Global oil and gas solutions provider Tendeka has announced the appointment of Brad Baker as its new CEO
Baker has around 27-year of experience with Baker Hughes, recently serving as vice-president of stimulation and production enhancement. He also held a number of global executive roles, with responsibilities including legacy divisions and international operations, global product line management and engineering.
He worked across major oil and gas regions including the US, Latin America, Caribbean, the UK and Far East and has technical experience in the completions sector including sand control, completion fluids, intelligent wells, pressure pumping, stimulation, fishing and wellbore intervention.
Commenting on the appointmet, Baker said that he is inspired by the company’s objective to achieve innovation and develop new technologies around the reservoir, which has potential to bring forward a robust growth strategy.
“The industry has undergone incredible changes, and I look forward to leading the team in this new era and continuing to build our reputation further for solving the production challenges our global clients face,” he added.
Tendeka recently announced the award of three multi-million-dollar contracts in the Middle East. The company supplied a range of specialised inflow control technologies to Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), aiming to boost production and improve reservoir performance in the region.
In 2017, the company launched PulseEight, a wireless intelligent completion technology for the digital oilfield, and Cascade 3, a sand control technology that focuses on improving recovery and the lifetime of water injection wells.
