Services/Suppliers

Aug. 10, 2009

Transocean Ltd.,

TomaZug, Switzerland, has named Ihab Toma senior vice-president, marketing and planning. Based in Geneva, Toma will be responsible for marketing and planning for the company’s fleet of 133 mobile offshore drilling units worldwide. He will also oversee Transocean Solutions, which offers clients a complete package for well construction and field development needs, and two company subsidiaries, Applied Drilling Technology Inc. and Challenger Minerals Inc. Previously, Toma served at Schlumberger, including product line president and various other oil field services assignments, with regional and global responsibilities in a number of countries. He has a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Cairo University.

Transocean is the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor and the leading provider of drilling management services worldwide.

Weatherford International Ltd.,

Houston, has completed its purchase of Secure Drilling. This follows the Jan. 1 announcement that it had entered into a joint venture agreement with Impact Solutions Group Ltd. for a 50% stake in Secure Drilling. The merger combines Secure Drilling’s patented Micro-Flux technology with Weatherford’s managed pressure drilling systems.

Weatherford is one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology, and services for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry.

Honeywell International,

Morris Township, NJ, has signed a definitive agreement valued at about $400 million to acquire Kassel, Germany-based RMG Group and its subsidiaries. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. RMG will be integrated into Honeywell Process Solutions. The acquisition will build Honeywell’s presence in the areas of natural gas transportation, storage, distribution, and industrial consumption.

RMG specializes in the design and manufacture of natural gas control, measurement, and analysis equipment, including flow metering technology, regulating products, and safety devices for oil and gas companies.

Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings, and industry.

Aker Solutions ASA,

Oslo, has opened its modernized and expanded manufacturing facility for surface trees and wellheads in Batam, Indonesia. Aker invested $17 million in the project, designed to hike manufacturing capacity at Batam by more than 50%.

Aker is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products, and integrated solutions serving the oil and gas, refining and chemicals, mining and metals, and power generation industries.