Tenaris SA

Manufacturing
Luxembourg
Tenaris

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2019: "As previously reported, Tenaris ceased all deliveries of products and services to Iran by the end of October 2018, that is, during the wind-down period and before the full reinstatement of U.S. secondary sanctions on November 5, 2018. Tenaris has not, directly or indirectly, delivered any goods or services to Iran or Iranian companies during 2019 and does not intend to explore any commercial opportunities in Iran, nor does it intend to participate in tender offers by, or issue offers to provide products or services to, Iranian companies or their subsidiaries.
During 2019 Tenaris collected certain payments for sales of goods or services in connection with past commercial activities relating to Iran, as further described below. Tenaris believes that such activities do not violate any U.S. or foreign law. In addition, in all cases, Tenaris collected amounts owed for sales of goods or performance of services in accordance with OFAC regulations. Tenaris has procedures in place designed to ensure that such activities comply with all applicable U.S. and other international export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations."

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2018: "In the cases described below, all deliveries of products and services and any other relevant activities by Tenaris ceased by the end of October 2018, that is, during the wind-down period and before the reimposing of the U.S. secondary sanctions. In addition, in all cases, Tenaris collected amounts owed for sales of goods or performance of services in accordance with OFAC regulations. Tenaris has procedures in place designed to ensure that such activities comply with all applicable U.S. and other international export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations.

Currently, Tenaris does not intend to continue exploring commercial opportunities with potential Iranian business partners nor does it intend to participate in tender offers by, or issue offers to provide products or services to, Iranian companies or their subsidiaries."

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC for fiscal year 2017: 

  • In 2017, TGS participated in several tenders issued by the National Iranian Oil Company, or NIOC, and its subsidiaries for the supply of OCTG Casing, Tubing, Line Pipe and Accessories for oil and gas projects in Iran. Moreover, during 2017 TGS and other non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris have issued offers to NIOC and other Iranian companies for the provision of goods and/or services. Except as otherwise specified below, none of such tenders or offers were accepted as of December 31, 2017. Tenaris intends to continue participating in tenders and issuing offers to NIOC, its subsidiaries or other Iranian companies through TGS or other of its non-U.S. affiliates, in compliance with applicable law.
  • In November 2017, Dalmine booked a purchase order with Buhlmann RFS Gmbh (a distributor located in Germany) for the provision of Line Pipes for use in downstream activities in Iran for Esfahan Oil Refinery Project (end user NIOC), for a total value of EUR0.6 million (approximately $0.7 million). No invoices were issued during 2017 and, therefore, no revenues were recorded for such order as of December 31, 2017. The requested material is under production and delivery is expected for 2018. Dalmine intends to perform its undischarged obligations and collect all or part of the outstanding amounts during 2018.
  • During 2017, Dalmine booked four orders with Commerciale Tubi Acciaio (a distributor located in Italy) for the provision of line pipes for use in downstream activities in Iran, Kangan Project, for a total value of EUR0.9 million (approximately $1.1 million). As of December 31, 2017, a portion of these orders was delivered and payment thereof collected, with EUR0.5 million (approximately $0.6 million) outstanding as of December 31, 2017. Materials not invoiced during 2017 are under production and delivery is expected for 2018. Dalmine intends to perform its undischarged obligations and collect all or part of the outstanding amounts during 2018.
  • In July 2017, TGS was awarded a spot order from Azar Ab Industries Co., for seamless tubes for manufacturing of Industrial Boiler for Esfahan Refinery in Iran, for a total value of approximately EUR1.2 million (approximately $1.4 million), of which EUR0.2 million (approximately $0.2 million) were collected as of December 31, 2017. TGS expects to continue performing its undischarged obligations and to collect all or part of the outstanding amounts under the above order during 2018.
  • During 2017, Dalmine was awarded some spot orders from Mapna International FZE, for carbon steel and low alloyed pipes and tubes delivered to Mapna Boiler and Equipment Engineering and Manufacturing Co., or Mapna, for the manufacturing of boilers for conventional power plants in Iran for a total value of approximately EUR2 million (approximately $2.4 million), of which EUR0.3 million (approximately $0.4 million) were collected as of December 31, 2017. Moreover, during 2017 certain employees of Mapna visited the manufacturing mills of Dalmine and Silcotub (located in Italy and Romania, respectively) for the purposes of inspecting the material under production for the above-referred orders. Dalmine expects to continue performing its undischarged obligations and to collect all or part of the outstanding amounts under the above orders during 2018.
  • During the course of the year ended December 31, 2017, TGS entered into several confidentiality agreements for the purpose of sharing information with potential Iranian business partners, some of which were companies controlled by the Government of Iran, with the aim of exploring commercial opportunities relating to the supply of goods and services to NIOC or its subsidiaries. No revenues were attributable to these activities. TGS, as well as other Tenaris non-U.S. subsidiaries, intend to continue to explore commercial opportunities with such potential Iranian business partners in compliance with applicable law.
  • In June 2017, TGS renewed its Agency Agreement (initially entered into in June 2016) with Industrials SGC Ltd., or SGC, (a U.K.-based company) for an additional one-year period (i.e. now expiring on June 12, 2018). The purpose of such agreement is to promote and market certain products manufactured by non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris in the territory of Iran. As of December 31, 2017, no revenues or net profits were attributable to the Agency Agreement. TGS intends to continue promoting and marketing Tenaris products in Iran under the Agency Agreement with SGC.
  • During 2017, certain non-U.S. employees of some non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris visited Iran in order to discuss potential commercial opportunities with Iranian public and private entities. Moreover, during May 2017, certain of the above-referred employees attended trade shows in Iran. These included an oil & gas industry trade show (the Iran Oil Show) organized by NIOC. No fees were paid to NIOC or other Iranian state-owned companies in connection with such activities, other than routine amounts such as travel-related taxes and fees. No revenues were attributable to the above-referred activities. Certain of Tenaris’s non-U.S. affiliates intend to continue visiting Iran in order to develop further commercial opportunities in the country in compliance with applicable law.

