Axens
Rueil-Malmaison, France, has announced the opening of Axens (Beijing) Trading Co. Ltd. with a ceremony in Beijing.
Axens has been active in China for more than 30 years, with more than 100 Axens processes in the fields of hydrogenation, catalytic reforming, oligomerization, and aromatics production operated in the region.
Axens, a subsidiary of Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), is an international provider of advanced technologies, catalysts, and services to the hydrocarbon industries.
Energy Maintenance Services Group (EMS Group)
Houston, has announced its acquisition of Zaval-Tex, a pipeline maintenance company based in Beaumont.
EMS Group is a leading provider of integrated operations and maintenance services to energy industry customers through six service lines: pipeline management, pipeline integrity management, production and pipeline projects, power services, LNG/natural gas services, and data management.
Over the past year EMS Group has acquired and transitioned four companies, and acquired majority of the third party contracts from a fifth company.
Gray Energy Services
Fort Worth, has announced the acquisition by its subsidiary, Gray Wireline Services Inc., of Falcon Wireline LLC.
Falcon, based in Woodward, Okla., is a leading provider of cased hole wireline services for customers in western Okla. and the Panhandle region of northwest Tex.
Gray Energy Services LLC was formed in early 2006 by Centre Partners, Centre Southwest Partners, and Gray Wireline Service Inc., as a platform to build a leading diversified provider of production enhancement solutions across the North American natural gas and oil production industry.
SBM Offshore
Houston, has announced integration of two of its Houston group companies, Atlantia Offshore Ltd. and SBM-Imodco Inc. The new company will be called SBM Atlantia.
Bernard van Leggelo, current president of SBM-Imodco, has been appointed president of SBM Atlantia. Tony Mace, president of Atlantia, will transfer to the SBM Offshore offices in Monaco.
SBM Atlantia is an integrated provider of complete floating production solutions for the deepwater market.
