Rod and Tubing Services and Certus Energy Solutions Combine to Create Premier Tubular Inspection Platform
June 22, 2021
Rod and Tubing Services (RTS) completed a merger with Certus Energy Solutions to form a combined tubular inspection, integrity and rental services platform serving major U.S. oil plays. The transaction brings together RTS's Hawkeye DMS analytics and Certus's drill-pipe inspection, thread technologies and rental capabilities; Lime Rock Partners and Amberjack Capital Partners remain shareholders of the combined business.
- Buyers
- Rod and Tubing Services (RTS), Lime Rock Partners, Amberjack Capital Partners
- Targets
- Certus Energy Solutions
- Platforms
- Rod and Tubing Services (RTS)
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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