Knight
Lafayette, La., has announced the promotion of Doug Keller to regional sales manager-Gulf Coast. Keller, who earned a BS degree from Louisiana Tech University, has more than 33 years of oil & gas industry experience. He has been with Knight for 15 years, most recently serving as business development manager.
Knight, with its oil tools, fishing services, well services, and manufacturing business units, is the largest privately held rental tool business in the oil & gas industry. The company has facilities in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.
US Synthetic Corp.
Orem, Utah, has been acquired by the Dover Resources subsidiary of Dover Corp.
US Synthetic Corp., a leading supplier of polycrystalline diamond cutters used in drill bits for oil & gas exploration, will be a part of Dover's Energy Products Group. The group, which provides a variety of products to facilitate drilling, completion, and production of oil & gas wells, is comprised of Norris, Alberta Oil Tool, Quartzdyne, Ferguson Beauregard, Norriseal, and now US Synthetic.
MetaCarta and Petris Technology Inc.
Houston, have formed a technology and marketing alliance in which MetaCarta's geodrive geographic text search engine will be integrated as an available module within the PetrisWinds Enterprise platform.
MetaCarta provides geographic information solutions with comprehensive analysis tools. Founded in 1999 by a team of MIT researchers, MetaCarta technology bridges the gap between GIS and text search.
Petris Technology Inc. provides IT-based solutions for energy clients, using its expertise in data management, application hosting, and GIS.
Benchmark Energy Products LP
Houston, has announced the appointment of Keith Dismuke as vice-president of corporate opportunities, and director of research & development.
Dismuke has more than 30 years of chemical industry experience, including tenures with Schlumberger, and Dow Chemical USA. He holds a BS in chemistry from Union University, and earned a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Florida.
Benchmark Energy Products LP is a leading developer and supplier of specialty chemicals, including polymers, crosslinkers, buffers, and breakers to the global oil & gas pumping services industry.
Fusion Petroleum Technologies Inc. (FPTI)
The Woodlands, Tex., has announced two expansion moves recently. Fusion has formed a strategic alliance in the field of seismic imaging and analysis with Golden Eagle International (GEI) Inc. whereby Fusion will provide its geophysical technologies to clients in the People's Republic of China with GEI, and GEI will enhance its business expansion outside the Far East through Fusion's international marketing and technical presence.
Additionally, FPTI parent Fusion Geophysical LLC has formed a Mexican subsidiary, Fusion Petroleum Services de Mexico S de RL de CV. The new company, under the leadership of chairman John Castagna and managing director Domingo Alberto Saturno-Napolitana, will provide support to Pemex, Comesa, AMGE, and other clients in Mexico.
Fusion Petroleum Technologies Inc. is a unit of Fusion Geophysical LLC, Norman, Okla. Fusion Geophysical is a high-end geoscience and engineering technology and services company. Services include seismic survey design, seismic imaging, geopressure prediction, seismic analysis, integrated interpretation, reservoir studies, and contract research and development.
Tepsco LP
Houston, has named George Langis as president and chief executive officer.
Langis is a graduate of Lycoming College, and earned an MBA from Lehigh University.
Tepsco is a 95-year-old company providing comprehensive construction, maintenance, operations, and integrity management services to gas, oil, chemical, and petrochemical industry clients, as well as those in power and cogeneration industries.
ABS
Houston, has announced establishment of Middle East region headquarters in Doha, Qatar, strengthening its ties to the energy sector, particularly the growing production and shipment of LNG from Qatar. The ABS office in Dubai will continue to provide survey services to clients and shipyards in the region.
Founded in 1862, ABS is a leading provider of classification services to the energy industry, with 32% of tankers on order currently being built to ABS class. ABS also leads in setting standards for the offshore market, with 47% of all floating production vessels, and 72% of the worldwide fleet of mobile offshore drilling units operating to ABS class.
EV Offshore Ltd.
Norwich, UK, has announced the opening of a base in Aberdeen, Scotland to serve operations in the northern North Sea.
EV Offshore Ltd. specializes in the design, manufacture, and supply of downhole, subsea, and topside camera inspection systems for the international upstream oil & gas industry.