Solutions for the oil & gas industry
Vallourec is a world leader in premium tubular solutions for oil and gas.
Vallourec designs and develops a comprehensive range of solutions for the oil and gas industry. Known as VAM Global Solutions, this offer provides premium products and solutions "from mill to well" customized to meet the needs of oil company customers.
Main Vallourec products
- Tubes and accessories for drill strings: drill pipes, drill collars, heavy-weight drill pipes
- Tubes for well equipment (called OCTG, or Oil Country Tubular Goods): casing and tubing
- Standard (API) or premium connections applied by threading tubes and accessories, especially the company’s line of VAM® and Atlas Bradford® premium joints;
- Underwater line-pipe for transporting oil and gas from wellheads to the surface (risers) or dry land (special line-pipes).
Main services
- Design and development of custom products - production and integration of accessories
- Supply chain management - on-site services (preparation, inspection, repair)
- training of oil company engineering teams and product support.
Vallourec is recognised worldwide for its expertise in extreme operating conditions: deep wells, corrosive environments, deviated or horizontal wells, high temperatures, high pressure, offshore drilling. The VAM® family of joints is now the best-selling premium brand in the world and VAM Drilling ranks No. 2 worldwide in the drill pipe market.
What are our tubes used for?
The new VAM® HTF (High Torque Flush) premium connection is particularly suitable for use in so-called deviated oil wells, thanks to its remarkable torque strength. It was first installed in September 2008, in an onshore well in Texas operated by Devon Energy.
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