MRC Global Inc. has signed a five-year global enterprise framework agreement (EFA) with Shell for the distribution of valves and automation services.

The global EFA covers Shell's upstream, midstream and downstream project and maintenance, repair and operations requirements in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The agreement also covers carbon steel, stainless and alloy pipe, fittings and flanges in the U.S., as well as stainless steel and alloy pipe, fittings and flanges in Canada.

Under this agreement, Shell expects that MRC will be the single-source provider for valves and the central distributor for the other products to Shell's business units in the specified areas. The agreement builds upon a long-standing relationship between MRC and Shell in the U.S., Europe and Asia, where MRC has served as Shell's primary distributor of valves for the past 15 years.

The EFA has a term of five years with an option to extend for another five years.