BNET Industries

Market Cap:$549.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$982.4M
  • Public
  • US
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The impact of the global economic downturn continues to adversely affect the oil and gas industry and the demand for many of our products and services. Energy commodity prices during the first quarter of 2009 averaged significantly below the levels from the prior year period, and natural gas prices have continued to drop during the first four months of 2009. This decrease in commodity prices has resulted in decreased cash flows for many of our customers, which, along with continuing tight capital markets, has resulted in decreased spending within the industry. This impact has particularly been reflected in the domestic rig count, which showed a 42.5% decrease in total domestic rigs at the end of March 2009 compared to the same date from the prior year. The current environment has particularly affected our Maritech exploration, exploitation, and production segment, our Production Testing and Compressco segments, and certain of our Offshore Services segment businesses. Most of these affected businesses reported declining revenues during the first quarter of 2009. While the impact on Maritech from decreased commodity prices is currently largely offset by our hedging activity, production volumes remain adversely affected by shut-in properties following the 2008 hurricanes, more than offsetting new production from wells drilled during 2008. ...

President & Chief Executive OfficerStuart M. Brightman
Number of Employees 3,107
Contact Information

25025 I45 N

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

tetratec.com

(281) 367-1983

NAICS Code Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations: 213112

Recent Events

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Stuart M. Brightman President & Chief Executive Officer
Joseph M. Abell CFO & Senior Vice President
Dennis R. Mathews Senior Vice President
Edwin H. Goldman Senior Vice President
Philip N Longorio Senior Vice President
Raymond D. Symens Senior Vice President
Ben C. Chambers Vice President, Accounting
Bruce A. Cobb Treasurer & Vice President, Finance
Eileen Price Vice President Administration
Linden H. Price Vice President, Administration
Michael Lobin Vice President, IT
Robert Abel Vice President
Gordon Ham Regional Manager
Joe Bill Butler Country Manager
Robert Moody Manager, Purchasing
Bass C. Wallace General Counsel
Hoyt Ammidon Director
Tom H. Delimitros Director
William D. Sullivan Director
G. Matt McCarroll Team Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ralph S. Cunningham Chairman
Geoffrey M. Hertel Board of Directors
K.E. White Jr. Board of Directors
Kenneth E. White, JR. Board of Directors
Kenneth P Mitchell Board of Directors
Paul D. Coombs Board of Directors

Stuart M. Brightman has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since May, 2009, at which time Mr. Brightman was also elected as a director. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2005 through May 2009. Mr. Brightman currently serves as a director of Compressco Partners GP Inc. Mr. Brightman served as president of the Dresser Flow Control division of Dresser, Inc. from April 2002 until April 2004. Dresser Flow Control, which manufactures and sells valves, actuators, and other equipment and provides related technology and services for the oil and gas industry, had revenues in excess of $400 million in 2004. From November 1998 to April 2002, Mr. Brightman was president of the Americas Operation of the Dresser Valve Division of Dresser, Inc. He served in other capacities during the earlier portion of his career with Dresser, from 1993 to 1998. From 1982 to 1993, Mr. Brightman served in several financial and operational positions with Cameron Iron Works and its successor, Cooper Oil Tools. Mr. Brightman received his B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. President, Flow Control Division Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
University of Pennsylvania B.S Former
Dresser, Inc. Team Member Former
Organization Position Status
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Senior Vice President and Cfo Current
Tetra Process Services Senior Vice President and Cfo Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Process Services Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sithe Energies, Inc. Vice President Former
Tenneco, Inc. Former
American National Power Inc. Former
University of Chicago M.B.A. Degree Former
Cornell University B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Senior Vice President Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Senior Vice President Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Inteq General Manager Former
Southwestern Oklahoma State University B.S. Degree In Business Management Former
Southwestern Oklahoma State University B.S. Degree In Business Management Former

Edwin H. Goldman has served as our Senior Vice President since August 2008. From February 2002 through August 2008, he was employed in various executive management positions with Kellogg Brown & Root Inc., ultimately serving as vice president upstream oil and gas facilities, by which he had direct responsibility for the oil and gas market segment of the onshore and offshore production facilities and pipeline business. From February 1999 through February 2002, Mr. Goldman was employed as manager of business strategy and development and manager of business acquisition, Africa, Middle East and Asia by Heerema Marine Contractors, a marine contracting company based in Leiden, Netherlands. From January 1997 to February 1999, Mr. Goldman served as director and commercial manager Asia-Pacific for Heerema Far East Pte. Ltd., in Singapore. Mr. Goldman served as manager of business strategy and development with Heere Mac Vof, based in Leiden, Netherlands, from 1990 through 1997. From 1980 through 1990, Mr. Goldman held various positions of international responsibility with Heerema Offshore Construction Group, Heerema Engineering US, and Heerema Engineering Service, and from 1977 through 1980, served as legal advisor with Smit International Marine Services and Global Marine Drilling Inc. Mr. Goldman received his Masters Degree at Law from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current

