HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MRC Global Inc.
(NYSE: MRC) announced today that BP Products North America, Inc.
has awarded MRC Global a contract for maintenance, repair and
operating (MRO) goods and services and the supply of carbon and
stainless steel pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related
materials to BP Refining and Marketing North America. This contract
ends in 2018.
Additionally, MRC Global has been awarded downstream contracts
by BP Chemicals Limited in the United
Kingdom, BP Europa SE –BP Nederland and BP Raffinadererij
Rotterdam B.V. in the Netherlands
and BP Chembel NV in Belgium. MRC Global will provide BP
through these contracts MRO goods and services for the supply of
valves in carbon, alloy and stainless steels.
"These contracts build on our long-standing relationship with BP
on North American downstream MRO and capital projects," says MRC
Global Chairman, President and CEO Andrew Lane. "We look forward to continuing to
service BP's North American day-to-day PVF and European valve needs
with the outstanding service levels they have come to expect from
MRC Global while creating the most efficient and effective PVF
supply chain possible."
MRC Global currently services BP Refining and Chemical
facilities in North America and
has been a major PVF supplier for the BP Whiting Modernization
Project in Whiting, Indiana.
Internationally, MRC Global has been a supplier to BP,
providing their valve needs for over 30 years. MRC Global's sales
to BP for the past four quarters were approximately $85 million, of which approximately
$42 million was for downstream applications.
About MRC Global Inc.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC Global, a Fortune 500
company, is the largest global distributor of pipe, valves, and
fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy
industry, based on sales, and supplies these products and services
across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. More
information about MRC Global can be found
at www.mrcglobal.com.
Contacts:
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James E. Braun, Executive Vice President and
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Monica Schafer, Vice President
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Chief Financial Officer
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Investor Relations
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MRC Global Inc.
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MRC Global Inc.
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Jim.Braun@mrcglobal.com
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Monica.Schafer@mrcglobal.com
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832-308-2845
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832-308-2847
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SOURCE MRC Global Inc.