BJ Energy Solutions
U.S. oilfield services company focused on pressure pumping, hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and related well-completion services.
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History
BJ Energy Solutions belongs to a corporate lineage extending back to the Byron Jackson Company, which was founded in 1872 in Woodland, California, by inventor Byron Jackson. The business ultimately became associated with the BJ name and developed into a provider of equipment and services for the petroleum industry. The principal historical business was BJ Services Company, a pressure-pumping and oilfield-services provider. Pressure pumping covered cementing and stimulation, two activities central to constructing and completing oil and natural-gas wells and to repairing or improving existing wells. Its wider portfolio included completion tools and fluids, casing and tubular services, production chemicals, and services for pipeline and process infrastructure. The latter group included precommissioning, maintenance, turnaround work, and pipeline inspection. At its largest historical scale, BJ Services operated in more than 50 countries. The company reported fiscal 2008 revenue of $5.4 billion and about 18,000 employees. Baker Hughes acquired BJ Services on April 28, 2010, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $5.5 billion. This ended the company's period as an independent large international oilfield-services company and transferred its capabilities to Baker Hughes. A separate BJ Services business was later assembled from Baker Hughes's North America Land Pressure Pumping division. In December 2016, Baker Hughes announced that the division would be separated into a new independent BJ Services Company. The proposed company included ALLIED Services and ALTCEM and was designed to serve customers in North American oil and gas basins. In 2017, the business became an independent joint venture after Baker Hughes sold a 53.3 percent stake in its hydraulic-fracturing and cementing operations to CSL Capital Management and Goldman Sachs's West Street Energy Partners for $325 million. The reconstituted BJ Services business filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 20, 2020. In September of that year, private investors bought the BJ brand together with a portion of the fracturing assets. Those assets were used to establish BJ Energy Solutions, LLC, which was described as operating in North American basins and applying next-generation fracturing technology. The available material does not provide a verified current website, headquarters address, executive roster, detailed ownership breakdown, financial statements, or confirmed present-day operating status for BJ Energy Solutions. The company is therefore documented as a successor to the BJ pressure-pumping business, while unresolved current corporate details are left open for further review.
- 2020
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
[1]BJ Services filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 20.
- 2020
BJ Energy Solutions established
[1]Private investors acquired the BJ brand and part of the fracturing assets, forming BJ Energy Solutions, LLC.
- 2017
BJ Services becomes an independent joint venture
[1]A majority stake in the hydraulic-fracturing and cementing business was sold to CSL Capital Management and Goldman Sachs's West Street Energy Partners.
- 2016
North American pressure-pumping separation announced
[1]Baker Hughes announced plans to separate its North America Land Pressure Pumping division into an independent BJ Services Company.
- 2010
Acquisition by Baker Hughes
[1]Baker Hughes completed its acquisition of BJ Services in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $5.5 billion.
- 2008
Historical BJ Services reaches reported peak scale
[1]BJ Services reported fiscal-year revenue of $5.4 billion and approximately 18,000 employees while operating in more than 50 countries.
- 1872
Byron Jackson Company founded
[1]The historical corporate lineage began when inventor Byron Jackson founded the Byron Jackson Company in Woodland, California.
Products and positioning
An oilfield-services provider positioned around pressure pumping, hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and complementary well-completion services for operators in North American basins.
Pressure pumping
Hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulic-fracturing services use high-pressure pumping to stimulate oil and natural-gas wells. The BJ business was historically centered on pressure pumping and later positioned BJ Energy Solutions around next-generation fracturing technology for North American basins.
Well completion
Well cementing
Cementing services support well construction and completion by placing cement around casing and in other required sections of a well. They can also be used in remedial work on existing wells.
Well services
Well stimulation
Stimulation services are intended to improve or restore the flow of hydrocarbons from a formation. The historical BJ Services portfolio identified stimulation as a core component of its pressure-pumping activities.
Well completion
Completion tools and fluids
BJ Services historically supplied completion tools and completion fluids used during the preparation of oil and gas wells for production.
Oilfield services
Casing, tubular, and production chemical services
The wider service offering included casing and tubular services as well as production chemicals supporting well construction and ongoing field operations.
Infrastructure services
Pipeline and process services
Historical BJ operations also covered precommissioning, maintenance, turnaround work, and pipeline inspection for pipeline and process facilities.
Brand decisions
2020
Creation of BJ Energy SolutionsStrategyBackground
BJ Services filed for Chapter 11 protection in July 2020.
Action taken
Private investors acquired the BJ brand and a portion of the fracturing assets in September 2020 and formed BJ Energy Solutions, LLC.
Aftermath
The successor business was described as serving North American basins and using next-generation fracturing technology.
2016
Recreation of an independent North American BJ Services businessStrategyBackground
Baker Hughes planned to separate its North America Land Pressure Pumping division.
Action taken
The division was organized for separation as an independent BJ Services Company, including ALLIED Services and ALTCEM.
Aftermath
The business began operating as an independent joint venture in 2017 after a majority stake was sold to financial investors.
2010
Baker Hughes acquisitionM&ABackground
BJ Services was a major pressure-pumping and oilfield-services provider operating internationally.
Action taken
Baker Hughes acquired the company in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $5.5 billion.
Aftermath
BJ Services ceased operating as an independent company under its previous structure and its activities became part of Baker Hughes.
Transaction value. $5.5 billion (April 28, 2010)
Recent events
- 2020
BJ Services files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy[1]
Bankruptcy
BJ Services sought protection under Chapter 11 during a severe downturn in the oilfield-services market.
- 2020
Private investors acquire BJ brand and fracturing assets[1]
M&A
A group of private investors purchased the BJ brand and part of the fracturing assets, creating BJ Energy Solutions, LLC to serve North American basins.
- 2017
BJ Services begins operating as an independent joint venture[1]
M&A
Baker Hughes sold a majority interest in the hydraulic-fracturing and cementing business to CSL Capital Management and Goldman Sachs's West Street Energy Partners, enabling BJ Services to operate independently.
- 2016
Independent BJ Services venture announced[1]
M&A
Baker Hughes announced the separation of its North America Land Pressure Pumping division to form an independent BJ Services Company, with the planned business including ALLIED Services and ALTCEM.
- 2010
Baker Hughes agrees to acquire BJ Services[1]
M&A
Baker Hughes acquired BJ Services in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $5.5 billion, bringing BJ's pressure-pumping and oilfield-services operations into Baker Hughes.
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