Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- Pemex has awarded Halliburton's production optimization division a contract to provide stimulation services in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico.

The stimulation services include acidizing, acid fracturing, water control, and nitrogen services. The work will be performed from the newly outfittedHOS Saylor stimulation vessel, which will join Halliburton's Cape Hawke stimulation vessel in providing services to Pemex.

TheHOS Saylor will support all phases of stimulation via systems that include blending, pumping, and storage. It will have the capacity to transport more than 30,000 gallons of acid, 40,000 gallons of solvent, 30,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen and 12,500 gallons of additives at a time. The vessel's capabilities support a range of services from smaller treatments to large cleanout and fracturing operations.

Services for Pemex are scheduled to begin in July 2007.

"Halliburton has been providing stimulation services to Pemex for more than 25 years, and this contract is a continuation of our relationship," said Jim Prestidge, a vice president within the production optimization division.

12/01/2006