Services/Suppliers

Jan. 14, 2008

Superior Energy Services Inc.,

Patrick Zuber & Charles Hardy
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Harvey, La., has announced that Patrick Zuber has been appointed executive vice-president, international sales. In addition, Charles Hardy has been named executive vice-president, marine services. Zuber, based in Dubai, has held various international business development positions at major oil field service companies during the past 12 years. He also has served in a range of management, business development, and engineering positions for both service and operating companies during a 25-year career. Hardy, employed with Superior since 2004, most recently served as vice-president and general manager, marine services. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Hardy has held various management and operations positions with a number of marine and oil field service companies.

Superior Energy Services Inc. serves the drilling-related needs of oil and gas companies mainly through its rental tools segment and the production-related needs of oil and gas companies through its well intervention, rental tools, and marine segments.

Knight,

Lafayette, La., has expanded with the opening of new facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa and has named an Oklahoma sales manager. The Oklahoma City facility is a full-service operation focused on oil field rental tools, drill pipe, and blowout preventer services, as well as equipment and inspection services for drill string operations and tubulars. It serves Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and western Arkansas. Knight named as Oklahoma sales manager Boyd Deramus, who will be based in Oklahoma City. The company’s Tulsa facility serves as a corporate office for facilitating relationships with customers in Tulsa and western Arkansas. Tulsa-based Rick Aikman has been named corporate sales representative and will handle all rental tools and fishing services accounts in Tulsa and western Arkansas. In addition to Aikman, Deramus’s sales force includes Adam Romine, corporate sales representative focused on rental tools and fishing services, and Larry Hartman and Shawn Barnett, field sales representatives focused on rental tools.

Knight’s operating companies include Knight Oil Tools, Knight Fishing Services, Knight Well Services, and Knight Manufacturing. The company is the largest privately owned rental tool firm in the oil and gas industry.