Flowserve Gets Exclusive Supply Agreement with Shell

Dec. 7, 2010
Valvemaker will be sole supplier to oil giant in a new five-year agreement

Flowserve Corp. has reached a sole-supplier agreement with Royal Dutch Shell Group, to provide it with control valves and related instruments. Their Enterprise Framework Agreement names Flowserve as Shell’s sole source provider for general service control valves, for upstream and downstream operations, for both capital projects and maintenance, and for repair and operations services.

The five-year agreement has an option for a five-year renewal. The value of the arrangement has not been released.

Dallas-based Flowserve is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fluid motion and control products and services. It operates in 55 countries, offering engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services.

“This agreement leverages the Flow Control Division’s worldwide network of manufacturing facilities and Quick Response Centers, as well as our engineering service capabilities,” stated Tom Pajonas, president of Flowserve Flow Control Division. “We look forward to working with Shell to develop products and solutions for Shell’s capital projects and plant lifecycle services. We are committed to enhancing our business relationship with Shell and providing products and services that will meet and exceed the performance metrics in this agreement.”