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For many, the recently announced W&O Supply part- nership agreements might come as just another piece of news in the busy marine markets. For starters, however, W&O Supply is now the exclusive sales agent for PG Ma- rine Group ? Ing Per Gjerdrum AS ? in North America. Separately, Bestobell Valves, part of the President Engi- neering Group (PEGL), also named W&O Supply as its exclusive distributor for Bestobell Valves in North Amer- ica. Finally, and in concert with PG Marine in a 3-way partnership, W&O was also named as the exclusive North American sales distributor for the Hyde GUARDIAN Bal- last Water Treatment solution (BWTS) to the marine in- dustry. Thats a lot of digest in one sitting. Since 1982, PG Marine has specialized in pumping sys- tems directed to the offshore oil & gas industry. PG Marine is a supplier of pumping hardware, but more often a partner to operators, shipyards, naval architects and oil companies providing total system integration. For W&O, this partner- ship provides a signi? cant opportunity to represent a quality supplier; for PG Marine, it means easier entry into the red hot North American oil & gas markets. And, according to PG Marines CEO, Roy Norum, PG Marine has two prod- ucts that are game changers in the industry. The PG-MACS system is a ? exible below-deck handling cargo-handling sys- tem for all liquid and dry bulk material. PG-MACS allows operators to handle and transport drill cuttings offshore. The other product is PG-Submix; a fully submerged, hy- draulically driven (high torque, no gears), slow running, wide diameter agitator that handles liquid mud.W&O caps a busy year with two additional deals intended to penetrate the busy offshore markets with cutting edge products. By Joseph Keefe Offshore, Equipment Offshore, Equipment & Partnerships, too September 201378 MNMN Sept2013 Layout 66-81.indd 788/30/2013 12:58:12 PM