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Companies

Activity

Halliburton opened its new Technology

Center at the Federal University of Rio de

Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at

Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as the company works with the country’s leading universities and customer research groups to establish a global center of exper- tise for deepwater and mature felds, and includes specialized laboratories, a collabora- tion room, a testing area, and conference and training rooms.

The Imaging Systems Group Reservoir Group affliate, GE Oil & Gas Lufkin acquired , developer and manufac- in a deal valued at

Inc. (iSys) Omega Well Monitoring

Industries turer of direct thermal, inkjet and digi- , acquired

US$3.3billion. Lufkin manufactures

Canada (OWMC) and services artifcial lift equipment tal printers & plotters for the oil and This acquisi-

Planet Services Inc.

gas industry, is opening a new offce tion furthers OWMC’s plans to transi- through more than 110 service centers and nine manufacturing facilities. GE location in Houston. The new facility tion from a sales-based company, to a says automation is an integral part will be used for training purposes, and provider of installation and servicing. of Lufkin’s approach to artifcial lift allows for a larger demo room to house Planet Services has supported Omega optimization and its product line eleven of their printers for the oil & gas becoming the principal installation contains the building blocks that and digital label industries. provider covering installations in will help to develop an artifcial lift

Canada, parts of the US and some “industrial internet” through a con- international operations in China,

Iraq, Nigeria, and Tunisia. nected network of technology, data and experts.

Intervention & Coiled Tubing is request-

Association (ICoTA) ing nominations for its European

Chapter Innovation Award, recogniz- ing the application of technical inno- vation in the area of well interven- secured an investment tion. Entrants will be judged by the

AnTech Ltd.

from ICoTA European Chapter Committee.

Saudi Aramco Energy and London- Deadline is September 23, 2013, and

Ventures (SAEV) based . The fnalists will be required to deliver a

Calculus Capital funding is being used to launch short presentation on October 31 at

AnTech’s new DCTD service capability the Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen. The so that it can use its bespoke systems winner will be announced at SPE acquired Dubai-based

Xodus Group to deliver cost-effective directional ICoTA European Well Intervention , as part of an expan-

Prime Energy drilling solutions to the oil and gas Conference on November 13 and 14, sion drive in the eastern hemisphere. industry. 2013. It is the frst acquisition Xodus has

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