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC in 2017: 

"Following the partial lifting and suspension of several international sanctions and restrictions against Iran in mid-January 2016 (in particular, the lifting of most U.S. secondary sanctions against such country under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or ‘JCPOA’ entered into by the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran), Tenaris’s non-U.S. affiliates considered commercial opportunities in Iran during the year ended December 31, 2016 and engaged in certain transactions or dealings involving Iran or nationals of such country (as more particularly described below). Tenaris intends to continue exploring commercial opportunities in Iran in compliance with applicable U.S. and other international export control and economic sanctions laws and regulations.

  • In 2016, TGS participated in several tenders issued by the National Iranian Oil Company, or NIOC, and its subsidiaries for the supply of OCTG Casing, Tubing and Accessories for oil and gas projects in Iran. Moreover, during 2016 TGS and other non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris have issued offers to NIOC and other Iranian companies for the provision of goods and/or services. Except as otherwise specified below, none of such tenders or offers were accepted as of December 31, 2016. Tenaris intends to continue participating in tenders and issuing offers to NIOC, its subsidiaries or other Iranian companies through TGS or other of its non-U.S. affiliates, in compliance with applicable law.

  • In October 2016, TGS entered into an agreement for the provision of technical field service assistance to Petropars Ltd, or Petropars, for its project located in the Salman gas field in Iran, for a total value of EUR0.039 million (approximately $0.041 million). Tenaris has been informed that Petropars operates the Salman project pursuant to a service contract with Iranian Offshore Oil Company, a subsidiary of NIOC. All services required to be performed by Tenaris for the benefit of Petropars were completed during October 2016. As of December 31, 2016, the payment amount has not yet been collected. TGS intends to collect all or part of the outstanding amounts during 2017.

  • In May 2016, TGS was awarded by Toos Payvand Co., a Tehran-based company, a spot purchase order for carbon steel pipes for the Isfahan Refinery project, for a total value of EUR3.5 million (approximately $3.71 million). As of December 31, 2016, certain amounts were pending collection. TGS intends to collect all or part of the outstanding amounts and to continue performing its obligations under this contract during 2017.

  • In December 2016, TGS entered into a distribution agreement with Petrochemical Transportation Engineering Company, or PTEC, a private Iranian company, for pipes used in downstream activities, such as refineries, petrochemical and gas processing. On December 21, 2016, PTEC placed one purchase order for a total value of EUR2.2 million (approximately $2.3 million). Tenaris made no shipments and recorded no revenues in connection with this agreement for the year ended December 31, 2016. TGS intends to fulfill its obligations and collect all or part of the outstanding amounts during 2017.

  • During the course of the year ended December 31, 2016, TGS entered into several confidentiality agreements for the purpose of sharing information with potential Iranian business partners, some of which were companies controlled by the Government of Iran, with the aim of exploring commercial opportunities relating to the supply of goods and services to NIOC or its subsidiaries. No revenues were attributable to these activities. TGS intends to continue to explore commercial opportunities with such potential Iranian business partners in compliance with applicable law.

  • In June 2016, TGS entered into an Agency Agreement, expiring on June 12, 2017, with Industrials SGC Ltd., or SGC, (a U.K.-based company) for the purposes of promoting and marketing certain products manufactured by non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris in the territory of Iran. As of December 31, 2016, no revenues or net profits were attributable to the Agency Agreement. TGS intends to continue promoting and marketing Tenaris products in Iran under the Agency Agreement with SGC.

