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ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Associated Equipment Distributors; Associated Locksmiths of America; Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD) Association for Manufacturing Technology; Association for Materials Protection and Performance; Battery Council International; Bearing ...
In 1919, he created the Associated Equipment Distributors as a trade association for companies like his own. [6] In 1954, Hunter returned to AED as a member of the advisory board. [6] In 1966, independent distributors of construction equipment sold $1.1 billion in new equipment and $270 million in used equipment in the United States.
AADE – American Association of Drilling Engineers [1] AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists [2] AAPL – American Association of Professional Landmen; AAODC – American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC) AAV – Annulus access valve; ABAN – Abandonment, (also as AB and ABD and ABND)
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is a trade union within the United States–based AFL–CIO representing primarily construction workers who work as heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors, and stationary engineers (also called operating engineers or power engineers) who maintain heating and other systems in buildings and industrial complexes, in the United States ...
Drilling engineering is a subset of petroleum engineering. [1] Drilling engineers design and implement procedures to drill wells as safely and economically as possible. [1] They work closely with the drilling contractor, service contractors, and compliance personnel, as well as with geologists and other technical specialists.
NOV Inc., formerly National Oilwell Varco, is an American multinational corporation based in Houston, Texas.It is a 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.
Komatsu Limited and Dresser Industries established Komatsu Dresser to make mining tractors, construction equipment and related equipment. [15] This 50-50 ownership lasted from September 1988 to August 1994, when Komatsu bought out Dresser's share. [15] By 1993, it generated sales of more than US$4 billion, and employed 31,800 people in fifty ...
By the 1920s, about half of the company's drilling was outside the continental United States. Robert Longyear, Edmund's son, became president of the firm in 1924, preserving the chain of family ownership and management that would continue for another 40 years. In 1929, Longyear sold almost US$1.5 million worth of drilling equipment to other ...