Japanese LSAW linepipe mills tend to see higher utilisation rates existing at the moment than their competitors in Europe and Russia. JFE since the 1st quarter of 2013 has been supplying the Staoil Polarled project in Norway which requires some 320kt of linepipe, and this is keeping the mill busy. Sumitomo, we understand is also working on projects in the Middle East, Central Asia (Azerbaijan) and South East Asia. Nonetheless, the Mega project in Europe, South Stream, is also of interest to producers from this part of the world.
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