OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 March 2009 was announced, that steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has completed the delivery of casing pipes to the Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC). Interpipe has delivered casing pipes amounting to 12,700 tonnes of which 5,600 tonnes of pipes supplied have the UPJ (Ukrainian Premium Joint) connection. Casing pipes are used for the casing of oil and gas wells.

Interpipe has developed the highly hermetic “Ukrainian Premium Joint” for use in the construction of horizontal and directional oil and gas wells and for the development of oil and gas fields in difficult geological conditions.

Rostyslav Chudnovsky, Sales Director of Oil and Gas pipes at Interpipe commented: “Interpipe is delighted to complete delivery of casing pipes to the Syrian Petroleum Company – the largest national company in Syria. Since 2006 Interpipe has worked successfully with SPC and intends to develop a long-term strategic partnership.”

The specification and service performances of Interpipe’s UPJ meet international standards used in global oil and gas production. Joint Packing “metal-metal” coupled with trapezoidal buttress thread provides highly hermetic joints as well as durability and firmness for ultimate joint strength.