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Baker Hughes serves the worldwide oil and natural gas industry with reservoir consulting and products and services for drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production. It is a leading provider of high-performance technology that creates value from oil and gas reservoirs. Baker Hughes operates in over 90 countries serving independent, international and national oil companies. Its service network is organized into 23 geomarkets operating in 9 regions and 2 hemispheres. Region and geomarket management teams work to understand customer needs and coordinate delivery of individual products and comprehensive service solutions that include the right Baker Hughes technologies for the project. Its Reservoir Technology and Consulting Group includes three consulting firms - Gaffney, Cline & Associates, GeoMechanics International and Helix RDS - that provide technical and commercial consulting, with unique capabilities in reservoir engineering, geomechanics and subsurface engineering.

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.

Newpark Resources, established in 1999, is the parent company to a family of integrated subsidiaries serving the energy sector. It is one of the leading providers of site, environmental and drilling fluids systems to the oil and gas exploration and production industries. The services offered by the company include integrated fluids management, recycling, waste processing and disposal. The company also offers a variety of chemical products used in drilling activities. It provides temporary work platforms, lifting and handling equipment, and site access systems to support specialized construction services and drilling operations. The company serves various oil and gas producers in the United States, Canada and international markets. Newpark Resources is headquartered in Metairie, La.