HOUSTON, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MRC Global
Inc. (NYSE: MRC) announced today that its MRC Teamtrade subsidiary
has closed the previously announced acquisition of Hypteck AS.
Headquartered in Skotselv, Norway,
Hypteck is a Norwegian provider of instrumentation and process
control products to the offshore, marine and onshore industries
with a focus on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Andrew Lane, MRC Global Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased
to have closed this important acquisition and are looking forward
to the positive contribution Hypteck can add to our offshore
capabilities."
About MRC Global
Headquartered in Houston, Texas,
MRC Global, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest global
distributor of pipe, valves, and fittings 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:
Monica Schafer
Vice President Investor Relations
MRC Global Inc.
Monica.Schafer@mrcglobal.com
832-308-2847
SOURCE MRC Global Inc.