G operations technological challenges.

Established in Nigeria for more than 10 years, our industrial and sales activities for domestic and overseas OCTG supply are certified by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board. Vallourec also holds a Line Pipe Contractor certification for the Nigeria market. Our Nigerian teams of experts provide tubular yard management and field services offshore/onshore leveraged by the latest digital technologies. World leader in premium tubular solutions serving the oil and gas market, we design and develop a comprehensive range of products. We propose seamless tubes and premium connections for OCTG, line pipes, tubes for petrochemical facilities as well as a wide range of services, including premium Welding.