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Monday, September 4, 2006
ABERDEEN, Scotland – 31 August 2006 – BJ Tubular Services today announced it has been awarded a contract by a major operator in India to carry out torque-turn services.
BJ has been retained to support the company’s exploration activities offshore Kolkatta in the Bay of Bengal. With coordination from its project office in Mumbai, BJ has already commenced operations.
The contract award represents the first time that BJ Tubular Services crews have worked on behalf of this particular operator. BJ personnel are using power tongs, power units, the Loadmaster weight compensator system, and the Salvo torque-turn unit, the company’s computerised torque make-up system, to carry out the torque-turn services.
India: A Growing Market for BJ
"We are proud to add this operator to our growing list of clients in India. We have operated in India for five years now, and successfully provided our services to a number of key operators in the region," said Kenny Watt, division manager of BJ Tubular Services. "We look forward to providing them with quality service in a timely fashion," he added.
BJ Tubular Services specialises in personnel and equipment for running casing and tubing, particularly premium connections, high chrome content tubulars, dual, triple and sub-sea completions, as well as hydraulic hammer conductor-driving services.
With its headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland, BJ Tubular Services operates bases in Asia-Pacific, South America, the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
BJ Services Company (BJS-NYSE, CBOE) is a leading provider of pressure pumping and related oilfield services to the petroleum industry. The Company operates in every major oil and gas producing region.
Kenny Watt, Division Manager, BJ Tubular Services, Aberdeen, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1224 249 678, email: [email protected]
Sharon Roe, Managing Director, Spinnaker Communications, St Andrews, Scotland
Tel: + 44 (0) l334 473 754, email: [email protected]
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