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Founded in 2007, the company has seen its reach grow
internationally, with offices in Houston, Fort Worth and
Tulsa; Perth, Australia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and
Stavanger, Norway.
Today’s worldwide producers are also seeking
products that contribute to workplace safety. Take the
recent growth of WorkSite Lighting as an example.
When the company formed in 2007, it started with
a team of seasoned professionals who knew about
the hazards of lighting in oil and gas field operations.
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One of the things we have seen a lot of companies in
oil and gas face is the socioeconomic pressure to not
only operate more safely, but also reduce their carbon
footprint,” says CEO Bill Ma hews. “So about four
years ago, we were the first company, as far as portable
hazardous location lighting is concerned, to implement
LED technology. It is not only safer, but also allows
companies to reduce their carbon footprint, or the
amount of energy required to run their wells.”
While mindful of reducing costs of production,
energy companies also have to be more concerned with
environmental issues as well. With its unique line of
pressure activated sealants, Seal-Tite International offers
operators a method of curing downhold leaks without
having to perform expensive workover operations in
oilfield environments. The sealants are unique in that the
pressure drop through the leak site causes the sealants to
polymerize into a flexible solid. The sealant forms at the
edges of the leak site and simultaneously links together
to form a flexible bond across the site.
As one of the world’s leading engineering solutions
companies, the Weir Group offers products and services
that allow for production of oil and gas in some of the
most challenging environments across the globe from the
edge of the Arctic Circle to the foot of Africa. In addition,
the company also has divisions that serve in the mining
of minerals as well as power generation.
Those are just a few of the companies that are pioneer-
ing the renaissance we are now seeing in the oil and gas
industries. Whether you look at our energy glass as being
half empty or half full, these companies are taking the
steps that will hopefully keep us in abundant and cheap
energy for decades to come.
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Brian Brurud of Check-6 leads a team of experts culled from
industrial and military sectors who teach best practices for safety
and operational efficiency in oil, gas and mining operations.
