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32MTRJuly/August 2011THE MARINE TECHNOLOGY REPORTER 100Forum Energy Technologies Inc., headquartered in Houston, TX, pro- vides manufactured technologies and applied products to the energy indus- try. Forums over 2,300 employees provide the products and technolo- gies essential to solving the increas- ingly complex challenges of the oiland gas industry. The company is located in areas strategic to energy exploration and production, includ- ing North America, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. More than 60% of sales are outside the United States and 40% are direct- ly related to offshore activity. Forum specializes in subsea vehicles and associated products and services. Its suite of solutions includes ROVs, tethering systems, simulation soft-ware, data acquisition software and geosciences product management. Its vehicle brands include two well- known names in the industry: Perry and Sub-Atlantic. Most of these prod- ucts are available for rental. Forums other divisions are respon- sible for drilling products, comple- tion products and surface production and process equipment as well as a full line of high quality valve solu- tions. Technology Profile The new $2 million testing and R&D facility in Kirkbymoorside, UK is crucial for new product develop- ment and for testing new designs. A large portion of the structure is dedi- cated to vehicle integration and test- ing along with customer support serv- ices and training. Also housed in thebuilding is a large test pool as well as a hyperbaric pressure test facility. Hyperbaric test facilities include a large chamber with an internal diam-eter of 2.3 meters (7.55 feet) by 8.1 meters (26.6 feet) long capable oftesting, for example, a rescue subma- rine hull. The working pressure is 241 bar (3500 psi). Smaller chambers in the facility range from 0.11 meters @ 690 bar (10,000 psi) to 0.45 meters@ 138 bar (2,000 psi). Forum also has full test tank facili- ties and hydrostatic pressure testing in Aberdeen, Scotland (test tank @ 3.1 meters deep by approximately 5.5 meters square). The drilling segment of the Drilling and Subsea Division has eight testing locations worldwide. ForumBuilding a BehemothForum Energy Technologies920 Memorial City Way, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77024 281.949.2500 [main]281.949.2554 [fax]Senior Executive ManagementC. Christopher GautChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Charles E. JonesPresident of the Drilling and Subsea Division Wendell R. Brooks President of the Production and Infrastructure Division James L. McCullochSenior Vice President and General Counsel James W. Harris Chief Financial Officer Human Resources Michael Danford, Vice President Human Resources Becky Taylor-Shaw, Director Human Resources, Drilling and Subsea DivisionMelissa Joseph, Director of Human Resources, Production and Infrastructure Division Mandy Aitchison, Director of Human Resources, UK Corporate MarketingDonna Smith, Director of Corporate Marketing, Forum Energy Technologies Rory Satterfield Director of Sales - Subsea Products Drilling & Subsea Division+1 713.329.8230 [d]; +1 561.307.0426 [m]rory.satterfield@ f-e-t.com Bruce LokayDirector of Sales - Subsea Vehicles Drilling & Subsea Division+1 713.329.8255 [d]; +1 713.647.1884 [m]bruce.lokay@ f-e-t.com Forum Energy Technologies has quickly established itself as a driving force in the subsea technology market.