Services/Suppliers

April 9, 2007

Varel International

Houston, has announced its acquisition of Pendemak Industries, the company’s largest and long-time Canadian-based distributor of oil and gas drill bits. Pendemak will now be known as Varel Rock Bits Canada. Former Pendemak president, Rod MacKenzie, will serve as vice-president, sales and operations-Canada for the newly named company.

Varel International, headquartered in Carrollton, Tex., provides a comprehensive range of roller cone and fixed cutter drill bits to the global oil and gas, mining, and industrial markets.

Cameron

Houston, has announced its acquisition of a range of products and the intellectual assets of Calif.-based Prime Measurement Products. The move will strengthen technical capability and secure deliveries on key components for the Measurement Systems Div. of Cameron. That division has nearly doubled its size over the past three years.

Cameron is a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems, and services to worldwide oil, gas, and process industries. The Measurement Systems Div. is a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of measurement and control sensors and subsystems.

CECA Oilfield Services

Paris, has appointed Simane Hachemi as district manager for Europe and North Africa.

Hachemi, who has master’s degrees in chemistry and business, joined the company in 2002.

CECA Oilfield Services, a company within the Arkema group, is a major supplier of specialty oil field chemicals, innovative chemical solutions, and molecular sieves to the worldwide oil and gas industry.

Delta Services

Houston, has announced the appointment of Nicole Carpenter as vice-president in the firm’s energy practice.

Carpenter has more than 10 years of experience in business development in the energy industry, most recently serving as worldwide energy marketing executive for Weatherford International.

Delta Services is a global retained search firm, providing services from technical staff to top management.

Deepwater Specialists Inc. (DSI)

Houston, has promoted Trey Lambert to executive vice-president.

Lambert, who has a BS degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State University, has more than 12 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has been with DSI for over five years.

Deepwater Specialists Inc., part of John Wood Group PLC, provides facilities commissioning services to the international oil and gas industry.

Antares Offshore LLC

Houston, has appointed Jerry Streeter as manager of business development.

Antares Offshore LLC is a consulting engineering company specializing in subsea field developments and marine pipeline project delivery.