Items Tagged with 'oil-field equipment manufacturing'

OKLAHOMA CITY—Baker-Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc. is set to open a new manufacturing center here that will create 475 jobs over the next five years. The company plans to invest between $128 million and $150 million on the facility, which will be among company’s first to incorporate high-tech robotics.

HOUSTON—A machine-tending robot has improved productivity and saved jobs at a manufacturer of oil- and gas-drilling equipment here.

WEIRTON, WV—Pietro Fiorentini USA, a manufacturer of oil and gas control systems, plans to open a $9 million assembly plant here. The plant could employ 150 when fully operational.

PEARLAND, TX—CapRock Oil Tools, a manufacturer of drilling bits and other equipment for oil rigs, has moved to a new assembly plant here.

GRAY, LA—Standard Crane and Hoist has opened a new plant here to build equipment for the oil and gas industry.

Oil and gas equipment manufacturers face many unique challenges.

Roughnecks (a term widely used in the oil and gas industry to describe oil-field workers) demand tough materials for equipment that must work around the clock in hostile environments. Delays

Cost often takes a back seat to quality, reliability and robustness.

BYNUM, MT—Yates Constructors is building an assembly plant here to make equipment for processing Canadian oil sands. The facility will hire 75 to 100 workers beginning in April.

KATY, TX—Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc., a manufacturer of oil-field equipment, is building a $100 million assembly plant here that is expected to create 425 jobs.