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oil & gas / manufacturing
Focus
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) designs, manufactures and sells systems and equipment
for the oil and gas industry. Sales for each
activity (before elimination of intra-group
revenue) are divided as follows:
- sales of oil & gas drilling and production
equipment (55.8%). The group also offers
servicing, maintenance, repair, technical and
training services;
- development of solutions and services
to optimise the performance of operations
(24.4%): fluid control systems, automation
systems, solids and waste management
equipment and services, tubular inspection
services, etc.;
- sales of hydraulic components and systems
(19.8%).
Sales are divided geographically as follows:
USA (28.4%), South Korea (16.2%), China
(8.9%), Brazil (6.1%), Singapore (5.4%),
Norway (4.1%), UK (3.3%), Canada (3%),
and other countries (24.6%).
Source: Boursorama

from 40 mm to 900 mm in diameter for oil
and gas applications, and 25 mm to 2500
mm in diameter for chemical and industrial
applications. Temperature ratings range
from 107°C for the oil and gas industry to
135°C for the chemical and industrial sector.
Marine and offshore products range from
25 mm to 1828 mm in diameter with type
approval through 25 bar, with fire endurance capabilities, including resistance to jet
fire. Fuel handling products range from 50

mm to 152 mm, in size-over-size or coaxial
configurations for compatibility with all
types of fuel.
The company uses the best suited manufacturing process for the product application,
including: reciprocal filament winding,
centrifugal casting, dual-angle continuous filament winding, chopped-hoop continuous
winding, filament-wound and compressionmoulded fittings.
Worldwide service
NOV Fiber Glass Systems provides worldwide service to the following industries:
- Oil and gas: the company provides the oil
and gas industry with a full line of durable
glass-reinforced epoxy piping systems with
a proven track record, offering a complete
line of both jointed and spoolable pipes.
For decades, long-standing brands such as
STAR, Red Thread, Centron, Fiberspar and
Bondstrand have supported successful oil
and gas operations around the world.
- Fuel handling: FGS offers time-tested
piping systems for underground fuelling
systems. They have proven their leadership
with almost 50 years of continuous supply of
two brands of UL-listed products for underground fuels. With a combined 85 years of
experience, Red Thread IIA, Dualoy 3000/L
and LCX have never been removed due
to fuel incompatibility. With the ongoing
search for renewable fuels, this long-term
capability is key to choosing their products
for use in future fuel applications.

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- Marine/offshore: Fiber Glass Systems
designs and engineers high-performance
pipes and fittings specifically for the demanding requirements of offshore platforms and
onboard marine systems under the brand
name Bondstrand. Rigid industry standards
applied globally, set by the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) and specific
3rd-party classification societies, guarantee
that product and system design is never
compromised.
- Chemical/industrial: the company supplies
piping systems to a multitude of applications
and service conditions within the chemical and industrial marketplace. Whether
centrifugally-cast or filament-wound, epoxy
or vinyl ester, it has the product and process
to provide a fit-for-purpose system for every
need. Fiber Glass Systems has also taken on
the technical leadership role in developing
industry specifications and regulations
(ASTM, ANSI, ASME, etc.) to assure
performance standards are established and
maintained. All its manufacturing facilities
have registered quality systems according to
ISO 9001 requirements.
- Mining and milling: the company has a
wide selection of lightweight abrasion-resistant and corrosion-proof piping systems
to provide the industry with install-it-andforget-it reliability in remote and demanding
environments. n
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