Type: Public
On the web: http://www.weatherford.com
Employees: 55,000
Employee growth: 5.8%

Weatherford International can weather the natural and economic storms that affect the oil and gas market. The company, which is domiciled in Switzerland but operationally based in Houston, supplies a wide range of equipment and services used in the oil and gas drilling industry, and operates in 100 countries. Weatherford provides well installation and completion systems, equipment rental, and fishing services (removing debris from wells). It provides pipeline services and oil recovery and hydraulic lift and electric submersible pumps to the oil and gas industry. The company also offers contract land drilling services.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $10,220.8M
One year growth: 15.8%
Net income: ($107.9)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Bernard J. Duroc-Danner
SVP and CFO: Andrew P. Becnel
SVP Reservoir and Production and CTO: Stuart E. Ferguson

Competitors:
Baker Hughes
Halliburton
Schlumberger

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