Newsletter #11 - VAM Drilling
Newsletter #11 - VAM Drilling
Newsletter #11 - VAM Drilling
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Developing Partnerships with Clients<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> recently partnered with GULF ENERGY LLC in Oman to provide<br />
High Performing <strong>VAM</strong> Express TM (VX) connections to local drillers<br />
GULF ENERGY LLC offers a<br />
large selection of Well Engineering<br />
products and services<br />
ranging from renting drill pipe<br />
to top-of-the-line Hydraulic tools (Jars and Under Reamers)<br />
in addition to its premium thread machining. The company<br />
also offers drill string products and the machining services<br />
needed to complete any type of oil/gas well. GULF ENERGY<br />
LLC has a contract to provide drilling equipment services to<br />
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).<br />
Helping our Clients Drill Better Faster<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> is organizing roadshows for operators and clients to<br />
improve drilling performance<br />
We recently met with the Tarim<br />
Oilfield Operator to discuss<br />
various drilling challenges.<br />
The topics covered included:<br />
• Sour Service solutions<br />
for ultra deep wells<br />
• High-strength steel for extended reach wells<br />
• Using Hydroclean to maximize well cleaning performance<br />
Contact us to program your tailor made Roadshow today!<br />
Upcoming <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> Events<br />
• March 15-17, 2011: We will present a technical paper on the<br />
successful qualification and deployment of a High Pressure Drill<br />
Pipe Riser in West Africa, at the Offshore West Africa Technical<br />
Conference and Exhibition held in Accra, Ghana.<br />
New to the <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> Team...<br />
Maximilien de Maisonneuve<br />
VP Sales & Marketing Europe, CIS, Africa and North Sea<br />
Previously Controlling and Performance Manager for V&M do Brasil before<br />
joining the <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> ECANS Team in Boulogne, France in January 2011.<br />
maximilien.demaisonneuve@vamdrilling.com<br />
Kirsty McLennan<br />
Inside Sales Specialist UK<br />
Previously an internal sales specialist for an oil and gas supplies company<br />
before joining the <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> UK team in Aberdeen, UK in October 2011.<br />
kmclennan@vmoguk.com<br />
www.vamdrilling.com<br />
Yanfei Zhu<br />
Inside Sales Specialist China<br />
Previously an administrative assitant for V&M Beijing before<br />
joining the <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> Beijing team in China in May 2010.<br />
yanfei.zhu@vmtubes.com.cn<br />
Mariana Rodrigues<br />
Inside Sales Specialist South America<br />
Previously North American account manager for a large international IT<br />
company before joining the <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> South America Team<br />
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in January 2011.<br />
mariana.rodrigues@vmtubes.com.br<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
MARCH 2011<br />
<strong>#11</strong><br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> supplied GULF ENERGY LLC with drill pipe<br />
equipped with the premium connection <strong>VAM</strong> Express (VX) in<br />
February 2011. GULF ENERGY LLC chose to partner with<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> and purchase VX in anticipation of higher torque<br />
and performance needed for local projects.<br />
GULF ENERGY has also been licensed as a repair shop for<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> premium connections: <strong>VAM</strong> Express, <strong>VAM</strong> EIS ®<br />
and <strong>VAM</strong> CDS .<br />
We also recently presented our<br />
operator roadshow to a large international<br />
operator in the Sultanate<br />
of Oman. Subjects covered included:<br />
• <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> Middle East plants overview<br />
• Extended-Reach <strong>Drilling</strong> solutions<br />
(VM-165 DP, <strong>VAM</strong> Express)<br />
• Sour Service environments<br />
• Industry standards & specifications<br />
• Spring: We are organizing roadshows in South America, North<br />
America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Please contact your<br />
nearest sales representative to organize a roadshow for your<br />
drilling team.<br />
We look forward to seeing you soon<br />
at our next <strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> event!<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong> # 11<br />
Editor: Ludivine LAURENT +1 713 479 3215<br />
ludivine.laurent@vamdrilling.com<br />
<strong>VAM</strong> <strong>Drilling</strong> - 6300 Navigation Blvd<br />
Houston, TX, 77011 - USA<br />
All rights reserved.<br />
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