Philip N. Longorio has served as our Senior Vice President since February 2008. Mr. Longorio is a thirty-year veteran of the oil and gas service industry, and has held various executive management positions with both major and smaller oil service companies. From July 2004 through May 2007, Mr. Longorio served as president and chief executive officer of WellDynamics B.V., a joint venture between Halliburton Energy Services and Shell Technology Ventures, which provides intelligent well technology. From December 1999 through February 2004, Mr. Longorio served as vice president of Sperry-Sun Drilling Services, a subsidiary of Halliburton Energy Services, and from 1988 through 1999, he served at Halliburton in executive management roles leading the well testing, wireline logging and perforating businesses. Mr. Longorio began his oilfield career in 1977 at Gearhart Industries. Mr. Longorio currently serves as non-executive chairman of the board of directors for GEODynamics, Inc., a private company involved in the manufacture and sale of shaped perforating charges for downhole well applications, and for SensorTran, a private company that provides products and services related to remote downhole well monitoring. Mr. Longorio is a United States Air Force veteran, and an active member of the SPE and SPWLA.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Process Services Senior Vice President Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Senior Vice President Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Vice President of Sperry, Sun Drilling Services Former
Sperry-Sun Drilling Services Vice President Former
Halliburton Company Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Senior Vice President Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Senior Vice President Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Earthsciences.Com Former
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology B.S. Degree In Metallurgical Engineering Former

Ben C. Chambers has served as our Vice President – Accounting and Controller since May 2001. He served as Chief Accounting Officer from May 2000 to May 2001. He was first employed by us in 1993, and served as Controller of our Oil & Gas Services Division from January 1995 to May 2000. From 1979 to 1992, Mr. Chambers held various management positions with Baker Hughes, Inc., most recently as controller for its Tubular Services Division. Mr. Chambers received his B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma, and he is a certified public accountant.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Vice President, Accounting and Controller Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Vice President, Accounting and Controller Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Vice President, Accounting Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Vice President Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Controller Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Controller Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Process Services Board of Directors Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated Controller, Tubular Services Division Former
The University of Oklahoma B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Vice President, Finance and Treasurer Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Vice President, Finance and Treasurer Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Treasurer & Vice President, Finance Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Vice President Current
Tetra Process Services Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Controller and Treasurer Former
Maritech Resources, Inc. Controller and Treasurer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Finance Executive Former
The University of Texas B.B.A. Degree In Accounting Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Vice President Administration Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Vice President Administration Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Manager, Ir Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Investor Relations Manager Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Director Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
University of Maryland Master's Degree In Human Development Former
Organization Position Status
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Vice President, Administration Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Vice President, Administration Current
Tetra Process Services Vice President, Administration Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Vice President, Administration Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Board of Directors Current
Tetra Process Services Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
TRW, Inc. Director of Human Resources Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Director, Human Resources Department Former
University of Maryland Master, Human Development Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Vice President, IT Current
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Vice President Current
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Regional Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Country Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Manager, Purchasing Current

Bass C. Wallace, Jr., has served as our General Counsel since 1994 and as our Corporate Secretary since 1996. From 1984 to 1994 he was engaged in the private practice of law. Mr. Wallace received his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. General Counsel Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Secretary Current
University of Texas School of Law J.D Former
University of Virginia B.A. Degree In Economics Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Team Member Former

Dr. Ralph S. Cunningham was elected President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2007 and a director of the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings. Dr. Cunningham previously served as chief operating officer for the general partner of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. as well as interim president and chief executive officer. Dr. Cunningham also served as a director of our general partner from 1998 until March 2005, and served as Chairman and a Director of the general partner of TEPPCO Partners, L.P. from March 2005 until November 2005. He retired in 1997 from CITGO Petroleum Corporation, where he had served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1995. Previously, he held senior management positions at Huntsman Corporation, Texaco Chemical, Clark Oil & Refining and Tenneco and was a director of EPCO from 1987 to 1997. Additionally, he currently serves as a director of Tetra Technologies, Inc., EnCana Corporation and Agrium, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Cunningham and Quill Architects, Pllc Partner Current
Agrium Inc. Corp Director Current
Cunningham and Quill Architects, Pllc Master of Architecture Degree Current
Epgp Executive Officer Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chairman Current
Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company, LLC Chairman of the Board Current
Tetra Process Services Chairman of the Board Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Duncan Energy Partners L.P. Board of Directors Current
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. Board of Directors Current
EnCana Corporation Director Current
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Board of Directors Current
Dep Holdings Director Current
Agrium Inc. Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Member Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Member Current
CITGO Petroleum Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Epgp Chief Operating Officer Former
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Former
Epgp Group Executive Vice President Former
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. General Partner Former
Epgp Elected A Director Former
Howard University Critic Former
The Ohio State University Critic Former
The Catholic University of America Critic Former
Tenneco, Inc. Former
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Epco, Inc. Director Former
Epco, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Huntsman Corporation Vice Chairman Former
Epgp Director Former
The Ohio State University Ph.D. Degrees In Chemical Engineering Former
Columbia University Master of Architecture Degree Former
Washington University Bachelors Degree In Architecture Former
Auburn University B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering Former

