Weatherford Completes Sale of US Hydraulic Fracturing Business to Schlumberger Dec 31, 2017
Weatherford International plc has announced it has sold its US pressure pumping and pump-down perforating assets to a subsidiary of Schlumberger Limited for USD 430 million in cash.

Weatherford Appoints Chief Operating Officer Aug 22, 2017
Weatherford International plc has announced the appointment of Karl Blanchard as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Weatherford Appoints President, CEO and Director Mar 7, 2017
Weatherford International plc has announced that the Board has appointed Mark A. McCollum as President and Chief Executive Officer...

Weatherford and Nabors Form Alliance for Integrated Drilling Solutions Feb 2, 2017
Weatherford International plc and Nabors Industries Ltd. have announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form an alliance focused on delivering enhanced drilling solutions...

Weatherford Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Names New President - Regional Operations Dec 19, 2016
Weatherford International plc has announced the appointment of Christoph Bausch as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 13, 2016.

First Runs of Ultrahigh-Temperature LWD Triple-Combo Technology Nov 4, 2016
Weatherford International plc and Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, have announced the successful inaugural runs...

2016 Oil & Gas Middle East Award for Weatherford Oilfield Services Oct 7, 2016
Weatherford International plc was named Oilfield Services Company of the Year at the 2016 Oil & Gas Middle East Awards.

Weatherford Recognised for Safety and Service Quality Performance Sep 16, 2016
Weatherford International plc has received two recognitions from Chevron affiliates highlighting performance at Chevron’s operations in Angola and Australia.

Weatherford Deep-Set Safety Valve Achieves V1 Rating Jul 14, 2016
Weatherford International plc reports that its new model WUDP-10 deep-set safety valve has been certified to V1 standards under the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 14A.

Dr Mario Ruscev Joins Weatherford International Mar 21, 2016
Weatherford International plc has announced that Dr Mario Ruscev is joining Weatherford International plc as a senior operating executive reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

Weatherford lands world's heaviest casing string Dec 18, 2015
Weatherford achieved a new world record by landing a 1,180-ton (2,360,700-lb) casing string at a total depth of 26,805 ft (8,170 m). The job was performed on a deepwater

Newly developed LWD service withstands ultra high temperatures Dec 1, 2015
Weatherford International plc announced the development of the HeatWave™ Extreme service for commercial use by Chevron Thailand. The HeatWave Extreme service includes an enhanced logging-while-drilling (LWD) tool

Weatherford introduces production optimization consulting Nov 12, 2015
Weatherford International announced the official launch of its Production Optimization Consulting (POC) group at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference. Weatherford POC services integrate cyclical

Weatherford International releases JetStream RFID circulation sub Oct 1, 2015
Weatherford International plc announced the commercial release of JetStream® Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circulation sub at the Annual

Weatherford expands Artificial-Lift Systems Portfolio with Sand-Tolerant Pump Sep 18, 2015
Weatherford International plc announced the addition of the sand-tolerant pump (STP) to the company’s artificial-lift solutions offering. Aimed to optimize