It was in early 2007 when Stewart & Stevenson LLC of Houston, Texas acquired Calgary-headquartered Crown Energy Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of drilling, well servicing, workover rigs and stimulation equipment. “As a result of this acquisition, Stewart & Stevenson will be the largest provider of well stimulation equipment in North America,” said Robert L….
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“The ultimate aim of Integra Safety Inc. is to make safety an integral aspect of performance regardless of the task,” explains Clay Purdy, who helped found the Medicine Hat-headquartered company about two years ago. “Safety should be a value linked with every activity or task in a work routine. Safe work should be the enduring…
SICOTTE DRILLING & DIAMOND DRILL – TOGETHER THEY PROVIDE COMPLETE ROLLERCONE & PDC SOLUTIONS Many large drill bit companies carry both rollercone and polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, but in a unique situation two small, independent companies are working together to provide integrated drilling solutions – from surface to TD. Sicotte Drilling Tools, Inc., which…
It’s an old truism. If men didn’t spend their money on booze, smokes, and burgers, they could be richer and live longer, vigorous lives. Unfortunately, men in northeast British Columbia, many employed in the natural gas industry, are among the least healthy in Canada, reports Statistics Canada, indicating higher rates of heart disease, smoking, obesity,…
By Scott Jeffrey, Publisher How To Send The Wrong Message We have long memories in the Canadian oilpatch. We remember the introduction of the NEP as if it was yesterday, and not 38 years years ago. We remember the good sense decision that brought 1500 Esso employees to Calgary from Toronto in 2005. We also…
