Weatherford International Ltd.

Exporter
515 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 600, Houston, TX 77027-9408, United States
(800)257-3826, (713)693-4000, (713)693-4323 fax, http://www.weatherford.com

Primary SIC: Oil Field Machinery, Primary NAICS: Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Description: Weatherford International Ltd. was originally incorporated in Delaware in 1972 and reincorporated in Bermuda in 2002. The company is a provider of equipment and services used in the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells. Many of the company's businesses, including those of Weatherford Enterra, have been operating for more than 50 years. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Weatherford operates in approximately 100 countries, which are located in nearly all of the oil and natural gas producing regions in the world. The company reports the following regions as reporting segments: North America, Latin America, Europe/West Africa/the Commonwealth of Independent States and Middle East/North Africa/Asia. One of the company's most substantial acquisitions was in August 2005, when it acquired Precision Energy Services and Precision Drilling International. Precision Energy Services broadened the company's wireline and directional capabilities and strengthened its controlled pressure drilling and testing product lines. Precision Drilling International added land rigs to the company's portfolio, primarily in the Eastern Hemisphere.Manufacturing: Offers customers innovative mechanical technologies, and responsive specialized services that focus on drilling.