HOME ABOUT US REGIONS CAPABILITIES PRODUCTS & SERVICES MEDIA INVESTOR CENTRE CAREERS CONTACT US Home AboutUs OUR HISTORY Share Print OVER 40 YEARS OF PIONEERING WELL FLOW MANAGEMENT We set up in Great Yarmouth in 1973 and produced the first UK oil from the Argyll Field on June 11, 1975. Since then our well flow management services have grown around the world. We now have over 5,400 people in over 50 countries. 2010 - Present Close In 2010, Expro hired an experienced oil services management team to lead Expro through its next phase of growth. The team is led by Charles Woodburn (CEO), Michael Jardon (COO) and Jean Vernet (CFO). Expro now has over 5,000 employees and operates in more than 50 countries worldwide. This milestone decade included Expro’s 40th anniversary year in 2013, showcasing the long-term commitment to the oil and gas sector. Since 2010 the company has strengthened its position as the market leading global well flow management services provider. Recent accomplishments include: Leading market position in offshore well testing Number one market share in subsea completion landing strings Industry leading ratings in the Welling Report, including; best track record, most reliable equipment, most knowledgeable and competent personnel, best availability and delivery Awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award for ten consecutive years 2000-2010 Close By the year 2000, all three product groupings were flourishing. Cased Hole Services and Surface and Environmental Systems were consistently winning market share, and Expro was a market leader in Subsurface Systems. A new Group headquarters and global subsea facility was opened in Aberdeen. Several significant acquisitions were made during this decade, including certain assets and contracts from Production Testers International (PTI), and wireless technology in the form of Cableless Telemetry System (CATS). After a decade of growth Expro was taken private after an acquisition by a private equity consortium in 2008. 2000: Acquisition of Tripoint Inc, Kinley Corporation, Surface Production Systems, and the contracts and well testing assets of Production Testers International Ltd 2000: The official opening of Bergen subsea facility, and a new base in Singapore 2001: The company acquires Multiline Combination Services Inc (Canada), Production Wireline Services (US) 2002: Operating bases opened in Adelaide, Moomba and Baleera, South Australia, Queensland, Alaska 2003: New operations support bases in Louisiana, Equatorial Guinea, Dubai, Oman 2003: Expro acquires leading Cableless Telemetry System (CATS) from Flight Refuelling Limited. The technology is capable of transmitting data electromagnetically from downhole depth in excess of 10,000 feet 2006: Acquires Power Well Services, a provider of Well Testing services 2007: A single Expro brand is created with the unifying ‘Well Flow Management’ mission 2008: Expro acquires Production Testers International business (PTI) a business that is focussed on early production and well optimization through the fast track deployment of surface facilities 2008: Expro is taken private after acquisition by private equity consortium The 90s Close By the early 1990s Expro was growing quickly and put into place a plan to manage growth through targeted geographic expansion, service portfolio expansion, potential acquisitions and business efficiency improvements. As part of this growth plan, Expro formed EGIS, or Expro Group Integrated Services. This team was formed to support the outsourcing strategies being adopted by the major international oil companies. EGIS allowed Expro to participate head to head with the major service companies, where a combination of services was tendered and managed on behalf of the Operator. With targets of safety, efficiency, technical solutions Expro was able to accelerate its growth trajectory in a number of markets, ultimately leading to a public listing on the London Stock Exchange in 1995. The late 90s saw further acquisition and expansion globally, including Norway, Kazakhstan, Russia, Brazil and the US. 1992: Expro introduces Exal Sure, a new range of electronic bottom hole gauges 1993: A new office is opened in Houston. The company is also awarded the Offshore Achievement Award for Technology 1995: Expro is floated on the London Stock Exchange 1995: Expro Americas is established to service the US Gulf of Mexico and South America 1995: First big bore subsea landing string 1997: The company introduces the ‘Extreme’ and ‘Exal Hot’ range of downhole monitoring instruments 1998: Expro acquires Tronic Ltd, Oilserv Australia Ltd, Saltus Sub Surface Services Ltd 1998: The company is reorganized into three business streams: Cased Hole Services, Subsurface Systems, Surface and Environmental Systems The 70s and 80s Close John Trewhella, Jim Ross and Humphrey Green formed Exploration and Production Services (North Sea) Ltd in Great Yarmouth in 1973, with the far-reaching vision of competing on a global basis with the major international service companies. By 1974, Expro had established a well testing business and a PVT laboratory. It was Expro production operators who then produced the first UK oil on June 11, 1975, from the Argyll Field. With this success still fresh, Expro opened its first base in Aberdeen. Key contracts were awarded by Hamilton Brothers (Production on Argyll) and BP (Wireline on Forties), and Expro was fully launched. 1973: Expro is founded 1974: Well Testing business and PVT laboratory established 1975: First oil produced from the Argyll field 1977: Expro is awarded the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement (and subsequently, in 1978) 1978: Expro opens a base in Holland to service the strong North Sea gas market 1979: The company starts work in Yemen, Indonesia, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Ivory Coast 1983: Expansion continues in to China, Tunisia, Pakistan, Thailand, Libya, Kuwait, Malaysia 1987: Expro makes its first acquisition, buying Exal - a data acquisition and sampling company EXPRO IS BORN FIND A PRODUCT OR SERVICE Our Products And Services Well Testing Meters Subsea DST/TCP Fluids Well Intervention Wireless Well Solutions Equipment Sales Production Systems Well Services SafeWells PowerChokes Contact Us Through our global and regional operations, we offer our customers the products and service they require. 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