Intertek Supports Bakken Shale Oil Operations with Expanded North Dakota Services

29 May 2013

Bismarck, North Dakota - Intertek, the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, today announced the expansion of its North Dakota field and laboratory operations, providing enhanced local inspection and testing services to oil & gas clients in the Bakken shale oil region.

Intertek has opened a new crude oil and natural gas testing laboratory in North Dakota, along with increasing the number of field inspectors, keeping pace with the explosive growth of the oil and gas industry in the Bakken Shale.

"Intertek's expansion of testing and inspection services in North Dakota and the Bakken Shale reflects our commitment to the shale oil & gas industry in the USA and abroad," said Inland Regional Vice President Jeff Kaylor. "As the shale regions of the USA and the world develop, Intertek will be there providing professional technical and logistical skills and resources needed to support our client operations."

Intertek expertise provided to the oil and gas industry in the Bakken region includes crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids testing, inspection, certification, metering, calibration, and other services. Intertek personnel support client exploration & production, product transportation, loss control, and quality control activities.

Technical services are tailored to meet the needs of clients operating in the Bakken, with personnel providing crude oil field sampling and inspection services working with storage tanks, railcars, barges, and pipelines, to accepted industry and safety standards. Intertek measurement specialists offer professional calibration and gauging of storage tanks and railcars.

Intertek North Dakota and Bakken Shale oil & gas services:

Business Contact:

Richard Willoughby
North Dakota and Bakken Shale Services Manager
Tel: +1 701 751 2874
Cel: +1 701 537 4137
Email: richard.willoughby@intertek.com

Global Marketing and Media:

Erik Holladay
Global Marketing Director, Commodities
Tel: +1 713 407 3500
Email: erik.holladay@intertek.com

About Intertek

Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value to customers' products, processes and assets. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 35,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies' success in a global marketplace. Intertek helps its customers to meet end users' expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. Visit www.intertek.com.