Infrastructure Projects Worldwide Depend on Steel Manufacture and Delivery

Enormous projects worldwide, including those in emerging economies like those of Brazil, India, and China, are undertaking infrastructure projects that require materials including ASME structural steel. Suppliers must speak the language of infrastructure engineers in order to meet project needs efficiently. At Corpac Steel Products, our ASME structural steelcan be delivered to your project wherever you're located on the globe.

Commercial and Industrial Buildings

Growth in urban areas is resource intensive and concrete and steel are the two main building materials in demand for commercial and industrial structures. Engineers and contractors have to be confident that the I-beams, hollow structural sections, C-cross sections, and open web steel joints they require will be ready to go as soon as the project demands. This requires the structural steel supplier to have a strong network of mills and freight forwarders to meet demand.

Land Infrastructure Projects

Rail and highway infrastructure projects require massive quantities of steel, and often these products must be "last mile" delivered in challenging conditions. After all, these projects may bring transportation networks to places they've never been before. Choosing a steel supplier with extensive logistics experience is critical to ensuring that projects proceed on schedule and within budgets. Not only must the product be right, the delivery has to be right as well.

Water Infrastructure Projects

Harbor berths and seawalls require structural pipe, and these products must withstand environmental conditions that are harsh. Specific steel formulations are available to work in demanding water environments, including salt water environments. When your steel supplier has experience supplying water infrastructure projects, they can tap their worldwide network of manufacturers to ensure timely delivery while helping you keep costs under control.

Petroleum Exploration

Many new potential oil and gas fields have been found in recent years, and they're located everywhere from the Russian Arctic to the tropical waters off the coast of South America. Petroleum exploration and drilling are structural steel-intensive industries, due to the demands of the rigs, the drill pipes, and transport pipelines associated with them. At Corpac Steel Products, we have the experience that those in the petroleum, land, or water infrastructure sectors require to carry out their projects successfully.

Offshore Pipeline Projects Continue to Address Global Energy Demand

Offshore pipeline projects are thriving in a world where developing economies account for ever-increasing demand for petroleum products. Offshore pipeline suppliers have to be ready to deliver products the international petroleum industry requires. In addition to transport pipe, offshore pipeline suppliers may deliver drill pipe and structural steel. At Corpac Steel Products, our reputation for quality products and superior logistics makes us the go-to choice for offshore projects.

Projects in the North Sea

The UK is busy with its Greater Stella Area project in the central North Sea, which includes four wells, and all the sub-sea structures and related infrastructure, such as a drill center manifold, and oil and gas export assemblies. Without steel, exploration and export of petroleum from these valuable offshore pipeline projects simply could not be attempted.

Russia's Arctic Pipeline Network

Russia's vast oil pipeline network is extending offshore in the Arctic, as exploration gets underway for crude oil in the icy Kara Sea. A pipeline in northern Siberia could be extended to Taz Bay if oil resources are found. More than 60% of Russia's oil is produced in Siberia, and engineers and geologists hope that offshore drilling will discover an extension of Siberia's oil-rich geology. With temperatures below minus 60 Centigrade and thick ice, drilling and pipeline infrastructure will have to withstand harsh conditions.

South American Pipeline Projects

Drilling and transport in the Gulf of Venezuela is underway, with multiple drilling platforms and an offshore pipeline of 67 km being constructed. Platforms some 300 km off the coasts of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are being constructed, as are two offshore pipelines in waters that reach depths of 2,200 meters.

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline

Albania, Italy, and Greece are coordinating support for the natural gas Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a network of pipelines designed to add competition to Europe's energy sector. If constructed, the pipeline would carry up to 700 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year across part of the Adriatic, depending on supply and demand. Massive international drilling and transport are the future of petroleum, and steel pipeline suppliers like Corpac Steel Products are there to meet demand for drill pipe, transport pipe, and structural steel.

Worldwide Infrastructure Depends on Steel Pipes and Structural Steel

Roads, bridges, buildings, and pipelines all depend on steel in order to serve their purposes. It's not difficult to find a steel tubing supplier, even in developing economies. But just because a company calls itself a steel tubing supplier doesn't mean it can meet your steel tubing, steel pipe, and structural steel needs. At Corpac Steel Products we are logistics experts and know exactly how to get your products to you so as to maximize project efficiency.

Water Infrastructure

Water infrastructure around the world is being built up continually, particularly in societies that are pursuing major urban initiatives like China. Water infrastructure in other places requires extension and sometimes repair. Steel continues to be a material of choice in water infrastructure, on large and small scales. The best suppliers have the engineering expertise to ensure products meet specs and projects meet schedules.

Structural Steel and Building Infrastructure

Structural steel comes in a variety of cross-sectional shapes and sizes and makes up significant portions of commercial and industrial buildings. When your structural steel supplier understands the "whys" behind a particular design, they can advise you properly when it's time to order structural steel. And if your project is in a remote area or in another country, they should be able to tap a worldwide network to deliver products safely and on time.

Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Oil and gas pipelines will only become more extensive as worldwide energy demand continues to increase. Steel tubing distributors with experience in drill string production, OCTG products, and the various international standards that apply to the oil and gas industry are the ones you should call on when your project is a drill rig or a transmission pipeline.

Your Distributor Should Do More than Sell You Tubing

Anyone can sell you steel tubing. But steel tubingdistributors with an extensive background in the projects their products are used in and the logistics expertise necessary to bring products to their "last mile" are the only ones you should consider. At Corpac Steel Products, we not only understand our products thoroughly, we also have extensive knowledge of shipping, customs, the most appropriate steel transport methods for your needs.