Geoffrey M. Hertel has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 1984. Mr. Hertel served as our President from May 2000 through May 2009, and as our Chief Executive Officer from May 2001 through May 2009. From January 2000 to May 2001 he also served as our Chief Operating Officer. From January 1994 to 2000, Mr. Hertel served as our Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration. He joined us in March 1993 as Senior Vice President – Finance and Administration. From 1981 to 1984 Mr. Hertel was associated with us as a nonvoting director and a special consultant to the board. Mr. Hertel has served as chairman of the board of directors of Compressco Partners GP Inc. since October, 2008. He has served as president and a director of Fairway Petroleum, Inc., a private oil and gas company, since 1980. From 1972 to 1984, Mr. Hertel held various positions with Rotan Mosle, Inc., an investment banking firm, including senior vice president – corporate finance. Mr. Hertel received his B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Michigan State University.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Process Services Board of Directors Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Executive Vice President Â?? Finance and Administration Former
Rotan Mosle, Inc. Senior Vice President Â?? Corporate Finance Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Associate Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. President Former
Michigan State University M.B.A. Degrees Former
Rotan Mosle, Inc. Team Member Former
Organization Position Status
Berkshire Capital Securities LLC Managing Director Current
Balchem Corporation Chairman, Audit Committee Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
Ashbridge Investment Management, LLC Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Director Current
Highbury Financial Inc. Board of Directors Current
Berkshire Capital Securities LLC Board of Directors Current
Cazenove Incorporated Former
Balchem Corporation Director Former
Yale University BA In History Former
Phillips Exeter Academy Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Director Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Director Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Torch Energy Advisors Inccorporated President Former
Torch Energy Advisors Inccorporated Chief Operating Officer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chairman, Management and Compensation Committee Former
Torch Energy Advisors Inccorporated Director Former
Louisiana State University B.S Former
Louisiana State University Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Process Services Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
The Ohio State University B.S. Degree In Marketing and Finance Former

Paul D. Coombs has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 1994. Mr. Coombs currently serves on our Reserves Committee. From April 2005 until his retirement in June 2007, Mr. Coombs served as our Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and from May 2001 to April 2005, as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He served as Senior Vice President – Oil & Gas from 1987 to 1994, and as General Manager – Oil & Gas from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Coombs has served in numerous other positions with us since 1982.

Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. General Manager Former
Organization Position Status
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Director Current
Tetra Process Services Director Current
Plains Exploration & Production Company Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Member Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Member Current
Baker Petrolite Corporation CEO Former
Baker Petrolite Corporation President Former
Tetra Technologies Inc. Chairman, Audit Committee Current
Vulcan Energy Corporation Director Former
University of Washington M.S. Degrees Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
University of Washington B.S. Former

William D. Sullivan has been retired since August 2003 with the exception of a brief amount of time, from June 15, 2005, to August 5, 2005, when Mr. Sullivan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Leor Energy LP, a privately held exploration and production company. Since February 2007, Mr. Sullivan has been serving as a director of Targa Resources GP LLC, which is the general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP, a natural gas limited partnership that was listed on NASDAQ in February 2007. Additionally, since March 2006, Mr. Sullivan has been serving as a director of Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Legacy Reserves LP, an oil and natural gas limited partnership that was listed on NASDAQ in January 2007. Mr. Sullivan has served as a director of Tetra Technologies, Inc. since August 2007. Mr. Sullivan worked for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, from 1981 to August 2003. From August 2001 to August 2003, Mr. Sullivan was Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production at Anadarko. Mr. Sullivan also served Anadarko as VP, Operations International, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska in 2001, VP International Operations from 1998 to 2000, and VP Algeria from 1995 to 1998.

Organization Position Status
Targa Resources Partners LP General Partner Current
Legacy Reserves LP General Partner Current
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company Director Current
Legacy Reserves LP Board of Directors Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. Director Current
Matchwell Engineered Solutions Director Current
Tetra Technologies Inc. Director Current
Tetra Process Services Director Current
Targa Resources GP LLC Director Current
Leor Energy L.P. Chief Executive Officer Former
Leor Energy L.P. President Former
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Executive Vice President, Exploration and Production Former
Targa Resources Partners LP Board of Directors Former
Gryphon Exploration Director Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science In Mechanical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Tetra Technologies Inc. Team Member Current
Maritech Resources, Inc. President Former
Vulcan Energy Corporation Vice President Former
Maritech Resources, Inc. Vice President Former
Grant Geophysical Inc. Vice President of Business Development Former
Louisiana State University B.A Former
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     TTI $26.27 +17.77 (209.06% )
Average Volume 1,183,190
Shares Outstanding 75.26M
Market Cap 2.0B
Year High 29.98
Year Low 1.94
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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