Tenaris
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| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oilfield services |
| Founded | 17 December 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Paolo Rocca (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Steel pipes |
| Revenue |  US$12.5[1] billion (2024) |
| US$ 2.4 [1] billion (2024) | |
| US$ 2.0 [1] billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$ 20.4 [1] billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$ 16.8 [1] billion (2024) |
| Owner | Techint (60.45%) |
Number of employees | 25,874 [1] (2024) |
| Website | tenaris |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
Tenaris S.A., organized in Luxembourg, is a manufacturer and supplier of steel pipes and related services for the petroleum industry. The company produces and ships over 4 million tons of pipes annually.[2] In 2023, 53% of the company's sales were to North America, 22% of sales were to South America, 18% of sales were to the Asia-Pacific, and 7% of sales were to Europe.[2]
The company owns 11.46% of Ternium, 3.96% of the share capital of Usiminas, and 22% of Techgen.[2]
The company is 60.45% owned by Techint, which is controlled by San Faustin S.A., which is in turn controlled by Rocca & Partners Stichting Administratiekantoor Aandelen San Faustin, a Stichting, while 38.41% of the company is publicly traded.[2]
History
[edit]Tenaris traces its roots to the formation of Siderca, the sole Argentine producer of seamless steel pipe products by the predecessor of San Faustin in 1948.[2] Tenaris was organized on December 17, 2001.[2]
In June 2006, the company acquired Maverick Tube for $3.185 billion.[3]
In September 2006, it sold 75% of Dalmine, its Italian energy supply business, to E.ON for €39 million.[4]
In 2007, the company acquired Hydril for $2.16 billion.[5][6] The pressure control business was sold to GE Oil and Gas in April 2008.[7]
In January 2020, the company acquired IPSCO Tubulars from OAO TMK for $1.2 billion.[8]
Controversies
[edit]Bribery settlement
[edit]In May 2011, Tenaris agreed to pay the United States Department of Justice US$8.9 million in the first ever deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, after Tenaris voluntarily disclosed details of bribes made to officials of an Uzbek state-controlled oil firm to obtain competitor's bid information, which it used to submit revised bids in order to secure tenders.[9][10][11]
Violence at TenarisTamsa facility
[edit]On several occasions, melees broke out at the TenarisTamsa facility in Veracruz, Mexico, over a dispute for union leadership between Pascual Lagunes Ochoa and José Carlos Guevara Malpica ("El Profe"), a convicted felon. These melees have resulted in injuries and deaths.[12][13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2024". Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tenaris S.A. 2023 Form 20-F Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Tenaris to Acquire Maverick Tube". Association for Iron and Steel Technology. 14 June 2006.
- ^ "(BW) Tenaris to Sell Participation in Dalmine Energie to E.ON" (Press release). Business Wire. 13 September 2006.
- ^ Driver, Anna (9 August 2007). Dobbyn, Tim (ed.). "Tenaris to buy Hydril for $2.16 bln cash". Reuters. Houston, Texas.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (14 June 2007). "Richard C. Seaver, 85; oil-drilling exec, donor to L.A. Opera". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Malone, Scott; Ando, Ritsuko (28 January 2008). Bavdek, Maureen; Benkoe, Jeffrey (eds.). "Tenaris to sell Hydril pressure business to GE". Reuters. Boston.
- ^ "Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars". Association for Iron and Steel Technology. 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Tenaris to Pay $5.4 Million in SEC's First-Ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement" (Press release). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 17 May 2011.
- ^ Rubenfeld, Samuel (17 May 2011). "Tenaris SA Pays $8.9 Million To Settle FCPA Probe". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Stempel, Jonathan; Driver, Anna (17 May 2011). Dobbyn, Tim (ed.). "Tenaris settles U.S. Bribery probe". Reuters.
- ^ "Mundo Obrero. Enfrentamiento por el sindicato de TAMSA deja dos muertos" [World Worker. Clash over TAMSA union leaves two dead]. La Izquierda Diario (in Spanish). 24 March 2017.
- ^ Zamudio, Isabel (9 December 2018). "Dan prisión domiciliaria a líder sindical de Tenaris-Tamsa" [Tenaris-Tamsa union leader given house arrest]. Milenio (in Spanish).
