MEUDON, France – Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions for the energy industry, and XGS Energy, a developer of next-generation geothermal systems, announced a strategic supply chain partnership Wednesday.
The partnership comes as XGS executes on a three-gigawatt pipeline of commercial geothermal projects across the western United States.
Securing the supply of tubulars, a component of XGS’s water-independent systems, is a milestone as XGS begins construction this year on its 150 MW project with Meta in New Mexico, delivering 150 MW to the Public Service Company of New Mexico’s grid to support Meta’s data center operations, a news release states.
Through the partnership, Vallourec will provide engineering, manufacturing and high-temperature tubular solutions to support the deployment of XGS’s solid-state, closed-loop geothermal system.
For Vallourec, the partnership represents a step in the expansion of its New Energies portfolio and reinforces the company’s ambition to become a leading supplier of tubular solutions and services for advanced geothermal applications, the release states.
“Our collaboration with XGS Energy exemplifies Vallourec’s commitment to the energy transformation and the strategic importance of geothermal within our New Energies portfolio,” said Philippe Guillemot, Vallourec CEO and board chairman. “By combining our advanced tubular expertise with XGS’s innovative technology, we are enabling meaningful progress toward decarbonizing the energy sector.”
Josh Prueher, XGS Energy CEO, sees benefits in the partnership as well.
“Our near-term projects in New Mexico and California alone will make XGS one of the largest consumers of tubular goods in the world in 2027 and 2028,” he said. “Securing long-term supply of best-in-class equipment and technical support from our partners at Vallourec is absolutely critical to meeting our data center customers’ demand, on time and on budget.”