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30 years young and
growing The growth story of oilfield equipment manufacturer PT Sagatrade Murni continues.
PT Sagatrade Murni’s production facility in Samarinda, East Kalimantan T SAGATRADE MURNI, Indonesia-based manufacturer of quality oilfield equipment, continues to experience growth, with a US$4mn-plus expansion completed in early 2015. This has involved the installation of new equipent and sophisticated CNC machinery to meet production requirements and enable the company to diversify its product base. Based in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, the company, which employs 300 Indonesian workers and has a revenue stream exceeding US$50mn, manufactures products to API specifications and recognised safety standards with many threading options available, under the operational management of Tony Beale, president and Akbar Rivai, vice president. The extensive product list ranges from welded centralisers to hydraulic liner hangars and cementing manifolds.
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Recent developments Developments in 2014 included the launch of the Saga Inflatable Casing Packer. In addition, PT Sagatrade Murni Ltd entered into a joint venture with Houston-based Lancaster Flow Automation, LLC which will manufacture choke valves for oil and gas exploration and production in Indonesia and worldwide. In 2015 PT Sagatrade Murni has to date entered into two joint ventures in Australia; the first a sales, marketing and service
The international sales offices are experiencing increased demand as the range of products diversifies�
company, Integrated Oil Field Services Pty Ltd, will sell all Sagatrade Murni products. The second, Pro-Test Well Services Pty Ltd, provides services including open/cased hole drill stem testing, injection face off testing and diagnostic fracture injection testing as well as data acquisition services. Both joint ventures are operated under the supervision of director Ewan McDonald. Also this year, PT Sagatrade Murni will unveil a new packer product and will establish a new Saga division for well testing in Indonesia.
International expansion The mandate of PT Sagatrade Murni and Saga-PCE Ltd is to create jobs, develop local expertise and assist the petroleum industry in Indonesia and internationally. PT Sagatrade Murni Ltd opened their international sales office Saga-PCE Pte Ltd in Singapore in 2008, following which Kim Sadler, international sales director, opened a Middle East office in Oman. The company has also established a manufacturing base in Mexico under the directorship of Ron Wilson, and a sales office in Brazil under the directorship of Brian Tytler. In the Middle East, Saga-PCE Pte Ltd / Sagatrade Murni Ltd are looking to expand their production and sales with an investment of US$5mn in production facilities and the expansion of their sales offices in Oman and UAE. Sagatrade Murni and Saga-PCE have many large international clients throughout the world, and the international sales offices are experiencing increased demand as the range of products continues to diversify. The company looks forward to many years of growth ahead. n Stand: 7430
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