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Weatherford International is one of the world s largest diversified upstream oilfield service companies. With a corporate history that began in 1941, Weatherford has nearly $4.6 billion in annual revenues, approximately 24,500 employees in nearly 100 countries and more than 85 manufacturing facilities supporting 730 service bases. In 2005, Standard & Poor s announced the addition of the company to its flagship S&P Index. Following the completion of its 2005 acquisition of Precision Drilling Corporation's energy services and international drilling divisions, Weatherford was reorganized into four distinct businesses that include completion and production systems; evaluation, drilling and intervention; pipeline and specialty services; and international contract drilling. The company provides a variety of services to its customers that include drilling, evaluation, completion, production, intervention and industrial services. Weatherford International has locations throughout the United States, such as the office in Houston.

SABIC was established in 1976 to add value to Saudi Arabia's natural hydrocarbon resources. The parent company is among the leading petrochemical companies in terms of sales and product diversity. Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC is the Middle East's largest non-oil industrial company. The company maintains divisions throughout the world, including SABIC Americas, which maintains offices in Houston, Texas. The company is further divided into six business units: basic chemicals, intermediates, polyolefins, PVC and polyester, fertilizers and metals. Basic chemicals produced include: methanol, ethylene, propylene, benzene, xylene, Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, styrene, Crude Industrial Ethanol, butadiene and butene-1. Intermediates produced are numerous and include many natural gases. The company s interests in plastics (PVC and polyester) has reaped much as industries turn toward less-expensive plastic alternatives as replacements for more costly metals.