This division is the integral part of the company's activities and has been continually strengthening its capabilities to serve national and international operating companies in the upstream oilfield market better. In the last year, Drilling & Workover division has built long-term relationships with major oil service companies, developing the market for its partners in diverse application areas.

The Drilling & Workover division is now moving into new opportunity areas in the oilfield services sector such as cementing, stimulation, coiled tubing and under-balanced drilling. A significant factor in the Drilling & Workover division's success is its people. It has been able to retain a team of expert professionals with technical, sales, marketing and service skills. The staff has extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the UAE market and beyond, and with the ongoing commitment to training and quality, they bring extra dimension needed for the customers. The UAE remains a key market for the division but envisions greater potential regionally for its products and services. The division aims to develop the business throughout the Middle East, working closely with existing partners, but also seeking new partners for the markets opening up.

Technology in the drilling and production sector has brought drilling costs down rapidly since 1980's and this trend will continue. The future remains in areas such as slim well design using expandable tubing, under-balanced drilling, smaller drilling rigs, smart wells and environmental technologies. The Drilling & Workover division will continue to develop the existing markets but also seek to position the company to take advantage of the developing technologies in the years to come...