Expro's new facility in Broussard
Posted: 14 October 2003
Expro Americas, Inc, the US arm of the oilfield services provider
Expro International Group PLC, has announced the completion of it's
move into an extensive new operations facility in Broussard, Louisiana.
This world class facility supports the group's operations not only
in the Gulf of Mexico, but also throughout the Americas region.
This multi-million dollar investment reflects the group's long-term
commitment to the Gulf of Mexico and highlights the expectation
of increasing demand for the group's innovative portfolio of technologies.
The new facility is located on St Etienne, just off Highway 90 heading
east from Lafayette and consolidates several smaller bases that
the group operates from in Louisiana.
The location provides good access to the highway for the movement
of equipment and also to Lafayette international airport for the
convenience of crews and visitors. The facilities are built on a
9.5 acre site and include over 1 acre of workshop space, housing
specialist workshop areas and a deepwater subsea high bay, a 9150sq
ft enclosed store area and 14,000sq ft of offices.
The regions resource department will be based in the new facility,
providing a central support to the group's operations in the Americas.
This will benefit both, customers and the group's operations with
improved availability of inventory and reliable purchasing systems,
reducing lead time to the client.
Broussard facility will not only support the group's current activity
levels but has provision for expansion of the operation in the future.
"Expro is a top tier player in the global service industry.
As such we require state of the art facilities to support our activities
and our growth aspirations. The Gulf of Mexico, both deep and shallow
water, remains very important to Expro. This investment reflects
our belief in The United States market and will underpin our strategic
growth plans for years to come," said Group CEO, Graeme Coutts.
Grand Opening festivities will be held on Tuesday, October 28,
2003.
About Expro
Expro is a leading international oilfield service provider of key
products and services necessary to safely complete and manage oil
and gas wells.
These products and services are packaged into three distinct business
segments: Cased Hole Services, Subsurface Systems, and Surface and
Environmental Systems, giving clients the ability to maximise the
recovery of their reserves.
The Expro Group employs over 2,000 people worldwide and has become
an innovative leader in oilfield technology aligned with the needs
of its customers. In addition to the new facilities, the Expro Group¹s
corporate office in Houston will remain at its WestLake Park Boulevard
facility in Houston's ŒEnergy Corridor', while its main Americas
operations facility is based in Broussard, Louisiana.
The Group employs some 320 employees throughout its Americas Region
and its clients include all the major and independent operating
companies.
Having operated in the USA since 1993, Expro acquired the well-known
Houston-based Kinley caliper business and market-leading Tubing
Conveyed Perforating specialist Tripoint Inc in 2000.
For more information see www.exprogroup.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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