Eco-Stim Energy Solutions Next Equipment Package Arrives at Operations Base in Neuquen City, Argentina
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HOUSTON, TX and NEUQUEN CITY, ARGENTINA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2016) - Eco-Stim Energy Solutions, Inc. ("EcoStim" or "the Company"), (NASDAQ: ESES) today announced that the Company's recent shipment of equipment including its turbine powered pumping units (TPU's) and several pieces of supporting equipment have now cleared customs in Argentina and all equipment with the exception of the TPU's have now arrived at the Company's base in Neuquén City, Argentina. The TPU's have been delivered to the Company's local equipment partner in Mar Del Plata, Argentina to undergo some minor modifications before moving to the Company's base in Neuquén later this month or in September. The Company's local equipment partner is also expected to help facilitate training, further commissioning and will assist the Company technically on the next generation of TPU technology. The equipment in Neuquén will now be readied for customer inspection and operational start up alongside the Company's existing equipment package.
Paula Bertoglio, Manager Corporate Business Development, stated, "We are very excited to have this next set of equipment in country and are anxious to expand our footprint in the region and provide services to additional customers. EcoStim is investing heavily in the province of Neuquén and is also working with local companies to manufacture additional quality equipment".
J. Chris Boswell, EcoStim's President and CEO stated, "This is a major milestone for the Company and we are thrilled about getting our second operation underway in one of the world's most important shale basins. I can't say enough about the teamwork demonstrated on this effort and over the past two years despite the challenging and changing industry conditions. This achievement is a tribute to our entire team and we are very excited for the future."
About the Company Eco-Stim Energy Solutions is an environmentally-focused oilfield service and technology company providing proprietary field management technologies and well stimulation and completion services to oil and gas producers drilling in the rapidly expanding international unconventional shale markets. EcoStim's proprietary methodology and technology offers the potential to decrease the number of stages stimulated in shale plays through a unique process that predicts high probability production zones while confirming those production zones using the latest generation down-hole diagnostic tools. In addition, EcoStim offers its clients completion techniques that can dramatically reduce horsepower requirements, emissions, surface footprint and water usage. EcoStim seeks to deliver well completion services with better technology, better ecology and significantly improved economics for unconventional oil and gas producers worldwide.
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