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| Our industrial system operating at a high level throughout the year has performed well in supporting our position in worldwide |
| We are also strengthening our position among major operator in Canada |
| As a matter of fact today to give us a reference the gas-driven OCTG demand is about two-thirds of the OCTG demand in Saudi, okay? So this we expect to continue and this is positive for our presence in the Kingdom |
| We ended the year with a strong fourth quarter supported by a high level of shipment to the Middle East and for offshore projects |
| Thanks to the good performance of our industrial and supply chain system, we were able to anticipate some premium Sower [ph] shipment to Aramco under our recent tender award |
| And the sense that we have is the activity in Saudi will remain very strong despite this announcement of a change in the target of sustained capacity remaining in the 12 million barrels we see that drilling activity continued at high levels at this level of 300-plus rigs |
| 2023 has been an outstanding year for Tenaris with record financial results under most metrics |
| Our net income for the quarter at $1.1 billion was positively affected by a good result from non-consolidated companies, positive financial results and an important net deferred tax gain |
| With these results, a net cash of $3.4 billion in our balance sheet, we are increasing returns to shareholders |
| We can see in the first half and the number are the ones that, we are telling you, we think we are pretty confident on this |
| Because also I mean the contract that we are signing including the Exxon contract will drive some increase in volume for OCTG and really the position of Tenaris at the moment with a major player is very strong |
| The current favorable market condition in the Middle East and offshore are expected to continue through the year |
| Just the signal that the government is successful in getting through its program of reform will give a strong incentive for motivating investment in the energy sector |
| Each of this integration to our global industrial system, enhance our capacity to serve our wide customer base with a growing range of products and services |
| If the let's say, there are a positive sign on stability of the country and the position of the government, I think, we could see a positive trend of investment that may reflect in the second part or even in the first part of 2025, I mean, within the time of the different endeavor that could be advanced during this period |
| So I believe that to summarize, we see stabilizing prices, stable market and a very good exposure to the most resilient part of the regions and customers |
| In North America, we have strengthened our positioning among large operators |
| In Argentina, I think, we did a very good job in defending the financial position of the company in face of a sudden devaluation in the range of 120% |
| But in our view this could be a favorable effect for a company like Tenaris that has solid ties with this major operator |
| As we look forward to 2024, Tenaris with its extended the global reach enhance competitive differentiation and exceptional financial position is well-placed to strengthen its positioning around the world |
| While in the Americas, we are consolidating a solid position ready to take advantage of any further opportunities that may arise |
| And you're right the company is arriving at the end of 2023 with very strong cash |
| So I think we are very well positioned to capture this level of increased activity |
| Our sales for offshore operations projects grew more than 50% during the year |
| This is -- could be an upside |
| But as you were saying, we have the business in the offshore and Middle East that is clearly strengthening |
| With the acquisition of the Shawcor pipe coating business, we are strengthening our line pipe business, especially for offshore line pipe where Shawcor has a leading position in anticorrosion and insulation coatings |
| The expansion of gas drilling activity will also provide valuable opportunities for sales of line pipe as Aramco proceed with its master gas pipeline program |
| We will compensate with increasing volume with the US where our client base is solid, even in an environment in which the rig count remains substantially stable |
| Congrats on a strong set of results |
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| Our EBITDA for the quarter was down 3% sequentially to $975 million and the EBITDA margin declined to 29%, mainly reflecting lower pricing in the Americas |
| In the case of Mexico, the point is election year, new administration, the financial position of Pemex has been weak in the last year and may limit their ability to develop the large resources that Mexico obviously have |
| Number one is the level of imports that went down, it is down at one of the lowest figures in the recent history |
| Average selling prices in our Tubes operating segment decreased by 11% compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022 and 6% sequentially |
| As you can imagine, we are now seeing in the next quarter, we will see reflected the weakness of the indicator in the third Q |
| Then we have some uncertainty in an area like Argentina and Mexico to some extent |
| We have seen the Pipe Logix coming down in the recent months |
| But this is maintaining the top line, but is affecting our profitability and our margin slightly |
| So to some extent, this led, will lead to a decline in prices in our sales in the U.S |
| We are seeing this should stabilize, because we see also that the import in the United States, are at probably the lowest level in the recent quarters |
| I just wanted to follow up on your comments Paolo regarding the margin development and the impact of the Pipe Logix index, because basically the trend on the Pipe Logix Index have been very let's say, bad in Q2 and Q3 |
| We see some decline in price in raw material |
| Majority of these vessels have been diverted through South Africa with delays of about 15 to 20 days of longer delivery time |
| Maybe we have some downside risk on gas depending in the short term, how the price will react |
| So in a way that was much less negative than it used to be |
| Clearly the Middle East business itself has inflected |
| On the other side, consolidation of Shawcor and the increase of business of welded pipes also in the Middle East, not only the Middle East tends to enter to lower slightly our margin |
| But when you look at the movement that we have seen in Q4, we were facing a kind of 1% or 2% month-on-month decline |
| Now one question that we will see and is important to analyze is also the effect of consolidation in this environment |
| We are also exposed to the pipeline business, which is also growing in Saudi |
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