Our Vision

"We will be an innovative energy service company that, through living our values, will be the number one choice of employees, customers and shareholders."

Our Story

View some of the major events in Trican's history.

2018

2017

2016

2015

Service-Driven Solutions

• Trican sells Russian business to Rosneft
• Trican Russia celebrates 15th anniversary
• Launched a new company website
• Trican Kazakhstan celebrates 10th anniversary
• Ceased operations in and exited Algeria

2014

Reaching New Heights

• Trican's TriFrac-MLT™ wins New Technology award
• Trican breaks records for pumping efficiency on a large multi-well completion job in the Horn River basin
• Established a Trican Geological Solutions base in Texas
• Began operations in Saudi Arabia and Colombia

2013

Partnering for Success

• Trican's MVP™ Frac proven effective more than 1,600 times this year
• Acquired i-TEC Well Solutions and expanded our Completion Solutions and Downhole Tool Service line
• Trican CEO Dale Dusterhoft accepts the Dean's Award for Corporate Leadership from the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary
• Entered into a joint business agreement with GeoTomo LLC to offer integrated Microseismic services

2012

Platform for Growth

• Established a new R&D Centre in the Gubkin University in Moscow, Russia
• Established a new R&D Centre in Houston, Texas
• Established Trican Independence Energy Services, SAS in Colombia

2011

Operational Excellence, Technical Solutions

• Expanded operations into the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas
• Introduced deep coiled tubing in the U.S.
• Acquired Brisbane-based Viking Energy and began operating in Australia
• The Alberta Children’s Hospital established the Trican Hematology, Oncology and BMT Clinic in recognition of a substantial donation to fight childhood cancer

2010

Unlocking the Potential

• Acquired the assets of a private stimulation services company based in Shawnee, Oklahoma
• Signed a joint venture agreement to begin operations in Saudi Arabia
• Established a new corporate office in Houston, Texas
• Commercialized the FlowRider® proppant modifier

2009

Strength in Leadership

• Murray Cobbe assumed the role of Executive Board Chairman, Dale Dusterhoft became CEO, and Don Luft became COO

2008

Innovating, Growing, Delivering

• New bases established in Gubkinsky area of western Siberia and the Vankor area of eastern Siberia
• Introduced the microseismic fracture mapping service line
• Launched the environmentally-friendly EcoClean® line of products

2007

Growing Global

• Acquired the majority share of Liberty Pressure Pumping LP, based in Denton, Texas
• Acquired CBM Solutions, a geology and technology company specializing in coal and shale natural gas exploration and development
• Began operations in Algeria with coiled tubing and nitrogen services
• Expanded Russian offering to include coiled tubing and nitrogen services

2006

Our Future, Our Foundation

• Invested $108.6 million in equipment and facilities

2005

Our People, Our Strength

• Invested $96.5 million in equipment and facilities
• Began operations in Kazakhstan

2004

The Canadian Alternative

• Became the largest pressure pumping company in Canada

2003

Pushing the Boundaries

• Embarked on another significant equipment expansion totaling 25 individual units

2002

Taking the Next Step

• Acquired controlling interest in Russia-based Newco Well Services
• Purchased Vortex Cementers, adding four single cementers and associated equipment
• Began a Pipeline and Industrial Services division

2001

Technology, Solutions, Results

• Made additional equipment expenditures of $43 million

2000

Balanced Growth

• Acquired Northline Energy Services, adding a total of 11 coiled tubing units
• Acquired Canadian Oilfield Stimulation Services, adding seven acid and chemical pumpers
• Added to the TSE 300 as one of the 275 largest companies in Canada
• Developed the Industry’s first “one-truck” fracturing crew. Operating with a three man crew, this unit consists of a blender, chemical addition unit and a pumper – all in one unit.
• Entered the liquid CO2 fracturing market
• Invested in Newco Well Service, with operations in western Siberia, Russia

1999

Building on our Strengths

• Introduced a 105 MPa (15,000 psi) fracturing crew to Canada
• Added more fracturing, cement and nitrogen units

1998

Strong Performance in a Challenging Year

• Entered the hydraulic fracturing market
• Added more coiled tubing and nitrogen units

1997

Positioned for Growth

• Acquired Superior Cementers in Brooks, Alberta