Senators want Biden to lower South Korean import quota for piping products
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By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) -Three Democratic U.S. senators urged the Biden administration on Friday to reduce the current import quota set on oil and gas drilling pipes from South Korea, saying it has impacted companies with operations in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The senators, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, noted the market for products known as Oil Country Tubular Goods, used for drilling, extraction and transport of oil and natural gas, has declined and resulted in layoffs by companies with U.S. operations. The reduced demand and quota has impacted companies like Tenaris TENR.MI, which has operations in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and Vallourec VLLP.PA, which has operations in Ohio, the senators said.
The companies did not immediately comment.
In 2018, the United States imposed tariffs on some steel and aluminum imports, including OCTG, covering most U.S. trading partners, but granted exemptions for some allies including South Korea, which includes an annual quota for South Korean OCTG imports.
"We urge the administration to take action to ensure that the industry does not continue to suffer additional job losses because of this outdated quota,” the senators wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
USTR, Commerce and the South Korean embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The senators said OCTG companies with U.S. operations have seen more than 220 layoffs or reductions in workforce at plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by William Maclean
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