FLORENCE, ITALY (November 7, 2003) -- PII Pipeline Solutions of Cramlington, U.K., a unit of GE Oil & Gas, has entered into a five-year exclusive agreement with Wrapmaster Inc., based in Longview, Texas. The agreement authorizes PII to utilize, throughout Europe and several African nations, magnetic pig detectable composite sleeve repairs developed and manufactured by Wrapmaster, Inc.
This strategic alliance between the two companies allows PII to market the product throughout the region, and makes PII the only pipeline integrity business capable of offering two sleeve repair technologies. The Wrapmaster PermaWrap Repair System complies with the U.S. Department of Transportation's regulations for both gas transmission and liquid pipelines and is available in a range of sleeve sizes covering four- to 56-inch diameter pipelines.
Countries covered by the agreement in Africa include Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, South Africa and Tunisia.
The product has been used successfully by many of the major pipelines in the U.S. and was recently utilized by the Kenyan Pipeline Company where PII performed the intelligent pigging. This agreement will allow PII to market the product exclusively alongside its existing epoxy sleeve repair solution. As a result of this alliance, PII will be the only pipeline solutions business capable of offering both technologies to the oil and gas market for repairs to pipelines.
Wrapmaster offers the oil and gas market a cost-effective solution which has not been widely available before. By offering both epoxy-filled and composite sleeve repair systems, PII is providing clients with a flexible selection of pipeline repair/rehabilitation solutions.
Rehabilitation of pipelines is an increasingly important aspect of business development in Africa, and the new alliance strengthens PII's ability to offer Total Pipeline Integrity.
Richard Matthews, Managing Director of PII, Western Europe and Africa, commented on the alliance, "Wrapmaster is an excellent additional product offer for PII. We have a wide range of clients in Europe and Africa who will benefit from this technology. PII now has the ability to offer two high-quality solutions when implementing pipeline repairs, and is the only pipeline integrity specialist with this capability."
For further information about Wrapmaster, Epoxy Filled Sleeve repairs or any aspect of pipeline cleaning, rehabilitation or repair please contact Craig Hall, Sales Manager, Cleaning and Repair, PII Pipeline Solutions at +44 191 247 3406 or [email protected].
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