Abrado announced today that it has opened new operations in Aberdeen, Scotland, to expand its global presence. The new office in Aberdeen will be composed of sales and engineering resources, with downhole video and proprietary Medusa cutting technology equipment to support a growing customer base.

Leading the UK office will be industry veteran John Donachie, as International Commercial Director. Donachie has a broad and deep international technical and managerial experience developed through a career with CAMCO, Schlumberger, Helix-RDS and Omega Completion Technology. His technical experience covers wellbore equipment design, manufacture, commercialization, and operational delivery. Donachie also brings extensive global commercial experience through senior leadership roles with Pareto Securities and Simmons & Company where he focused on strategic advisory, commercial and technical due diligence and technology financing and merger and acquisition transactions for a broad range of oilfield service companies and energy specialist private equity and venture capital companies. Donachie holds a BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aberdeen University.

“The new Abrado office in the UK is part of a larger strategic investment to enhance the company’s ability to serve the emerging needs of its clients. The yearlong campaign has included a private equity recapitalization and 1 sizable acquisition, dramatically expanding the firm’s global coverage and local presence in the U.S. The opening of the Aberdeen, Scotland office allows Abrado to provide the rapid response our customers are asking for” Said Jason Parrish, senior V.P. of sales and marketing.

Corporate Profile Abrado Wellbore Services is the leading Downhole Video diagnostics, fishing, milling and wellbore cleanout tool, chemical and displacement service provider. Abrado is focused on developing and implementing advanced downhole technologies in downhole video, fishing, and rental tool sectors. Abrado has amassed extensive expertise in finding solutions to downhole challenges and currently holds 22 patents covering specialty tools and methods used in the P&A, fishing, wellbore clean out chemical and displacement sectors.

The address of Abrado’s new Aberdeen location is: Stacey Oilfield Services Ltd. 5 Badentoy Cres. Portlehen, Aberdeen.

Source: www.worldoil.com