  •  During 2016, certain non-U.S. employees of some non-U.S. affiliates of Tenaris visited Iran in order to discuss potential commercial opportunities with Iranian public and private entities. Moreover, during May 2016, certain of the above-referred employees attended trade shows in Iran. These included an oil & gas industry trade show (the Iran Oil Show) organized by NIOC and a conference (“Iran Pipe & Tube”) organized by Metal Bulletin, at which a technical presentation was given on behalf of a non-U.S. affiliate of Tenaris. No fees were paid to NIOC or other Iranian state-owned companies in connection with such activities, other than routine amounts such as travel-related taxes and fees. No revenues were attributable to the above-referred activities. Certain of Tenaris’s non-U.S. affiliates intend to continue visiting Iran in order to develop further commercial opportunities in the country in compliance with applicable law.

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC in 2016:

  • "During 2015, Tenaris’s employees attended an exhibition of the oil & gas industry in Iran named Iran Oil Show, for which no fee was paid to the National Iranian Oil Company."

  •  Tenaris’s policy in 2015, based on the sanctions against Iran, was not to engage in future sales or deliveries. In January 2016, many of the international sanctions restrictions were lifted or suspended, thus enabling certain oil and gas related business with Iran under specified circumstances. Tenaris may consider opportunities in Iran and engage in transactions to the extent any such transactions are not prohibited under applicable remaining sanctions restrictions.

 

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC in 2014 and 2015: "While the Tenaris subsidiaries identified above intend to perform their pending obligations under such pre-existing agreements, Tenaris and its subsidiaries ceased prior to the end of 2012 all sales and deliveries of goods and services to Iran. Tenaris’s current policy, based on the sanctions against Iran, is not to engage in future sales or deliveries."

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According to its Annual Report filed with the SEC in 2013: "In January 2010, Tenaris Global Services S.A., or TGS, a Tenaris subsidiary, entered into an agreement with the National Iranian Drilling Company, or NIDC, a company controlled by the Government of Iran, for a total value of EUR 9.4 million (approximately $ 12.6 million). TGS made all deliveries and collected most of its account receivables under the NIDC agreement prior to 2012. In 2012, TGS collected an amount of EUR 750 thousand (approximately $ 1.0 million) for products delivered to NIDC in prior years. An outstanding balance of EUR 172 thousand (approximately $ 0.2 million) is still due to TGS. In addition, TGS has not yet fully performed its obligation to allow technical visits to Tenaris’s mills by twenty NIDC experts at TGS’s cost.

TGS is also a party to an April 2011 agreement with Global Procurement General Trading FZE, or Global FZE, a company incorporated in United Arab Emirates, for the provision of OCTG for an amount of AED 16.5 million (approximately $ 4.5 million). TGS has been informed by Global FZE that the end users of the products delivered under this agreement are Oil Industries Engineering and Construction Group, or OIEC, and Pars Oil and Gas Company, or POGC, which are controlled by the Government of Iran. In 2012, TGS delivered products under the Global FZE agreement for a total value of AED 16.3 million (approximately $ 4.4 million), and collected a total amount of AED 15.4 million (approximately $ 4.2 million).

As of December 31, 2012, a balance of AED 862 thousand (approximately $ 0.2 million) was outstanding, and will only become due after the end of the warranty period.

In March 2011, TGS entered into an agreement for the provision of technical field service assistance to ENI Iran B.V. for its project in Darquain, Iran, for a value of EUR 246 thousand (approximately $ 0.3 million). As of December 31, 2012, the entire contract amount was still outstanding. Tenaris has been informed that ENI Iran operates the Darquain project pursuant to a service contract with the National Iranian Oil Company, or NIOC.

In May 2011, our subsidiary Dalmine entered into an agreement with Edison International S.p.A., or Edison, an Italian company, for the supply of OCTG casing for a development project in Iran, for a value of EUR 926 thousand (approximately $ 1.2 million). In 2012, Dalmine collected EUR 1.1 million (approximately $ 1.4 million) on account of material delivered to Edison during 2011. Dalmine has been informed that Edison operates such project under an exploration and development service contract with NIOC.

Except as otherwise stated above, there are no pending obligations of Tenaris or its subsidiaries under the agreements described above. While the Tenaris subsidiaries identified above intend to perform their pending obligations under existing agreements, neither Tenaris nor any of its subsidiaries has plans to make new sales of products or services to Iran.

Tenaris estimates that the sales of products and services to, or for use by, customers controlled by the Government of Iran in 2012 by its subsidiaries as indicated above generated a profit before tax of approximately $0.8 million."
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