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add 3,300 new wells in 2021. with Pacific Drilling functional, thriving global hydrogen economy.
“Westpower was the perfect fit for this Chevron and Toyota are seeking to
because both cultures have a lot in common— Noble Corporation today announced the work on three main strategic priorities:
including an emphasis on service and completion of its acquisition of Pacific collaborating on hydrogen-related public
innovative technology,” said Simon Lawrie, Drilling, effective on April 15, 2021. Pacific policy measures that support the development
Vulcan Industrial’s president. “We’re known Drilling’s high specification ultra-deepwater of hydrogen infrastructure; understanding
for exceptional service across US plays, and drillship fleet further enhances Noble’s global current and future market demand for light-
Westpower has built its entire business around position as an owner and operator of one of duty and heavy-duty fuel cell electric vehicles
partnering with its customers. Deploying the most modern and technically advanced and supply opportunities for that demand;
Vulcan products such as our new V-Series™ fleets in the offshore drilling industry. and exploring opportunities to jointly pursue
fluid ends will be just another way Westpower Robert Eifler, president and chief executive research and development in hydrogen
reps can help customer fleets improve officer, said: “I am very pleased to have closed powered transportation and storage.
economics.” this transaction quickly and am delighted to “We are excited to collaborate with
Founded in 1993, Westpower has deep welcome our new employees, customers, and Toyota. Working towards a strategic alliance
roots in serving the Canadian oilfield, and shareholders into the Noble family. This is an on hydrogen presents an opportunity to
today provides not just sales of several dozen important step for Noble as we continue to build a large-scale business in a low-carbon
specialised products and technical services strengthen our fleet and focus on delivering area that is complementary to our current
but also custom design, manufacturing and safe and efficient services to our global offerings,” said Andy Walz, president of
maintenance of engineered pumps, turnkey customers.” Chevron’s Americas Fuels & Lubricants. “This
packaged systems and more. NOBLE CORPORATION, April 16, 2021 opportunity leverages our market position,
“As a Canadian leader in rotating assets, technology, and organisational
equipment applications, reliability solutions capability and supports our efforts to help
and aftermarket support services, we ENERGY TRANSITION advance a lower-carbon future.”
understand the importance of lowering our “This is another important step toward
customer’s total cost of ownership,” said Chevron, Toyota pursue building a hydrogen economy,” said Bob
David Goddard, Westpower’s President. “Our Carter, executive vice president, Toyota
partnership with Vulcan will strengthen our strategic alliance on Motor North America. “Combining Toyota’s
oilfield products and integrated solutions decades of experience in developing hydrogen
offering, enabling us to further support our oil hydrogen powered fuel cell electric technology with
and gas customers in achieving operational Chevron’s deep resources in the energy sector
efficiencies and reliability enhancements.” Chevron USA, through its Chevron Products has the potential to create new transportation
VULCAN INDUSTRIAL, April 22, 2021 Company division, and Toyota Motor North choices for both consumers and businesses
America announced a memorandum of that move us toward our goal of carbon
Noble Corporation understanding to explore a strategic alliance neutrality.”
to catalyse and lead the development of
CHEVRON USA AND TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH
completes combination commercially viable, large-scale businesses AMERICA, April 21, 2021
in hydrogen, with the goal to advance a

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