WUXI, China, April 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WSP Holdings Limited (NYSE: WH) (“WSP Holdings” or “the Company”), a leading Chinese manufacturer of API (American Petroleum Institute) and non-API seamless casing, tubing and drill pipes used in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and extraction (“Oil Country Tubular Goods” or “OCTG”), and other pipes and connectors, today announced that it recently received a new purchase order for 5,300 tonnes of the Company’s non-API products from China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Northwest Oilfield Branch (“SINOPEC Northwest”).
In March 2008, WSP Holdings signed a purchase agreement with SINOPEC Northwest through which the Company will sell 5,300 tonnes of non-API casing pipe to SINOPEC Northwest. Most of the order is for casing pipe that is specially manufactured to prevent corrosion from hydrogen sulfide (H2S). This anti-H2S corrosion pipe is more technology-intensive to manufacture than ordinary pipe. WSP Holdings expects to complete delivery by May 2008.
SINOPEC Northwest operates some of the deepest oil and gas wells in China. These wells are subject to corrosive conditions and can be saturated with H2S. The Company’s anti-H2S corrosion casing pipe meets SINOPEC Northwest quality standards, and is a substitute for SINOPEC Northwest’s usual purchases from overseas. SINOPEC Northwest previously placed an purchase order for 3,700 tonnes of non-API products from WSP Holdings earlier this year.
“The successful sale of our products for use in extreme conditions to SINOPEC shows that our products are competitive with those produced by international manufacturers. This new order represents our further penetration into the Xinjiang province market, and expands our non-API market share in China. We believe this purchase agreement will lead to further sales of our high quality non-API products to SINOPEC Northwest and other oil and gas exploration companies,” said Mr. Longhua Piao, Chairman and CEO of WSP Holdings.
About WSP Holdings Limited
WSP Holdings develops and manufactures seamless Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG), including seamless casing, tubing and drill pipes used for on-shore and off-shore oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction, and other pipes and connectors. Founded as WSP China in 1999, the Company offers a wide range of API and non-API seamless OCTG products, including products that are used in extreme drilling and extraction conditions. The Company’s products are used in China’s major oilfields and are exported to oil producing regions throughout the world. The Company’s website is: http://www.wsphl.com .
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