 Publications
PESA News -
a monthly newsletter designed to keep member company executives
aware of industry trends and events.
Service Point Directory - listing the names, addresses and principal officers
of member companies as well as service point locations throughout
the world.
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Cooperation with Allied Associations
PESA has strengthened its role as advocate
for the oilfield service industry by joining forces with allied
industry associations on several important activities. Allied
associations include the American Petroleum Institute (API);
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC); International
Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC); Independent Petroleum
Association of America (IPAA); Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association;
National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA); Natural Gas Suppliers
Association (NGSA); and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
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Government Relations
Working through its Public Affairs Committee
and International Operations Committee, and in conjunction with
allied associations, PESA represents members on a host of issues
including tax, trade, and energy and environmental policy. We
are a part of a coalition of oilfield trade associations which
tell the industry’s story in Washington. We also work with
US government agencies such as the Departments of Commerce and
Energy, the US Trade Representative and Environmental Protection
Agency, and international government and customer representatives
on trade issues important to our industry, such as the North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the European Community's
Procurement Directives, and business opportunities in the former
Soviet Union. PESA's Executive Committee served as industry consultants
to the US negotiating teams on the Government Procurement and
Market Access chapters of NAFTA, and our member companies were
extremely active in urging ratification of the Agreement by the
US Congress. PESA is also a member of USA*Engage, a coalition
of American businesses and associations working together to inform
and educate our legislators on the very real costs imposed by
US unilateral trade sanctions.
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Meetings
and Seminars Provide Direct Contact with Industry Leaders
The information and insights gained by direct
personal contact with industry leaders and experienced customer
and member executives throughout the country can be critical
to the survival in an industry as fast-moving as the oilfield
service sector. PESA provides opportunities for such contacts
in a variety of Association sponsored programs scheduled throughout
the year.
The PESA Annual Meeting is attended by approximately
300 key member company executives, who hear presentations by
industry leaders from customer companies, US and international
government agencies, the financial community, and experts from
other industries who speak to member company interests and concerns.
PESA's Explorers of Houston Committee is an awards program
that seeks to recognize E&P companies for innovation and
leadership. The committee selects one deserving E&P company
each year and invites the entire executive team to be honored
at a ceremony attended by PESA members only. The first Explorers
Award for Innovation and Leadership went to Archie Dunham and
the executive team of Conoco Inc.
PESA’s district and committee chairmen sponsor area meetings
which provide industry outlook presentations as well as educational
programs. The committees pool the expertise of our members for
projects dealing with government relations, environmental regulations,
and current industry and business issues. Because these committees
are chaired by senior executives, the programs draw key industry
leaders as speakers.
PESA's committees provide information to help our members' business
operations. In recent years, the Public Affairs Committee
has hosted a training session for foreign service officers serving
in US embassies located in oil and gas-producing countries.
The Credit Interchange Division has sponsored conferences
on lien laws and detailed "how-to" seminars on international
trade finance, countertrade and political and country risk assessment.
PESA's International Operations Committee has sponsored
recent presentations by Nikolay Matyash (Russian Petroleum Advisory
Forum), Dr. Peter Bishop (University of Houston - Studies of
the Future), US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Stanley T. Escudero,
and Dr. Fransisco Pradas (PDVSA). The International Operations
Committee also helps coordinate energy training sessions for
US foreign service and foreign commercial officers hosted by
PESA.
The Human Resources Committee sponsors an annual forum
for industry leaders and human resource specialists on critical
HR issues in today's business.
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Credit Interchange Division
This unique member service provides the interchange
of credit and collection experience among subscribing PESA members.
By providing the means for member companies to exchange up-to-date
ledger experience, CID has become an indispensable tool to our
members for effective credit management.
For the year ending in December 2003, CID received over 35,000 requests
for payment experience from member companies via the Internet, dial-in
computer access and by phone. These requests were processed online using
the approximately 12,000 reports in our database, which represent over
80,000 ledger entries.
Access to CID services is available to PESA Industry members.
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PESA’s Structure
Each segment of the oilfield equipment, service
and supply industry is represented in PESA’s membership,
and each segment has its own general committee. Representatives
of the various industry segments also serve on the Association’s
Board of Directors.
PESA membership is divided into two geographic
districts in the United States: Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent/Rockies.
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Through PESA’s standing committees, the Association provides
information to help member companies’ business operations
by bringing together the talents of industry specialists and
non-industry experts to address issues of interest and concern.
The work of these groups provides member services in the forms
of seminars on timely topics, surveys, industry position papers,
testimony for use before governmental bodies, and Association
activities.
The current (2004-2005) committees
are:
Credit Interchange Division
Corporate Counsel Advisory
Explorers of Houston
Manufacturers’
Membership
Health, Safety and Environment
Public Affairs
Quality
Finance
Service Company
Supply Company
Human Resources
Tax
Lien Law
International Operations
E-Business
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Membership Requirements
To be eligible for Industry Member
status, a company must be a US-based or EC manufacturer, wellsite
service company or supply company, with at least 50% of its sales
to the drilling, production, refining, and/or pipeline segments
of the petroleum industry. Annual dues are based on dollar volume
sales to those segments. A candidate company must also have the
endorsement of two PESA Directors.
To be eligible for Member status, a company or individual
must derive revenue through the sale of equipment or services
to the oilfield service and supply sector. Annual dues are a
flat fee. A candidate company must also have the endorsement
of two PESA Directors.
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More Information on Membership
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