NMDC Energy, a leading provider of EPC services for offshore and onshore energy sectors, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi-based Al Gharbia to explore opportunities for accelerating pipe production in the UAE to meet growing local and regional demand.
Al Gharbia is one of the world’s most advanced manufacturers of Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) pipes and among the first large-scale producers to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies.
Established in 2015, Al Gharbia Pipe Company specializes in carbon steel LSAW pipe manufacturing, producing sour service line pipe and structural pipe ranging from 18 to 60 inches in diameter with wall thicknesses up to 44.5 mm. Al Gharbia is a Joint Venture between Abu Dhabi holding company SENAAT (ADQ) and JFE Steel Corp. & Marubeni Itochu Steel from Japan.