Service Companies & Manufactures

Global multi-disciplined technology and engineering company XL Group has beefed up its senior management team to support further expansion. The north-east firm has created five new business development roles and appointed a new operations director, Richard Dodunski, who now oversees all group divisions. XL Group, which is based in Blackburn, …

Exclusive Agreement Will Jointly Commercialize New MambaTM Severe-Service Couplings to Reduce Tubing Wear and Parted Rod Strings in Rod-Lift, PCP-Lift Applications Weatherford International plc has announced the release of the Mamba™, a severe-service sucker-rod coupling engineered to significantly reduce production-tubing friction and wear in sandy, corrosive, and deviated wells. Designed exclusively …

Following cementing operations foam wiper balls are typically used to remove residual cement, drilling fluid or debris from the inside of the drill pipe or tubing. The foam wiper ball is pumped down the drill pipe wiping the internal diameters before being circulated back to surface along with the debris. …

PAO TMK, one of the world’s leading producers of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, today announces its interim consolidated IFRS financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2019. 2Q 2019 Highlights Financial §  2Q Revenue up 4% quarter-on-quarter to $1,307m §  2Q Adjusted EBITDA up 11% …

World-First Technology to Transform Well Construction Achieves Milestone; Completes 15,000 Tubular Connections in 50 Operations Worldwide Weatherford International plc has announced that its Vero® automated connection integrity system, which applies artificial intelligence to validate well integrity with absolute certainty and minimize safety risks, has completed 15,000 tubular connections in 50 operations …

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Spectrum ASA, creating a leading global multi-client geophysical data provider. TGS first announced its intent to acquire Spectrum on 2 May 2019. Completion of the acquisition and the merger plan has today been registered with the Norwegian …

China based offshore and subsea solutions company, COOEC Offshore, has formed an alliance with international oilfield services company, Expro. The formal exclusive agreement allows both companies, which are already globally recognised as safe providers of high-quality subsea and well intervention solutions, to expand its capabilities and resources. COOEC Offshore, as …

The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren, as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO, Peter Voser, in this role on March 1, 2020. At that time Peter Voser will revert to his position at ABB solely as Chairman of the …

Trelleborg is looking forward to showcasing its new Vikotherm® R3 thermal installation material alongside Automated Fiber Placement Technology for creation of advanced composite structures at SPE Offshore Europe. It will also be discussing digitization and celebrating 20 years of Elastopipe being installed offshore on Stand 3B30. Vikotherm® R3, environmentally friendly …

The PEN-O-TRATOR reamer shoe has been specifically designed to aid with the installation of any casing, liner, or screen application, where the operator has concerns over potentially difficult wellbore conditions such as swelling shales, ledges, and washed out areas within the wellbore. Features/Benefits Casing friendly tungsten carbide cutting structure Anti-aggressive …