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CETCO Energy Services 
(CETCO) was established 
as a water treatment 
company providing filtration 
services with proprietary, 
patented CrudeSorb® media 
technology used to remove 
oil before discharging water 
into the Gulf of Mexico.
AMCOL (formerly American 
Colloid Corporation), the 
world’s largest bentonite 
miner, acquired and placed 
the business under the 
Colloid Environmental 
Technologies Company 
(CETCO) Business Unit (BU).
The BU provided a range of 
water treatment products 
and technologies under the
name of CETCO Offshore.
1994
1997
2000
CETCO became a true 
global company, expanding 
into the UK, Norway, West 
Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the 
Middle East.
CETCO Offshore became 
a separately incorporated 
entity of AMCOL 
International and took on 
the name CETCO Oilfield 
Services Company.
2003
2004
AMCOL acquired Lafayette 
Well Testing, Inc., a well 
test and flow control 
service company originally 
established in 1968, adding 
well testing services to the 
CETCO portfolio.
2007
2013
2014
Due to extensive business 
development and growth 
in the Eastern Hemisphere, 
specifically in Southeast 
Asia, CETCO opened a new 
office and service center in 
Kuala Lumpur.
After several acquisitions 
and a decade of substantial 
global growth, the company 
was rebranded and renamed, 
CETCO Energy Services LLC.
AMCOL International and its 
subsidiaries were acquired 
by Minerals Technologies Inc. 
a global specialty minerals 
company that develops, 
produces, and markets a 
wide range of minerals and 
mineral-based products and 
services.
2016
CETCO partnered with 
Rawabi Oil and Gas to 
establish a JV in Saudi Arabia 
via our well testing service 
line.
2015
CETCO strategically 
restructured its business
model to a renewed focus
on deepwater offshore 
applications, creating a 
comprehensive portfolio of
diverse rental equipment,
temporary services, and
innovative customized 
solutions for water treatment 
and well testing.
CETCO is proud to partner 
with you to solve your 
complex fluid challenges. 
Together, we’re keeping 
the earth clean, one drop of 
water at a time.
TODAY
HISTORICAL MILESTONES

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