April 28, 2016

Tenaris will present Rig Direct™ at booth #4741 of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 2-5, at NRG Park. Rig Direct™ is a service model that is making customers' operations more efficient by bringing Tenaris's renowned quality and expertise directly to the rig site, applying the highest standards of health, safety and environment.

An integral part of this strategy, Tenaris is investing in a 1.8 billion USD seamless mill in Bay City, Texas, nearby the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford shale plays. The new facility is expected to be fully operational in 2017. Also, new service centers in Freeport and Midland, Texas grant Tenaris flexibility in delivery times and add convenience to customer operations. The pillars of Rig Direct™ service will be shown using a new virtual reality application available at the booth.

Visitors at booth #4741 will also be able to see the benefits of Tenaris's new PipeTracer™ service. Tenaris has implemented a pipe-by-pipe identification system at its mills in order to better track and locate each individual pipe and receive information about its main characteristics. Through the use of the PipeTracer™ app, customers will receive updated pipe data, doing away with the need for manual tally and status reports.

Presentations in the booth by Tenaris experts will highlight Rig Direct™ and solutions for shales, as well as hone in on product solutions for deepwater.

Shale Solutions
Tuesday, May 3 at 10am
Wednesday, May 4 at 2pm

Deepwater Solutions
Tuesday, May 3 at 2pm
Wednesday, May 4 at 10am

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