NOV Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in
Houston, Texas.[3] It is a leading worldwide provider of equipment and
components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield
services, and
NOV Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in
Houston, Texas.[3] It is a leading worldwide provider of equipment and
components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield
services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas
industry. The company conducts operations in more than 600 locations across six
continents,[4] operating through three reporting segments: Rig Technologies,
Wellbore Technologies, and Completion & Production Solutions.[5]
Corporate affairs
The headquarters are in Southwest Management District
(formerly Greater Sharpstown), Houston.[6][7]
Divisions
Rig Technologies engineers and manufactures drilling rigs,
advanced drilling equipment packages, and the related capital equipment
(including top drives, iron roughnecks, drawworks, blowout preventers, mud
pumps, risers, pipe handling, power and control systems) necessary to drill oil
and gas wells, as well as marine construction equipment such as heavy-lift
cranes, mooring machinery, jacking systems, pipelay and cablelay systems, and
marine riser tensioners. In addition, the segment provides aftermarket
equipment and services such as spare parts, repair, and equipment rentals as
well as remote equipment monitoring, technical support, field service, and
customer training.
Wellbore Technologies develops the equipment, technologies,
and services necessary to maximize the efficiency and economics of oil and gas
wells. The segment provides the oil and gas industry with drill bits, borehole
enlargement services, and directional drilling tools and
optimization/automation software and services; downhole tools for drilling and
intervention; premium drill pipe and drill stem accessories; solids control and
waste management equipment and services; drilling and completion fluids; data
acquisition and analytics technologies; managed-pressure-drilling systems;
coating and inspection services and RFID technology for drill pipe lifecycle
management; and IntelliServ wired drill pipe.
Completion & Production Solutions provides the equipment
and technologies necessary to optimize the well completion process and
production phase of a well's lifecycle. The segment produces a wide variety of
intervention and stimulation equipment for pressure pumping, coiled tubing, and
wireline operations; composite piping systems, pressure vessels, and
structures; integrated processing, production, and pumping equipment (including
artificial lift) for upstream, midstream, and industrial operations; hydrate
inhibition and gas processing technologies; subsea and floating production
systems, including flexible pipe and subsea water injection technologies;
integral and weld-on connectors for conductor strings, surface casing, and
liners; and completion tools—including those involved in multistage hydraulic
fracturing—liner hanger systems, and subsurface safety valves.
In late 2019 NOV bought Ershigs, a fabricator of custom
pipes and tanks in Bellingham, WA, USA.
Awards and Accolades
In 2007, the Houston Chronicle ranked NOV the fifteenth best
company to work for in Houston. In 2008, the newspaper ranked NOV as the best
company in the city.[8] In the same year, NOV was listed as one of the world's
most admired companies by Forbes and one of the 100 fastest growing companies
by Fortune.[9] In 2009, NOV was again listed as one of the 100 fastest growing
companies by Fortune and one of America's top companies by Forbes. In 2015, NOV
was listed by the Houston Chronicle as one of Houston's 100 leading
companies.[10]
History
NOV's two main predecessors, Oilwell Supply and National
Supply, were founded in 1862 and 1893, respectively. These two companies
manufactured and distributed pumps and derricks. In 1930, United States Steel
acquired Oilwell Supply. In 1958, Armco Steel merged with National Supply. In
1987, National Supply merged with USS Oilwell to become "National Oilwell".
Varco was founded as Abegg and Reinhold Company by Walter
Abegg and Baldwin Reinhold in 1908. "VARCO" is an acronym for:
Vuilleumiere, Abegg and Reinhold Company after Edgar Vuilleumiere became a
partner in 1915, and Varco International in 1973. In 2000, National Oilwell
merged with IRI International Corp., founded and managed by Hushang Ansary,
which manufactures and sells drilling rigs and specialty steel products.[11]
In 2005, National Oilwell and Varco merged to become
National Oilwell Varco. In 2014, Clay Williams took over as CEO, succeeding
former CEO Pete Miller, who served as NOV's CEO for nearly 13 years.[12] Miller
will become Executive Chairman of the National Oilwell Varco spinoff company,
DistributionNow. The company employs nearly 64,000 people and has over 1,200
facilities across six continents worldwide.[13] In February 2012 NOV acquired a
Russian coring company Interval Ltd.