TMK IPSCO Announces Opening a New Sales Office in Canada

    



    
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<p>DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., <span class="xn-chron">July 28</span> /CNW/ -- Steel tubular manufacturer TMK IPSCO announced today that it will open a Sales Office in <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span>, <span class="xn-person">Alberta Canada</span> on <span class="xn-chron">August 2, 2010</span>. The new office will serve as TMK IPSCO's Canadian headquarters for sales and will support TMK IPSCO's commitment to better service its cross border customers with value added sophisticated products for both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon exploration and development.</p>
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<p>The Sales Office, which is located in the Suncor Energy Centre at #3000, 150 - 6th Avenue in <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span>, will be managed by Dmitry Butorin, Director of Sales - <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>. <span class="xn-person">Mr. Butorin</span> has extensive experience with TMK, both in the US and <span class="xn-location">Russia</span>. <span class="xn-person">Mr. Butorin</span> will work closely with <span class="xn-person">John Kearsey</span>, Sales Manager. Mr Kearsey is a veteran of OCTG pipe sales in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>. Prior to joining TMK IPSCO, Kearsey was President of 45 Business Development, LTD., a <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span> based tubular products sales and marketing company. Messrs. Butorin and Kearsey can be reached at the TMK IPSCO Sales Office number - 403 538 2182.</p>
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<p>Piotr Galitzine, TMK IPSCO's Chairman, commented, "The new Sales Office in <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span> is an important step in TMK's continuing growth as a global company and world class pipe manufacturer. This new <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span> Office will further enhance our ability to support our customers in the development of the oil sands in Western <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>."</p>
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<p>In announcing the new Sales Office, <span class="xn-person">Scott Barnes</span>, Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, said, "TMK IPSCO supports the development of unconventional energy sources such as the oil sands and gas shales as well as conventional sources of oil and natural gas. We service end users in both <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> and the US. Our company is familiar with the demands of the Canadian market due to IPSCO's long history there and TMK's extensive global experience operating in harsh weather environments and conditions. The <span class="xn-location">Calgary</span> Sales Office is one more step in our growth as we expand our geographic footprint and deliver energy tubulars and high value niche products, including premium connections, to our customers."</p>
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<p><span class="xn-person">Vicki Avril</span>, TMK IPSCO's President and CEO, added, "As a company, we go where our customers need us. This new Canadian Sales Office is just another example of TMK IPSCO positioning our business close to our customers. We are committed to the Canadian market and we are excited to bring the IPSCO name back to <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, where it began."</p>
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<p>TMK IPSCO operates in <span class="xn-location">North America</span> as a division of TMK, one of the three global market leaders in energy pipe production. TMK operates twenty three production facilities around the world. TMK product offerings include a wide range of seamless and welded energy tubular products including oil & gas drill pipe, well casing and tubing, line pipe, LD pipe, standard pipe, hollow structural sections and related services. TMK also manufactures premium connections for oil and natural gas drilling and production under the ULTRA(TM) and TMK Premium brand names.</p>
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    TMK IPSCO
    Manufacturing
     Plants:
    Ambridge,          Baytown,      Blytheville,
     Pennsylvania      Texas         Arkansas
                       Camanche,     Catoosa,
    Brookfield, Ohio   Iowa          Oklahoma
                       Houston,      Koppel,
    Geneva, Nebraska   Texas         Pennsylvania
                       Wilder,
    Odessa, Texas      Kentucky


    
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<p>TMK is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry.  TMK operates 23 production sites in the <span class="xn-location">United States</span>, <span class="xn-location">Russia</span>, <span class="xn-location">Romania</span> and <span class="xn-location">Kazakhstan</span>. TMK has the world's largest steel pipe production capacity, of which about half is dedicated to the production of high margin oil country tubular goods (OCTG). In 2009, TMK supplied customers in more than 65 countries.</p>
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<p>TMK's ordinary shares are listed on the RTS and MICEX stock exchanges in <span class="xn-location">Russia</span>. Its GDRs are traded on the <span class="xn-location">London</span> Stock Exchange and ADRs on the OTCQX International Premier trading platform in the US.</p>
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    Volzhsky Pipe     Taganrog
     Plant            Metallurgical Works  TMK IPSCO
    Sinarsky Pipe
     Plant           TMK-Premium Service   TMK-Europe
    Seversky Tube     TMK Oilfield
     Works            Services             TMK-Kaztrubprom


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For further information: Piotr Galitzine, Chairman, [phone], [email protected], or Vicki Avril, President and CEO, [phone], [email protected], or Alexei Ratnikov or Olivier Harvey, both of TMK IR Department, [phone], [email protected], all of TMK IPSCO Web Site: http://www.tmk-ipsco.com